2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season

2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
General manager	Donnie Nelson
Owner(s)	Mark Cuban
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions (Defeated Heat 4–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FS Southwest, KTXA
Radio	KESN
< 2009–10 2011–12 >

The 2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season was the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

This season would prove to be the most successful season for the Mavericks. In the playoffs, the Mavericks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the First Round, then swept the defending two-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in four games in the Semifinals, before defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006. In the NBA Finals, the Mavericks faced off against the Miami Heat in a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, and the Heat were led by their Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.

The Mavericks would go on to defeat the Heat in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their first NBA championship in franchise history.^[1]

The Mavericks' championship was the first major sports championship in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since the Dallas Stars in 1999, and the first title in Mavericks franchise history. The Mavericks became the third team to win an NBA title in the state of Texas, joining the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. The Mavericks are also the third team to win a major sports championship in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, joining the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Stars. The Mavericks championship parade was held on June 16, 2011 in downtown Dallas.

Key dates[edit]

• June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
• July 1 – The free agency period began.

Transactions[edit]

Summary[edit]

In the 2010 NBA Draft the Mavericks got only 1 pick. At no. 50 they picked the Nigerian Center Solomon Alabi. But he was traded directly to the Toronto Raptors for a future second-round pick and cash considerations.

The Mavericks sent $3 million to the Memphis Grizzlies to acquire the rights for Shooting Guard Dominique Jones.

Mavericks free agent Dirk Nowitzki agreed to a 4-year deal worth $80 million to stay with the Mavericks.^[2]

Brendan Haywood also decided to stay with the Mavericks as he signed a new 6-year deal worth $55 million. His sixth and last year in this contract is however not fully guaranteed.^[3]

Center Ian Mahinmi signed a 2-year deal worth the veteran minimum starting at $850.000.^[4]

On July 13, the Mavericks officially signed rookie Dominique Jones.^[5]

The Mavericks and the Charlotte Bobcats agreed on a trade that sent Erick Dampier, Matt Carroll and Eduardo Nájera to the Bobcats, while the Bobcats sent Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca to the Mavericks.^[6]

On August 12 Tim Thomas signed a 1-year deal to the veteran minimum ($1.35 million).^[7] He was at the Mavericks previous season but left the team to take care of his ill wife. Afterwards he announced that the illness his wife suffered will prevent him from playing for the Mavericks.^[8]

NBA Draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	25	Dominique Jones (acquired from Memphis)	SG	United States	USF
2	50	Solomon Alabi (traded to Toronto)	C	Nigeria	Florida State

Trades[edit]

June 24, 2010	To Dallas Mavericks No. 25 pick (Dominique Jones)	To Memphis Grizzlies Cash considerations
June 24, 2010	To Dallas Mavericks Future second-round pick, cash considerations	To Toronto Raptors No. 50 pick (Solomon Alabi)
July 13, 2010	To Dallas Mavericks Tyson Chandler Alexis Ajinça	To Charlotte Bobcats Erick Dampier Matt Carroll Eduardo Nájera cash considerations
January 24, 2011	To Dallas Mavericks Future second-round pick	To Toronto Raptors Alexis Ajinça, cash considerations

Free agents[edit]

Additions[edit]

Player	Signed	Former Team
Brendan Haywood	Signed 6-year contract for $55 Million	Dallas Mavericks
Dirk Nowitzki	Signed 4-year contract for $80 Million	Dallas Mavericks
Ian Mahinmi	Signed 2-year contract for $8.5 Million	San Antonio Spurs
Peja Stojaković		Toronto Raptors
Corey Brewer	Signed 3-year contract for $7.5 Million	Minnesota Timberwolves

On January 10, the Mavericks signed Sasha Pavlović to a 10-day contract.^[9] He received a second 10-day contract on January 20. On January 30 he was released.^[10]

The Mavericks signed Peja Stojaković on January 24, 2011.^[11]

Corey Brewer was signed on March 3, 2011.^[12]

Subtractions[edit]

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Steve Novak	Waived

On January 5, the Mavericks waived Steve Novak before his contract became fully guaranteed.^[13]

