2012–13 Leyton Orient F.C. season, Playing staff
Defender Elliott Omozusi's first contract with Leyton Orient was terminated in November 2011 due to his criminal conviction and subsequent prison sentence. In January 2013 after his release from prison, he re-signed for the club having trained with the first team for a short period.


2012–13 Liberty Flames basketball team
The 2012–13 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by fourth year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. Despite losing their first eight games of the season and ending up with a 15–20 record (6–10 in the Big South), Liberty won the Big South Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Flames were the first 20-loss team in the NCAA Tournament since Coppin State in 2007–08 and only the second 20-loss team ever to qualify. They lost in the first four round to North Carolina A&T to finish the season 15–21.


2012–13 Liechtenstein Cup
The 2012–13 Liechtenstein Cup was the sixty-eight season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of sixteen teams for one spot in the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. USV Eschen/Mauren were the defending champions.


2012–13 Liechtenstein Cup, First round
The First Round featured eight teams. In this round entered seven of the reserve clubs participating in the competition, along with FC Ruggell. The games were played on 21 and 22 August 2012.


2012–13 Liechtenstein Cup, Second round
The four winners of the First Round, along with FC Schaan, FC Schaan Azzurri, FC Triesen and FC Balzers II competed in the Second Round. The games were played on 26 September and 2 and 3 October 2012.


2012–13 Liechtenstein Cup, Quarter-finals
The four winners of the Second Round entered the quarter-finals, along with the semifinalists from last season's competitions: FC Vaduz, USV Eschen/Mauren, FC Balzers and FC Triesenberg. The games were played on 6 November 2012.


2012–13 Liechtenstein Cup, Semi-finals
The four winners of the quarter-finals competed in the semi-finals. The games will be played on 30 March and 17 April 2013.


2012–13 Liechtenstein Cup, Final
The final was played in the national stadium, Rheinpark Stadion.


2012–13 Liga Alef
The 2012–13 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Afula (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Katamon (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit. Beitar Kfar Saba won the promotion play-offs and met Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla of Liga Leumit and lost 2–4 on aggregate and thus remained in Liga Alef.


2012–13 Liga Alef
At the bottom, the bottom two clubs in each division, Hapoel Kafr Kanna, Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha (from North division), Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona and Ortodoxim Lod were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst the two clubs which were ranked in 14th place in each division, Maccabi Kafr Kanna and Hapoel Arad entered a promotion/relegation play-offs, Maccabi Kafr Kanna prevailing to stay in Liga Alef, while Hapoel Arad were relegated after losing the play-offs.


2012–13 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs, First round
Second and third placed clubs played single match at home against the fourth and fifth placed clubs in their respective regional division.


2012–13 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs, First round
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek and Hapoel Herzliya (from North division) and Hapoel Azor and Beitar Kfar Saba (from South division) advanced to the second round.


2012–13 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs, Second round
The winners of the first round played single match at home of the higher ranked club (from each regional division).


2012–13 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs, Second round
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek and Beitar Kfar Saba advanced to the third round.


2012–13 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs, Third round
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek and Beitar Kfar Saba faced each other for a single match in neutral venue. the winner advanced to the fourth round against the 14th placed club in Liga Leumit.


2012–13 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs, Fourth round
Beitar Kfar Saba faced the 14th placed in 2012–13 Liga Leumit Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla. the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2013–14 Liga Leumit. The matches took place on May 24 and 28, 2013.


2012–13 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs, Fourth round
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla won 4–2 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Beitar Kfar Saba remained in Liga Alef.


2012–13 Liga Alef, Relegation play-offs, North play-off
The 14th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Kafr Kanna, faced the Liga Bet play-offs winner, Hapoel Iksal. the winner earned a spot in the 2013–14 Liga Alef.


2012–13 Liga Alef, Relegation play-offs, South play-off
The 14th placed club in Liga Alef South, Hapoel Arad, faced the Liga Bet play-offs winner, F.C. Kafr Qasim. the winner earned a spot in the 2013–14 Liga Alef.


2012–13 Liga Bet
The 2012–13 Liga Bet season saw Beitar Nahariya (champions of the North A division), Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot (champions of the North B division), Hapoel Mahane Yehuda (champions of the South A division) and Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov (champions of the South B division) win the title and promotion to Liga Alef.


2012–13 Liga Bet
The clubs ranked 2nd to 5th in each division entered a promotion play-off, at the end of which, in the North section Hapoel Iksal lost against Maccabi Kafr Kanna from Liga Alef North and remained in Liga Bet, while, in the South section, F.C. Kafr Qasim won against Hapoel Arad from Liga Alef South and was promoted to Liga Alef.


2012–13 Liga Bet
At the bottom, F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur (from North A division), Ihud Bnei Baka (from North B division), Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan (from South A division), and Bnei Yehud (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.


2012–13 Liga Bet
The clubs ranked 12th to 15th in each division entered a relegation play-off, at the end of which Hapoel Ahva Haifa (from North A division), F.C. Kfar Kama (from North B division), Gadna Tel Aviv (from South A division) and Hapoel Merhavim (from South B division) dropped to Liga Gimel as well.


2012–13 Liga Bet, Promotion Play-offs, Northern Divisions
Hapoel Iksal qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef North division, Maccabi Kafr Kanna.


2012–13 Liga Bet, Promotion Play-offs, Northern Divisions, Promotion Play-off Match
Maccabi Kafr Kanna remained in Liga Alef; Hapoel Iksal remained in Liga Bet.


2012–13 Liga Bet, Promotion Play-offs, Southern Divisions
F.C. Kafr Qasim qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef South division, Hapoel Arad.


2012–13 Liga Bet, Promotion Play-offs, Southern Divisions, Promotion Play-off Match
F.C. Kafr Qasim promoted to Liga Alef; Hapoel Arad relegated to Liga Bet.


2012–13 Liga EBA season
The 2012–13 Liga EBA season is the 19th edition of the Liga EBA. This is the fourth division of Spanish basketball. Four teams will be promoted to LEB Plata. The regular season will start in October 2012 and will finish in March 2013. Promotion playoffs to LEB Plata will be in April 2012.


2012–13 Liga EBA season, Format, Regular season
Teams are divided in five groups by geographical criteria. Group A is also divided in two:


2012–13 Liga EBA season, Format, Final play-off
The three best teams of each group plus a fourth qualified decided with special criteria will play a double leg play-off. From these 16 teams, only four will be promoted to LEB Plata.


2012–13 Liga EBA season, Format, Final play-off
The final promotion playoffs will be played with Final Four formats where the first qualified of each group will host one of the stages.


2012–13 Liga EBA season, Final round
The 16 qualified teams will be divided in four groups of four teams. The first qualified teams will host the groups, played with a round-robin format. They will be played from 24 to 26 May 2013.


2012–13 Liga EBA season, Final round
The winner of each group will promote to LEB Plata.


2012–13 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
The 2012–13 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto was the 50th edition of the Spanish premier women's basketball championship. Regular season started on 12 October 2012 and finished on 30 March 2013. Top six teams played the championship playoffs during April. Eleven teams took part in the regular season championship.


2012–13 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
Perfumerías Avenida won its third title after defeating Rivas Ecópolis in the Finals.


2012–13 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Competition format
Top three teams in the standings at mid season and the host team play the Copa de la Reina. If the host team finishes in the top three, the fourth qualified will join the competition.


2012–13 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Competition format
After the Regular Season, the top six teams play the play-offs. Top two teams qualify directly to semifinals while the teams 3rd–6th begin to play on quarter-finals.


2012–13 Liga Gimel
The 2012–13 Liga Gimel season saw 95 clubs competing in 6 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.


2012–13 Liga Gimel
Hapoel Bu'eine (Upper Galilee), Hapoel Bnei Nujeidat (Jezreel), Hapoel Yoqneam (Samaria), Shimshon Bnei Tayibe (Sharon), Hapoel Ramat Israel (Tel Aviv) and Maccabi Sderot (Central-South) all won their respective divisions and were promoted to Liga Bet.


2012–13 Liga Gimel
During the summer, as several vacancies were created in Liga Bet, runners-up Maccabi Sulam (Jezreel), F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe (Sharon) and Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam (Tel Aviv) were also promoted to Liga Bet.


2012–13 Liga Gimel, Samaria Division
During the season, Beitar Umm al-Fahm (after 15 matches) folded and its results were annulled.


2012–13 Liga Gimel, Sharon Division
F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe competed with Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam from the Tel Aviv division for a vacant spot in Liga Bet, and lost the match 0–1. After the match another spot became available in Liga Bet, and F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe was promoted as well.


2012–13 Liga I
The 2012–13 Liga I was the ninety-fifth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. The season began on 21 July 2012 and ended on 30 May 2013. CFR Cluj were the defending champions.


2012–13 Liga I
Since Romania dropped from 14th to 22nd place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2011–12 season, the league has lost its second UEFA Champions League berth. Further, all teams who will qualify for a European competition via league placement at the end of this season will have to enter these a round earlier as in the season before. The champions will enter the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, while the second- and third-placed teams will begin at the second and first qualifying rounds, respectively, of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. In addition, the winners of the 2012–13 Cupa României will also start in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, two rounds earlier than before.


