2012–13 NBL season

2012–13 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2012–13
Dates5 October 2012 – 12 April 2013
Teams8
TV partner(s)Australia: New Zealand: Online:
Regular season
Season championsNew Zealand Breakers
Season MVPUnited States Cedric Jackson (New Zealand)
Finals
ChampionsNew Zealand Breakers (3rd title)
  Runners-upPerth Wildcats
SemifinalistsWollongong Hawks
Sydney Kings
Finals MVPUnited States Cedric Jackson (New Zealand)
Statistical leaders
Points Australia Ben Madgen (Sydney) 17.9
Rebounds Australia Daniel Johnson (Adelaide) 8.1
Assists United States Cedric Jackson (New Zealand) 7.2
NBL seasons

The 2012–13 NBL season was the 35th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 5 October 2012 and 24 March 2013, followed by a post-season which involved the top four in April 2013. The schedule was announced on 4 June 2012.[1] The New Zealand Breakers successfully defended their 2011–12 title for a third consecutive championship.

Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the third year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport were the official league broadcaster, with a three-year exclusive deal being signed.[2]

Sponsorship included iiNet entering its third season as league naming rights sponsor and Spalding providing equipment including the official game ball.

The NBL All-Star Game was reintroduced to the fixture list after a four-year absence and was played on 22 December 2012 at the Adelaide Arena.[3]

The league reverted to an eight-team competition when Gold Coast Blaze withdrew on 18 July 2012. A new schedule was released on 25 July 2012.

Pre-season

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Perth Wildcats pre-season

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29 July 2012 Perth Wildcats 84–66 Cairns Taipans South Hedland Recreation Centre, South Hedland
.

2012 Cable Beach Invitational

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26 September 2012 Perth Wildcats 62–54 Singapore Slingers Cable Beach, Broome
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27 September 2012 Perth Wildcats 73–47 Zhejiang Lions Cable Beach, Broome
Fox Sports
28 September 2012 Perth Wildcats 71–37 Shanghai Sharks Cable Beach, Broome
Fox Sports

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

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4 August 2012 Adelaide 36ers 85–75 Nicholls State University Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
.

2012 Longgang International Men’s Basketball Challenge

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7 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 88–64 Elkhart Express Dayun Center Gymnasium, Shenzhen, China
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8 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 96–56 OKK Belgrade Dayun Center Gymnasium, Shenzhen, China
.
9 September 2012 Dongguan Leopards 59–65 Adelaide 36ers Dayun Center Gymnasium, Shenzhen, China
.
11 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 88–76 Elkhart Express Zhongshan, China
.

Adelaide 36ers win 2012 Longgang International Men’s Basketball Challenge.

Melbourne Tigers pre-season

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7 August 2012 Melbourne Tigers 74–75 Washington State University Kilsyth Sports Centre, Melbourne
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10 August 2012 Melbourne Tigers 90–60 Northern Colorado University Caulfield Grammar, Melbourne
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31 August 2012 Melbourne Tigers 54–67 Wollongong Hawks Kilsyth Sports Centre, Melbourne
.
2 September 2012 Melbourne Tigers 66–90 Wollongong Hawks Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne
.

Wollongong Hawks pre-season

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10 August 2012 Wollongong Hawks 86–74 Washington State University Illawarra Basketball Stadium, Wollongong
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12 August 2012 Wollongong Hawks 87–63 Northern Colorado University Illawarra Basketball Stadium, Wollongong
.

Cairns Taipans pre-season

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14 August 2012 Cairns Taipans 86–81 Washington State University Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
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13 September 2012 Cairns Taipans 91–80 Perth Wildcats Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
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14 September 2012 Cairns Taipans 61–69 Perth Wildcats Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
.

Sydney Kings pre-season

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24 August 2012 Sydney Kings 67–74 Wollongong Hawks Gosford City Basketball & Sports Stadium, Terrigal
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7 September 2012 Sydney Kings 98–93 (OT) Cairns Taipans Tamworth Sports Dome, Tamworth
.
8 September 2012 Sydney Kings 80–60 Cairns Taipans Tamworth Sports Dome, Tamworth
.