Roster[edit]

2010–11 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G 11 Barea, José Juan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) June 26, 1984 Northeastern G 3 Beaubois, Rodrigue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) February 24, 1988 France F 13 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) March 5, 1986 Florida F 4 Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) March 13, 1980 Connecticut F 35 Cardinal, Brian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) May 2, 1977 Purdue C 6 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) October 2, 1982 Dominguez HS (CA) C 33 Haywood, Brendan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 263 lb (119 kg) November 27, 1979 North Carolina G 20 Jones, Dominique 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) October 15, 1988 South Florida G 2 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) March 23, 1973 California C 28 Mahinmi, Ian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) November 5, 1986 France F 0 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) May 7, 1978 UNLV F 41 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) June 19, 1978 Germany G 92 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) April 3, 1981 Washington Union High School (CA) F 16 Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) June 9, 1977 Serbia G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) September 15, 1977 Arizona Players who left during the season Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From C 8 Ajinça, Alexis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 6, 1988 France F 21 Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) June 13, 1983 Marquette G/F 7 Pavlović, Sasha 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) November 15, 1983 Serbia	Head coach Rick Carlisle Assistant coach(es) Terry Stotts Dwane Casey Darrell Armstrong Monte Mathis Robert Hackett Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Pre-season[edit]

Game log[edit]

2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 Washington L 94–97 Jason Terry (15) Tyson Chandler (9) Jason Kidd (5) American Airlines Center 15,546 0–1 2 October 7 Chicago W 88–83 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Terry (4) American Airlines Center 17,448 1–1 3 October 9 @ Phoenix L 90–98 José Juan Barea (13) Caron Butler (7) Dee Brown, Jason Kidd (4) Indian Wells Tennis Garden 15,617 1–2 4 October 11 Cleveland L 79–85 Dirk Nowitzki (15) Brendan Haywood (8) José Juan Barea (7) American Airlines Center 16,673 1–3 5 October 13 @ Detroit W 101–96 Steve Novak (22) Tyson Chandler (7) Dominique Jones, Jason Terry (7) Van Andel Arena 10,207 2–3 6 October 15 @ Chicago W 109–105 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (24) Brendan Haywood (10) Jason Kidd (8) United Center 21,125 3–3 7 October 20 @ Orlando L 76–101 Caron Butler (15) Dirk Nowitzki (7) José Juan Barea (8) Amway Center 18,846 3–4 8 October 22 Houston W 97–96 Caron Butler (25) Brendan Haywood, Shawn Marion (9) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center 18,580 4–4
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Southwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
c-San Antonio Spurs	61	21	.744	–	36–5	25–16	10–6
x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	4	29–12	28–13	8–8
x-New Orleans Hornets	46	36	.561	15	28–13	18–23	9–7
x-Memphis Grizzlies	46	36	.561	15	30–11	16–25	8–8
Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	18	25–16	18–23	5–11

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	4
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	4
4	y-Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	6
5	x-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	11
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	13
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	46	36	.561	15
8	x-Memphis Grizzlies	46	36	.561	15
9	Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	18
10	Phoenix Suns	40	42	.488	21
11	Utah Jazz	39	43	.476	22
12	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	25
13	Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	29
14	Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	37
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	17	65	.207	44

Record vs. opponents[edit]

2010-11 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	OKC	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Boston	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Charlotte	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Chicago	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Cleveland	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Dallas	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Denver	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Detroit	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Golden State	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Houston	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Indiana	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
L.A. Clippers	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
L.A. Lakers	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Memphis	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Miami	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Milwaukee	2–2	0–3	2–1	0–4	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–3	—	1–1	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0—0	0—0	0—0	0—0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New Jersey	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0—0	0—0
New Orleans	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New York	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Oklahoma City	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Orlando	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Philadelphia	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0
Phoenix	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0
Portland	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Sacramento	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
San Antonio	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0
Toronto	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0
Utah	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0
Washington	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—

Game log[edit]