2012–13 Liga I, Teams
Four teams from the 2011–12 season were relegated to their respective 2012–13 Liga II division, Târgu Mureș, Mioveni, Voința Sibiu, and Sportul Studențesc București.


2012–13 Liga I, Teams
Four teams, two from each division, were promoted from 2011–12 Liga II. From the Seria I, CSMS Iași and Viitorul Constanța gained the access because they finished first and second in the standings. From Seria II, the promoted teams where Gloria Bistrița and Turnu Severin. Politehnica Timișoara won their promotion place in the field, but they did not receive their licence for the first league, so the Romanian Football Federation decided that the third team in the division, Turnu Severin, should promote instead.


2012–13 Liga I, Teams
Team FC Astra Ploiești were renamed FC Astra Giurgiu, effective to 1 July 2012.


2012–13 Liga I, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Liga I, Top goalscorers
1 Marius Niculae was transferred to Shandong Luneng during the winter transfer window.


2012–13 Liga I, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Valentin Cojocaru (3 / 0); Răzvan Stanca (4 / 0); Ciprian Tătărușanu (28 / 0). Defenders: Doru Bratu (2 / 0); Vlad Chiricheș (26 / 1); Andrei Dumitraș (5 / 0); Florin Gardoș (21 / 1); Daniel Georgievski  (19 / 0); Iasmin Latovlevici (24 / 2); Valeriu Lupu (2 / 0); Novak Martinović  (5 / 1); Gabriel Matei (1 / 0); Paul Pârvulescu (12 / 0); Cornel Râpă (8 / 0); Łukasz Szukała  (20 / 4).


2012–13 Liga I, Champion squad
Midfielders: Tiberiu Bălan (5 / 0); Alexandru Bourceanu (32 / 3); Alexandru Chipciu (27 / 6); Lucian Filip (17 / 0); Ionuț Năstăsie (2 / 0); Mihai Pintilii (30 / 5); Adrian Popa (30 / 1); Andrei Prepeliță (18 / 1); Cristian Tănase (29 / 8). Forwards: Florin Costea (1 / 0); Mihai Costea (12 / 2); Gabriel Iancu (10 / 2); Adi Rocha  (16 / 9); Leandro Tatu  (9 / 2); Stefan Nikolić  (24 / 5); Raul Rusescu (34 / 21). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2012–13 Liga I (women's football)
The 2012–13 season of the Liga I Feminin was the 23rd season of Romania's premier women's football league. Olimpia Cluj were the defending champions and defended their title.


2012–13 Liga I (women's football)
The season was the last named Liga I and prepared the restructuring of the Romanian football pyramid. Next season a second-level league was created.


2012–13 Liga I (women's football), Standings, Championship play-off
The top two of each group advanced to the final stage. The six teams play each other two times for a total of ten games. In contrast to last season, there were no bonus points given for winning their first stage division. Blue Angel Cristian Brasov withdrew their team after the season.


2012–13 Liga I (women's football), Standings, Superliga qualification
Played by the third placed teams from the first stage. Two were supposed to qualify, but after Blue Angel withdrew, all qualified.


2012–13 Liga I (women's football), Standings, Play-out
Played by teams placed fourth to sixth in the first stage. CS Negrea Reşiţa were disallowed to participate. All teams start in the Liga I next season.


2012–13 Liga II
The 2012–13 Liga II is the 73rd season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The first two teams in each series will promote at the end of the season to the Liga I, and the last five in each series will relegate to the Liga III, instead of three, like the previous season, because the 2013–14 season will have 2 series of 14 teams each.


2012–13 Liga III
The 2012–13 Liga III season is the 57th season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. Day one was played on August 31, 2012 and the last round was played on May 30, 2013. The first team in each series will promote at the end of the season to the Liga II, and the teams that finish 10-16 will relegate to the Liga IV. From the teams that finish 9th, another three are relegated, but separate standings are computed, only results against teams that finished 1-8 are taken into consideration.


2012–13 Liga III
This season was close to a disaster, only 78 teams registered, although 96 spots were available (6x16), thus 18 spots remained unoccupied. From the 78, 5 withdrew from the championship during the first half, CSO Plopeni, Sevişul Şelimbăr, Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, FCM Huși and FC Cisnădie, thus 73 remained in the tables.


2012–13 Liga III
During the second half of the championship another 7 teams withdrew, only 66 teams remained out of 96 spots. This teams were: Young Stars Panciu, Rapid II București, Eolica Baia, CSM Focşani, Jiul Petroşani, FCM Turda and Girom Albota.


2012–13 Liga IV
The 2012–13 Liga IV was the 71st season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off match played on a neutral venue. The winners of the play-off matches promoted to Liga III.


2012–13 Liga IV Alba
The 2012–13 Liga IV Alba was the 45th season of the Liga IV Alba, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 25 August 2012 and ended on 9 June 2013.


2012–13 Liga IV Arad
The 2012–13 Liga IV Arad was the 45th season of the Liga IV Arad, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 10 August 2012 and ended on 9 June 2013.


2012–13 Liga IV Arad, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Arad County face champions of Liga IV – Bihor County.


2012–13 Liga IV Argeș
The 2012–13 Liga IV Argeș was the 45th season of the Liga IV Argeș, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 18 August 2012 and ended on 8 June 2013. Atletic Bradu was crowned as county champion and qualify to the promotion play-off.


2012–13 Liga IV Argeș, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Argeș County face champions of Liga IV – Giurgiu County.


2012–13 Liga IV Bacău
The 2012–13 Liga IV Bacău was the 45th season of Liga IV Bacău, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 18 August 2012 and was concluded on 9 June 2013. Negri was crowned as county champion and qualify to the promotion play-off.


2012–13 Liga IV Bacău, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Bacău County face champions of Liga IV – Vrancea County.


2012–13 Liga IV Bihor
The 2012–13 Liga IV Bihor was the 45th season of the Liga IV Bihor, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 18 August 2012 and ended on 16 June 2013.


2012–13 Liga IV Bihor, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Bihor County face champions of Liga IV – Arad County.


2012–13 Liga IV Prahova
The 2012–13 Liga IV Prahova, commonly known as Liga A Prahova, was the 45th season of the Liga IV - Prahova, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 17 August 2012 and ended on 9 June 2013.


2012–13 Liga IV Suceava
The 2012–13 Liga IV Suceava season was the 45th season of the Liga IV Suceava, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 17 August 2012 and ended on 2 June 2013. Pojorâta crowned as county champion and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.


2012–13 Liga IV Suceava, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Suceava County face champions of Liga IV – Iași County.


2012–13 Liga IV Teleorman
The 2012–13 Liga IV Teleorman was the 45th season of the Liga IV Teleorman, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 25 August 2012 and ended on 8 June 2013.


2012–13 Liga Leumit
The 2012–13 Liga Leumit was the fourteen season since its introduction in 1999 and the 71st season of second-tier football in Israel. It began on 24 August 2012 and ended on 20 May 2013.


2012–13 Liga Leumit
A total of sixteen teams contested in the league, including twelve sides from the 2011–12 season, one promoted team from the 2011–12 Liga Alef and three relegated teams from the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League.


2012–13 Liga Leumit, Changes from 2011–12 season, Team changes
Hapoel Ramat Gan were promoted to the 2012–13 Israeli Premier League after beating Hapoel Bnei Lod in the 2011–12 Liga Leumit promotion playoff.


2012–13 Liga Leumit, Changes from 2011–12 season, Team changes
Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, and Maccabi Petah Tikva were directly relegated to the 2012–13 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League season in the bottom three places.


2012–13 Liga Leumit, Changes from 2011–12 season, Team changes
Ironi Bat Yam, Hapoel Herzliya, and Maccabi Be'er Sheva were all relegated to Liga Alef after finishing in the previous season in last three league places. They were replaced by Maccabi Yavne who were promoted to the 2012–13 Liga Leumit after beating Hapoel Asi Gilboa on away goals rule (0–0 away, 2–2 home) in the 2011–12 Liga Alef promotion playoff.


2012–13 Liga Leumit, Overview, Stadia and locations
The club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.


2012–13 Liga Leumit, Playoffs
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):


2012–13 Liga Leumit, Relegation playoff, Relegation playoff
The 14th-placed Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla faced 2012–13 Liga Alef promotion winner Beitar Kfar Saba. Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla, the winner on aggregate kept its spot in the 2013–14 Liga Leumit. The matches took place on May 24 and 27, 2013.


2012–13 Liga MX season
The 2012–13 Liga MX season was the 66th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico, and the first under the league's current identity as "Liga MX". The season was split into two competitions: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.


2012–13 Liga MX season, Clubs
Eighteen teams participated in the season. Estudiantes Tecos was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three consecutive seasons, ending its 36-year stay in the league. León was promoted, and as the winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season, León returned to the top flight after being relegated 10 years earlier.