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

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11 September 2012 New Zealand Breakers 70–61 Wollongong Hawks CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
. Attendance: 6,500
13 September 2012 New Zealand Breakers 61–64 Wollongong Hawks Edgar Centre, Dunedin
.
15 September 2012 New Zealand Breakers 84–90 Wollongong Hawks Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
.

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

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14 September 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 78–68 Sydney Kings USQ Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Toowoomba
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16 September 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 92–79 Sydney Kings USQ Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Toowoomba
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28 September 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 91–100 Melbourne Tigers RSL Stadium, Townsville
.

2012 NBL pre-season tournament

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20 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 104–105 (2OT) Wollongong Hawks Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
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20 September 2012 Perth Wildcats 97–70 Sydney Kings Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
.
20 September 2012 Melbourne Tigers 78–74 Cairns Taipans Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
.
20 September 2012 New Zealand Breakers 71–66 Townsville Crocodiles Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
.
21 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 96–90 Sydney Kings Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
.
21 September 2012 Cairns Taipans 75–83 New Zealand Breakers Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
.
21 September 2012 Melbourne Tigers 67–70 Perth Wildcats Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
.
21 September 2012 Wollongong Hawks 75–53 Townsville Crocodiles Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
.

Finals

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22 September 2012 New Zealand Breakers 93–100 Sydney Kings Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
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22 September 2012 Melbourne Tigers 60–80 Townsville Crocodiles Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
.
22 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 89–62 Cairns Taipans Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
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22 September 2012 Perth Wildcats 72–60 Wollongong Hawks Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
.

Perth Wildcats are pre-season champions.

Regular season

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Round 1

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5 October 2012 New Zealand Breakers 72–93 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
5 October 2012 Wollongong Hawks 79–76 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 4,323
6 October 2012 Cairns Taipans 84–72 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,473
7 October 2012 Adelaide 36ers 84–61 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 3,988

Round 2

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12 October 2012 New Zealand Breakers 73–59 Adelaide 36ers Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 6,625
12 October 2012 Sydney Kings 85–82 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 4,386
12 October 2012 Cairns Taipans 58–68 Wollongong Hawks Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,172
14 October 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 58–82 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
Network Ten Attendance: 3,782

Round 3

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19 October 2012 New Zealand Breakers 73–71 Townsville Crocodiles North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,749
19 October 2012 Sydney Kings 68–88 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 4,238
20 October 2012 Adelaide 36ers 85–81 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
NBL TV Attendance: 4,331
21 October 2012 Melbourne Tigers 65–74 Perth Wildcats Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 5,256
21 October 2012 Wollongong Hawks 84–66 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 3,836

Round 4

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26 October 2012 Melbourne Tigers 64–75 New Zealand Breakers Hisense Arena, Melbourne
One Attendance: 5,130
26 October 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 87–92 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,294
28 October 2012 Adelaide 36ers 63–77 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 4,720
28 October 2012 Cairns Taipans 69–71 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,022

Round 5

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2 November 2012 New Zealand Breakers 79–76 Sydney Kings North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,653
2 November 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 80–92 (OT) Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
One Attendance: 3,485
4 November 2012 Sydney Kings 81–88 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 4,660
4 November 2012 Melbourne Tigers 91–66 Townsville Crocodiles Hisense Arena, Melbourne
NBL TV Attendance: 4,044
4 November 2012 Wollongong Hawks 100–67 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 4,026

Round 6

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9 November 2012 Sydney Kings 65–51 Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 4,082
9 November 2012 Melbourne Tigers 96–66 Adelaide 36ers Hisense Arena, Melbourne
NBL TV Attendance: 5,283
9 November 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 72–81 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,392
10 November 2012 Cairns Taipans 54–73 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,661
11 November 2012 Adelaide 36ers 77–65 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 3,696

Round 7

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16 November 2012 New Zealand Breakers 93–63 Townsville Crocodiles Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 7,489
16 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 65–69 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 11,562
17 November 2012 Wollongong Hawks 73–59 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 3,826
18 November 2012 Melbourne Tigers 67–72 Sydney Kings Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 5,810