2010–11 game log Total: 57–25 (Home: 29–12; Road: 28–13)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 27 Charlotte W 101–86 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (18) American Airlines Center 19,440 1–0 2 October 29 Memphis L 90–91 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Tyson Chandler (9) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 20,060 1–1 3 October 31 @ LA Clippers W 99–83 Caron Butler (17) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (7) Staples Center 13,718 2–1
November: 11–3 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 3 @ Denver W 102–101 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (12) Pepsi Center 14,159 3–1 5 November 6 Denver L 92–103 Jason Terry (26) Caron Butler (10) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 19,948 3–2 6 November 8 Boston W 89–87 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Tyson Chandler (13) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 20,194 4–2 7 November 10 @ Memphis W 106–91 Jason Terry (25) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (12) FedExForum 10,767 5–2 8 November 12 Philadelphia W 99–90 José Juan Barea (19) Brendan Haywood (17) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 19,989 6–2 9 November 15 New Orleans W 98–95 Jason Terry (26) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center 19,712 7–2 10 November 17 @ New Orleans L 97–99 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (8) New Orleans Arena 13,828 7–3 11 November 19 Chicago L 83–88 Dirk Nowitzki (36) Tyson Chandler (10) Jason Terry (8) American Airlines Center 20,133 7–4 12 November 20 @ Atlanta W 98–93 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Shawn Marion (10) Jason Kidd (9) Philips Arena 14,143 8–4 13 November 23 Detroit W 88–84 Dirk Nowitzki (42) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 19,734 9–4 14 November 24 @ Oklahoma W 111–103 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Tyson Chandler (18) Jason Kidd (12) Ford Center 18,203 10–4 15 November 26 @ San Antonio W 103–94 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Tyson Chandler Dirk Nowitzki (8) José Juan Barea (7) AT&T Center 18,581 11–4 16 November 27 Miami W 106–95 Caron Butler (23) Tyson Chandler (17) Jason Kidd (13) American Airlines Center 20,536 12–4 17 November 29 Houston W 101–91 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Shawn Marion Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center 19,435 13–4
December : 11–3 (Home: 6–3; Road: 5–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 Minnesota W 100–86 Shawn Marion (16) Tyson Chandler (18) Jason Terry (7) American Airlines Center 19,567 14–4 19 December 3 @ Utah W 93–81 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Tyson Chandler (8) Jason Terry (7) EnergySolutions Arena 19,623 15–4 20 December 4 @ Sacramento W 105–103 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Shawn Marion (8) José Juan Barea (6) ARCO Arena 12,900 16–4 21 December 7 Golden State W 105–100 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Ian Mahinmi (10) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 19,593 17–4 22 December 9 New Jersey W 102–89 Dirk Nowitzki (12) Dirk Nowitzki (10) José Juan Barea (13) American Airlines Center 19,666 18–4 23 December 11 Utah W 103–97 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center 20,074 19–4 24 December 13 Milwaukee L 99–103 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Tyson Chandler (9) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 19,720 19–5 25 December 15 Portland W 103–98 Caron Butler (23) Tyson Chandler (8) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center 19,531 20–5 26 December 17 Phoenix W 106–91 Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry (18) Tyson Chandler (12) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 20,406 21–5 27 December 20 @ Miami W 98–96 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Shawn Marion (13) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Arena 20,178 22–5 28 December 21 @ Orlando W 105–99 Caron Butler (20) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Jason Kidd (12) Amway Center 19,057 23–5 29 December 27 @ Oklahoma City W 103–93 Caron Butler (21) Tyson Chandler (10) Jason Kidd (10) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 24–5 30 December 28 Toronto L 76–84 Jason Terry (18) Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd (6) Jason Terry (6) American Airlines Center 20,027 24–6 31 December 30 San Antonio L 93–99 Caron Butler (30) Tyson Chandler (11) Jason Kidd (13) American Airlines Center 20,604 24–7
