The
Miami Heat's LeBron James, the
2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player and winner of four of the previous five
MVP awards, highlights the 2012-13 All-NBA First Team. James was the only
player to receive all 119 First Team votes.
Joining
James on the First Team are Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tim
Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs, Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers, and
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. For Bryant, his 11th First Team nod ties
him with Hall of Famer Karl Malone for the most such selections. Bryant had
been tied at 10 with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Bob Cousy, Michael
Jordan, Bob Pettit and Jerry West.
Pacing
the Heat to a league-best and franchise-record 66-16 mark, James was the only player
in the NBA to lead his team in scoring (26.8 ppg), rebounding (8.0 rpg) and
assists (7.3 apg). He shot a career high from the field (.565) and from
three-point range (.406). Additionally, James led the NBA in score differential
(+9.5) and player impact estimate (22.1 percent), according to NBA.com/Stats,
in the process becoming the youngest player in NBA history to post eight
different 2,000-point seasons, and the youngest player to reach the
20,000-point plateau.
Bryant,
an All-NBA First Team selection for the eighth straight season, scored 2,133
points, averaging 27.3 points. This season, he moved past Wilt Chamberlain for
fourth on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Additionally, Bryant eclipsed the
2,000-point mark in a single season for the eighth time in his 17-year NBA
career, in the process becoming just the fourth player in NBA history to score
2,000 points in a season at age 34 or older, joining Alex English, Jordan and
Malone, each of whom did so twice.
Duncan
earns his 10th First Team selection and first since 2006-07. In his 16th NBA
campaign, Duncan averaged 17.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.65
blocks, ranking third overall in the latter. He shot .502 from the floor and a
career-best .817 from the free throw line.
In
earning his fourth All-NBA First Team selection, Durant averaged 28.1 points
while shooting .510 from the field, .416 from distance and .905 from the free
throw line. With those percentages, Durant became just the second player in NBA
history (Larry Bird; 1986-87) to average 28-plus points while going
.500/.400/.900 during the year. Additionally, Durant's field goal and free
throw percentages represented career bests.
Paul,
an All-NBA First Team selection for the third time, had a league-best 4.26
assist-to-turnover ratio; he had 13 games in which he dished at least 11
assists while committing no more than one turnover. The 2013 All-Star Game MVP,
Paul averaged 16.9 points, ranked second in assists with 9.7 apg and paced the
league in steals with 2.41 spg.
The
All-NBA Second Team consists of guards Tony Parker of the Spurs and Russell
Westbrook of the Thunder, forwards Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks and
Blake Griffin of the Clippers, and center Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies.
The
All-NBA Third Team includes the Houston Rockets' James Harden and the Heat's
Dwyane Wade at guard, the Indiana Pacers' Paul George and the Golden State
Warriors' David Lee at forward, and the Lakers' Dwight Howard at center.
The
All-NBA Teams were chosen by a panel of 119 sportswriters and broadcasters
throughout the United States and Canada. The media voted for All-NBA First,
Second and Third Teams by position with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis. Below
are the results of the voting for the 2012-13 All-NBA Teams, with First Team
votes in parentheses. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting
firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
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Other players receiving votes, with point totals: Brook
Lopez, Brooklyn, 132 (7 First Team votes); Stephen Curry, Golden State, 72;
LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland, 62; Chris Bosh, Miami, 59 (4); Joakim Noah,
Chicago, 56 (3); Zach Randolph, Memphis, 45; Al Horford, Atlanta, 31 (2); Paul
Pierce, Boston, 24; Al Jefferson, Utah, 20 (1); Tyson Chandler, New York, 19
(1); Roy Hibbert, Indiana, 9; Luol Deng, Chicago, 8; Kevin Garnett, Boston, 8;
Ty Lawson, Denver, 8; Josh Smith, Atlanta, 7; Deron Williams, Brooklyn, 6; Pau
Gasol, LA Lakers, 4; Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City, 4; Omer Asik, Houston, 3;
Kenneth Faried, Denver, 3; Raymond Felton, New York, 3; Kyrie Irving,
Cleveland, 3; Carlos Boozer, Chicago, 2; Mike Conley, Memphis, 2; David West,
Indiana, 2; Rudy Gay, Toronto, 1; J.J. Hickson, Portland, 1; Andre Iguodala,
Denver, 1; Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 1; Nikola Pekovic, Minnesota, 1; Rajon Rondo,
Boston, 1; Nikola Vucevic, Orlando, 1.
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