Round 8

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22 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 89–64 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 11,086
23 November 2012 Cairns Taipans 76–83 (OT) Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
One Attendance: 4,253
24 November 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 63–68 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,244
25 November 2012 Melbourne Tigers 66–74 Wollongong Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 2,774

Round 9

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30 November 2012 New Zealand Breakers 94–64 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
30 November 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 75–73 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,255
30 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 75–56 Sydney Kings Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 11,172
2 December 2012 Adelaide 36ers 85–88 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 4,015
2 December 2012 Cairns Taipans 76–66 Wollongong Hawks Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,754

Round 10

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7 December 2012 Perth Wildcats 80–68 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 11,239
8 December 2012 Sydney Kings 75–62 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
NBL TV Attendance: 4,178
8 December 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 85–84 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,360
9 December 2012 Adelaide 36ers 85–91 (OT) Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 3,485

Round 11

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13 December 2012 New Zealand Breakers 97–76 Cairns Taipans Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 6,677
14 December 2012 Wollongong Hawks 78–75 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,326
15 December 2012 Adelaide 36ers 75–80 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
NBL TV Attendance: 4,493
15 December 2012 Sydney Kings 70–63 (OT) Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
NBL TV Attendance: 5,776
16 December 2012 Melbourne Tigers 83–77 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 3,242

All-Star Game

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22 December 2012 North All-Stars 114–134 South All-Stars Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 4,523

Round 12

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28 December 2012 Adelaide 36ers 66–71 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 4,740
30 December 2012 Sydney Kings 61–95 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 6,788
31 December 2012 Cairns Taipans 61–66 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 5,217
31 December 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 86–82 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 4,124
31 December 2012 Wollongong Hawks 72–80 (OT) Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 4,976

Round 13

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4 January 2013 Adelaide 36ers 61–75 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 3,997
5 January 2013 Sydney Kings 86–82 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
NBL TV Attendance: 4,511
5 January 2013 Wollongong Hawks 76–78 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 3,756
5 January 2013 Cairns Taipans 66–85 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,013
6 January 2013 Melbourne Tigers 74–71 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 3,500

Round 14

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11 January 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 78–82 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,985
11 January 2013 Wollongong Hawks 81–94 (OT) Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,456
13 January 2013 Adelaide 36ers 82–64 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 4,489
13 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 73–58 Melbourne Tigers Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 12,336

Round 15

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17 January 2013 New Zealand Breakers 72–71 Wollongong Hawks North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
18 January 2013 Sydney Kings 74–77 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 6,281
18 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 86–64 Cairns Taipans Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 11,808
19 January 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 82–74 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,632
20 January 2013 Adelaide 36ers 66–84 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 4,630

Round 16

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24 January 2013 New Zealand Breakers 95–76 Sydney Kings North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
25 January 2013 Cairns Taipans 85–71 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,059
25 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 62–59 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 10,900
26 January 2013 Wollongong Hawks 74–91 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 3,534
27 January 2013 Melbourne Tigers 87–80 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 3,215

Round 17

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1 February 2013 New Zealand Breakers 98–81 Perth Wildcats Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 9,200
1 February 2013 Adelaide 36ers 78–86 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 3,628
2 February 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 90–78 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,648
3 February 2013 Melbourne Tigers 67–64 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 3,012
3 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 80–52 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 11,509

Round 18

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8 February 2013 Wollongong Hawks 70–77 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 3,061
8 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 73–67 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 10,776
9 February 2013 Sydney Kings 94–96 (OT) New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
NBL TV Attendance: 7,124
9 February 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 111–108 (2OT) Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 4,329
10 February 2013 Adelaide 36ers 71–84 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 5,055

Round 19

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15 February 2013 New Zealand Breakers 92–84 Wollongong Hawks North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
15 February 2013 Sydney Kings 75–78 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 4,117
15 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 80–52 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 10,587
16 February 2013 Cairns Taipans 68–71 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,911
17 February 2013 Melbourne Tigers 79–83 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 3,500
17 February 2013 Wollongong Hawks 86–62 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 3,006

