2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The off-season saw the team draft a pair of first-round draft picks, future All-Star Damian Lillard was taken sixth overall and Meyers Leonard was taken 11th overall. Despite the team finishing in 11th place in the Western Conference with a mediocre 33–49 record including a 13-game losing streak to finish, Lillard enjoyed a stellar rookie season, winning Rookie of the Year honors for his efforts.

The Trail Blazers would not miss the playoffs again until 2022.

Key dates June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. July 1: Free agency started and players were allowed to negotiate contracts with new or their old teams. July 11: Ten-day moratorium ended; players were allowed to sign contracts with new or their old teams and teams were allowed to resume making trades.

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School 1 6 PG Weber State 1 11 C Illinois 2 40 SG Memphis 2 41 (traded to Brooklyn) PG Kansas

Roster

Pre-season

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || October 31 || L. A. Lakers | | Nicolas Batum (26) | J. J. Hickson (10) | Damian Lillard (11) | Rose Garden20,401 | 1–0

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 2 || @ Oklahoma City | | LaMarcus Aldridge (22) | LaMarcus Aldridge (15) | Damian Lillard (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 3 || @ Houston | | LaMarcus Aldridge (27) | J. J. Hickson (12) | Damian Lillard (9) | Toyota Center18,140 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 5 || @ Dallas | | Aldridge & Matthews (20) | J. J. Hickson (11) | Damian Lillard (5) | American Airlines Center19,521 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 8 || L. A. Clippers | | Nicolas Batum (23) | Nicolas Batum (9) | Batum & Aldridge (5) | Rose Garden20,425 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || November 10 || San Antonio | | Nicolas Batum (35) | J. J. Hickson (14) | LaMarcus Aldridge (7) | Rose Garden20,447 | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 12 || Atlanta | | Batum & Hickson (19) | J. J. Hickson (18) | LaMarcus Aldridge (8) | Rose Garden19,095 | 2–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || November 13 || @ Sacramento | | Damian Lillard (22) | J. J. Hickson (13) | Damian Lillard (9) | Sleep Train Arena10,153 | 3–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || November 16 || Houston | | Nicolas Batum (35) | Meyers Leonard (8) | Lillard & Matthews (5) | Rose Garden20,382 | 4–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || November 18 || Chicago | | Batum & Matthews (21) | LaMarcus Aldridge (13) | Ronnie Price (5) | Rose Garden20,242 | 5–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 21 || @ Phoenix | | Damian Lillard (24) | LaMarcus Aldridge (7) | Nicolas Batum (4) | US Airways Center14,263 | 5–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || November 23 || Minnesota | | Wesley Matthews (30) | J. J. Hickson (13) | Damian Lillard (8) | Rose Garden20,555 | 6-6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 || November 25 || @ Brooklyn | | Wesley Matthews (20) | J. J. Hickson (10) | Damian Lillard (7) | Barclays Center16,542 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 26 || @ Detroit | | LaMarcus Aldridge (32) | Batum & Aldridge (10) | Damian Lillard (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills10,212 | 6–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || November 28 || @ Washington | | Batum & Lillard (20) | J. J. Hickson (19) | Damian Lillard (5) | Verizon Center14,114 | 6–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || November 30 || @ Boston | | LaMarcus Aldridge (23) | LaMarcus Aldridge (8) | Will Barton (4) | TD Garden18,624 | 6–10

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || December 1 || @ Cleveland | | Damian Lillard (24) | LaMarcus Aldridge (9) | Damian Lillard (11) | Quicken Loans Arena16,624 | 7–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || December 3 || @ Charlotte | | LaMarcus Aldridge (25) | Batum & Aldridge (13) | Damian Lillard (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena12,640 | 8–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || December 5 || @ Indiana | | Damian Lillard (23) | J. J. Hickson (12) | Damian Lillard (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse11,569 | 8–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 8 || Sacramento | | LaMarcus Aldridge (17) | J. J. Hickson (15) | Damian Lillard (9) | Rose Garden19,454 | 8–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || December 10 || Toronto | | LaMarcus Aldridge (30) | LaMarcus Aldridge (12) | Damian Lillard (6) | Rose Garden16,863 | 9–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 13 || San Antonio | | Damian Lillard (29) | J. J. Hickson (12) | Nicolas Batum (8) | Rose Garden19,118 | 10–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || December 16 || New Orleans | | J. J. Hickson (24) | J. J. Hickson (16) | Nicolas Batum (10) | Rose Garden18,772 | 11–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || December 20 || Denver | | Nicolas Batum (22) | J. J. Hickson (18) | Damian Lillard (10) | Rose Garden19,982 | 12-12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || December 22 || Phoenix | | Damian Lillard (25) | J. J. Hickson (15) | Nicolas Batum (8) | Rose Garden19,746 | 13–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 23 || @ Sacramento | | LaMarcus Aldridge (22) | Hickson & Aldridge (11) | Nicolas Batum (8) | Sleep Train Arena13,244 | 13-13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || December 26 || Sacramento | | LaMarcus Aldridge (28) | J. J. Hickson (14) | Damian Lillard (11) | Rose Garden20,545 | 14–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 28 || @ L. A. Lakers | | LaMarcus Aldridge (26) | J. J. Hickson (8) | Nicolas Batum (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 14-14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || December 29 || Philadelphia | | Nicolas Batum (22) | J. J. Hickson (13) | Nicolas Batum (8) | Rose Garden20,569 | 15–14