2012–13 Liga MX season, Torneo Apertura
The 2012 Apertura was the opening competition of the season. The regular season began on July 20, 2012 and ended on November 11, 2012. The Liguilla tournament began on November 14, 2012 and ended on December 2, 2012. Santos Laguna had been successful in defending their title since 2009.


2012–13 Liga MX season, Torneo Apertura, Top goalscorers
Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.


2012–13 Liga MX season, Torneo Clausura
The 2013 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 4, 2013. Tijuana were defending their inaugural champion title.


2012–13 Liga MX season, Torneo Clausura, Top goalscorers
As of May 5, 2013. Source Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.


2012–13 Liga Nacional B
The 2012–13 season of the Bolivian Liga Nacional B, the second category of Bolivian football, was played by 15 teams.


2012–13 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino
The 2012–13 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino (Spanish for: 2012-13 Women's Senior National Volleyball League) or 2012-13 LNSVF was the 9th official season of the Peruvian Volleyball League. Universidad César Vallejo won the league championship and qualified to the Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship.


2012–13 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino, Competition format
The 2012-13 season uses the same format as the previous edition, the first round is a double round robyn pool between all teams, after the round, the top 8 move on to the quarterfinal play-offs.


2012–13 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino, Competition format, First round
The first round is a Round-Robyn system where all 12 teams will play once against the other 11 in home-and-away matches making a total of 132 matches in the round.


2012–13 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino, Competition format, First round
1. Match points2. Numbers of matches won3. Sets ratio4. Points ratio


2012–13 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino, Competition format, First round
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2012–13 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino, Final round
The final round of the tournament is a knockout stage, teams play the quarterfinals seeded according to how they finished ranking-wise in the second round. This round is played best-out-of-three games, for a team to move on to the next stage, they have to win twice against the opposite team.


2012–13 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino, Final Standing
Paola García,	Verónica Contreras,Wendy Torres,	Rosa del Pilar Hoyos (C),	Mabel Olemar,Milagros Moy,	Andrea Sandoval,Katherine Romero,Sandra Guibert,	Marianne Fersola,	Sidarka Nuñez,			Mirian Patiño (L)


2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season
The 2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season was the 29th season of the top professional basketball league in Argentina. The regular season started on 14 September 2012. Regatas Corrientes won their first title, defeating Lanús in the finals.


2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season, Promotions and relegations
Torneo Nacional de Ascenso Champions from the previous season Unión Progresista and runners-up Argentino de Junín were promoted, occupying the berths left by Quilmes and San Martín de Corrientes. Unión Progresista would be relegated at the end of the season, together with 9 de Julio de Río Tercero.


2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season, Regular season, First stage
The first stage took place between 14 September and 28 October 2012. Teams were divided into two zones. The top four teams from each zone competed in the Torneo Súper 8 that took place in November.


2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season, Regular season, Torneo Súper 8
The eighth edition of Torneo Súper 8 took place on 7–10 November 2012 in the city of Corrientes, Corrientes. Regatas Corrientes won their second title, defeating Quimsa in the Final, and were granted a berth in the 2013 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol.


2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season, Regular season, Second stage
The second stage started on 1 November 2013. All 16 teams were ranked together. Each team carried over half of the points obtained in the first stage.


2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season, Playoffs, Championship playoffs
The Playoffs started on 13 March 2013 and ended on 15 May 2013. Regatas Corrientes defeated Lanús in the Finals and won their first title. Both teams were qualified for the 2014 FIBA Americas League. Since Regatas Corrientes had also qualified to the 2013 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol after winning the Torneo Súper 8, their berth was given to the next best team that was not qualified yet, in this case Argentino de Junín.


2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season, Playoffs, Relegation playoffs
The relegation series began on 14 March. Unión Progresista and 9 de Julio de Río Tercero lost their respective series and were relegated to the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso.


2012–13 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season
The 2012–13 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season was the 39th season of the Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo, the top level of ice hockey in Spain. Six teams participated in the league, and CD Hielo Bipolo won the championship.


2012–13 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season, Regular season
(Note: The game between CH Jaca and CG Puigcerdá at the end of the season was not played because both teams playoff positions were already determined.)


2012–13 Liga Națională (men's basketball)
The 2012–13 Liga Națională season was the 63rd season of the Liga Națională, the highest professional basketball league in Romania.


2012–13 Liga Națională (men's basketball)
The first half of the season consisted of 16 teams and 240-game regular season (30 games for each of the 16 teams). The season began on 6 October 2012 and ended on 2 April 2013, just before the Playoffs.


2012–13 Liga Națională (men's basketball), Playoffs
In the 2012–13 season, the first eight teams qualify for the play-off and the last eight teams qualify for the play-out. In the play-offs, the teams play by the "best of five" system in the first two rounds, and by the "best of seven" in the finals. For the third place, CSM Oradea won 2–1 against Gaz Metan Mediaş in the "best of three" system.


2012–13 Liga Națională (men's handball)
The 2012–13 Liga Națională was the 55th season of Romanian Handball League, the top-level men's professional handball league. The league comprises twelve teams. HCM Constanța were the defending champions, for the fifth time in a row.


2012–13 Liga Națională (women's handball)
The 2012–13 Liga Națională was the 55th season of Romanian Women's Handball League, the top-level women's professional handball league. The league comprises 11 teams. Z-Terom Iaşi did not register for the new season because it was dissolved. Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea were the defending champions, for the sixth season in a row.


2012–13 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season
The 2012–13 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season is the 25th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 20 July 2012 and is scheduled to end in May 2013. Ten teams will complete throughout the entire season.


2012–13 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season, Teams
Colón C-3 finished in 10th place in the overall table last season and were relegated to the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Taking their place for this season are the overall champions of last season's Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Río Abajo F.C..


2012–13 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season, 2012 Apertura
The 2012 Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on 20 July 2012 and ended on 2 December 2012.


2012–13 Liga Portuguesa de Andebol
2012–13 Liga Portuguesa de Andebol was the 11th season of the premier Portuguese handball league, the Portuguese Handball First Division (Liga Portuguesa de Andebol). FC Porto were the champions for the year.


2012–13 Liga Premier de Ascenso season
The 2012–13 Liga Premier de Ascenso season was split in two tournaments Apertura and Clausura. Liga Premier was the third-tier football league of Mexico. The season was played between 11 August 2012 and 1 June 2013.


2012–13 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Apertura, Regular Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2012–13 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla
The eight best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the Round of 8, quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Regular Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2012–13 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla
The eight best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the Round of 8, quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Relegation Table
Last updated: 27 April 2013 Source: P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played


2012–13 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Promotion Final
The Promotion Final is a series of matches played by the champions of the tournaments Apertura and Clausura, the game is played to determine the winning team of the promotion to Ascenso MX. The first leg was played on 29 May 2013, and the second leg was played on 1 June 2013.


2012–13 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season
The 2012–13 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season was the 36th season of LFPB.


2012–13 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season, Teams
The number of teams for 2012 remains the same. Real Mamoré finished last in the 2011 relegation table and was relegated to the Liga Nacional B for the first time since the club was founded. They were replaced by the 2011–12 Liga Nacional B champion Petrolero.


2012–13 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season, Copa Libertadores/Copa Sudamericana playoff
A playoff was contested between the third-placed teams of the 2011/12 Clausura (Oriente Petrolero) and the 2012/13 Apertura (Bolívar). The winner qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage, while the loser qualified for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.


2012–13 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season
The 2012–13 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season was split in two tournaments Apertura and Clausura. Liga de Nuevos Talentos was the fourth–tier football league of Mexico. The season was played between 24 August 2012 and 18 May 2013.


2012–13 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla
The nine and seven best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla
The nine and seven best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Relegation Table
Last updated: 13 April 2013 Source: P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played


2012–13 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Promotion Final
The Promotion Final is a series of matches played by the champions of the tournaments Apertura and Clausura, the game was played to determine the winning team of the promotion to Liga Premier de Ascenso. The first leg was played on 15 May 2013, and the second leg was played on 18 May 2013.


2012–13 Ligakupa
The 2012–13 Ligakupa was the sixth edition of the Hungarian League Cup, the Ligakupa.


2012–13 Ligakupa, Quarter-finals
The five winners and 3 seconds placed of the previous round were drawn into five group matches. The winners on aggregate advanced to the next round. The first leg were played on 20 February, the second leg were played on 6 March 2012.


2012–13 Ligakupa, Semi-finals
The first leg will be played on 20 and 21 March, the second leg will be played on 23 and 24 March 2012.


2012–13 Ligat Nashim
The 2012–13 Ligat Nashim was the 15th season of women's league football under the Israeli Football Association.


2012–13 Ligat Nashim
The league was won by ASA Tel Aviv University, its fourth consecutive title and fifth overall. By winning, ASA Tel Aviv qualified to 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.


2012–13 Ligat Nashim
Hapoel Be'er Sheva finished bottom of the first division and was relegated to the second division, and was replaced by second division winner, F.C. Kiryat Gat. The second-bottom club in the first division, Bnot Sakhnin met Maccabi Tzur Shalom Bialik for a spot in Ligat Nashim Rishona, Bnot Sakhnin winning 11–0 to remain in the first division.


