# 2012–13 Boston Celtics season

The 2012–13 Boston Celtics season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the regular season with a 41–40 won-loss record, which was the 3rd best in the Atlantic division, bringing an end to the 5-year run as Atlantic Champs and 7th best in the East. Their longest winning and losing streaks were 7 and 6 games respectively. The leading scorer was Paul Pierce, averaging 18.6 PPG. The leading rebounder was Kevin Garnett (7.8 RPG). Rajon Rondo led the team and the league in assists per-game with 11.1 despite only playing 38 games due to ACL injury. The Celtics only played 81 games as their April 16 game against the Indiana Pacers was cancelled in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and was not rescheduled because it would not have changed any part of the final Eastern Conference standings anyway. The Celtics would go on to lose in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Knicks in six games, marking the first time the Celtics were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs since the 2004–05 season.
For the first time since 2006–07, Ray Allen was not on the roster as he signed with the Miami Heat where he won his second title. This season would mark the end of the Pierce and Garnett era in Boston as they, along with Jason Terry, were traded to the Brooklyn Nets during the 2013 off-season.

## Key dates

* June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
* October 30: The regular season begins with a 120–107 loss to the Miami Heat in a rematch from the previous season's playoffs.
* January 25: Rajon Rondo suffered a partially torn ACL injury in his right knee after a loss to the Atlanta Hawks and will miss the remainder of the season but is expected to be back by training camp for the 2013/14 season.
* February 1: Jared Sullinger underwent lumbar disc surgery in his back and will also miss the remainder of the season.
* February 11: Leandro Barbosa suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, along with a sprained MCL. He will be out for the rest of the season.
* April 3: Clinched a Playoffs berth with a win over the Detroit Pistons.

## Pre-season
### Game log

2012 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 3–5 (home: 1–3; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
@ Fenerbahçe Ülker
L 91–97
Jeff Green, Jared Sullinger (16)
Jared Sullinger (8)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Ülker Sports Arena 12,191
0–1
2
October 8
@ EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
W 105–75
Jeff Green, Rajon Rondo (17)
Darko Miličić (9)
Rajon Rondo (6)
Mediolanum Forum
1–1
3
October 13
New York Knicks
L 95–98
Jared Sullinger (14)
Micah Downs, Rajon Rondo, Jared Sullinger (7)
Rajon Rondo, Jason Terry (4)
XL Center
1–2
4
October 15
@ Philadelphia 76ers
L 75–107
Paul Pierce (16)
Brandon Bass, Paul Pierce (6)
Rajon Rondo (6)
Wells Fargo Center
1–3
5
October 16
Brooklyn Nets
L 95–96
Paul Pierce (29)
Jared Sullinger (9)
Rajon Rondo (11)
TD Garden
1–4
6
October 18
@ Brooklyn Nets
W 115–85
Courtney Lee, Paul Pierce (18)
Jeff Green, Jared Sullinger (6)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Barclays Center
2–4
7
October 20
New York Knicks
W 109–98
Jeff Green (25)
Jared Sullinger (8)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Times Union Center
3–4
8
October 21
Philadelphia 76ers
L 79–88
Jeff Green, Rajon Rondo (12)
Jeff Green (10)
Rajon Rondo (10)
TD Garden
3–5 :
2012–13 season schedule :

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club Team |
| 1 | 21 | Jared Sullinger | PF | United States | Ohio State |
| 1 | 22 | Fab Melo (pick traded from the L.A. Clippers via Oklahoma City Thunder) | C | Brazil | Syracuse |
| 2 | 51 | Kris Joseph | SF | Canada | Syracuse |

## Future draft picks
### Credits

2014 second round draft pick from Brooklyn
Brooklyn's own 2014 2nd round pick to Boston. [Boston – Brooklyn, 6/23/2011]
2015 second round draft pick from Sacramento
Sacramento's own 2015 2nd round pick to Boston (top 55 protected in the 2015 Draft). If Sacramento's own 2015 2nd round pick is in the top 55 picks, then Sacramento's obligations to Boston shall be extinguished. [Boston – Sacramento, 2/17/2009]
2017 second round draft pick from Sacramento
Sacramento's own 2017 2nd round pick to Boston (top 55 protected in the 2017 Draft). If Sacramento's own 2017 2nd round pick is in the top 55 picks, then Sacramento's obligations to Boston shall be extinguished. [Boston – Sacramento, 2/24/2011]

