2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season

2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachRick Carlisle
General managerDonnie Nelson
PresidentDonnie Nelson
Owner(s)Mark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Nuggets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKESN
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season marked by the arrival of former NBA Coach of the Year, Rick Carlisle who was hired on May 9, 2008, following the firing of Avery Johnson after the 2008 NBA playoffs.

Finishing at 50–32 as the number six seed, the Mavericks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the opening round of the playoffs in five games to advance to the conference semi-finals for the first time since 2006. They were, however, unable to defeat the Carmelo Anthony-led Denver Nuggets in the next round as they lost in five games. The Nuggets would go on to the conference finals, where they lost to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 51 Shan Foster SG/SF  United States Vanderbilt University

Roster

2008–09 Dallas Mavericks final roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
PG 11 Barea, JJ 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Northeastern
F/C 32 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) LSU
SG 13 Carroll, Matt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Notre Dame
C 25 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mississippi State
G/F 40 George, Devean Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Augsburg
G/F 8 Green, Gerald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gulf Shores Academy
C 1 Hollins, Ryan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UCLA
G/F 5 Howard, Josh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wake Forest
G 2 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) California
F 41 Nowitzki, Dirk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Germany
F 33 Singleton, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Murray State
G/F 42 Stackhouse, Jerry Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina
G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arizona
F 4 Williams, Shawne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Memphis
G/F 21 Wright, Antoine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Texas A&M
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2009-01-16

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 — 28–13 26–15 10–6
x-Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 1 33–8 20–21 9–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 4 32–9 18–23 7–9
x-New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 5 28–13 21–20 9–7
Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .284 30 16–25 8–33 5–11
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 —
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 11
3 y-San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 11
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 54 28 .659 11
5 x-Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 12
6 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 15
7 x-New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 16
8 x-Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17
9 Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19
10 Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 .293 41
12 Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .293 41
13 Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 .280 42
14 Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46
15 Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48

Record vs. opponents

2008-09 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
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

