2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers 2013 24 58 Central 5 13 Byron Scott Chris Grant Dan Gilbert Quicken Loans Arena Did not qualify CLE Fox Sports Ohio WUAB WTAM The 2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Key dates June 28 – The 2012 NBA draft took place in Newark, New Jersey, at the Prudential Center. Draft picks 2012 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team 1 4 Dion Waiters SG United States Syracuse 1 24 Jared Cunningham 1 a 2 b SG United States Oregon State 2 33 Bernard James 2 b PF United States Florida State 2 34 Jae Crowder 2 b SF United States Marquette 1 a Pick obtained from the Los Angeles Lakers the previous season.http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/trade_120315.html Cavaliers Acquire 2012 First Round Pick, Kapono, Walton And Right To Swap 2013 First Round Picks From Lakers Nba.com 2012-03-15 2012-08-07 2 b Rights to Jared Cunningham, Bernard James and Jae Crowder were traded to the Dallas Mavericks on draft day for right to Tyler Zeller.http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/draft_120628.html Cavaliers Select Waiters And Acquire Draft Rights To Zeller From Dallas in the 2012 NBA Draft Nba.com 2012-06-28 2012-08-07 Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 2012–13 #860038 #FFFFFF #FDBB30 #860038 36 Omri Casspi SF 6 9 225 1988-06-22 Israel 21 Wayne Ellington SG 6 4 200 1987-11-29 North Carolina 33 Alonzo Gee SF 6 6 219 1987-05-29 Alabama 1 Daniel Gibson PG 6 2 200 1986-02-27 Texas 2 Kyrie Irving PG 6 3 191 1992-03-23 Duke 5 Kevin Jones basketball PF 6 8 260 1989-08-25 West Virginia 14 Shaun Livingston PG 6 7 175 1985-09-11 Peoria Central (IL) 0 C. J. Miles SF 6 6 222 1987-03-18 Skyline HS (TX) 20 Chris Quinn SG 6 2 185 1983-09-27 Notre Dame 15 Marreese Speights C 6 10 255 1987-08-04 Florida 13 Tristan Thompson FC 6 9 227 1991-03-13 Texas 17 Anderson Varejão C 6 11 260 1982-09-28 Brazil 3 Dion Waiters SG 6 4 215 1991-12-10 Syracuse 4 Luke Walton F 6 8 235 1980-03-28 Arizona 40 Tyler Zeller C 7 0 250 1990-01-17 North Carolina Byron Scott Paul Pressey Jamahl Mosley Joe Prunty Nate Tibbetts (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2013.html March 20, 2013 Pre-season Cleveland Cavaliers yes 2013 Cleveland Cavaliers Pre-season yes 2 3 1 1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 8 | Montepaschi Siena | 20121008 MPSCLE 91 85 | Samardo Samuels (14) | Anderson Varejão (8) | Four players (3) | Quicken Loans Arena12,468 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 9 | Milwaukee | 20121009 MILCLE 80 97 | C. J. Miles (18) | Tristan Thompson (7) | Jeremy Pargo (5) | Canton Memorial Civic Center3,942 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 12 | @ Chicago | 20121012 CLECHI 86 83 | Dion Waiters (18) | Anderson Varejão (10) | Daniel Gibson (4) | Assembly Hall8,678 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 13 | Washington | 20121013 WASCLE 95 99 | Tristan Thompson (18) | Three players (10) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Quicken Loans Arena10,140 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 15 | Orlando | 20121015 ORLCLE 114 111 1 | Kyrie Irving (22) | Anderson Varejão (8) | Daniel Gibson, Jeremy Pargo (5) | US Bank Arena5,219 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 17 | @ Philadelphia | 20121017 CLEPHI 99 113 | Kyrie Irving (23) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Alonzo Gee, Jeremy Pargo (4) | Wells Fargo Center8,170 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 23 | Indiana | 20121023 INDCLE 82 100 | Kyrie Irving (20) | Anderson Varejão, Tyler Zeller (7) | Alonzo Gee (3) | Quicken Loans Arena10,040 | 3–4 cle 2013 Regular season Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 2013 Total: 24–58 (Home: 14–27; Road: 10–31) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes 1 0 0 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || October 30 || Washington | 20121030 WASCLE 94 84 | Kyrie Irving (29) | Anderson Varejão (23) | Anderson Varejão (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–0 Cleveland Cavaliers November 1 3 2 9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 2 || Chicago | 20121102 CHICLE 86 115 | Kyrie Irving (15) | Samuels, Thompson,& Varejão(5) | Donald Sloan (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || November 3 || @ Milwaukee | 20121103 CLEMIL 102 105 | Kyrie Irving (27) | Anderson Varejão (17) | Kyrie Irving (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center17,086 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || November 5 || @ L. A. Clippers | 20121105 CLELAC 108 101 | Dion Waiters (28) | Anderson Varejão (15) | Kyrie Irving (10) | Staples Center19,060 | 2-2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 7 || @ Golden State | 20121107 CLEGSW 96 106 | Kyrie Irving (28) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Oracle Arena18,124 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || November 9 || @ Phoenix | 20121109 CLEPHO 105 107 | Dion Waiters (23) | Anderson Varejão (10) | Kyrie Irving (8) | US Airways Center15,236 | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 11 || @ Oklahoma City | 20121111 CLEOKC 91 106 | Kyrie Irving (20) | Thompson & Varejão (8) | Anderson Varejão (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 2–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || November 13 || @ Brooklyn | 20121113 CLEBKN 101 114 | Anderson Varejão (35) | Anderson Varejão (18) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Barclays Center17,032 | 2–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 17 || Dallas | 20121117 DALCLE 95 103 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Daniel Gibson (5) | Quicken Loans Arena18,633 | 2–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 18 || @ Philadelphia | 20121118 CLEPHI 79 86 | Alonzo Gee (17) | Anderson Varejão (15) | Kyrie Irving (4) | Wells Fargo Center15,021 | 2–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || November 21 || Philadelphia | 20121121 PHICLE 92 83 | Jeremy Pargo (28) | Anderson Varejão (19) | Dion Waiters (6) | Quicken Loans Arena16,743 | 3–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 23 || @ Orlando | 20121123 CLEORL 104 108 | Dion Waiters (25) | Anderson Varejão (17) | Daniel Gibson (6) | Amway Center17,334 | 3–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 || November 24 || @ Miami | 20121124 CLEMIA 108 110 | Pargo & Waiters (16) | Anderson Varejão (15) | Jeremy Pargo (7) | American Airlines Arena20,064 | 3–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 26 || @ Memphis | 20121126 CLEMEM 78 84 | Varejão & Waiters (15) | Anderson Varejão (22) | Pargo, Varejão,& Waiters (3) | FedExForum13,485 | 3–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || November 27 || Phoenix | 20121127 PHXCLE 78 91 | Anderson Varejão (20) | Anderson Varejão (18) | Dion Waiters (7) | Quicken Loans Arena13,687 | 3–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || November 30, 2012 || @ Atlanta | 20121130 CLEATL 113 111 | Jeremy Pargo (22) | Anderson Varejão (18) | Dion Waiters (7) | Philips Arena13,094 | 4–12 Cleveland Cavaliers December 1 7 2 6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || December 1 || Portland | 20121201 PORCLE 117 118 | Alonzo Gee (22) | Anderson Varejão (17) | Jeremy Pargo (8) | Quicken Loans Arena16,624 | 4–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || December 3 || @ Detroit | 20121203 CLEDET 79 89 | Anderson Varejão (17) | Anderson Varejão (18) | Jeremy Pargo (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills11,352 | 4–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || December 5 || Chicago | 20121205 CHICLE 85 95 | Donald Sloan (14) | Anderson Varejão (15) | Jeremy Pargo (4) | Quicken Loans Arena17,893 | 4–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 7 || @ Minnesota | 20121207 CLEMIN 73 91 | Alonzo Gee (16) | Anderson Varejão (14) | Daniel Gibson (4) | Quicken Loans Arena16,623 | 4–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || December 8 || Detroit | 20121208 DETCLE 97 104 | Jeremy Pargo (24) | Anderson Varejão (13) | Daniel Gibson (6) | Quicken Loans Arena16,062 | 4–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 11 || L. A. Lakers | 20121211 LACCLE 100 94 | Irving & Miles (28) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Kyrie