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 1990, the Mavericks reached the playoffs for the only time in the 1990s, for the rest of the decade they bottomed 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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| 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 |
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, 3–4 |
Roy 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 Adubato |
| 1990–91 | 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 Heard |
| 1993–94 | 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 Nelson |
| 1998–99[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 Johnson |
| 2005–06 | 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, 2–4 |
Avery 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, 1–4 |
Jason 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, 4–2 |
Dirk Nowitzki (FMVP) | Rick Carlisle |
| 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 |
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