2008–09 game log
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 30 Houston L 102–112 Dirk Nowitzki (36) Josh Howard (11) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center
20,066 		0–1
November: 8–7 (home: 2–3; road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 1 @ Minnesota W 95–85 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (7) Target Center
16,893 		1–1
3 November 3 Cleveland L 81–100 Josh Howard (18) DeSagana Diop (9) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
19,923 		1–2
4 November 4 @ San Antonio W 98–81 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Josh Howard (12) Jason Kidd (10) AT&T Center
17,398 		2–2
5 November 7 @ Denver L 105–108 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Brandon Bass (10) Jason Kidd (9) Pepsi Center
19,175 		2–3
6 November 9 @ L.A. Clippers L 92–103 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Gerald Green (12) Jason Kidd (9) Staples Center
14,249 		2–4
7 November 11 L.A. Lakers L 99–106 Jason Terry (21) Erick Dampier (16) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
20,391 		2–5
8 November 13 @ Chicago L 91–98 Josh Howard (21) Erick Dampier (18) Dirk Nowitzki (5) United Center
21,751 		2–6
9 November 14 Orlando L 100–102 Josh Howard (25) Josh Howard, Erick Dampier (9) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
20,085 		2–7
10 November 16 @ New York W 124–114 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (39) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Jason Kidd (9) Madison Square Garden
19,271 		3–7
11 November 18 @ Charlotte W 100–83 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (10) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,935 		4–7
12 November 19 @ Houston W 96–86 Jason Terry (31) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (7) Toyota Center
18,203 		5–7
13 November 21 Memphis W 91–76 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Jason Kidd (13) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
20,035 		6–7
14 November 25 Indiana W 109–106 Jason Terry (29) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (13) American Airlines Center
19,996 		7–7
15 November 28 @ L.A. Lakers L 107–114 Jason Terry (29) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (11) Staples Center
18,997 		7–8
16 November 29 @ Sacramento W 101–78 Jason Terry (24) Erick Dampier (13) Jason Kidd (8) ARCO Arena
12,650 		8–8
December: 11–4 (home: 7–2; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 2 L.A. Clippers W 100–98 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
19,670 		9–8
18 December 4 Phoenix W 112–97 Dirk Nowitzki (39) Erick Dampier (14) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
19,813 		10–8
19 December 6 Atlanta W 100–98 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
19,966 		11–8
20 December 9 San Antonio L 126–133 (2OT) Dirk Nowitzki (35) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center
19,937 		11–9
21 December 11 Charlotte W 95–90 Jason Terry (26) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center
19,736 		12–9
22 December 13 Oklahoma City W 103–99 Dirk Nowitzki (46) Brandon Bass (9) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center
20,190 		13–9
23 December 15 Denver L 88–98 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Erick Dampier (15) José Juan Barea (9) American Airlines Center
19,969 		13–10
24 December 17 @ Toronto W 96–86 Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki (27) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Terry (8) Air Canada Centre
18,832 		14–10
25 December 19 @ New Jersey L 97–121 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Erick Dampier (7) Jason Kidd (7) Izod Center
9,889 		14–11
26 December 21 @ Washington W 97–86 Jason Terry (25) James Singleton (13) Jason Kidd (11) Verizon Center
15,582 		15–11
27 December 23 Memphis W 100–82 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Erick Dampier (9) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
20,200 		16–11
28 December 25 @ Portland W 102–94 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (10) Rose Garden
20,643 		17–11
29 December 26 @ Utah L 88–97 Jason Terry (26) Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier (8) Jason Kidd (9) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		17–12
30 December 28 @ L.A. Clippers W 98–76 Josh Howard (29) Brandon Bass, Josh Howard, Erick Dampier (9) Josh Howard (7) Staples Center
16,685 		18–12
31 December 30 Minnesota W 107–100 Jason Terry (29) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (16) American Airlines Center
20,264 		19–12
January: 8–7 (home: 5–1; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 2 Philadelphia W 96–86 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Erick Dampier (14) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center
20,327 		20–12
33 January 4 @ Memphis L 82–102 Dirk Nowitzki (28) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (6) Jason Kidd (5) FedExForum
11,731 		20–13
34 January 6 L.A. Clippers W 107–102 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Jason Kidd (10) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
19,794 		21–13
35 January 8 New York W 99–94 Josh Howard (19) Brandon Bass (11) Dirk Nowitzki (7) American Airlines Center
19,779 		22–13
36 January 9 @ Phoenix L 100–128 Dirk Nowitzki (19) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Jason Kidd (7) US Airways Center
18,422 		22–14
37 January 11 @ Sacramento L 95–102 Jason Terry (33) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Jason Kidd (7) ARCO Arena
12,294 		22–15
38 January 13 @ Denver L 97–99 Dirk Nowitzki (44) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Jason Kidd (7) Pepsi Center
14,158 		22–16
39 January 14 New Orleans L 97–104 Jason Terry (28) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center
19,947 		22–17
40 January 17 Utah W 115–108 Dirk Nowitzki (39) Brandon Bass (9) Jason Kidd (15) American Airlines Center
20,325 		23–17
41 January 19 @ Philadelphia W 95–93 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (6) Wachovia Center
14,503 		24–17
