The 2012–13 Atlanta Hawks season was the 64th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 45th in Atlanta. This for the first time since 2004–05 season that Joe Johnson was not on the opening day roster.

Key dates June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College123John JenkinsGuardVanderbilt243Mike ScottForwardVirginia

Roster

Pre-season

|- bgcolor=#cfc | 1 | October 7 | Miami | | Josh Smith (21) | Damion James (8) | Jeff Teague (5) | Philips Arena12,828 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | October 10 | @ San Antonio | | Damion James, Mike Scott (11) | Damion James (8) | Damion James (4) | AT&T Center14,123 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 3 | October 14 | @ Memphis | | Al Horford (13) | Zaza Pachulia (9) | Jeff Teague (8) | FedExForum10,072 | 1–2 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 4 | October 16 | @ Indiana | | Louis Williams (18) | Damion James (8) | Jeff Teague (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse10,786 | 1–3 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 5 | October 18 | New Orleans | | Josh Smith (16) | Al Horford (11) | Louis Williams (8) | Philips Arena8,563 | 2–3 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 6 | October 20 | Dallas | | Mike Scott (17) | Josh Smith (13) | Devin Harris, Louis Williams (6) | Philips Arena9,935 | 3–3 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 7 | October 26 | @ Detroit | | Louis Williams (17) | Al Horford, Damion James (6) | Devin Harris (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills10,825 | 3–4

Regular season Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || November 2 || Houston | | Louis Williams (22) | Josh Smith (10) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena18,238 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || November 4 || @ Oklahoma City | | Al Horford (23) | Al Horford (12) | Zaza Pachulia (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 1-1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 7 || Indiana | | Al Horford (16) | Zaza Pachulia (14) | Josh Smith (7) | Philips Arena10,684 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 9 || Miami | | Jeff Teague (20) | Josh Smith (8) | Jeff Teague (11) | Philips Arena16,785 | 2-2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 11 || @ L. A. Clippers | | Josh Smith (13) | Al Horford (9) | Jeff Teague (6) | Staples Center19,060 | 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || November 12 || @ Portland | | Josh Smith (19) | Josh Smith (11) | Jeff Teague (8) | Rose Garden19,095 | 3-3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 14 || @ Golden State | | Louis Williams (18) | Josh Smith (10) | Louis Williams (6) | Oracle Arena18,107 | 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || November 16 || @ Sacramento | | Kyle Korver (22) | Al Horford (10) | Josh Smith (6) | Sleep Train Arena11,814 | 4-4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || November 19 || Orlando | | Al Horford (15) | Zaza Pachulia (11) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena15,066 | 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || November 21 || Washington | | Josh Smith (25) | Josh Smith (12) | Al Horford (10) | Philips Arena11,338 | 6–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || November 23 || @ Charlotte | | Al Horford (26) | Al Horford (13) | Jeff Teague (12) | Time Warner Cable Arena17,868 | 7–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || November 24 || L. A. Clippers | | Pachulia & Teague (19) | Zaza Pachulia (12) | Jeff Teague (11) | Philips Arena16,024 | 8–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 28 || Charlotte | | Horford & Smith & Williams (17) | Josh Smith (13) | Horford & Smith (6) | Philips Arena10,162 | 9–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 30 || Cleveland | | Josh Smith (25) | Al Horford (11) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena13,094 | 9–5

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || December 5 || Denver | | Al Horford (25) | Josh Smith (13) | Louis Williams (6) | Philips Arena14,101 | 10–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || December 7 || Washington | | Josh Smith (23) | Josh Smith (15) | Teague & Harris (6) | Philips Arena13,067 | 11–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || December 8 || @ Memphis | | Josh Smith (24) | Al Horford (14) | Jeff Teague (6) | FedExForum17,612 | 12–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || December 10 || @ Miami | | Josh Smith (22) | Al Horford (11) | Josh Smith (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 12–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || December 12 || @ Orlando | | Smith & Teague (16) | Al Horford (13) | Al Horford (4) | Amway Center16,992 | 13–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || December 13 || Charlotte | | Devin Harris (20) | Ivan Johnson (8) | Louis Williams (9) | Philips Arena13,090 | 14–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || December 15 || Golden State | | Al Horford (17) | Horford & Johnson (9) | Jeff Teague (8) | Philips Arena15,145 | 14–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 18 || @ Washington | | Louis Williams (24) | Josh Smith (13) | Horford & Teague (6) | Verizon Center15,123 | 15–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 19 || Oklahoma City | | Jeff Teague (19) | Josh Smith (12) | Jeff Teague (9) | Philips Arena16,284 | 15–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 21 || @ Philadelphia | | Josh Smith (17) | Horford & Pachulia (8) | Louis Williams (4) | Wells Fargo Center18,061 | 15–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || December 22 || Chicago | | Al Horford (20) | Al Horford (10) | Jeff Teague (8) | Philips Arena17,782 | 16–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || December 26 || Detroit | | Josh Smith (31) | Horford & Smith (10) | Jeff Teague (11) | Philips Arena15,182 | 17–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || December 28 || @ Cleveland | | Jeff Teague (27) | Al Horford (11) | Jeff Teague (8) | Quicken Loans Arena19,443 | 18–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || December 29 || Indiana | | Louis Williams (21) | Zaza Pachulia (14) | Louis Williams (12) | Philips Arena16,558 | 19–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 || December 31 || @ Houston | | Louis Williams (21) | Al Horford (13) | Jeff Teague (9) | Toyota Center18,160 | 19–10

