2012–13 LNBP season

2012–13 LNBP season
Season13
DatesSeptember 4, 2012 – February 27, 2013
Teams16
Finals
ChampionsToros de Nuevo Laredo
  Runners-upHalcones UV Xalapa
Statistical leaders
Points Puerto Rico Ricardo Meléndez[1] 1023
Rebounds Panama Antonio García[2] 384
Assists United States Jason Horton[3] 328
Efficiency United States Leroy Hickerson[4] 1111

The 2012–13 LNBP was the 13th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on September 4, 2012 and ended on February 27, 2013. The league title was won by Toros de Nuevo Laredo, which defeated Halcones UV Xalapa in the championship series, 4–2.

Format

16 teams participate. All the teams played against each other and the standings included all 16 teams with no separation in groups. The first 12 teams qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have a first round (best-of-5), a second round (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7).

Teams

Team City State Joined Season No.
Abejas de Guanajuato Guanajuato City Guanajuato
2009–10
4
Barreteros de Zacatecas Zacatecas City Zacatecas
2003
8
Correcaminos UAT Victoria Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas
2000
12
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey Monterrey Nuevo León
2001
12
Gansos Salvajes de la UIC Mexico City Distrito Federal
2012–13
1
Gigantes del Estado de México Toluca State of Mexico
2012–13
1
Guerreros de Guerrero Cumple Chilpancingo Guerrero
2012–13
1
Halcones Rojos Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz
2005
8
Halcones UV Xalapa Xalapa Veracruz
2003
10
Huracanes de Tampico Tampico Tamaulipas
2009–10
4
Lechugueros de León León Guanajuato
2004
9
Osos de Guadalajara Guadalajara Jalisco
2012–13
1
Panteras de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes City Aguascalientes
2003
10
Pioneros de Quintana Roo Cancún Quintana Roo
2006
7
Soles de Mexicali Mexicali Baja California
2005
8
Toros de Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas
2007–08
6

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Halcones UV Xalapa 40 36 4 4066 3426 +640 76 2013 LNBP playoffs
2 Halcones Rojos Veracruz 40 32 8 3431 2968 +463 72
3 Toros de Nuevo Laredo 40 31 9 3393 3017 +376 71
4 Soles de Mexicali 40 31 9 3469 3091 +378 71
5 Panteras de Aguascalientes 40 28 12 3597 3352 +245 68
6 Pioneros de Quintana Roo 40 28 12 3612 3136 +476 68
7 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 40 25 15 3594 3400 +194 65
8 Huracanes de Tampico 40 22 18 3575 3452 +123 62
9 Abejas de Guanajuato 40 19 21 3581 3514 +67 59
10 Barreteros de Zacatecas 40 17 23 3485 3530 −45 57
11 Correcaminos UAT Victoria 40 16 24 3510 3641 −131 56
12 Lechugueros de León 40 12 28 2984 3263 −279 52
13 Guerreros de Guerrero Cumple 40 8 32 3239 3749 −510 48
14 Gansos Salvajes de la UIC 40 6 34 3361 4008 −647 46
15 Osos de Guadalajara 40 6 34 3103 3755 −652 46
16 Gigantes del Estado de México 40 3 37 3196 3894 −698 43
Source: lnbp.com.mx

Note: the LNBP gave 70 points to Soles, 51 to Lechugueros, 46 to Guerreros and 44 to Osos.

Playoffs

Preliminary round

The team seed is indicated after the team name. The first 4 teams in the standings are automatically qualified for the quarterfinals.

  • Abejas de Guanajuato (9) defeat Huracanes de Tampico (8), 3–1
  • Panteras de Aguascalientes (5) defeat Lechugueros de León (12), 3–0
  • Pioneros de Quintana Roo (6) defeat Correcaminos UAT Victoria (11), 3–0
  • Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (7) defeat Barreteros de Zacatecas (10), 3–0

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Halcones Xal. 4
9 Abejas 0
1 Halcones Xal. 4
4 Soles 3
4 Soles 4
5 Panteras 2
1 Halcones Xal. 2
3 Toros 4
3 Toros 4
6 Pioneros 1
3 Toros 4
2 Halcones Rojos 3
2 Halcones Rojos 4
7 Fuerza Regia 2

References

  1. ^ "PUNTOS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "REBOTES TOTALES". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "ASISTENCIAS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "CREDITOS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2020.