42 January 21 @ Milwaukee L 99–133 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Erick Dampier (8) Jason Terry (5) Bradley Center
13,898 		24–18
43 January 23 @ Detroit W 112–91 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Jason Kidd (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		25–18
44 January 25 @ Boston L 100–124 Jason Terry (27) Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier, Jason Kidd (7) Jason Kidd (5) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		25–19
45 January 28 Golden State W 117–93 Jason Terry (22) Brandon Bass, Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center
19,864 		26–19
46 January 31 @ Miami W 111–96 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		27–19
February: 8–4 (home: 7–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 2 @ Orlando W 105–95 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Erick Dampier (7) Jason Kidd (8) Amway Arena
16,551 		28–19
48 February 4 Portland W 104–99 Josh Howard (23) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
19,767 		29–19
49 February 5 @ Utah L 87–115 Josh Howard (18) Dirk Nowitzki (6) Jason Kidd (8) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		29–20
50 February 7 Chicago W 115–114 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (44) Erick Dampier (10) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
20,349 		30–20
51 February 10 Sacramento W 118–100 Antoine Wright, Josh Howard (23) Erick Dampier (16) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center
19,667 		31–20
52 February 12 Boston L 92–99 Dirk Nowitzki (37) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
20,285 		31–21
53 February 18 New Jersey W 113–98 Josh Howard (24) Josh Howard (10) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
19,878 		32–21
54 February 20 @ Houston L 86–93 José Juan Barea (26) Dirk Nowitzki (11) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (5) Toyota Center
18,195 		32–22
55 February 21 Sacramento W 116–95 Brandon Bass, Josh Howard (20) James Singleton (12) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
20,223 		33–22
56 February 24 @ San Antonio L 76–93 Josh Howard (19) James Singleton (14) Jason Kidd (4) AT&T Center
18,797 		33–23
57 February 25 Milwaukee W 116–96 Josh Howard (27) Brandon Bass (11) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center
19,558 		34–23
58 February 27 Oklahoma City W 110–108 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (41) Dirk Nowitzki, James Singleton (9) Jason Kidd (13) American Airlines Center
20,007 		35–23
March: 9–7 (home: 5–1; road: 4–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 1 Toronto W 109–98 Dirk Nowitzki (24) James Singleton (16) Jason Kidd (15) American Airlines Center
19,688 		36–23
60 March 2 @ Oklahoma City L 87–96 Dirk Nowitzki (28) James Singleton (6) Dirk Nowitzki (6) Ford Center
18,527 		36–24
61 March 4 San Antonio W 107–102 Josh Howard (29) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center
20,316 		37–24
62 March 5 @ New Orleans L 88–104 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Erick Dampier (9) Jason Terry (4) New Orleans Arena
17,230 		37–25
63 March 7 Washington W 119–103 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
20,150 		38–25
64 March 10 @ Phoenix W 122–117 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Dirk Nowitzki, José Juan Barea (4) US Airways Center
18,422 		39–25
65 March 11 @ Portland W 93–89 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (10) Rose Garden
20,286 		40–25
66 March 13 @ Golden State L 110–119 Dirk Nowitzki (27) James Singleton (11) Jason Kidd (11) Oracle Arena
18,751 		40–26
67 March 15 @ L.A. Lakers L 100–107 Jason Terry (29) James Singleton (10) Jason Kidd (9) Staples Center
18,997 		40–27
68 March 17 Detroit W 103–101 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Erick Dampier (13) José Juan Barea (8) American Airlines Center
20,427 		41–27
69 March 19 @ Atlanta L 87–95 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (6) Philips Arena
17,499 		41–28
70 March 20 @ Indiana W 94–92 Dirk Nowitzki (23) James Singleton (11) José Juan Barea (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
17,232 		42–28
71 March 25 Golden State W 128–106 Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki (26) Erick Dampier (10) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center
19,862 		43–28
72 March 27 Denver L 101–103 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (11) José Juan Barea, Jason Terry (4) American Airlines Center
20,310 		43–29
73 March 29 @ Cleveland L 74–102 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Ryan Hollins (12) Jason Kidd (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		43–30
74 March 31 @ Minnesota W 108–88 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (13) Target Center
12,111 		44–30
April: 5–2 (home: 5–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 1 Miami W 98–96 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Josh Howard, Brandon Bass (8) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
20,021 		45–30
76 April 3 @ Memphis L 102–107 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (10) FedExForum
15,126 		45–31
77 April 5 Phoenix W 140–116 Dirk Nowitzki (28) James Singleton, Brandon Bass (6) Jason Kidd (20) American Airlines Center
20,301 		46–31
78 April 8 Utah W 130–101 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Erick Dampier (10) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
20,017 		47–31
79 April 10 New Orleans W 100–92 Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard (25) Brandon Bass (13) Jason Kidd (15) American Airlines Center
20,370 		48–31
80 April 12 @ New Orleans L 92–102 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Jason Kidd (6) New Orleans Arena
16,640 		48–32
81 April 13 Minnesota W 96–94 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Erick Dampier (13) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
19,900 		49–32
82 April 15 Houston W 95–84 Jason Terry (23) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center
20,350 		50–32
2008–09 schedule

