2006–07 Dallas Mavericks season

2006–07 Dallas Mavericks season
Southwest Division Champions
Head coach Avery Johnson
Owner(s) Mark Cuban
Arena American Airlines Center
Results
Record 67–15 (.817)
Place Division: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 2-4)
Local media
Television FSN Southwest, KTXA
Radio KESN

The 2006-07 Dallas Mavericks season was the team's 27th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 60-22 output from the previous season. They improved by seven wins, finishing 67-15, qualifying for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.[1] In the first round, however, it was not meant to be as they lost to the eight-seeded Golden State Warriors in six games.

Draft Picks

Main article: 2006 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 28 Maurice Ager SG  United States Michigan State
2 58 J. R. Pinnock  United States George Washington

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Dallas Mavericks 67 15 .817 - 36–5 31–10 14–2
x-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 9 31–10 27–14 10–6
x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 15 28–13 24–17 8–8
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 39 43 .476 28 24–17 15–26 6–10
Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 45 14–27 8–33 2–14

Game log

2006–07 game log Total: 67–15 (Home: 36–5; Road: 31–10)
2006–07 season schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Dallas Mavericks vs. (8) Golden State Warriors

TNT
April 25
Golden State Warriors 99, Dallas Mavericks 112
American Airlines Center, Dallas
April 27
Dallas Mavericks 91, Golden State Warriors 109
TNT
April 29
Dallas Mavericks 99, Golden State Warriors 103
Oracle Arena, Oakland
TNT
May 1
Golden State Warriors 112, Dallas Mavericks 118
American Airlines Center, Dallas
TNT
May 3
Dallas Mavericks 86, Golden State Warriors 111
Golden State wins series, 4–2
Oracle Arena, Oakland

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Mavericks and Warriors.

Regular Season Roster

2006–07 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 13 Ager, Maurice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1984-02-09 Michigan State
PG 11 Barea, Jose 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984-0726 Northeastern
SG 1 Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976-09-16 Clemson
PF 44 Croshere, Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975-05-01 Providence
C 25 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975-07-14 Mississippi State
C 7 Diop, DeSagana 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) 1982-01-30 Senegal
SF 40 George, Devean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-08-29 Augsburg
PG 34 Harris, Devin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-27-02 Wisconsin
SF 5 Howard, Josh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-04-28 Wake Forest
C 28 Mbenga, D.J. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980-12-30 Democratic Republic of the Congo
PG 8 Johnson, Anthony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1974-10-2 College of Charleston
PF 21 Mensah-Bonsu, Pops 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983-09-07 George Washington
PF 41 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1978-06-19 Germany
SF 42 Stackhouse, Jerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974-11-05 North Carolina
SG 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1977-09-15 Arizona
PF 31 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962-09-06 Michigan State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Playoffs Roster

Awards and records

Notable Transactions

Maurice Ager was selected as the #28 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Maurice Ager signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 1, 2006.

Josh Howard was selected as the #29 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Josh Howard signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 3, 2003. Josh Howard signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on October 28, 2006.

Austin Croshere was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Indiana Pacers on July 12, 2006.

Jason Terry was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Atlanta Hawks on September 4, 2004. Jason Terry re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on July 24, 2006.

Jose Barea signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on August 16, 2006.

Greg Buckner signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on July 13, 2006.

Devean George signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on August 2, 2006.

D.J. Mbenga signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 14, 2004. D.J. Mbenga re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on July 12, 2006.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on August 3, 2006.

Kevin Willis signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on April 2, 2007. Kevin Willis re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on April 12, 2007.

References

  1. ↑ 2006-07 Dallas Mavericks
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