2012–13 Ligat Nashim, Ligat Nashim Rishona, Format changes
A promotion/relegation play-off was introduced, setting the second-bottom club in the first division's relegation group against the second-top club in the second division's promotion group.


2012–13 Ligat Nashim, Ligat Nashim Shniya, Format changes
As 8 teams registered to the second division, the participating clubs first played a conventional double round-robin schedule for a total of 14 rounds, after which the 4 top clubs played a promotion play-off, while the bottom 4 clubs played a separate play-off, with clubs in each group playing a round-robin schedule of another 3 matches between them. Points earned in the regular season were kept by the clubs. The top club at the Promotion Group would win promotion to Ligat Nashim Rishona, and the second-placed club would compete in a promotion/relegation play-off against the third placed club in the first division's relegation group.


2012–13 Ligue 1
The 2012–13 Ligue 1 was the 75th season since its establishment. Montpellier were the defending champions. The league schedule was announced in April 2012 and the fixtures were determined on 30 May. The season began on 10 August and ended on 26 May 2013. A winter break was in effect from 24 December to 12 January 2013.


2012–13 Ligue 1
The season marked the 80th anniversary of professional football in France. In addition, German sportswear company Adidas became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long-term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel. To commemorate the 80th anniversary, adidas unveiled an exclusive ball, known as Le 80, for the new season.


2012–13 Ligue 1
Since France dropped from fifth to sixth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2011–12 season, the league's third place team, Lyon qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, having previously been placed in the playoff round.


2012–13 Ligue 1
On 12 May, Paris Saint-Germain won the league title after a 1–0 away win against Lyon.


2012–13 Ligue 1, Teams
There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2011–12 season. A total of 20 teams competed in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the second division, Ligue 2. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.


2012–13 Ligue 1, Teams
Bastia became the first club to achieve promotion to Ligue 1. The club clinched the second division title on 1 May 2012 with three matches to spare after defeating Metz 3–0 at the Stade Armand Cesari. Bastia is making its return to the first division after a seven-year absence and is entering Ligue 1 on a run of two consecutive promotions. The club had earned promotion to Ligue 2 after winning the 2010–11 edition of the Championnat National.


2012–13 Ligue 1, Teams
Reims and Troyes became the second and third clubs, respectively, to earn promotion to Ligue 1 alongside the champions Bastia. Both clubs achieved promotion with one game to spare following league victories on 11 May 2012, which positioned each club in second and third place permanently. Reims, which is a six-time Ligue 1 champion, is returning to the first division after over 33 years playing in the lower divisions. During those 33 years, the club underwent liquidation and had all aspects of the club (its records, trophies, etc.) auctioned off. Troyes is returning to Ligue 1 after spending four years playing in Ligue 2. During its five-year spell outside the first division, Troyes also played in the Championnat National, the third level of French football.


2012–13 Ligue 1, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)
The 2012-13 Ligue 1 season was the 55th edition and current of the top-tier competition of Côte d'Ivoire football.


2012–13 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)
The season will start on 2 November 2012 and be in play until 31 July 2013.


2012–13 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)
The Ivoirian Ligue 1 is back to its 2010 formula, consisting of a single group of fourteen teams, after it followed a revised format for two seasons following political problems in the country.


2012–13 Ligue 2
The 2012–13 Ligue 2 season was the 74th season since its establishment. The league schedule was announced in April 2012 and the fixtures were determined on 30 May. The season began on 27 July and ended on 24 May 2013. The winter break was in effect from 22 December to 12 January 2013. In addition, German sportswear company Uhlsport became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long-term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel.


2012–13 Ligue 2, Teams
There were three promoted teams from the Championnat National, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 2 following the 2011–12 season. A total of 20 teams are currently competing in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the third division, Championnat National. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.


2012–13 Ligue 2, Teams
Auxerre was the first club to suffer relegation to Ligue 2 in the 2011–12 Ligue 1 season. The club's drop was confirmed on 13 May 2012 following the team's 3–0 loss to Marseille; a defeat that made it impossible for the club to finish safe. Auxerre returned to the second division after 32 consecutive years playing in Ligue 1. Prior to the 2011–12 season, the club had never suffered relegation from the country's top division.


2012–13 Ligue 2, Teams
On the final day of the 2011–12 Ligue 1 season, Dijon and Caen were both relegated to Ligue 2 following defeats to Rennes and Valenciennes, respectively. Dijon returned to the second division after only one season in Ligue 1, while Caen fell to the second-tier after two years in the first division.


2012–13 Ligue 2, Teams
On 18 May 2012, both Nîmes and Gazélec Ajaccio were promoted to Ligue 2 after each club achieved results that made it impossible for the league's fourth-placed team to surpass them. Nîmes returned to the second division after only one year at semi-professional level, while Gazélec will play in Ligue 2 for the first time since the 1992–93 season. On the final day of the 2011–12 National season, Niort became the final club to earn promotion to Ligue 2 after beating already-promoted Gazélec Ajaccio 1–0. Niort returned to the second division for the first time since the 2007–08 season.


2012–13 Ligue 2, Teams, DNCG rulings
On 11 July 2012, following a preliminary review of each club's administrative and financial accounts in Ligue 2, the DNCG ruled that Le Mans would be relegated to the Championnat National. Following the announcement, Le Mans president Henri Legarda announced that the club would appeal the decision stating the "shareholders will play their part and the club will go after every possible step to restore its rightful place in the sport." On 25 July, Le Mans confirmed on its official website that the DNCG had reversed it decision to relegate the club.


2012–13 Ligue 2, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Ligue Magnus season
The 2012–13 Ligue Magnus season was the 92nd season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. 14 teams participated in the league, and the Dragons de Rouen won the championship. The Scorpions de Mulhouse were relegated to the FFHG Division 1.


2012–13 Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur
The 2012–13 Ligue Nationale du football Amateur was the third season of the league under its current title and was the second season under its current league division format. A total of 42 teams contested the league. The league began on September 14, 2012.


2012–13 Lille OSC season
The 2012–13 season was Lille OSC's 69th season in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.


2012–13 Lille OSC season
This season marked the opening of the Grand Stade Lille Métropole, with a 50,000-seat capacity that went on to host several matches of UEFA Euro 2016.


2012–13 Lille OSC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Lille OSC season, Players, Goal scorers
Last updated: 26 May 2013Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2012–13 Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey season
The Lindenwood Lady Lions represent Lindenwood University. The 2012–13 Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey season was the team's tenth season and their second season as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team is coached by Vince O’Mara and they play their home games at Lindenwood Ice Arena. The 2012-13 season is Lindenwood's first as a member of College Hockey America, after the team competed as an NCAA Division I independent program in 2011–12 season.


2012–13 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by 14th year head coach Scott Sanderson, played their home games at Allen Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 7–11 in A-Sun play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Basketball Tournament to Mercer.


2012–13 Lithuanian Football Cup
The 2012–13 Lithuanian Football Cup is the 24th season of the Lithuanian annual football knock-out tournament. The competition started on 15 June 2012 with the matches of the first round and is scheduled to end in May 2013. Žalgiris are the defending champions.


2012–13 Lithuanian Football Cup
The winners will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Lithuanian Football Cup, Third round
The matches were played between 13 and 29 August 2012.


2012–13 Lithuanian Football Cup, Fourth round
These matches were played between 19 and 28 September 2012.


2012–13 Lithuanian Football Cup, Fifth round
These matches were played on 22, 23 and 24 October 2012.


2012–13 Lithuanian Football Cup, Quarterfinals
These matches took place on 6 and 7 November 2012.


2012–13 Lithuanian Football Cup, Semifinals
The 4 winners from the previous round entered this stage of the competition. Unlike the previous rounds of the competition, this was played over two legs. The first legs were played on 16 and 17 April 2013 and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2013.


2012–13 Lithuanian Hockey League season
The 2012–13 Lithuanian Hockey League season was the 22nd season of the Lithuanian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Lithuania. Four teams participated in the league, and SC Energija won the championship.


2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was the 121st season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 51st consecutive year in the top flight of English football.


2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season
By virtue of winning the 2011–12 Football League Cup, Liverpool automatically qualified for entry into the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, thus securing an immediate return to European competition.


2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season
Pre -season saw a change of manager for Liverpool, with Kenny Dalglish leaving on 16 May 2012. Brendan Rodgers was unveiled as his replacement on 1 June 2012. Liverpool finished 7th in the Premier League, one place and nine points higher than the 2011–12 season. According to the Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs published in April 2013, Liverpool were ranked as the 10th most valuable football club in the world.


2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season, Statistics, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season, Statistics, Goalscorers
^^ Players who no longer play for Liverpool's current season


2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total bookings are equal.