Irving (11) | Quicken Loans Arena19,172 | 5–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 12 || @ Indiana | 20121212 CLEIND 81 96 | C. J. Miles (28) | Anderson Varejão (12) | Gee & Irving (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse11,595 | 5–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 14 || Milwaukee | 20121214 MILCLE 86 90 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Anderson Varejão (18) | Alonzo Gee (5) | Quicken Loans Arena14,146 | 5–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 15 || @ New York | 20121215 CLENYK 102 103 | Kyrie Irving (41) | Miles & Varejão (8) | Irving & Varejão (5) | Madison Square Garden19,033 | 5-20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 18 || Toronto | 20121218 TORCLE 99 113 | Kyrie Irving (23) | Anderson Varejão (10) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Quicken Loans Arena13,233 | 5-21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || December 19 || @ Boston | 20121219 CLEBOS 91 103 | Kyrie Irving (22) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Dion Waiters (4) | TD Garden18,624 | 5-22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 21 || Indiana | 20121221 INDCLE 89 99 | Kyrie Irving (17) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Dion Waiters (7) | Quicken Loans Arena14,105 | 5-23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || December 22 || @ Milwaukee | 20121222 CLEMIL 94 82 | Dion Waiters (18) | Tristan Thompson (14) | Irving & Walton (4) | BMO Harris Bradley Center14,176 | 6-23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || December 26 || @ Washington | 20121226 CLEWAS 87 84 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Verizon Center13,846 | 7-23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || December 28, 2012 || Atlanta | 20121228 ATLCLE 94 102 | Kyrie Irving (28) | Tristan Thompson (8) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Quicken Loans Arena19,443 | 7-24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || December 29 || @ Brooklyn | 20121229 CLEBKN 100 103 | C. J. Miles (33) | Tristan Thompson (15) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Barclays Center17,732 | 7-25 Cleveland Cavaliers January 3 3 3 5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || January 2 || Sacramento | 20130102 SACCLE 94 97 | Kyrie Irving (22) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Gee & Irving (6) | Quicken Loans Arena12,331 | 7-26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || January 4 || @ Charlotte | 20130104 CLECHA 106 104 | Kyrie Irving (33) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,576 | 8-26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 || January 5 || Houston | 20130105 HOUCLE 104 112 | Kyrie Irving (30) | Tristan Thompson (16) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Quicken Loans Arena16,866 | 8-27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 7 || @ Chicago | 20130107 CLECHI 92 118 | Dion Waiters (18) | Tristan Thompson (8) | Kyrie Irving (6) | United Center21,355 | 8-28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || January 9, 2013 || Atlanta | 20130109 ATLCLE 99 83 | Kyrie Irving (33) | Tristan Thompson (14) | Shaun Livingston (5) | Quicken Loans Arena13,149 | 9-28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || January 11 || @ Denver | 20130111 CLEDEN 91 98 | Kyrie Irving (28) | Tyler Zeller (8) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Pepsi Center16,445 | 9-29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 13 || @ L. A. Lakers | 20130113 CLELAL 93 113 | Irving & Waiters (15) | Tristan Thompson (8) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 9-30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 || January 14 || @ Sacramento | 20130114 CLESAC 118 124 | Dion Waiters (33) | Tristan Thompson (15) | Dion Waiters (5) | Sleep Train Arena12,194 | 9-31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || January 16 || @ Portland | 20130116 CLEPOR 93 88 | Kyrie Irving (31) | Tristan Thompson (14) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Rose Garden18,880 | 10–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 || January 19 || @ Utah | 20130119 CLEUTA 98 109 | Dion Waiters (23) | Tyler Zeller (14) | Kyrie Irving (9) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 10–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || January 22 || Boston | 20130122 BOSCLE 95 90 | Kyrie Irving (40) | Tyler Zeller (10) | Luke Walton (7) | Quicken Loans Arena14,192 | 11–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || January 25 || Milwaukee | 20130125 MILCLE 113 108 | Kyrie Irving (35) | Alonzo Gee (8) | Luke Walton (7) | Quicken Loans Arena15,098 | 12–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || January 26 || @ Toronto | 20130126 CLETOR 99 98 | Kyrie Irving (32) | Tyler Zeller (12) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Air Canada Centre18,820 | 13–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 || January 29 || Golden State | 20130129 GSWCLE 95 108 | Thompson & Waiters (18) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Dion Waiters (7) | Quicken Loans Arena13,939 | 13–33 Cleveland Cavaliers February 5 3 2 2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 || February 1 || @ Detroit | 20130201 CLEDET 99 117 | Tristan Thompson (19) | Tristan Thompson (9) | Shaun Livingston (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills15,693 | 13–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || February 2 || Oklahoma City | 20130202 OKCCLE 115 110 | Kyrie Irving (35) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Livingston & Waiters (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 14–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || February 6 || Charlotte | 20130206 CHACLE 122 95 | Kyrie Irving (22) | Marreese Speights (10) | Shaun Livingston (6) | Quicken Loans Arena13,264 | 15–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || February 8 || Orlando | 20130208 ORLCLE 119 108 | Kyrie Irving (24) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Quicken Loans Arena14,073 | 16–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 || February 9 || Denver | 20130209 DENCLE 103 111 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Irving & Zeller (6) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 16–35 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || February 11 || Minnesota | 20130211 MINCLE 92 100 | Kyrie Irving (20) | Tristan Thompson (9) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Quicken Loans Arena11,556 | 16–36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || February 13 || San Antonio | 20130213 SASCLE 95 96 | Dion Waiters (20) | Speights & Zeller (9) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Quicken Loans Arena12,162 | 16–37 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || February 20 || New Orleans | 20130220 NOHCLE 105 100 | Kyrie Irving (35) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Quicken Loans Arena16,103 | 17–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || February 23 || @ Orlando | 20130223 CLEORL 118 94 | Marreese Speights (18) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Kyrie Irving (9) | Amway Center17,171 | 18–37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 || February 24 || @ Miami | 20121031 CLEMIA 105 109 | Dion Waiters (26) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Kyrie Irving (5) | American Airlines Arena20,006 | 18–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 || February 26 || @ Chicago | 20130226 CLECHI 101 98 | Dion Waiters (25) | Tristan Thompson (8) | Luke Walton (5) | United Center21,501 | 19–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || February 27 || Toronto | 20130227 TORCLE 103 92 | Dion Waiters (23) | Marreese Speights (9) | Luke Walton (7) | Quicken Loans Arena13,368 | 20–38 Cleveland Cavaliers March 2 7 0 5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || March 1 || L. A. Clippers | 20130301 LACCLE 89 105 | Dion Waiters (17) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Dion Waiters (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 20–39 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 || March 4 || New York | 20130304 NYKCLE 97 102 | Marreese Speights (23) | Tristan Thompson (8) | Luke Walton (12) | Quicken Loans