- List of Dallas Mavericks seasons
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The Dallas Mavericks are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks began playing in the NBA as an expansion team in the 1980–81 season. In their inaugural season, they posted a win-loss record of 15–67.
From 1983 to 1990, the Mavericks, led by key players including Mark Aguirre, Brad Davis and Rolando Blackman, made the postseason six out of seven times, appearing in the Conference Finals in 1988. In the 1990s, the Mavericks never reached the playoffs, bottoming out with an 11–71 record in the 1992–93 season and a 13–69 mark in the 1993–94 season.
The Mavericks returned to prominence in the 2000s. Leading by the trio of Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash, they returned to the playoffs in 2001 and to the Conference Finals in 2003. With Nash and Finley left in 2004 and 2005 respectively, Nowitzki emerged as the team's leader, leading the Mavericks to their first NBA Finals appearance in 2006, only to lose to the Miami Heat. After a series of early exits from the playoffs, the Mavericks returned to the NBA Finals again in 2011 and won their first NBA Championship.
The Mavericks have played 31 seasons, and advanced to the playoffs in 17 of those seasons. They have won three division titles, have been conference champions two times and have won one NBA Championship. Their overall record is 1350 wins and 1335 losses.
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Table key
COY Coach of the Year Finish Final position in league or division standings GB Games behind first-place team in division[a] Italics Season in progress Losses Number of regular season losses FMVP Finals Most Valuable Player MVP Most Valuable Player ROY Rookie of the Year SMOY Sixth Man of the Year Wins Number of regular season wins Seasons
Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010–11 season.
NBA Champions 
Conference Champions * Division Champions ^ Playoff berth ¤ Season Conference Finish Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GB Playoffs Awards Head coach 1980–81 Western 12th Midwest 6th 15 67 .183 37 Did not reach the Playoffs — Dick Motta 1981–82 Western 10th Midwest 5th 28 54 .341 20 Did not reach the Playoffs — Dick Motta 1982–83 Western 8th Midwest 4th 38 44 .463 15 Did not reach the Playoffs — Dick Motta 1983–84 Western 4th ¤ Midwest 2nd 43 39 .524 2 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 3–2
Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 1–4— Dick Motta 1984–85 Western 4th ¤ Midwest 3rd 44 38 .537 8 Lost Western Conference First Round to Portland Trail Blazers, 1–3 — Dick Motta 1985–86 Western 4th ¤ Midwest 3rd 44 38 .537 7 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Utah Jazz, 3–1
Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 2–4— Dick Motta 1986–87 Western 2nd ¤ Midwest ^ 1st ^ 55 27 .671 — Lost Western Conference First Round to Seattle SuperSonics, 1–3 — Dick Motta 1987–88 Western 3rd ¤ Midwest 2nd 53 29 .646 1 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Houston Rockets, 3–1
Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. Denver Nuggets, 4–2
Lost Western Conference Finals to Los Angeles Lakers, 3–4Roy Tarpley (SIX) John MacLeod 1988–89 Western 9th Midwest 4th 38 44 .463 13 Did not reach the Playoffs — John MacLeod 1989–90 Western 6th ¤ Midwest 3rd 47 35 .573 9 Lost Western Conference First Round to Portland Trail Blazers, 0–3 — John MacLeod
Richie Adubato1990–91 Western 12th Midwest 6th 28 54 .341 27 Did not reach the Playoffs — Richie Adubato 1991–92 Western 12th Midwest 5th 22 60 .268 33 Did not reach the Playoffs — Richie Adubato 1992–93 Western 13th Midwest 6th 11 71 .134 44 Did not reach the Playoffs — Richie Adubato
Gar Heard1993–94 Western 13th Midwest 6th 13 69 .159 45 Did not reach the Playoffs — Quinn Buckner 1994–95 Western 10th Midwest 5th 36 46 .439 26 Did not reach the Playoffs Jason Kidd[b] (ROY) Dick Motta 1995–96 Western T-12th Midwest 5th 26 56 .317 33 Did not reach the Playoffs — Dick Motta 1996–97 Western 11th Midwest 4th 24 58 .293 40 Did not reach the Playoffs — Jim Cleamons 1997–98 Western 10th Midwest 5th 20 62 .244 42 Did not reach the Playoffs — Jim Cleamons
Don Nelson1998–99[c] Western 11th Midwest 5th 19 31 .380 18 Did not reach the Playoffs — Don Nelson 1999–00 Western 9th Midwest 4th 40 42 .488 15 Did not reach the Playoffs — Don Nelson 2000–01 Western 5th ¤ Midwest 3rd 53 29 .646 5 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Utah Jazz, 3–2
Lost Western Conference Semifinals to San Antonio Spurs, 1–4— Don Nelson 2001–02 Western 4th ¤ Midwest 2nd 57 25 .695 1 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 3–0
Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Sacramento Kings, 1–4— Don Nelson 2002–03 Western 3rd ¤ Midwest 2nd 60 22 .732 — Won Western Conference First Round vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 4–3
Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. Sacramento Kings, 4–3
Lost Western Conference Finals to San Antonio Spurs, 2–4— Don Nelson 2003–04 Western 5th ¤ Midwest 3rd 52 30 .634 6 Lost Western Conference First Round to Sacramento Kings, 1–4 Antawn Jamison (SIX) Don Nelson 2004–05 Western 4th ¤ Southwest 2nd 58 24 .707 1 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Houston Rockets, 4–3
Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Phoenix Suns, 2–4— Don Nelson
Avery Johnson2005–06 Western * 4th ¤ Southwest 2nd 60 22 .732 3 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 4–0
Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, 4–3
Won Western Conference Finals vs. Phoenix Suns, 4–2
Lost NBA Finals to Miami Heat, 2–4Avery Johnson (COY) Avery Johnson 2006–07 Western 1st ¤ Southwest ^ 1st ^ 67 15 .817 — Lost Western Conference First Round to Golden State Warriors, 2–4 Dirk Nowitzki (MVP) Avery Johnson 2007–08 Western 7th ¤ Southwest 4th 51 31 .622 5 Lost Western Conference First Round to New Orleans Hornets, 1–4 — Avery Johnson 2008–09 Western 6th ¤ Southwest 3rd 50 32 .610 4 Won Western Conference First Round vs. San Antonio Spurs, 4–1
Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Denver Nuggets, 1–4Jason Terry (SIX) Rick Carlisle 2009–10 Western 2nd ¤ Southwest ^ 1st ^ 55 27 .671 — Lost Western Conference First Round to San Antonio Spurs, 2–4 — Rick Carlisle 2010–11 Western * 3rd ¤ Southwest 2nd 57 25 .695 4 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 4–2
Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–0
Won Western Conference Finals vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 4–1
Won NBA Finals vs. Miami Heat, 4–2Dirk Nowitzki (FMVP) Rick Carlisle All-time records
Statistic Wins Losses Win% Regular season record (1980–2011) 1,264 1,246 .504 Postseason record (1980–2011) 86 89 .491 Postseason series record (1980–2011) 17 16 .515 All-time regular and post-season record (1980–2011) 1,350 1,335 .503 Notes
- a This is determined by adding the absolute difference in wins between the leading team and the team of interest to the absolute difference in losses between the two teams, and dividing by two.
- b Kidd shared Rookie of the Year honors with Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons.[1]
- c Because of a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule.[2]
References
- General
- "Dallas Mavericks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- Specific
- ^ "Rookie of the Year Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/roy.html. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Donovan, John (February 4, 1999). "Let the semi-season begin: Expect injuries, intensity and a new champion in '99". CNN Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/nba_preview/news/1999/02/03/nba_expectations/. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
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