Round 20

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21 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 78–58 Melbourne Tigers Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 10,447
22 February 2013 Wollongong Hawks 90–91 (OT) Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,024
22 February 2013 Cairns Taipans 78–75 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,881
24 February 2013 Sydney Kings 71–97 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 5,908

Round 21

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28 February 2013 New Zealand Breakers 104–79 Adelaide 36ers Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 8,500
1 March 2013 Cairns Taipans 78–72 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
One Attendance: 3,820
2 March 2013 Melbourne Tigers 82–88 Wollongong Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
NBL TV Attendance: 3,500
3 March 2013 Sydney Kings 83–67 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 4,955

Round 22

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7 March 2013 New Zealand Breakers 80–77 Cairns Taipans North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
8 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 83–56 Sydney Kings Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 11,343
9 March 2013 Adelaide 36ers 69–70 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
NBL TV Attendance: 5,309
9 March 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 69–64 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,381
10 March 2013 Melbourne Tigers 74–79 New Zealand Breakers Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 5,192

Round 23

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14 March 2013 New Zealand Breakers 114–84 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
15 March 2013 Wollongong Hawks 81–74 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 4,016
15 March 2013 Cairns Taipans 76–73 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,013
17 March 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 75–73 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
Network Ten Attendance: 3,448
17 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 70–53 Cairns Taipans Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 10,936

Round 24

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22 March 2013 Sydney Kings 81–74 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 6,371
22 March 2013 Cairns Taipans 64–66 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,932
22 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 73–58 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 12,381
23 March 2013 Wollongong Hawks 74–64 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 4,512
24 March 2013 Melbourne Tigers 78–70 Townsville Crocodiles Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 5,209

Ladder

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Pos 2012–13 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 New Zealand Breakers 28 24 4 85.71% 4–1 L1 13–1 11–3 2296 2070 110.92%
2 Perth Wildcats 28 22 6 78.57% 4–1 W3 13–1 9–5 2195 1885 116.45%
3 Wollongong Hawks 28 13 15 46.43% 3–2 W2 8–6 5–9 2104 2087 100.82%
4 Sydney Kings1 28 12 16 42.86% 2–3 W1 7–7 5–9 2102 2222 94.60%
5 Melbourne Tigers1 28 12 16 42.86% 2–3 W2 7–7 5–9 2092 2163 96.72%
6 Cairns Taipans 28 11 17 39.29% 2–3 L2 6–8 5–9 2074 2137 97.05%
7 Townsville Crocodiles 28 10 18 35.71% 2–3 L2 8–6 2–12 2063 2242 92.02%
8 Adelaide 36ers 28 8 20 28.57% 1–4 L4 4–10 4–10 2091 2211 94.57%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2013. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Melbourne Tigers (2-2). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+2).

Ladder Progression

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  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2012–13 NBL season
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Adelaide 36ers 1 3 3 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Cairns Taipans 3 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 6
Melbourne Tigers 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 6 5
New Zealand Breakers 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Perth Wildcats 2 1 1 1 3 3 5 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sydney Kings 5 5 6 4 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 5 4
Townsville Crocodiles 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
Wollongong Hawks 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3

Finals

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The 2012–13 National Basketball League Finals will be played in March and April 2013, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Playoff Seedings

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  1. New Zealand Breakers
  2. Perth Wildcats
  3. Wollongong Hawks
  4. Sydney Kings

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

Under this system, Melbourne did not qualify for the playoffs by equalling Sydney's win–loss record, as the latter held advantage in the tiebreaker (2-2, +2 points).

Playoff bracket

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Semifinals Grand Final
          
1 New Zealand Breakers 81 99 X
4 Sydney Kings 64 88 X
1 New Zealand Breakers 79 70 X
2 Perth Wildcats 67 66 X
2 Perth Wildcats 93 85 X
3 Wollongong Hawks 65 81 X

Semi-finals

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28 March 2013 New Zealand Breakers 81–64 Sydney Kings Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 8,314
28 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 93–65 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 10,904
31 March 2013 Wollongong Hawks 81–85 (OT) Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Network Ten Attendance: 3,026
1 April 2013 Sydney Kings 88–99 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 4,908