January: 8–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 1 @ Milwaukee L 87–99 José Juan Barea (29) Jason Kidd (7) Jason Kidd (9) Bradley Center 13,194 24–8 33 January 2 @ Cleveland W 104–95 Shawn Marion (22) Tyson Chandler (14) Jason Kidd (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 25–8 34 January 4 Portland W 84–81 DeShawn Stevenson, Jason Terry (18) Tyson Chandler (13) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 19,514 26–8 35 January 6 Oklahoma City L 95–99 Shawn Marion (25) Tyson Chandler (18) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 20,282 26–9 36 January 8 Orlando L 107–117 DeShawn Stevenson (24) Shawn Marion (8) Jason Terry (9) American Airlines Center 20,178 26–10 37 January 12 @ Indiana L 89–102 Jason Terry (18) Tyson Chandler (9) Jason Kidd (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 11,204 26–11 38 January 14 @ San Antonio L 89–101 Shawn Marion (14) Shawn Marion (10) José Juan Barea (5) AT&T Center 18,581 26–12 39 January 15 @ Memphis L 70–89 Ian Mahinmi (17) four players (6) Jason Kidd (4) FedExForum 15,812 26–13 40 January 17 @ Detroit L 89–103 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Brendan Haywood, Shawn Marion (7) Jason Kidd (13) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,660 26–14 41 January 19 LA Lakers W 109–100 Shawn Marion, Jason Terry (22) Tyson Chandler (10) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 20,365 27–14 42 January 20 @ Chicago L 77–82 Dirk Nowitzki (19) Tyson Chandler (12) Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry (4) United Center 21,397 27–15 43 January 22 @ New Jersey W 87–86 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Shawn Marion (11) Jason Kidd (8) Prudential Center 14,051 28–15 44 January 25 LA Clippers W 112–105 Jason Terry (28) Shawn Marion (10) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 20,335 29–15 45 January 27 Houston W 111–106 Tyson Chandler (21) Tyson Chandler (15) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 20,088 30–15 46 January 29 Atlanta W 102–91 Dirk Nowitzki (19) Jason Kidd (8) Jason Terry (11) American Airlines Center 20,309 31–15 47 January 31 Washington W 102–92 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Tyson Chandler (18) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center 19,724 32–15
February: 10–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 7–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 2 @ New York W 113–97 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (10) Madison Square Garden 19,763 33–15 49 February 4 @ Boston W 101–97 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Tyson Chandler (15) Jason Kidd (9) TD Garden 18,624 34–15 50 February 5 @ Charlotte W 101–92 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Tyson Chandler (15) Jason Kidd (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 17,743 35–15 51 February 7 Cleveland W 99–96 Jason Terry (23) Tyson Chandler (11) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 19,875 36–15 52 February 9 @ Sacramento W 102–100 Jason Terry (22) Jason Kidd (8) Jason Kidd, Peja Stojaković (5) ARCO Arena 12,310 37–15 53 February 10 @ Denver L 120–121 Jason Terry (25) Tyson Chandler (11) Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki (6) Pepsi Center 16,273 37–16 54 February 12 @ Houston W 106–102 Dirk Nowitzki, Peja Stojaković (22) Shawn Marion (9) Jason Terry (7) Toyota Center 17,009 38–16 55 February 16 Sacramento W 116–100 Jason Kidd (20) Brendan Haywood (10) José Juan Barea (10) American Airlines Center 20,420 