2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
^^ Players who no longer play for Liverpool's current season


2012–13 Livingston F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Livingston's second consecutive season in the First Division, having been promoted after winning the Scottish Second Division during season 2010–11. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Livingston F.C. season, Summary, Season
During season 2012–13 Livingston finished fourth in the Scottish First Division. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Livingston F.C. season, Summary, Management
They began the season under the management of John Hughes. On 13 November 2012, Hughes left the club after only nine months in charge to take up the post of first team coach at Hartlepool United. Gareth Evans took over as interim manager following Hughes departure. At the end of November it was confirmed Evans would remain as manager on an ongoing basis.


2012–13 Livingston F.C. season, Summary, Management
On 28 February 2013, Evans was sacked by the club with Director of football John Collins resigning from his post. Richie Burke the club's youth development manager took charge of the first team in the interim. On 25 March, Burke was appointed as manager permanently with Mark Burchill joining the club as his assistant. The duo were given contracts until 2015, with Burchill also being registered as a player.


2012–13 Livingston F.C. season, Results and fixtures, Pre season
A match against Rapid Bucharest, scheduled for 7 July, was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.


2012–13 Livingston F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 6 May 2013Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2012–13 Logan Cup
The 2012–13 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 30 September 2012 to 7 March 2013. The tournament was won by the Matabeleland Tuskers, who claimed their third consecutive title. The format of the competition was unchanged from the previous season, with five sides playing each other twice in a round-robin format.


2012–13 Logan Cup
Richmond Mutumbami of the Southern Rocks finished the competition as the leading run-scorer, accumulating 686 runs. The leading wicket-taker was Ed Rainsford of the Mid West Rhinos, who took 38 wickets.


2012–13 Lombard-Pápa TFC season
The 2012–13 season will be Lombard-Pápa TFC's 6th competitive season, 4th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 17th year in existence as a football club.


2012–13 Lombard-Pápa TFC season, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Lombard-Pápa TFC season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Lombard-Pápa TFC season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Lombard-Pápa TFC season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Lombard-Pápa TFC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Lombard-Pápa TFC season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2012–13 Lombard-Pápa TFC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2012–13 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represents California State University, Long Beach during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by sixth year head coach Dan Monson, play their home games at Walter Pyramid and are members of the Big West Conference.


2012–13 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
With the departure of conference player of the year Casper Ware, James Ennis became the go to player for the 49ers in 2012–13. He responded by averaging 16.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and leading the 49ers to another regular season Big West championship. At the end of the season, Ennis was named Big West Player of the Year and an AP honorable mention All-American.


2012–13 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
Following the close of his senior year, Ennis was named to the Reese's College All-Star Game, where he led the East team in scoring with 13 points, including a pair of baskets that clinched the game.


2012–13 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by first year head coach Jack Perri, played their home games at the Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center, with three home games at the brand new Barclays Center, and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They were champions of the NEC Tournament for the third consecutive year to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four round to James Madison.


2012–13 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by tenth year head coach Mike Gillian, played their home games at Willett Hall and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. This was the Lancers first season in the Big South. They finished the season 8–25, 4–12 in Big South play to finish in last place in the North Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to VMI; the tournament constituted Longwood's first postseason appearance as a Division I school.


2012–13 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Following the season, Head Coach Mike Gillian stepped down from his duties as Head Coach of Longwood University. He led the team through their transition to Division I and posted a record of 94–215 in ten seasons. He was replaced by Cleveland State associate head coach Jayson Gee.


2012–13 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team, Last season
The Lancers had a record of 10–21 in their final season as a Division I independent school.


2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 35th season in Southern California, and their 29th season in Los Angeles. During the offseason,  the Clippers signed seven-time all-star Grant Hill and re-acquired Lamar Odom from the Dallas Mavericks. They improved on their 40–26 record from the previous season to finish 56–26, and they won their first Pacific Division title in franchise history. The title was clinched after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on April 7, which also completed a season sweep of their crosstown rivals, 4–0.


2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season
The franchise had not swept the Lakers since 1974–75, when the Clippers were the Buffalo Braves. It was also the first time in 20 years since 1992–93 that the Clippers won the season series against the Lakers. Although this was enough to net them home-court advantage in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history, they lost their first-round series to the Memphis Grizzlies in six games. Following the season, Hill and Odom both retired and Chauncey Billups re-signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons, where he would spend his last season in.


2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season, Future draft picks, Credits
2016 second-round draft pick from BrooklynThe L.A. Clippers had the right to swap their own 2016 second-round pick with Brooklyn's 2016 second-round pick provided the Clippers' second-round pick was 31–55. If the Clippers' pick was 56–60, Brooklyn's obligations to the Clippers shall be extinguished. (Brooklyn-L.A. Clippers, 7/11/2012)


2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season, Future draft picks, Debits
2013 second-round draft pick to DetroitThe L.A. Clippers' own 2013 second-round pick to Detroit (top-55 protected in the 2013 Draft). If the Clippers' own 2013 second-round pick was in the top 55 picks, then the Clippers' obligations to Detroit shall be extinguished. [ Detroit – L.A. Clippers, February 16, 2009]


2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season, Future draft picks, Debits
2014 second-round draft pick to San AntonioThe L.A. Clippers' own 2014 second-round pick to San Antonio via New Orleans (top-55 protected in the 2014 draft). If the L.A. Clippers' own 2014 second-round pick was in the top 55 picks, then the L.A. Clippers' obligations to San Antonio via New Orleans shall be extinguished. [ L.A. Clippers – New Orleans, 1/26/2010 and then New Orleans – San Antonio, October 18, 2010]


2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season, Future draft picks, Debits
2015 second-round draft pick to HoustonThe L.A. Clippers' own 2015 second-round pick to Houston via Toronto (if pick is 51–55). If the Clippers' own 2015 second-round pick was not among the 51st through 55th picks, then the Clippers' obligations to Houston shall be extinguished. [ L.A. Clippers – Toronto, 1/7/2009 and then Houston – Toronto, July 28, 2010]


2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season, Future draft picks, Debits
2015 second-round draft pick to DenverThe Clippers' own 2015 second-round pick to Denver (top-55 protected in the 2015 draft). If the Clippers' own 2015 second-round pick was in the top 55 picks, then the Clippers' obligations to Denver shall be extinguished. [ Denver – L.A. Clippers, 1/5/2009]


2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season, Future draft picks, Debits
2016 second-round draft pick to New OrleansThe Clippers' own 2016 second-round pick to New Orleans (top-55 protected in the 2016 Draft). If the Clippers' own 2016 second-round pick was in the top 55 picks, then the Clippers' obligations to New Orleans shall be extinguished. [ L.A. Clippers – New Orleans, 8/12/2009]


