High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2012–13 NBA season is the 67th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, when the 2011–12 NBA Champions Miami Heat started the season by hosting the Boston Celtics. The 2013 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 17, 2013, at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The regular season will end on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, and the playoffs will start on Saturday, April 20, 2013.