39–16 56 February 17 @ Phoenix W 112–106 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Tyson Chandler (12) Jason Kidd (12) US Airways Center 17,903 40–16 All-Star Break 57 February 23 Utah W 118–99 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Tyson Chandler, Brendan Haywood (10) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center 20,379 41–16 58 February 26 @ Washington W 105–99 Jason Terry (25) Tyson Chandler (13) Jason Kidd (14) Verizon Center 19,203 42–16 59 February 27 @ Toronto W 114–96 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Dirk Nowitzki (13) José Juan Barea (9) Air Canada Centre 16,827 43–16
March: 9–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 1 @ Philadelphia W 101–93 Jason Terry (30) Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion (10) Jason Kidd (13) Wells Fargo Center 13,509 44–16 61 March 4 Indiana W 116–108 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Shawn Marion (7) José Juan Barea (8) American Airlines Center 20,385 45–16 62 March 6 Memphis L 103–104 Jason Terry (26) Shawn Marion (12) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center 20,102 45–17 63 March 7 @ Minnesota W 108–105 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Brendan Haywood, Shawn Marion (10) Jason Kidd (9) Target Center 13,288 46–17 64 March 9 @ New Orleans L 92–93 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Tyson Chandler (13) Jason Kidd (7) New Orleans Arena 14,472 46–18 65 March 10 New York W 127–109 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 20,517 47–18 66 March 12 LA Lakers L 91–96 Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki (25) Shawn Marion (12) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center 20,619 47–19 67 March 15 @ Portland L 101–104 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (14) Rose Garden 20,631 47–20 68 March 16 @ Golden State W 112–106 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 48–20 69 March 18 San Antonio L 91–97 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center 20,614 48–21 70 March 20 Golden State W 101–73 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Tyson Chandler (17) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center 20,324 49–21 71 March 24 Minnesota W 104–96 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (13) American Airlines Center 20,296 50–21 72 March 26 @ Utah W 94–77 Jason Terry (22) Tyson Chandler, Shawn Marion (7) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,649 51–21 73 March 27 @ Phoenix W 91–83 Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (16) Tyson Chandler (18) José Juan Barea (5) US Airways Center 17,314 52–21 74 March 30 @ LA Clippers W 106–100 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Shawn Marion (9) Jason Kidd (10) Staples Center 19,060 53–21 75 March 31 @ LA Lakers L 82–110 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (6) Staples Center 18,997 53–22
April: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 @ Golden State L 92–99 Shawn Marion (21) Shawn Marion (8) José Juan Barea (11) Oracle Arena 18,128 53–23 77 April 3 @ Portland L 96–104 Rodrigue Beaubois (20) Brendan Haywood (11) Rodrigue Beaubois, Jason Kidd (4) Rose Garden 20,534 53–24 78 April 6 Denver L 96–104 Shawn Marion (21) Brendan Haywood (19) José Juan Barea (10) American Airlines Center 20,364 53–25 79 April 8 LA Clippers W 107–96 Corey Brewer, Dirk Nowitzki (20) Shawn Marion (10) Dirk Nowitzki (7) American Airlines Center 20,382 54–25 80 April 10 Phoenix W 115–90 Dirk Nowitzki (19) Tyson Chandler (12) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 20,355 55–25 81 April 11 @ Houston W 98–91 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (23) Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (12) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Jason Terry (4) Toyota Center 14,898 56–25 82 April 13 New Orleans W 121–89 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Shawn Marion (8) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 20,366 57–25
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs[edit]