Playoffs

2009 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 @ San Antonio W 105–97 Josh Howard (25) Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		1–0
2 April 20 @ San Antonio L 84–105 Jason Terry (16) Dirk Nowitzki (6) Jason Kidd (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		1–1
3 April 23 San Antonio W 88–67 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Erick Dampier (9) José Juan Barea (6) American Airlines Center
20,491 		2–1
4 April 25 San Antonio W 99–90 Josh Howard (28) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center
20,829 		3–1
5 April 28 @ San Antonio W 106–93 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Erick Dampier (12) Jason Kidd (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		4–1
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 3 @ Denver L 95–109 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (10) José Juan Barea (5) Pepsi Center
19,631 		0–1
2 May 5 @ Denver L 105–117 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (7) Pepsi Center
19,890 		0–2
3 May 9 Denver L 105–106 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Dirk Nowitzki (16) Jason Kidd (5) American Airlines Center
20,620 		0–3
4 May 11 Denver W 119–117 Dirk Nowitzki (44) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
20,523 		1–3
5 May 13 @ Denver L 110–124 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (9) Pepsi Center
19,962 		1–4
2009 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dirk Nowitzki PF 81 81 3,050 681 197 61 63 2,094 37.7 8.4 2.4 .8 .8 25.9
Jason Kidd PG 81 81 2,886 500 702 160 39 731 35.6 6.2 8.7 2.0 .5 9.0
Brandon Bass C 81 0 1,574 367 43 27 55 686 19.4 4.5 .5 .3 .7 8.5
Erick Dampier C 80 80 1,836 565 77 24 95 454 23.0 7.1 1.0 .3 1.2 5.7
J. J. Barea SG 79 15 1,600 177 269 37 5 617 20.3 2.2 3.4 .5 .1 7.8
Jason Terry SG 74 11 2,491 177 251 97 20 1,447 33.7 2.4 3.4 1.3 .3 19.6
Antoine Wright SF 65 53 1,552 136 77 46 27 474 23.9 2.1 1.2 .7 .4 7.3
James Singleton PF 62 6 884 250 17 26 28 314 14.3 4.0 .3 .4 .5 5.1
Josh Howard SF 52 51 1,663 263 83 55 30 936 32.0 5.1 1.6 1.1 .6 18.0
Devean George SF 43 17 708 78 15 23 11 147 16.5 1.8 .3 .5 .3 3.4
Gerald Green SG 38 12 376 54 15 10 5 199 9.9 1.4 .4 .3 .1 5.2
DeSagana Diop† C 34 0 452 118 13 12 25 56 13.3 3.5 .4 .4 .7 1.6
Ryan Hollins† C 27 2 260 61 3 4 15 79 9.6 2.3 .1 .1 .6 2.9
Matt Carroll† SG 21 0 141 14 3 3 1 25 6.7 .7 .1 .1 .0 1.2
Shawne Williams SF 15 0 170 46 2 2 9 42 11.3 3.1 .1 .1 .6 2.8
Jerry Stackhouse SG 10 1 162 17 12 4 1 42 16.2 1.7 1.2 .4 .1 4.2
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dirk Nowitzki PF 10 10 394 101 31 9 8 268 39.4 10.1 3.1 .9 .8 26.8
Jason Kidd PG 10 10 386 58 59 22 3 114 38.6 5.8 5.9 2.2 .3 11.4
Josh Howard SF 10 10 295 51 13 9 4 158 29.5 5.1 1.3 .9 .4 15.8
Erick Dampier C 10 10 255 61 7 4 9 57 25.5 6.1 .7 .4 .9 5.7
Antoine Wright SF 10 5 167 13 10 3 2 59 16.7 1.3 1.0 .3 .2 5.9
J. J. Barea SG 10 4 221 20 34 3 0 76 22.1 2.0 3.4 .3 .0 7.6
Jason Terry SG 10 1 325 28 19 6 3 143 32.5 2.8 1.9 .6 .3 14.3
Brandon Bass C 10 0 192 41 7 7 4 94 19.2 4.1 .7 .7 .4 9.4
Ryan Hollins C 9 0 84 24 1 1 4 22 9.3 2.7 .1 .1 .4 2.4
James Singleton PF 9 0 42 6 0 0 1 12 4.7 .7 .0 .0 .1 1.3
Gerald Green SG 6 0 26 2 0 1 0 11 4.3 .3 .0 .2 .0 1.8
Matt Carroll SG 4 0 14 2 0 0 0 2 3.5 .5 .0 .0 .0 .5

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team

Subtractions

Player Left New team

References