### Debits

2013 second round draft pick to Portland
Boston's own 2013 2nd round pick to Portland. [Boston-Houston-Portland, 7/20/2012]

## Regular season
### Game log

Note: the Boston Celtics only played 81 games instead of 82 due to the cancellation of the scheduled April 16, 2013 game vs The Indiana Pacers after the Boston Marathon bombing.
2012–13 game log Total: 41–40 (home: 27–13; road: 14–27) :
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 30
@ Miami
L 107–120
Paul Pierce (23)
Kevin Garnett (12)
Rajon Rondo (13)
American Airlines Arena 20,296
0–1 :
November
: 9–6 (home: 5–4; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 2
Milwaukee
L 88–99
Kevin Garnett (15)
Jared Sullinger (7)
Rajon Rondo (11)
TD Garden 18,624
0–2
3
November 3
@ Washington
W 89–86
Paul Pierce (27)
Garnett, Pierce & Sullinger (7)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Verizon Center 20,308
1–2
4
November 7
Washington
W 100–94
Kevin Garnett (20)
Kevin Garnett (13)
Rajon Rondo (14)
TD Garden 18,624
2–2
5
November 9
Philadelphia
L 100–106
Paul Pierce (24)
Kevin Garnett (10)
Rajon Rondo (20)
TD Garden 18,624
2–3
6
November 10
@ Milwaukee
W 96–92
Paul Pierce (25)
Paul Pierce (9)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Bradley Center 14,589
3–3
7
November 12
@ Chicago
W 101–95
Rajon Rondo (20)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Rajon Rondo (10)
United Center 21,712
4–3
8
November 14
Utah
W 98–93
Paul Pierce (23)
Kevin Garnett (8)
Rajon Rondo (10)
TD Garden 18,624
5–3
9
November 15
@ Brooklyn
L 97–102
Paul Pierce (22)
Courtney Lee (9)
Jason Terry (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
5–4
10
November 17
Toronto
W 107–89
Jason Terry (20)
Jared Sullinger (11)
Rajon Rondo (20)
TD Garden 18,624
6–4
11
November 18
@ Detroit
L 83–103
Jared Sullinger (16)
Sullinger & Wilcox (5)
Rajon Rondo (10)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,214
6–5
12
November 21
San Antonio
L 100–112
Rajon Rondo (22)
Jared Sullinger (7)
Rajon Rondo (15)
TD Garden 18,624
6–6
13
November 23
Oklahoma City
W 108–100
Paul Pierce (27)
Kevin Garnett (9)
Rajon Rondo (16)
TD Garden 18,624
7–6
14
November 25
@ Orlando
W 116–110
Kevin Garnett (24)
Brandon Bass (12)
Rajon Rondo (16)
Amway Center 17,037
8–6
15
November 28
Brooklyn
L 83–95
Bass & Garnett (16)
Kevin Garnett (10)
Paul Pierce (7)
TD Garden 18,624
8–7
16
November 30
Portland
W 96–78
Jeff Green (19)
Pierce & Sullinger (8)
Lee & Pierce (7)
TD Garden 18,624
9–7 :
December
: 5–9 (home: 4–1; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 1
@ Milwaukee
L 88–91
Paul Pierce (19)
Brandon Bass (8)
Jason Terry (11)
Bradley Center 16,581
9–8
18
December 5
Minnesota
W 104–94
Garnett & Pierce (18)
Kevin Garnett (10)
Rajon Rondo (11)
TD Garden 18,624
10–8
19
December 7
@ Philadelphia
L 94–95
Paul Pierce (27)
Rajon Rondo (13)
Rajon Rondo (14)
Wells Fargo Center 17,921
10–9
20
December 8
Philadelphia
W 92–79
Kevin Garnett (19)
Rondo & Sullinger (9)
Rajon Rondo (11)
TD Garden 18,624
11–9
21
December 12
Dallas
W 117–115
Paul Pierce (34)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Rajon Rondo (15)
TD Garden 18,624
12–9
22
December 14
@ Houston
L 89–101
Paul Pierce (18)
Green & Pierce (7)
Rajon Rondo (13)
Toyota Center 15,679
12–10
23
December 15
@ San Antonio
L 88–103
Pierce & Terry (18)
Jared Sullinger (7)
Rajon Rondo (9)
AT&T Center 18,759
12–11
24
December 18
@ Chicago
L 88–100
Rajon Rondo (26)
Bass & Garnett (8)
Rajon Rondo (8)
United Center 21,825
12–12
25
December 19
Cleveland
W 103–91
Paul Pierce (40)
Paul Pierce (8)
Rajon Rondo (8)
