![]() ![]() They also earned the West's third seed and headed into the playoffs with a franchise–record 57 wins. The Denver Nuggets entered their tenth consecutive postseason. However, this was their first appearance since 1996 without Kobe Bryant, as he was out with injury. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers entered their eighth consecutive postseason. However, home court advantage went to the Clippers by virtue of winning their division. The Los Angeles Clippers made franchise history by winning their first Pacific Division title and having a 56–win season, tied with the Memphis Grizzlies, whose 56 wins were also a franchise record. ![]() The Dallas Mavericks missed the playoffs for the first time since 2000, ending the second-longest active streak of playoff appearances, which stretched 12 years. The San Antonio Spurs continued the longest active playoff streak at 16 straight appearances. This was also the final NBA Playoffs played under commissioner David Stern. Their 2012 Finals opponents, the Oklahoma City Thunder, topped the Western Conference with 60 wins, making it the first time since 2006 that the two teams who faced off in the previous year's finals topped their respective conferences in the next regular season. The Miami Heat headed into the playoffs with a franchise–best 66 wins, topping the league in the regular season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeating the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. The 2013 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2012–13 season. ![]()
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