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season
The 2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season was the 46th season (45th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season
The team's attempt to defend their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history was ended by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Finals.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, January
The King started their season with three losses, their worst season opener since losing five of their first six games in 2007–08. They lost 5–2 in their season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 19, surrendering more goals than in any of the 20 games during their 2012 playoff run. Chicago scored three goals in the first 15 minutes, and the Kings did not score their first until they were trailing 4–0.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, January
Matt Greene was placed on the injured reserve list after suffering a back injury in the game that was expected to take him out the rest of the season, a major blow to a Kings' defense already suffering from the loss of Willie Mitchell due to knee surgery. The Kings then began a challenging schedule with 11 of their next 15 games away, starting with a 1–3 loss against the Colorado Avalanche on January 22. Despite a poor start for Colorado, they defeated Los Angeles after a three-goal rally in the third period. Anže Kopitar, who missed the first game due to a knee injury, failed to make a shot in 24 shifts against Colorado, and the Kings failed to score on any of their six power plays. After the loss, Dustin Penner was a healthy scratch for the next four games.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, January
The Kings lost 1–3 to the Edmonton Oilers on January 24, making them one of only three teams in the league without a victory at that point. Los Angeles led 1–0 until the third period, when the Oilers appeared to tie it with 1:05 left after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored, but it was overturned after Jonathan Quick successfully argued Edmonton forward Sam Gagner interfered with him in the crease. But Oilers rookie Nail Yakupov forced overtime after scoring with 4.6 seconds left, which led to an Edmonton overtime victory.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, January
The Kings won their first game of the season on January 26, beating the Phoenix Coyotes 4–2. Kopitar scored two goals, his first regular season multi-goal game since October 8, 2011 against the Buffalo Sabres. Los Angeles continued to struggle with the power play, failing to capitalize on a 5-on-3 with their first unit on the ice the first 81 seconds.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, January
The Kings won a second victory on January 28, beating the Vancouver Canucks 2–3. Los Angeles had a 2–0 deficit in the second period until Jeff Carter scored seven seconds into a power play advantage. The goal ended a 0-for-25 power play slump for the Kings, but they continued to hold the worst power play record in the league. Slava Voynov scored the game-tying goal with 44 seconds left in the third period to force overtime, where Carter made a third-round shootout goal to win the game.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, January
Los Angeles lost their next game on January 31, falling 2–1 in overtime to the Nashville Predators. Dustin Brown scored his first goal of the season, and although the Kings' offense struggled, their defense allowed only 11 shots in regulation and three more in overtime. Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped five of the Kings' eight shootout attempts before Nashville left wing Sergei Kostitsyn scored in the eighth round for the win.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, February
Los Angeles opened the month with a 4–7 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on February 2, marking the second time in the season they allowed five goals in regulation. Quick was pulled from the goal after allowing Anaheim's Nick Bonino to score two goals in six minutes. Brown scored two power play goals for the Kings, who tied the game three times but never led.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, February
The Kings followed that loss with a 4–2 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets, against whom they held without a shot on goal for more than 18 minutes and 28 seconds between the second and third periods. But Los Angeles suffered their first shutout of the season with a 0–3 loss to the Nashville Predators on February 7. The Kings made 32 shots on goal, but managed only four during the third period. Penner was again a healthy scratch. The Kings lost again on February 10 to the Detroit Red Wings despite a season-high 47 shots. Alec Martinez tied the game 2–2 for the Kings with 53 seconds left in the game, but Detroit's Jonathan Ericsson scored the game-winning goal with five seconds left.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, February
Despite the loss, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock felt Los Angeles was the superior team in the third quarter, and Kopitar and Brown both believed it was the team's best game of the season so far. The Detroit game was later described as a turning point for the Kings, who went on to win five of their next six games. They beat the St. Louis Blues 4–1 on February 11, with backup goaltender Jonathan Bernier making 21 saves in his first start with the Kings.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, February
Los Angeles matched their season best for goals, and Carter scored twice for the first time since game six of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals. Martinez, however, suffered an upper body injury in the first period and was placed on injured reserve, joining fellow defencemen Greene and Mitchell. Bernier started again the next game on February 15, when the Kings beat Columbus 2–1 in their first home game after five away. Kyle Clifford scored late in the second period, marking the first Kings lead in four home games, and Richards scored a goal with a two-man advantage in the third to capture his 400th NHL point.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, February
The Kings lost 3–2 to the first-place Blackhawks on February 17. Trailing 3–0 in the third period, Richards scored two power play goals, but Los Angeles failed to tie the game on a six-on-four after pulling Quick from the ice. More than a quarter into the shortened season, the Kings were ranked 29th in the league for goals scored, and several players had no goals including Penner, Doughty, Simon Gagné, Trevor Lewis and Dwight King. The Kings won their next two away games, besting the Oilers 3–1 on February 19 and the Calgary Flames 3–1 on February 20.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, February
Colin Fraser, returning to the line-up after being scratched for four games, opened the scoring against Edmonton with his first goal of the season, and Carter broke a 1–1 tie with 49.4 seconds left in the game. Bernier had his third start and win of the season against Calgary, during which Los Angeles took six shots in the first five minutes before Brown scored on the seventh. Calgary scored their sole goal later in the first period, but Lewis regained the lead with a goal 29 seconds later, marking his first point in 13 games.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, February
Finished their schedule of 11 of 15 away games finished, the Kings next began a more favorable schedule with 13 of their next 16 games at home, and 20 of the season's final 33 at home. The Kings beat Colorado 4–1 during their first home game on February 23, with Brown scoring the first goal 58 seconds into the game. Shortly after Colorado scored their only goal, Lewis regained the lead by making the Kings' first short-handed goal of the season.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, February
Los Angeles also defeated Anaheim 5–2 on February 26, where Penner tied the game 2–2 in the second period with first goal of the season, which the team followed with three unanswered goals in the third to win. Kopitar had a season-high three assists, and Carter scored an empty netter for his team-leading 10th goal of the season.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Schedule and results
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
The Kings entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's fifth seed. Their quest for back to back Cups was ended by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Finals.


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty MinutesFinal stats


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. ‡Traded mid-seasonBold/italics denotes franchise record


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; GS = Games Started; TOI = Time on Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots Against; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty MinutesFinal stats


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:


2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks
Los Angeles' selections at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 65th season of the franchise, its 64th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd season in Los Angeles. The Lakers acquired All-Stars Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, giving them a starting lineup of five All-Stars consisting of Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Metta World Peace, Nash, and Howard, who were expected to contend for the franchise's 17th NBA championship. Instead, the Lakers struggled to qualify for the playoffs after changing head coaches and implementing multiple offenses. However, a weak defense and multiple injuries were the team's biggest problems. They exited the playoffs in the first round for the first time since 2007. Additionally, this was the first season since 2006-07 without longtime point guard Derek Fisher, who had helped the team win its last five championships.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season
The season began with head coach Mike Brown changing the Lakers offensive strategy to the Princeton offense. After an 0–8 preseason record and a 1–4 start to the regular season, Brown was fired. Assistant Bernie Bickerstaff was named the interim coach until Mike D'Antoni took over as the full-time head coach. Still, the Lakers began the season 15–21 for their worst start since the 1993–94 season. They were in jeopardy of missing the playoffs after trailing the Houston Rockets at the All-Star break by 3+1⁄2 games for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season
The Lakers started 8–2 after the break, gaining sole possession of a top-8 spot for the first time since December 1, and moving two games over .500 for the first time all season. After being swept by their crosstown rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Lakers fell a half game behind the Utah Jazz for the final playoff spot. The Lakers again overtook Utah in the standings, but Kobe Bryant's season ended after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in the 80th game of the season. The Lakers qualified for the playoffs on the last day of the season, defeating Houston to finish 45–37 and seeded seventh in the West. Facing the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, the injury-riddled Lakers were swept in four games to the eventual Western Conference champion.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season
This was the last season the Lakers made the playoffs until the 2019–20 season.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Offseason
After being eliminated from the playoffs in the second round in the prior two seasons, the Lakers traded for three-time Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard and two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Steve Nash. It was the fourth time in league history that a team acquired two players with at least six All-Star selections. Both players were widely considered to be future Hall of Famers. They joined an already strong Lakers nucleus in Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Metta World Peace.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Offseason
The center Howard made the team younger and more athletic; his acquisition appeared to be the start of a new dynasty for the Lakers. In Nash, the Lakers had their first elite point guard in decades. The trio of Bryant, Howard, and Nash was expected to rival the defending league champion Miami Heat's combination of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Additionally, the Lakers re-signed key role player Jordan Hill and signed free agent veteran Antawn Jamison and shooting specialist Jodie Meeks.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Offseason
Coach Mike Brown began installing the Princeton offense, a decision he made even before the July acquisition of Nash. He thought of using the offense the previous season, but the lockout impacted the schedule, making it too hectic to implement. New assistant coach Eddie Jordan was hired to install the Lakers third offense in three years after the triangle offense during coach Phil Jackson's tenure and Brown's own offense the previous season.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Offseason
Despite the addition of Howard and Nash, Bryant insisted he remained the leader of the Lakers. Nash agreed that it was Bryant's team, but added the team needed to provide support. Bryant looked forward to Nash running the team's offense. Bryant envisioned that after he retired, Howard would assume the role of team leader. Howard anticipated Bryant being tough on him.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Offseason
"So, I'll take all the heat that he's going to give me because I know at the end of the day that's going to make me a better player and a better person and it's going to make this team better", Howard said. In 2014, Nash said that "everyone could see [the relationship between Bryant and Howard] was going to be tough from the start."


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Struggles with Princeton offense
Howard had back surgery earlier in April, and the Lakers had acquired him with the possibility that he might be out  until December or January. He did not play basketball until training camp in October. The Lakers went a winless 0–8 in the preseason with Howard playing in just two of the games while he was still recovering. Brown estimated it could take until January for the Lakers to fully master the new offense.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Struggles with Princeton offense
The Lakers starting lineup at the start of the regular season was both the league's tallest and its oldest with Nash (38 years old), Bryant (34), Gasol and World Peace (32), and Howard (26). The five All-Stars had a combined 33 All-Star appearances, and the team had the league's highest payroll at just over $100 million. The New York Times called them "one of the most talented lineups in NBA history." ESPN wrote that the Lakers were "not only expected to win the title but to do so in record-breaking fashion."