TD Garden 18,624
13–12
26
December 21
Milwaukee
L 94–99
Paul Pierce (35)
Paul Pierce (12)
Rajon Rondo (11)
TD Garden 18,624
13–13
27
December 25
@ Brooklyn
W 93–76
Rajon Rondo (19)
Kevin Garnett (10)
Paul Pierce (10)
Barclays Center 17,732
14–13
28
December 27
@ L. A. Clippers
L 77–106
Kevin Garnett (16)
Brandon Bass (9)
Rajon Rondo (6)
Staples Center 19,552
14–14
29
December 29
@ Golden State
L 83–101
Courtney Lee (18)
Jeff Green (9)
Kevin Garnett (4)
Oracle Arena 19,596
14–15
30
December 30
@ Sacramento
L 96–118
Pierce & Terry (20)
Kevin Garnett (12)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Sleep Train Arena 15,305
14–16 :
January
: 8–7 (home: 6–4; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31
January 2
Memphis
L 83–93
Paul Pierce (17)
Garnett & Pierce (7)
Rajon Rondo (10)
TD Garden 18,624
14–17
32
January 4
Indiana
W 94–75
Garnett & Rondo (18)
Jared Sullinger (10)
Rajon Rondo (7)
TD Garden 18,624
15–17
33
January 5
@ Atlanta
W 89–81
Paul Pierce (26)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Philips Arena 19,159
16–17
34
January 7
@ New York
W 102–96
Paul Pierce (23)
Kevin Garnett (10)
Paul Pierce (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
17–17
35
January 9
Phoenix
W 87–79
Jeff Green (14)
Jared Sullinger (16)
Rajon Rondo (8)
TD Garden 18,624
18–17
36
January 11
Houston
W 103–91
Paul Pierce (23)
Jared Sullinger (11)
Rajon Rondo (8)
TD Garden 18,624
19–17
37
January 14
Charlotte
W 100–89
Paul Pierce (19)
Garnett & Rondo (10)
Rajon Rondo (12)
TD Garden 18,624
20–17
38
January 16
New Orleans
L 78–90
Kevin Garnett (15)
Paul Pierce (10)
Rajon Rondo (11)
TD Garden 18,624
20–18
39
January 18
Chicago
L 99–100 (OT)
Rajon Rondo (30)
Jared Sullinger (15)
Rajon Rondo (7)
TD Garden 18,624
20–19
40
January 20
@ Detroit
L 88–103
Garnett & Lee (16)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Rajon Rondo (15)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,575
20–20
41
January 22
@ Cleveland
L 90–95
Rajon Rondo (17)
Rajon Rondo (13)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 14,192
20–21
42
January 24
New York
L 86–89
Rajon Rondo (23)
Kevin Garnett (12)
Rajon Rondo (11)
TD Garden 18,624
20–22
43
January 25
@ Atlanta
L 111–123 (2OT)
Kevin Garnett (24)
Garnett & Rondo (10)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Philips Arena 15,595
20–23
44
January 27
Miami
W 100–98 (2OT)
Kevin Garnett (24)
Paul Pierce (13)
Paul Pierce (10)
TD Garden 18,624
21–23
45
January 30
Sacramento
W 99–81
Paul Pierce (16)
Paul Pierce (10)
Kevin Garnett (5)
TD Garden 18,624
22–23 :
February
: 8–4 (home: 5–0; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
46
February 1
Orlando
W 97–84
Jeff Green (17)
Paul Pierce (11)
Paul Pierce (7)
TD Garden 18,624
23–23
47
February 3
L. A. Clippers
W 106–104
Paul Pierce (22)
Brandon Bass (8)
Jason Terry (6)
TD Garden 18,624
24–23
48
February 6
@ Toronto
W 99–95
Kevin Garnett (27)
Paul Pierce (11)
Paul Pierce (6)
Air Canada Centre 17,163
25–23
49
February 7
L. A. Lakers
W 116–95
Paul Pierce (24)
Chris Wilcox (9)
Paul Pierce (6)
TD Garden 18,624
26–23
50
February 10
Denver
W 118–114 (3OT)
Paul Pierce (27)
Kevin Garnett (18)
Paul Pierce (14)
TD Garden 18,624
27–23
51
February 11
@ Charlotte
L 91–94
Jeff Green (18)
Kevin Garnett (13)
Paul Pierce (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,709
27–24
52
February 13
Chicago
W 71–69
Brandon Bass (14)
Kevin Garnett (11)
Paul Pierce (6)
TD Garden 18,624
28–24
All-Star Break
53
February 19
@ Denver
L 90–96
Jeff Green (20)
Garnett & Bass (9)
Paul Pierce (6)
Pepsi Center 19,155
28–25
54