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || January 1 || @ New York | | Nicolas Batum (26) | LaMarcus Aldridge (14) | Batum & Lillard (6) | Madison Square Garden19,033 | 16–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || January 2 || @ Toronto | | Damian Lillard (18) | LaMarcus Aldridge (10) | Damian Lillard (7) | Air Canada Centre18,117 | 16–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || January 4 || @ Memphis | | Wesley Matthews (21) | LaMarcus Aldridge (12) | Damian Lillard (8) | FedExForum15,823 | 17–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || January 5 || @ Minnesota | | Batum & Matthews (26) | J. J. Hickson (11) | Aldridge & Lillard (6) | Target Center16,220 | 18–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || January 7 || Orlando | | LaMarcus Aldridge (27) | J. J. Hickson (15) | Batum & Lillard (10) | Rose Garden19,560 | 19–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || January 10 || Miami | | Nicolas Batum (28) | LaMarcus Aldridge (15) | Damian Lillard (8) | Rose Garden20,536 | 20–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 11 || @ Golden State | | Damian Lillard (37) | J. J. Hickson (12) | LaMarcus Aldridge (5) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 20–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 || January 13 || Oklahoma City | | LaMarcus Aldridge (33) | LaMarcus Aldridge (11) | Damian Lillard (9) | Rose Garden20,423 | 20–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || January 15 || @ Denver | | LaMarcus Aldridge (28) | J. J. Hickson (13) | Nicolas Batum (7) | Pepsi Center15,521 | 20–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 16 || Cleveland | | Nicolas Batum (23) | Nicolas Batum (12) | Damian Lillard (7) | Rose Garden18,880 | 20–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 || January 19 || Milwaukee | | Damian Lillard (26) | LaMarcus Aldridge (14) | Damian Lillard (10) | Rose Garden20,487 | 20-20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 || January 21 || Washington | | Damian Lillard (18) | LaMarcus Aldridge (12) | Nicolas Batum (11) | Rose Garden17,366 | 20–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || January 23 || Indiana | | LaMarcus Aldridge (27) | J. J. Hickson (13) | Batum & Lillard (8) | Rose Garden18,934 | 21-21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || January 26 || L. A. Clippers | | Batum & Lillard (20) | Nicolas Batum (10) | Nicolas Batum (12) | Rose Garden20,672 | 22–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 || January 27 || @ L. A. Clippers | | LaMarcus Aldridge (21) | LaMarcus Aldridge (11) | Batum & Matthews (8) | Staples Center19,060 | 22-22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || January 29 || Dallas | | LaMarcus Aldridge (29) | J. J. Hickson (15) | Damian Lillard (8) | Rose Garden18,888 | 23–22

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 || February 1 || @ Utah | | Damian Lillard (26) | LaMarcus Aldridge (10) | Damian Lillard (5) | EnergySolutions Arena19,512 | 23-23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || February 2 || Utah | | Damian Lillard (23) | Aldridge & Hickson (11) | Nicolas Batum (9) | Rose Garden20,376 | 24–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || February 4 || @ Minnesota | | LaMarcus Aldridge (25) | LaMarcus Aldridge (13) | Damian Lillard (6) | Target Center13,446 | 25–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 || February 6 || @ Dallas | | LaMarcus Aldridge (27) | Aldridge & Hickson (10) | Batum & Lillard (6) | American Airlines Center19,746 | 25–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || February 8 || @ Houston | | LaMarcus Aldridge (31) | LaMarcus Aldridge (11) | Damian Lillard (6) | Toyota Center15,655 | 25-25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 || February 10 || @ Orlando | | LaMarcus Aldridge (25) | Nicolas Batum (8) | Damian Lillard (12) | Amway Center17,966 | 25–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || February 12 || @ Miami | | Damian Lillard (33) | Wesley Matthews (6) | Nicolas Batum (4) | American Airlines Arena20,032 | 25–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || February 13 || @ New Orleans | | Damian Lillard (12) | Víctor Claver (6) | Nicolas Batum (6) | New Orleans Arena11,656 | 25–28 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 || February 19 || Phoenix | | J. J. Hickson (25) | J. J. Hickson (16) | Damian Lillard (7) | Rose Garden20,499 | 25–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 22 || @ L. A. Lakers | | Nicolas Batum & J. J. Hickson (22) | J. J. Hickson (11) | Wesley Matthews (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 25–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || February 24 || Boston | | Wesley Matthews (24) | J. J. Hickson (11) | Damian Lillard (6) | Rose Garden20,484 | 26–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || February 27 || Denver | | Damian Lillard (26) | J. J. Hickson (14) | Nicolas Batum (9) | Rose Garden20,077 | 26–31

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || March 2 || Minnesota | | Damian Lillard (24) | J. J. Hickson (16) | Eric Maynor (12) | Rose Garden20,390 | 27–31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || March 4 || Charlotte | | LaMarcus Aldridge (23) | LaMarcus Aldridge (14) | Damian Lillard (7) | Rose Garden18,330 | 28–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 || March 6 || @ Memphis

| Damian Lillard (20)

2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season

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