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Struggles with Princeton offense
Bryant cautioned that they were not "the most athletic team in the world" and could be limited in their rebounding and transition game. Howard was ready for the start of the season, but he was still recovering from his back surgery. In his Laker debut, Howard had 19 points and 10 rebounds, but he was only 3-for-14 on free throws and fouled out; the Lakers lost 99–91.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Struggles with Princeton offense
Bryant said patience was needed as the team adjusted to the Princeton offense. He endorsed the new scheme, comparing it to the triangle offense's ball-sharing principles as well as its difficult learning curve. The Lakers fell to the Los Angeles Clippers 105–95 in a "home" game, and they started the season 0–3 for the first time since 34 years ago in 1978 and just the fourth time in franchise history. Bryant scored 40 points in the loss with two steals, and he passed Magic Johnson (1,724) as the Lakers career leader in steals.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Struggles with Princeton offense
Nash did not play after suffering a non-displaced fracture in his left leg in the previous game, and he was expected to miss at least a week. The Lakers beat the Detroit Pistons 108–79 for their first win, and avoided their first 0–4 start since 1957. However, after a 1–4 start, Brown was fired as head coach. The team was still adjusting to the new offense and committing a high number of turnovers; the defense, a specialty of Brown's, was also vulnerable.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Struggles with Princeton offense
In addition to Nash's and Howard's ailments, Bryant had been playing with an injured foot and was unable to practice. The Lakers, however, had an urgency to win and were not compelled to wait given their aging stars, Howard's pending free agency the coming summer, and owner Jerry Buss' deteriorating health. Brown's dismissal after five games was the third-fastest coaching change in NBA history.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, D'Antoni takes over
In the media, former Lakers coach Phil Jackson became the leading candidate to replace Brown. In the meantime, assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff was the interim head coach. He won the first two games he coached, while the crowd at Staples Center chanted "We Want Phil" during the games. The Lakers talked with Jackson first, but he requested two days to consider the opening. He believed the Lakers would wait for his response, but the Lakers thought it was understood they would continue their search.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, D'Antoni takes over
The next day, the team talked with Mike D'Antoni and signed him to a multi-year contract in a unanimous decision by the front office. They felt that D'Antoni's fast-paced style of play made him a "great fit" for the team, more suitable than Jackson's structured triangle offense. Buss' preference had always been for the Lakers to have a wide-open offense. D'Antoni was reunited with Nash, who was a league MVP twice in four seasons under D'Antoni while with the Phoenix Suns. Bryant was also familiar with D'Antoni; Bryant as a child knew him when D'Antoni was a star in Italy and Bryant's father was also playing there. Bryant grew close with D'Antoni during their time with the United States national team.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, D'Antoni takes over
D'Antoni's coaching debut with the Lakers was delayed as he recovered from knee replacement surgery. He had surgery weeks before on October 31, as he originally expected that he was taking a year off from coaching and would have months to recover. Bickerstaff continued to be the Lakers' interim coach; he finished with a  4–1 record, winning his last two as D'Antoni started leading team practices. Older brother Dan D'Antoni was named a new assistant coach and also assisted.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, D'Antoni takes over
In his first press conference, D'Antoni predicted that the Lakers, then 3–5 and ranked 20th in scoring with 96.5 points per game, should instead be scoring "110–115 points a game". He wanted to revive Showtime. He reiterated general manager Mitch Kupchak's belief that the Lakers were built to win an NBA championship that season. D'Antoni was glad to be back with Nash, noting his unsuccessful stint with the New York Knicks without him. On November 20, he coached his first game—nine days after he was hired—in a 95–90 win against the Brooklyn Nets. The Lakers matched their worst start on the road (0–4) since the 1995–96 season, but snapped the streak with a 115–89 win over the Dallas Mavericks; it was also their first 100-point effort in the first four games under D'Antoni.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, D'Antoni takes over
With Nash still out, D'Antoni started 2–3 as a Laker, a minimal improvement over Brown's 1–4 start. The team had been struggling to get the big men Gasol and Howard involved in the new offense. Bryant was also adjusting, running more screen-rolls and fewer post ups than at any time in his career. Additionally, backup point guard Steve Blake had been out since an abdominal injury on November 11, and he would not return until late January.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, D'Antoni takes over
On November 30, the Lakers made 17 three-point field goals—tying a team record for a regulation game—in a 122–103 win over the Denver Nuggets. Free agent acquisition Antawn Jamison scored 33 points, the first time a Laker had scored 30 points as a reserve since Shaquille O'Neal in 1998. Jamison also made five three-pointers, while Jodie Meeks scored 21 on a career-high seven three-pointers. Howard even added the second three-pointer of his career in addition to his 28 points and 20 rebounds. They lost 113–103 to the Orlando Magic the following home game in Howard's first matchup against his former team. He had 21 points and 15 rebounds, but he was intentionally fouled and shot only 9–for-21 on his free throws.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, D'Antoni takes over
After being bothered by tendinitis in both knees since training camp, Gasol missed the next game. He was struggling after seven games under D'Antoni, averaging 10.1 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 38.8 percent, and he was benched in the fourth quarter in multiple games. The Lakers lost 116–107 to the Knicks in D'Antoni's first game back to New York since he left the previous season. The Lakers allowed another big quarter as they trailed 41–27 in the first quarter.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, D'Antoni takes over
Bryant scored 31, but Los Angeles fell to 1–11 when he scored 30+ points, 1–5 without Gasol, and 4–9 overall under D'Antoni. Gasol returned after an eight-game absence, contributing 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists in a 101–100 win over the lowly Charlotte Bobcats. The Lakers overcame an 18-point deficit for their third win in a row, only the second time in the season the streak had been achieved. Nash started against the Golden State Warriors after missing 24 games, and he had 12 points and nine assists in a 118–115 overtime road victory. The team was 12–12 during his absence, and won three of their first four games after his return.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Early 2013 struggles
The Lakers lost on New Year's Day, and their 15–16 record matched their worst start after 31 games since the 2002–03 season. According to Bryant, the team lacked energy "because we're old as ..." Prior to their second meeting with their crosstown rivals on January 4, the Clippers were 25–8 and fighting for the best record in the league, while the Lakers were nine games behind the Clippers and looking to secure a playoff spot in the Western Conference.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Early 2013 struggles
For only the fourth time in their prior 127 meetings since they moved to Los Angeles, the Clippers had a better record than the Lakers entering their matchup when both teams had played 30 or more games. Bryant called the Clippers "top contenders" for a championship before the Lakers lost again to the Clippers. Kupchak told Lakers season-ticket holders the team needed Gasol to be more involved, and the Lakers needed to play better defense. He did not believe that the team, whose roster's average age was 28.5, was too old to win a championship.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Early 2013 struggles
The Lakers followed with a home loss to Denver, when Lakers fans revived the "We Want Phil" chants from two months earlier. It was their fourth loss in five games, dropping them to 15–18 and 11th place in the West, three games behind the Portland Trail Blazers for the eighth and final playoff spot. Nash estimated the Lakers would need a minimum of 45 wins to qualify for the playoffs, which would require the team go 30–19 (.612) the following 49 games after playing .455 ball in their first 33 games.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Early 2013 struggles
After the Denver game, Howard had his right shoulder heavily wrapped in ice. He had played through an injury suffered the previous game against the Clippers, and had tied a career high with 26 rebounds against Denver. Gasol suffered a concussion in the game after receiving a blow to the face from Denver's JaVale McGee in the fourth quarter, and back-up big man Jordan Hill also injured his right hip in the game. Howard and Gasol were declared out indefinitely. Hill, who had brought hustle that was lacking in the team, required surgery that was expected to keep him out until summer.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Early 2013 struggles
The team had divergent viewpoints on how they would improve. Howard thought that team chemistry needed to improve. Bryant believed it was okay if the locker room was chippy. D'Antoni said that chemistry-building was overrated if the team played with maximum effort. In response to a New York Daily News report that Howard had to be restrained from going after him, Bryant posted a photo on Twitter of Howard and him jokingly squaring off as D'Antoni looks on with a shocked expression.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Early 2013 struggles
On January 8, 2013, Nash became the fifth player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career assists; however, Los Angeles lost the game 125–112 to the Houston Rockets for their fourth consecutive loss, tying their longest streak of the season. Due to the Lakers' injuries, rookie center Robert Sacre also made his first career start against the Rockets, finishing with 10 points, four blocked shots and three rebounds; Their losing streak grew after losses to the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, dropping the Lakers to 15–21 for their worst start since the 1993–94 season. World Peace also suffered a right leg injury against the Thunder that would hamper him for two months.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Early 2013 struggles
Compared to the 2011–12 team that finished 41–25, the Lakers offense had improved in points per 100 possessions (108.3 vs. 106.0), but their defense underperformed. The team was lacking continuity with the projected starting lineup at the beginning of the season having played just 117 minutes together, primarily due to injuries. Howard returned the following game as the Lakers won their first game of 2013, stopping their losing streak at six with a 113-93 win over the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers (9–30).