February 20
@ L. A. Lakers
L 99–113
Paul Pierce (26)
Jeff Green (7)
Paul Pierce (5)
Staples Center 18,997
28–26
55
February 22
@ Phoenix
W 113–88
Jeff Green (31)
Chris Wilcox (8)
Williams & Green (4)
US Airways Center 18,422
29–26
56
February 24
@ Portland
L 86–92
Paul Pierce (23)
Kevin Garnett (9)
Paul Pierce (8)
Rose Garden 20,484
29–27
57
February 25
@ Utah
W 110–107
Paul Pierce (26)
Kevin Garnett (8)
Paul Pierce (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
30–27 :
March
: 8–8 (home: 5–2; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
58
March 1
Golden State
W 94–86
Paul Pierce (26)
Kevin Garnett (13)
Pierce & Terry (4)
TD Garden 18,624
31–27
59
March 5
@ Philadelphia
W 109–101
Avery Bradley (22)
Kevin Garnett (11)
Paul Pierce (7)
Wells Fargo Center 16,189
32–27
60
March 6
@ Indiana
W 83–81
Kevin Garnett (18)
Kevin Garnett (10)
Pierce, Terry, Green, & Bradley (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,833
33–27
61
March 8
Atlanta
W 107–102 (OT)
Paul Pierce (27)
Kevin Garnett (8)
Paul Pierce (7)
TD Garden 18,624
34–27
62
March 10
@ Oklahoma City
L 79–91
Paul Pierce (20)
Brandon Bass (13)
Paul Pierce (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
34–28
63
March 12
@ Charlotte
L 74–100
Jeff Green (14)
Brandon Bass (7)
Lee & Terry (4)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,006
34–29
64
March 13
Toronto
W 112–88
Jeff Green (20)
Kevin Garnett (7)
Lee & Pierce (4)
TD Garden 18,624
35–29
65
March 16
Charlotte
W 105–88
Jason Terry (15)
Shavlik Randolph (8)
Paul Pierce (8)
TD Garden 18,624
36–29
66
March 18
Miami
L 103–105
Jeff Green (43)
Paul Pierce (8)
Paul Pierce (8)
TD Garden 18,624
36–30
67
March 20
@ New Orleans
L 86–87
Paul Pierce (28)
Bass & Garnett (6)
Paul Pierce (5)
New Orleans Arena 14,740
36–31
68
March 22
@ Dallas
L 94–104
Paul Pierce (16)
Kevin Garnett (12)
Kevin Garnett (5)
American Airlines Center 20,387
36–32
69
March 23
@ Memphis
L 106–110
Paul Pierce (26)
Bass & Pierce (6)
Green & Paul Pierce (4)
FedExForum 18,119
36–33
70
March 26
New York
L 85–100
Jeff Green (19)
Jeff Green (10)
Crawford, Green, & Pierce (6)
TD Garden 18,624
36–34
71
March 27
@ Cleveland
W 93–92
Brandon Bass (22)
Paul Pierce (10)
Paul Pierce (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 14,192
37–34
72
March 29
Atlanta
W 118–107
Jeff Green (27)
Shavlik Randolph (13)
Paul Pierce (10)
TD Garden 18,624
38–34
73
March 31
@ New York
L 89–108
Jeff Green (27)
Paul Pierce (15)
Paul Pierce (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
38–35 :
April
: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
74
April 1
@ Minnesota
L 100–110
Avery Bradley (19)
Jeff Green (7)
Jeff Green (5)
Target Center 14,546
38–36
75
April 3
Detroit
W 98–93
Jeff Green (34)
Brandon Bass (7)
Paul Pierce (5)
TD Garden 18,624
39–36
76
April 5
Cleveland
L 91–97
Jeff Green (23)
Jeff Green (9)
Jordan Crawford (5)
TD Garden 18,624
39–37
77
April 7
Washington
W 107–96
Brandon Bass (20)
Shavlik Randolph (7)
Lee, Pierce, & Terry (5)
TD Garden 18,624
40–37
78
April 10
Brooklyn
L 93–101
Paul Pierce (23)
Shavlik Randolph (9)
Crawford & Garnett (4)
TD Garden 18,624
40–38
79
April 12
@ Miami
L 101–109
Jeff Green (25)
Brandon Bass (9)
Jason Terry (3)
American Airlines Arena 19,990
40–39
80
April 13
@ Orlando
W 120–88
Courtney Lee (20)
Kevin Garnett (9)
Paul Pierce (8)
Amway Center 17,422
41–39
April 16
Indiana
Game canceled due to the Boston Marathon bombing.
81
April 17
@ Toronto
L 90–114
Jordan Crawford (16)
Crawford & Green (6)
Crawford & Williams (5)
Air Canada Centre 17,690
41–40 :
2012–13 season schedule :

### Standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y-New York Knicks | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 31–10 | 23–18 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x-Brooklyn Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 | 26–15 | 23–18 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 41 | 40 | .506 | 12.5 | 27–13 | 14–27 | 7–9 | 81† |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 20 | 23–18 | 11–30 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Toronto Raptors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 20 | 21–20 | 13–28 | 5–11 | 82 |
Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Miami Heat * | 66 | 16 | .805 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-New York Knicks * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y-Indiana Pacers * | 49 | 32 | .605 | 16.5 | 81 |
| 4 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Boston Celtics | 41 | 40 | .506 | 24.5 | 81 |
| 8 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Toronto Raptors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Detroit Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 42.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Charlotte Bobcats | 21 | 61 | .256 | 45.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Orlando Magic | 20 | 62 | .244 | 46.0 | 82 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

2013 playoff game log :
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 20
@ New York
L 78–85
Jeff Green (26)
Brandon Bass (10)
Paul Pierce (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
0–1
2
April 23
@ New York
L 71–87
Paul Pierce (18)
Kevin Garnett (11)
Paul Pierce (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
0–2
3
April 26
New York
L 76–90
Jeff Green (21)
Kevin Garnett (17)
Paul Pierce (5)
TD Garden 18,624
0–3
4
April 28
New York
W 97–90 (OT)
Paul Pierce (29)
Kevin Garnett (17)
Garnett & Pierce (6)
TD Garden 18,624
1–3
5
May 1
@ New York
W 92–86
Jeff Green (18)
Kevin Garnett (18)
Kevin Garnett (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
2–3
6
May 3
New York
L 80–88
Jeff Green (21)
Kevin Garnett (10)
Paul Pierce (5)
TD Garden 18,624
2–4 :
2013 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Brandon Bass | 81 | 69 | 27.6 | .486 | .000 | .860 | 5.2 | 1.0 | .5 | .8 | 8.7 |
| Jeff Green | 81 | 17 | 27.8 | .467 | .385 | .808 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .7 | .8 | 12.8 |
| Jason Terry | 79 | 24 | 26.9 | .434 | .372 | .870 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .8 | .1 | 10.1 |
| Courtney Lee | 78 | 39 | 24.9 | .464 | .372 | .861 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .3 | 7.8 |
| Paul Pierce | 77 | 77 | 33.4 | .436 | .380 | .787 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .4 | 18.6 |
| Kevin Garnett | 68 | 68 | 29.7 | .496 | .125 | .786 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .9 | 14.8 |
| Chris Wilcox | 61 | 7 | 13.6 | .719 | .000 | .672 | 3.0 | .4 | .5 | .5 | 4.2 |
| Avery Bradley | 50 | 50 | 28.7 | .402 | .317 | .755 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .4 | 9.2 |
| Jared Sullinger | 45 | 5 | 19.8 | .493 | .200 | .746 | 5.9 | .8 | .5 | .5 | 6.0 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 41 | 2 | 12.5 | .430 | .383 | .756 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 5.2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 38 | 38 | 37.4 | .484 | .240 | .645 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 1.8 | .2 | 13.7 |
| Jason Collins$^†$ | 32 | 7 | 10.3 | .348 | | .700 | 1.6 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 1.2 |
| Jordan Crawford$^†$ | 27 | 2 | 21.6 | .415 | .320 | .792 | 2.7 | 2.5 | .4 | .1 | 9.1 |
| Terrence Williams | 24 | 0 | 13.3 | .495 | .333 | .429 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .5 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Shavlik Randolph | 16 | 0 | 12.4 | .583 | | .407 | 4.4 | .3 | .5 | .4 | 4.2 |
| D. J. White | 12 | 0 | 7.2 | .522 | | .556 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | .5 | 2.4 |
| Fab Melo | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | | .250 | .5 | .0 | .3 | .3 | 1.2 |
| Kris Joseph$^†$ | 6 | 0 | 4.0 | .182 | .000 | .750 | .8 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Jarvis Varnado$^†$ | 5 | 0 | 3.6 | .500 | | .500 | .6 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Darko Miličić | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | | | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

### Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jeff Green | 6 | 6 | 43.0 | .435 | .455 | .844 | 5.3 | 2.3 | .3 | .7 | 20.3 |
| Paul Pierce | 6 | 6 | 42.5 | .368 | .268 | .897 | 5.7 | 5.3 | .8 | .5 | 19.2 |
| Kevin Garnett | 6 | 6 | 35.3 | .500 | .000 | .941 | 13.7 | 3.5 | .8 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| Avery Bradley | 6 | 6 | 31.8 | .405 | .250 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .2 | 6.7 |
| Brandon Bass | 6 | 5 | 34.0 | .483 | | .800 | 6.7 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | 6.7 |
| Jason Terry | 6 | 1 | 31.5 | .444 | .441 | .818 | 2.2 | 2.0 | .7 | .3 | 12.0 |
| Jordan Crawford | 5 | 0 | 11.8 | .304 | .250 | .500 | .6 | .0 | .4 | .0 | 3.6 |
| Terrence Williams | 5 | 0 | 9.6 | .200 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .0 | .2 | 1.0 |
| Courtney Lee | 4 | 0 | 9.8 | .200 | .000 | 1.000 | .5 | .3 | .5 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Chris Wilcox | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | | | | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Shavlik Randolph | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | | | | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Kris Joseph Fab Melo Jared Sullinger Via free agency Leandro Barbosa Brandon Bass Jason Collins Kevin Garnett Jeff Green Darko Miličić Jason Terry Chris Wilcox Via trade Courtney Lee | Players Lost Via trade JaJuan Johnson E'Twaun Moore Sasha Pavlović Sean Williams Via free agency Ray Allen Marquis Daniels Ryan Hollins Mickaël Piétrus Greg Stiemsma Retired/Waived Keyon Dooling |

### Trades

| July 20, 2012 | To Boston CelticsCourtney Lee (sign and trade) | To Houston Rockets JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Sean Williams, 2013 second round draft pick, Draft rights to Jon Diebler (from Portland) | To Portland Trail Blazers Sasha Pavlović (sign and trade), Two 2013 second-round picks, Cash considerations |
| February 21, 2013 | To Boston CelticsJordan Crawford | To Washington Wizards Jason Collins, Leandro Barbosa |

### Free agents

Additions :
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Leandro Barbosa | October 18 | Indiana Pacers |
| Brandon Bass | July 14 | Resign |
| Jason Collins | July 31 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Dionte Christmas | July 31 | Rethymno Aegean B.C. (Greece) |
| Micah Downs | September 28 | Bàsquet Manresa (Spain) |
| Kevin Garnett | July 14 | Resign |
| Jeff Green | August 22 | Resign |
| Rob Kurz | September 28 | SLUC Nancy Basket (France) |
| Courtney Lee | July 20 | Houston Rockets |
| Darko Miličić | September 28 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Shavlik Randolph | March 1 | Foshan Dralions (China) |
| Jamar Smith | July 31 | BK Prostějov (Czech Republic) |
| Jason Terry | July 18 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Chris Wilcox | July 14 | Resign |
| D. J. White | February 28 | Shanghai Sharks (China) |
| Terrence Williams | February 20 | Guangdong Southern Tigers (China) |
Subtractions :
| Player | Date signed | New team |
| Ray Allen | July 11 | Miami Heat |
| Marquis Daniels | September 25 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Ryan Hollins | July 23 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Sasha Pavlović | July 20 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Mickaël Piétrus | November 30 | Toronto Raptors |
| Greg Stiemsma | August 2 | Minnesota Timberwolves |