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || January 1 || @ New Orleans | | Josh Smith (23) | Josh Smith (13) | Jeff Teague (8) | New Orleans Arena12,712 | 20–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || January 4 || @ Detroit | | Josh Smith (20) | Al Horford (15) | Jeff Teague (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,832 | 20–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || January 5 || Boston | | Louis Williams (28) | Josh Smith (10) | Josh Smith (5) | Philips Arena19,159 | 20–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || January 8 || @ Minnesota | | Williams & Smith (21) | Josh Smith (13) | Louis Williams (8) | Target Center15,988 | 20–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || January 9 || @ Cleveland | | Josh Smith (17) | Zaza Pachulia (10) | Jeff Teague (8) | Quicken Loans Arena13,149 | 20–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || January 11 || Utah | | Devin Harris (24) | Josh Smith (10) | Josh Smith (6) | Philips Arena12,064 | 21–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 12 || @ Washington | | Jeff Teague (19) | Al Horford (12) | Devin Harris (5) | Verizon Center15,331 | 21–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 || January 14 || @ Chicago | | Mike Scott (10) | Al Horford (11) | Jeff Teague (5) | United Center21,430 | 21–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || January 16 || Brooklyn | | Jeff Teague (28) | Al Horford (13) | Jeff Teague (11) | Philips Arena15,029 | 22–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 18 || @ Brooklyn | | Jeff Teague (21) | Josh Smith (9) | Jeff Teague (10) | Barclays Center17,732 | 22–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 || January 19 || San Antonio | | Josh Smith (21) | Al Horford (15) | Jeff Teague (8) | Philips Arena18,255 | 22–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || January 21 || Minnesota | | Al Horford (28) | Al Horford (10) | Jeff Teague (10) | Philips Arena13,808 | 23–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || January 23 || @ Charlotte | | Josh Smith (30) | Ivan Johnson (15) | Josh Smith (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena12,534 | 24–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || January 25 || Boston | | Kyle Korver (27) | Josh Smith (14) | Teague & Smith (7) | Philips Arena15,595 | 25–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 || January 27 || @ New York | | Jeff Teague (27) | Kyle Korver (7) | Jeff Teague (6) | Madison Square Garden19,033 | 25–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || January 30 || Toronto | | Al Horford (22) | Josh Smith (11) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena12,021 | 26–19

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 || February 2 || Chicago | | Josh Smith (19) | Josh Smith (13) | Josh Smith (5) | Philips Arena17,898 | 26–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 || February 5 || @ Indiana | | Jeff Teague (24) | Josh Smith (10) | Teague & Korver (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse12,578 | 26–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || February 6 || Memphis | | Jeff Teague (22) | Horford & Smith (11) | Jeff Teague (13) | Philips Arena13,198 | 27–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 || February 8 || New Orleans | | Josh Smith (23) | Horford & Smith (6) | Jeff Teague (9) | Philips Arena14,022 | 27–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || February 11 || @ Dallas | | Josh Smith (26) | Josh Smith (13) | Jeff Teague (9) | American Airlines Center19,654 | 28–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || February 13 || @ Orlando | | Josh Smith (30) | Al Horford (12) | Jeff Teague (11) | Amway Center17,649 | 29–22 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || February 20 || Miami | | Al Horford (27) | Horford & Smith (9) | Josh Smith (9) | Philips Arena18,238 | 29–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || February 22 || Sacramento | | Al Horford (24) | Al Horford (8) | Jeff Teague (12) | Philips Arena15,031 | 30–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || February 23 || @ Milwaukee | | Al Horford (23) | Josh Smith (13) | Jeff Teague (9) | BMO Harris Bradley Center18,289 | 31–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || February 25 || @ Detroit | | Horford & Smith (23) | Al Horford (22) | Jeff Teague (12) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,417 |32-23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || February 27 || @ Utah | | Al Horford (34) | Al Horford (15) | Josh Smith (7) | EnergySolutions Arena19,267 | 33–23

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || March 1 || @ Phoenix | | Al Horford (20) | Josh Smith (10) | Devin Harris (6) | US Airways Center15,269 | 33–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || March 3 || @ L. A. Lakers | | Al Horford (24) | Josh Smith (7) | Josh Smith (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 33–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || March 4 || @ Denver | | Al Horford (18) | Al Horford (13) | Jeff Teague (8) | Pepsi Center17,554 | 33–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || March 6 || Philadelphia | | Jeff Teague (27) | Al Horford (12) | Jeff Teague (11) | Philips Arena13,018 | 34–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || March 8 || @ Boston | | Josh Smith (32) | Al Horford (13) | Smith & Teague (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 34–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || March 9 || Brooklyn | | Al Horford (15) | Al Horford (12) | Devin Harris (9) | Philips Arena17,282 | 34–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 12 || @ Miami | | Josh Smith (15) | Josh Smith (6) | Jeff Teague (4) | American Airlines Arena20,350 | 34–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || March 13 || L. A. Lakers | | Devin Harris (17) | Al Horford (14) | Devin Harris (7) | Philips Arena19,163 | 35–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || March 15 || Phoenix | | Josh Smith (17) | Horford & Smith (11) | Josh Smith (7) | Philips Arena14,282 | 36–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || March 17 || @ Brooklyn | | Al Horford (22) | Al Horford (11) | Jeff Teague (15) | Barclays Center17,732 | 37–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 || March 18 || Dallas | | Jeff Teague (19) | Al Horford (11) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena14,505 | 37–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || March 20 || Milwaukee | | Jeff Teague (27) | Al Horford (16) | Jeff Teague (11) | Philips Arena11,920 | 38–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 || March 22 || Portland | | Josh Smith (24) | Al Horford (17)