The Mavericks' playoff run began with a six-game first round series against the Portland Trail Blazers. In the conference semi-finals, the Mavericks swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. The series against the Lakers also birthed the Mavericks Royal Blue-Out games in the AAC, with almost all fans wearing T-shirts that read "The Time is Now". In the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Mavericks won the last three games with fourth-quarter comebacks to win their second Western Conference Championship and earn a trip to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006. Following a disappointing Game One, the Mavericks pulled the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history in Game Two to even the series at a game each. After a loss in Game Three, the Mavericks won the last two games in Dallas to take a 3–2 series lead heading to Game Six in Miami. The Mavericks won Game Six; with that win, the Mavs became NBA Champions for the first time.

Game log[edit]

2011 playoff game log Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–2; Road: 7–3)
First Round: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 16 Portland W 89–81 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (4) American Airlines Center 20,541 1–0 2 April 19 Portland W 101–89 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Tyson Chandler (10) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 20,620 2–0 3 April 21 @ Portland L 92–97 Jason Terry (29) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Terry (7) Rose Garden 20,217 2–1 4 April 23 @ Portland L 82–84 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Shawn Marion (11) Jason Kidd (4) Rose Garden 20,357 2–2 5 April 25 Portland W 93–82 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Tyson Chandler (20) Jason Kidd (14) American Airlines Center 20,837 3–2 6 April 28 @ Portland W 103–96 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Terry (8) Rose Garden 20,494 4–2
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 2 @ L.A. Lakers W 96–94 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Jason Kidd (11) Staples Center 18,997 1–0 2 May 4 @ L.A. Lakers W 93–81 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Shawn Marion (9) Jason Kidd (6) Staples Center 18,997 2–0 3 May 6 L.A. Lakers W 98–92 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center 21,156 3–0 4 May 8 L.A. Lakers W 122–86 Jason Terry (32) Tyson Chandler (9) José Juan Barea (8) American Airlines Center 21,087 4–0
Conference Finals: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 17 Oklahoma City W 121–112 Dirk Nowitzki (48) Tyson Chandler (8) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center 20,911 1–0 2 May 19 Oklahoma City L 100–106 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Tyson Chandler (13) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 21,051 1–1 3 May 21 @ Oklahoma City W 93–87 Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki (18) Tyson Chandler (15) Jason Kidd (8) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 2–1 4 May 23 @ Oklahoma City W 112–105 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (40) Tyson Chandler (8) Jason Kidd (7) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 3–1 5 May 25 Oklahoma City W 100–96 Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki (26) Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 21,092 4–1
NBA Finals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 31 @ Miami L 84–92 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Shawn Marion (10) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Arena 20,003 0–1 2 June 2 @ Miami W 95–93 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (5) American Airlines Arena 20,003 1–1 3 June 5 Miami L 86–88 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 20,340 1–2 4 June 7 Miami W 86–83 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Tyson Chandler (16) José Juan Barea (4) American Airlines Center 20,430 2–2 5 June 9 Miami W 112–103 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Tyson Chandler (7) Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (6) American Airlines Center 20,433 3–2 6 June 12 @ Miami W 105–95 Jason Terry (27) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Arena 20,003 4–2
2011 playoff schedule

Player statistics[edit]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season[edit]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Alexis Ajinça	10	2	7.5	.375	.429	.667	1.70	.2	.30	.50	2.9
José Juan Barea	81	2	20.6	.439	.349	.847	2.00	3.9	.37	.01	9.5
Rodrigue Beaubois	28	26	17.7	.422	.301	.767	1.90	2.3	.71	.29	8.4
Corey Brewer	13	2	11.4	.490	.308	.714	1.80	.9	.85	.15	5.3
Caron Butler	29	29	29.9	.450	.431	.773	4.10	1.6	.97	.28	15.0
Brian Cardinal	56	4	11.0	.430	.483	.944	1.10	.7	.43	.13	2.6
Tyson Chandler	74	74	27.8	.654	.000	.732	9.40	.4	.49	1.08	10.1
Brendan Haywood	72	8	18.5	.574	.000	.362	5.20	.3	.22	1.03	4.4
Dominique Jones	18	0	7.5	.311	.000	.824	1.40	1.1	.28	.17	2.3
Jason Kidd	80	80	33.2	.361	.340	.870	4.40	8.2	1.68	.36	7.9
Ian Mahinmi	56	0	8.7	.561	.000	.768	2.10	.1	.25	.27	3.1
Shawn Marion	80	27	28.2	.520	.152	.768	6.90	1.4	.85	.63	12.5
Steve Novak	7	0	2.6	.500	.750	.000	.70	.0	.00	.00	1.6
Dirk Nowitzki	73	73	34.3	.517	.393	.892	7.00	2.6	.52	.64	23.0
Aleksandar Pavlović	10	6	16.3	.429	.438	.800	1.20	. 7	.50	.30	4.1
DeShawn Stevenson	72	54	16.1	.388	.378	.767	1.50	1.1	.29	.07	5.3
Peja Stojaković	25	13	20.2	.429	.400	.938	2.60	.9	.44	.08	8.6
Jason Terry	82	10	31.3	.451	.362	.850	1.90	4.1	1.13	.16	15.8