Grand Final

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7 April 2013 New Zealand Breakers 79–67 Perth Wildcats Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 9,330
12 April 2013 Perth Wildcats 66–70 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 13,527

Season statistics

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Statistics leaders

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Category Player Games
played
Totals Average
Points per game Ben Madgen (Sydney Kings) 28 502 17.9
Rebounds per game Daniel Johnson (Adelaide 36ers) 28 227 8.1
Assists per game Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers) 28 200 7.1
Steals per game Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers) 28 79 2.8
Blocks per game Alex Pledger (New Zealand Breakers) 27 38 1.4
Field goal percentage Jeremiah Trueman (Perth Wildcats) 28 45-71 63.4%
Three-point field goal percentage Oscar Forman (Wollongong Hawks) 28 73-153 47.7%
Free throw percentage Ben Madgen (Sydney Kings) 28 95-111 85.6%

Note: regular season only (minimum 14 games)

Attendances

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Team Hosted Average Highest Lowest Total
Adelaide 36ers 14 4,327 5,309 3,485 60,576
Cairns Taipans 14 4,227 5,217 3,754 59,181
Melbourne Tigers 14 4,191 5,810 2,774 58,667
New Zealand Breakers 14 5,278 9,200 3,653 73,893
Perth Wildcats 14 11,292 12,381 10,447 158,082
Sydney Kings 14 5,241 7,124 4,082 73,375
Townsville Crocodiles 14 3,597 4,329 3,244 50,359
Wollongong Hawks 14 3,763 4,976 3,006 52,678
Totals 112 5,239 12,381 2,774 586,811

Note: regular season only

Top 10 Attendances

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Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day
13,527 GF 12 April 2013 Perth Wildcats 66-70 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Friday Night
12,381 24 22 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 73-58 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Friday Night
12,336 14 13 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 73-58 Melbourne Tigers Perth Arena Sunday Afternoon
11,808 15 18 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 86-64 Cairns Taipans Perth Arena Friday Night
11,562 7 16 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 65-69 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena Friday Night
11,509 17 3 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 80-52 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena Sunday Afternoon
11,343 22 8 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 83-56 Sydney Kings Perth Arena Friday Night
11,239 10 7 December 2012 Perth Wildcats 80-68 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena Friday Night
11,172 9 30 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 75-56 Sydney Kings Perth Arena Friday Night
11,086 8 22 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 89-64 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Thursday Night

Awards

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Player of the Week

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Round Player Team
1 Matthew Knight Perth Wildcats
2 Corin Henry Sydney Kings
3 Mika Vukona New Zealand Breakers
4 Ben Madgen Sydney Kings
5 Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks
6 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers
7 Daniel Johnson Adelaide 36ers
8 Kevin Lisch Perth Wildcats
9 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers
10 Corin Henry Sydney Kings
11 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers
12 Lucas Walker Melbourne Tigers
13 Gary Ervin Townsville Crocodiles
14 Daniel Johnson Adelaide 36ers
15 Ian Crosswhite Sydney Kings
16 Daryl Corletto New Zealand Breakers
17 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers
18 Peter Crawford Townsville Crocodiles
19 Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks
20 Shawn Redhage Perth Wildcats
21 Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks
22 Alex Pledger New Zealand Breakers
23 Alex Pledger New Zealand Breakers
24 Larry Davidson Wollongong Hawks

Player of the Month

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Month Player Team
October Ben Madgen Sydney Kings
November Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers
December Gary Ervin Townsville Crocodiles
January Gary Ervin Townsville Crocodiles
February Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers
March Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks
March Chris Goulding Melbourne Tigers

Coach of the Month

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Month Player Team
October Gordie McLeod Wollongong Hawks
November Andrej Lemanis New Zealand Breakers
December Paul Woolpert Townsville Crocodiles
January Andrej Lemanis New Zealand Breakers
February Rob Beveridge Perth Wildcats
March Gordie McLeod Wollongong Hawks

Season

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The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Palladium Room at Crown Casino, Melbourne on Sunday, 24 March 2013.

Finals

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See also

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References

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