Arena19,784 | 20–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || March 6 || Utah | 20130306 UTACLE 104 101 | Kyrie Irving (20) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Kyrie Irving (10) | Quicken Loans Arena12,124 | 21–40 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || March 8 || Memphis | 20130308 MEMCLE 92 103 | Kyrie Irving (24) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Luke Walton (5) | Quicken Loans Arena17,032 | 21–41 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 10 || @ Toronto | 20130310 CLETOR 96 100 | Dion Waiters (21) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Kyrie Irving (4) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 21–42 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || March 12 || Washington | 20130312 WASCLE 95 90 | Dion Waiters (20) | Tristan Thompson (14) | Shaun Livingston (6) | Quicken Loans Arena14,689 | 22–42 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 15 || @ Dallas | 20130315 CLEDAL 86 96 | Dion Waiters (21) | Tyler Zeller (10) | Shaun Livingston (6) | American Airlines Center20,482 | 22–43 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || March 16 || @ San Antonio | 20130316 CLESAS 113 119 | Wayne Ellington (21) | Tristan Thompson (8) | Luke Walton (7) | AT&T Center18,581 | 22–44 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 || March 18 || Indiana | 20130318 INDCLE 90 111 | C. J. Miles (21) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Tyler Zeller (4) | Quicken Loans Arena13,016 | 22–45 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 || March 20 || Miami | 20130320 MIACLE 95 98 | Wayne Ellington (20) | Tyler Zeller (11) | Shaun Livingston (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 22–46 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 || March 22 || @ Houston | 20130322 CLEHOU 78 116 | Shaun Livingston (14) | Tristan Thompson (8) | Shaun Livingston (2) | Toyota Center15,694 | 22–47 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 27 || Boston | 20130327 BOSCLE 92 93 | Wayne Ellington (16) | Tristan Thompson (9) | Daniel Gibson (6) | Quicken Loans Arena17,130 | 22–48 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 71 || March 29 || Philadelphia | 20130329 PHICLE 87 97 | C. J. Miles (19) | Tyler Zeller (10) | Luke Walton (7) | Quicken Loans Arena17,324 | 22–49 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 31 || @ New Orleans | 20130331 CLENOH 92 112 | Kyrie Irving (31) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Kyrie Irving (6) | New Orleans Arena11,008 | 22–50 Cleveland Cavaliers April no 1 4 1 4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 || April 1 || @ Atlanta | 20130401 CLEATL 94 102 | Marreese Speights (23) | Alonzo Gee (8) | Shaun Livingston (6) | Philips Arena13,026 | 22–51 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 || April 3 || Brooklyn | 20130403 CLEBKN 95 113 | Kyrie Irving (16) | Marreese Speights (10) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Quicken Loans Arena14,863 | 22–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || April 5 || @ Boston | 20130405 CLEBOS 97 91 | Tristan Thompson (29) | Tristan Thompson (17) | Kyrie Irving (8) | TD Garden18,624 | 23–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || April 7 || Orlando | 20130407 ORLCLE 91 85 | Alonzo Gee (19) | Tristan Thompson (16) | Kyrie Irving (10) | Quicken Loans Arena16,341 | 24–52 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 || April 9 || @ Indiana | 20130409 CLEIND 94 99 | Kyrie Irving (29) | Tristan Thompson (7) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse15,279 | 24–53 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 || April 10 || Detroit | 20130410 DETCLE 104 111 | Kyrie Irving (27) | Marreese Speights (9) | Kyrie Irving (9) | Quicken Loans Arena13,844 | 24–54 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 || April 12 || New York | 20130412 NYKCLE 91 101 | Kyrie Irving (31) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Quicken Loans Arena19,430 | 24–55 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 || April 14 || @ Philadelphia | 20130414 CLEPHI 77 91 | Thompson, Speights & Ellington (12) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Daniel Gibson (5) | Wells Fargo Center18,764 | 24–56 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 || April 15 || Miami | 20130415 MIACLE 95 96 | Kyrie Irving (16) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Quicken Loans Arena19,091 | 24–57 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 || April 17 || @ Charlotte | 20130417 CLECHA 98 105 | Kyrie Irving (24) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Kyrie Irving (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,487 | 24–58 cle 2013 Standings CLE CLE Injuries Starting point guard Kyrie Irving broke his right hand on July 14, 2012, during a Cavaliers training sessionAssociated Press (July 16, 2012). Kyrie Irving breaks right hand, ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2012. and underwent surgery a few days later.Withers, Tom (July 18, 2012). Cavs' Irving has surgery on broken hand, Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Irving returned to the Cavaliers line-up in time for the start of the pre-season.Associated Press (October 1, 2012). Kyrie Irving's broken hand healed, ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2012. Player statistics Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGTristan Thompson 82 82 31.3 .488 .000 .608 9.4 1.3 .7 .9 11.7Alonzo Gee 82 82 31.0 .410 .315 .795 3.9 1.6 1.3 .4 10.3Tyler Zeller 77 55 26.4 .438 .000 .764 5.7 1.2 .5 .9 7.9C. J. Miles 65 13 21.0 .415 .384 .869 2.7 1.0 .8 .3 11.2Dion Waiters 61 48 28.8 .412 .310 .746 2.4 3.0 1.0 .3 14.7Kyrie Irving 59 59 34.7 .452 .391 .855 3.7 5.9 1.5 .4 22.5Luke Walton 50 0 17.1 .392 .299 .500 2.9 3.3 .8 .3 3.4Shaun Livingston† 49 12 23.2 .507 .000 .843 2.5 3.6 .8 .6 7.2Daniel Gibson 46 3 20.0 .340 .344 .703 1.3 1.8 .7 .1 5.4Omri Casspi 43 1 11.7 .394 .329 .537 2.7 .7 .6 .3 4.0Marreese Speights† 39 1 18.5 .457 .200 .806 5.1 .7 .4 .7 10.2Wayne Ellington† 38 17 25.9 .439 .371 .898 3.0 1.6 .8 .1 10.4Kevin Jones basketball 32 0 10.4 .402 .600 2.4 .3 .3 .2 3.0Anderson Varejão 25 25 36.0 .478 .000 .755 14.4 3.4 1.5 .6 14.1Jeremy Pargo† 25 11 17.9 .401 .316 .683 1.3 2.6 .5 .1 7.8Donald Sloan basketball† 20 0 12.9 .346 .368 .800 1.4 1.9 .3 .0 4.1Samardo Samuels 18 1 10.9 .367 .000 .583 1.6 .4 .2 .2 3.2Jon Leuer† 9 0 10.1 .357 .000 .333 1.4 .6 .2 .0 2.4Chris Quinn 7 0 11.1 .250 .000 1.000 .3 1.3 .4 .0 1.4 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Cavaliers only. Transactions List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions Overview Players Added Via draft Dion Waiters Via free agency Kevin Anderson a a Micheal Eric Justin Holiday a a Kevin Jones Jon Leuer C. J. Miles Via trade Kelenna Azubuike a a Jeremy Pargo Tyler ZellerPlayers Lost Via trade D. J. Kennedy Via free agency Antawn Jamison Waived Manny Harris a a Waived before the start of the regular season. Trades June 28, 2012(Draft day) To Cleveland CavaliersDraft rights to Tyler ZellerKelenna Azubuike To Dallas MavericksDraft rights to Jared CunninghamDraft rights to Bernard JamesDraft rights to Jae Crowder July 25, 2012 To Cleveland CavaliersJeremy Pargo2014 second round pickCash considerations To Memphis GrizzliesD. J. KennedyJanuary 22, 2013To Cleveland CavaliersWayne EllingtonJosh SelbyMarreese Speightsfuture first round pickTo Memphis GrizzliesJon Leuer Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamLuke HarangodyJuly 11Cleveland Cavaliers (re-signed)Jon LeuerJuly 20Houston RocketsC. J. MilesAugust 8Utah JazzMicheal EricAugust 10Temple University(Undrafted in 2012)Alonzo GeeSeptember 10Cleveland Cavaliers (re-signed)Kevin JonesSeptember 28West Virginia University(Undrafted in 2012)Kevin AndersonSeptember 28Strasbourg IG (France)Jeremy PargoSeptember 28Memphis GrizzliesJustin HolidayOctober 1Generali Okapi Aalstar (Belgium) SubtractionsPlayerReason LeftNew teamAntawn JamisonFree AgencyLos Angeles LakersJustin HolidayWaivedPortland Trail BlazersManny HarrisWaivedBC Azovmash (Ukraine) References External links Category:Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Cleveland Cavaliers Category:2012 in sports in Ohio Category:2013 in sports in Ohio Category:2012 in Cleveland Category:2013 in Cleveland