Playoffs[edit]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
José Juan Barea	21	3	18.6	.419	.320	.794	1.90	3.4	.29	.00	8.9
Rodrigue Beaubois	0	0	.0	.000	.000	.000	.00	.0	.00	.00	.0
Corey Brewer	6	0	3.8	.444	.333	.000	.30	.2	.67	.00	1.5
Caron Butler	0	0	.0	.000	.000	.000	.00	.0	.00	.00	.0
Brian Cardinal	9	0	4.1	.750	.750	.500	.30	.2	.11	.00	1.1
Tyson Chandler	21	21	32.4	.582	.000	.679	9.20	.4	.62	.90	8.0
Brendan Haywood	18	0	15.3	.581	.000	.465	4.10	.2	.11	1.00	3.1
Dominique Jones	0	0	.0	.000	.000	.000	.00	.0	.00	.00	.0
Jason Kidd	21	21	35.4	.398	.374	.800	4.50	7.3	1.90	.48	9.3
Ian Mahinmi	6	0	5.5	.600	.000	.556	1.00	.0	.17	.00	1.8
Shawn Marion	21	21	32.9	.467	.000	.851	6.30	2.1	1.00	.90	11.9
Dirk Nowitzki	21	21	39.3	.485	.460	.941	8.10	2.5	.57	.62	27.7
DeShawn Stevenson	21	18	15.8	.349	.397	.750	.90	.6	.52	.10	4.5
Peja Stojaković	19	0	18.4	.408	.377	.778	1.70	.4	.63	.11	7.1
Jason Terry	21	0	32.6	.478	.442	.843	1.90	3.2	1.24	.14	17.5

Awards, records and milestones[edit]

Awards[edit]

Week/Month[edit]

• Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 22 through November 28.^[14]
• Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from December 6 through December 12.^[15]
• Rick Carlisle was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for games played in February.^[16]

All-Star[edit]

• Dirk Nowitzki was voted to his 10th NBA All-Star Game.

Season[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

• Dirk Nowitzki was voted the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.

Records[edit]

• On October 29, Dirk Nowitzki's free-throw streak came to an end at 82, when he missed a free-throw against Memphis. He now holds the record for the third longest free-throw streak.
• In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks set a playoff record for most free throws made without a miss with 24, previously held by Paul Pierce (21) in 2003.

Milestones[edit]

• On November 12, Jason Kidd recorded his 11,000th Assist during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He is the second player in the NBA History to achieve it.
• On May 8, in a playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Brian Cardinal hit the 20th three-pointer of the game, tying what was at the time the record set by the Houston Rockets on May 6, 1996. The current record belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who hit 25 three-pointers in a game against the Atlanta Hawks on May 4, 2016.^[17]
• On June 12, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in game 6 of the 2011 Finals, to win their first NBA Championship.
• On June 16, a crowd estimated at 200,000 lined the streets of Dallas for the first ever NBA Championship Victory Parade. A celebration followed inside, at the American Airlines Center for Season ticket holders, and was broadcast on local TV.^[18]

Major injuries and surgeries[edit]

Rodrigue Beaubois injured his foot during a practice session with the French national squad. Beaubois broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot. He underwent surgery, which was successful.^[19] He rebroke his foot, but returned to practice at February 8, 2011.^[20] Beaubois made his comeback in a game against Sacramento on February 16.

Head coach Rick Carlisle did not make the trip to Oklahoma because he was recovering from a minor arthroscopic knee surgery.^[21]

During a game against Milwaukee, Caron Butler injured his right knee and did not return to the game. Butler suffered a ruptured right patellar tendon on his right knee, underwent surgey on Tuesday, January 4, and missed the reminder of the season.^[22]

During the first quarter of a game against Detroit, Aleksandar Pavlović suffered a broken nose.

Rodrigue Beaubois missed Game 1 of the playoff series against Portland due to a foot sprain.^[23] He also missed Games 2–5 of the same series.

Dirk Nowitzki tore a tendon in the middle finger of his left (non-shooting) hand in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.^[24]

During the Finals against Miami, Brendan Haywood missed Game 3 due to a strained right hip flexor.^[25] He returned to play Game 4, but could not move well and only played a few minutes.^[26]

References[edit]

See also[edit]

• 2010–11 NBA season