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Early 2013 struggles
In a move to improve the team's defense, D'Antoni began having Bryant guard the opponent's best perimeter player; Bryant was the primary defender on the Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving, who was held to 15 points. Bryant acknowledged he was a more focused defender when he had a challenging defensive assignment as opposed to when he played off the ball against weaker players. His defense disrupted opponents and freed Nash from unfavorable matchups. In addition to his leg injury, World Peace also suffered an injury to his right arm that made it difficult to bend. Things got so bad, D'Antoni moved him off the perimeter on defense and had him guard power forwards instead.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Early 2013 struggles
Gasol returned after missing five games, coming off the bench in his first game back before returning to the starting lineup. After a 95–83 road loss to the Chicago Bulls, the Lakers ninth loss in 11 games for an overall 5–14 road record, Los Angeles fell to 12th place in the West with a 17–24 record at the midpoint of the season. Calling it a permanent move, D'Antoni had benched Gasol in the game and started Earl Clark to form the faster and smaller lineup that the coach preferred. The team was already ranked No. 2 in pace. Under D'Antoni, the Lakers dropped to 12-19 while scoring an average of 103.3 points a game but surrendering 103.4. Offensively, they reached the 110-point threshold just eight times in the 31 games, going 5–3. However, D'Antoni stressed that the team's focus needed to be on its defense, not offense.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Another new offense
The Lakers struggled to run D'Antoni's fast-paced offense. Howard's back surgery was still affecting his conditioning, and he struggled with Nash to run the pick and roll, a play that D'Antoni expected would be a staple for the team. The team also lacked the shooters and speed that the offense required. Before playing the Memphis Grizzlies, the Lakers held a team meeting to clear the air; the Los Angeles Times reported that "guys went at each other a little bit." The players told D'Antoni that they needed to slow down the pace.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Another new offense
The coach likened the Lakers to an All-Star team in which "everybody gets the ball and goes one on one and then they play no defense." He added that they "haven't learned that there's a pecking order" where stars need to know their roles. Howard, who was averaging 17.1 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks, said he needed to "bring it" and dominate in more ways than just scoring. Many times Howard had been upset that he was not getting the ball enough, and he felt that Bryant was shooting too much. Howard predicted the next game would be "the start of a new season"; D'Antoni had made a similar declaration a week earlier, when they won two games before losing three in a row.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Another new offense
In their first game of the second half, the Lakers lost 106–93 to Memphis. Los Angeles was four games behind eighth-place Portland, but only three games ahead of last-place Phoenix and New Orleans. Only five Western teams had ever made the playoffs after a start of 17–25 or worse, the last being Denver in 2004–05 when they went 32–8 to finish 49–33. Their defensive rating, points per 100 possessions, was ranked only 20th in the league. The Lakers won their next three home games after they dropped D'Antoni's offense and played without any system. "We play basketball.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Another new offense
The system is move the ball, play hard defense, space the floor and who's open shoots. It's not a difficult thing", said D'Antoni. The coach moved Nash off the ball and made him more of a spot-up shooter, while Bryant became the primary facilitator on offense. The defense was also more energized. Bryant had at least 10 assists in all three wins with a three-game total of 39 assists, the most in his career. He missed a triple-double in each game with nine rebounds twice and eight in the other. Prior to the role change, Bryant had been leading the league in scoring though much of the first 42 games. Howard and Bryant credited the meeting in Memphis with bringing the team together.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Another new offense
The Lakers, who were 5–15 on the road, went on an important seven-game, 12-day road trip. They lost the first game of the trip to the Suns on January 30 after blowing 13-point lead in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles finished January winless in seven games on the road, the first time in franchise history they finished a calendar month 0–7 or worse. Howard left the Phoenix game early after re-aggravating his shoulder.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Another new offense
Playing without Howard, Gasol returned to the starting lineup and the Lakers won the next two games, their first road wins in 2013 despite blowing double-digit leads in the four games since Phoenix. On February 5, they won 92–83 at Brooklyn—their sixth win in seven games and third straight without Howard—but lost Gasol for an estimated six-to-eight weeks after he tore the plantar fascia of his right foot towards the end of the game.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Another new offense
Bryant urged Howard to return and play through the pain, saying that the center "worries too much" and was tentative to return because he "doesn't want to let anyone down". Howard mentioned that Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal needed three years to win a title together, but Bryant replied, "We don't have three years. We've got this year." Howard responded that Bryant was "not a doctor, I'm not a doctor. That's his opinion."


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Another new offense
Howard returned the next game after missing three games, but the Lakers lost 116–95 to the Boston Celtics. They finished their road trip 4–3 after a loss to the defending NBA champion Miami Heat. The Lakers were tied at the half and trailed the Heat by only five entering the final period, but committed eight turnovers in the final 10 minutes. In their next game at home, Bryant had eight turnovers and scored only four points—his lowest since a two-point game in his second season 1998—but had nine assists in a win over a weak Phoenix team.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Another new offense
In their last game before the All-Star break, they were outscored by the Clippers 15–0 to start the game and lost 125–101, clinching the season series for the Clippers for the first time in 20 years since 1992–93. The Lakers entered the break 25–29 after winning 8 of their last 12 games. They were represented at the All-Star Game by Bryant and Howard, who were both starters.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Jerry Buss' death and Post All-Star success
During the break, Howard committed to having a better second half. An avid candy lover, Howard adopted a healthier diet to get into better shape to anchor the Lakers' defense and run D'Antoni's preferred pick and rolls. On February 18, the day after the All-Star game, Buss died after being hospitalized for 18 months with cancer. In honor of their owner, the team wore commemorative patches with the initials "JB" on their jerseys for the remainder of the season. The Lakers entered their post-All-Star schedule with a 25–29 (.463) record, 3+1⁄2 games behind eighth-place Houston.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Jerry Buss' death and Post All-Star success
D'Antoni predicted that Lakers needed at least 45 wins to qualify for the playoffs, requiring them to finish 20–8 (.714). Of the Lakers remaining 28 games, half were against teams with winning records compared to only 44% for the Rockets. In the three previous full NBA seasons, the final playoff seed in the West averaged 48 wins.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Jerry Buss' death and Post All-Star success
The Lakers were 3–0 in their first week back, including a win over the rival Celtics. Bryant was named the Western Conference player of the week after averaging 31.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists. He scored 38 points while shooting at least 60% in consecutive games, the first time in his career; he also became the oldest player to accomplish the feat. Bryant said he was "in attack mode since the [All-Star] break", but was reacting to the defense to determine if he should score or be a playmaker.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Jerry Buss' death and Post All-Star success
Howard was looking fresher since the break, yet still said he was "not even close" to physically being where he wanted to be. D'Antoni attributed his conditioning to his difficulty with running the pick and roll. On February 25, the Lakers lost 119–108 at Denver, failing to reach .500 for the first time since New Year's Day. Last in the NBA in points allowed off fast breaks, they were outscored by the Nuggets 33–3 on fast breaks. The Lakers' three-point shooting and turnovers contributed to their season's fast break woes.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Jerry Buss' death and Post All-Star success
Their mediocre three-point shooting resulted in an increase in long rebounds, and they were among the worst in the league in turnovers and last in points allowed per game off turnovers. The Lakers were 9–4 in February, ending the month with a 29–30 record after entering it 20-26. Bryant was named Western Conference player of the month after averaging 23.9 points with 6.6 assists and 6.7 rebounds a game.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Jerry Buss' death and Post All-Star success
On March 3, the Lakers won 99–98 against a quality opponent in the Atlanta Hawks, and they reached .500 for the first time since December 28. They blew a 16-point lead in the second half, but Bryant scored the Lakers' final six points, including the game-winner with nine seconds left in the game. There were four lead changes in the final minute. The Lakers improved to 13–5, the fourth best record in the NBA, since their team meeting in Memphis. They also gained 1+1⁄2 games on the final playoff seed during that span.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Jerry Buss' death and Post All-Star success
However, they dropped below .500 again after a 122–105 loss at Oklahoma City. The Lakers fell to 10–20 on the road and 2–13 against the top five teams in the Western Conference. They won their next two games with 25- and 15-point comebacks over New Orleans and Toronto, respectively. Bryant scored at least 40 points and had at least 10 assists in both games, becoming the first Laker to accomplish the feat since Jerry West in 1970.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Jerry Buss' death and Post All-Star success
On March 10, Los Angeles beat Chicago 90–81 and moved 1⁄2 game ahead of the Utah Jazz for the final playoff spot in the West. It was the first time they owned sole possession of a top-8 spot since December 1, and the first time they were two games above .500 all season. After the 3–0 week in which he averaged 33 points, 8.8 assists and 5.8 rebounds, Bryant was again named Western Conference Player of the Week.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, Jerry Buss' death and Post All-Star success
The Lakers were 8–2 since the All-Star break, and Howard had 10 straight games with 12 or more rebounds while averaging 15.5 points, 14.8 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks. In Howard's first return to Orlando on March 12, he scored a season-high 39 points and had 16 rebounds in a 106–97 Lakers win. It was only the second time Los Angeles had won four straight all season. Booed throughout the game, Howard made 25-of-39 free throws, setting Lakers records for free throws made and attempted while tying his NBA record for attempts. He made 16-of-20 free throws when he was fouled intentionally by the Magic.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, More injuries
The Lakers lost their next game at Atlanta, 96–92, as Bryant severely sprained his left ankle. He was declared out indefinitely after landing on the Hawks' Dahntay Jones' foot. Bryant suggested that Jones intentionally put his foot under him, which Jones denied. Bryant said it was his worst sprain since he landed on Jalen Rose's foot in Game 2 of the 2000 NBA Finals, which Rose later admitted was on purpose. The Lakers failed for the 13th time to win both games played on back-to-back nights, and they fell to 12–21 on the road and 2–16 against teams above .500.


2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season, Season summary, More injuries
Bryant gutted out 12 minutes of play in the next game against the Indiana Pacers, which the Lakers won 99–93; Bryant was scoreless for only the 15th time in his 17-year NBA career. However, he sat out the next two games due to his ankle sprain. The Lakers went 1–1, failing to win back-to-back games again after losing the second night at Phoenix. The Suns were tied with New Orleans for the West's worst record, but the Lakers scored a season low in the 99–76 loss.