First Round: SuperSonicsL 1-3
- Game 1 · 4/23W 151-129 · Aguirre (28)
- Game 2 · 4/25L 110-112 · Aguirre (28)
- Game 3 · 4/28L 107-117 · Harper (30)
- Game 4 · 4/30L 98-124 · Blackman (25)
55-27
Record
2nd
In the West
116.7
Points per game
110.4
Points allowed
6
Longest win streak
Biggest win: 118-86 vs. L.A. Clippers (11/4).
Postseason
Playoffs
Regular-season averages
Roster
| Player | G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | FT% | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguirre | 80 | 25.7 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 49.5% | 77.0% | 2,056 |
| Rolando Blackman | 80 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 49.5% | 88.4% | 1,676 |
| Derek Harper | 77 | 16.0 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 50.1% | 68.4% | 1,230 |
| Sam Perkins | 80 | 14.8 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 48.2% | 82.8% | 1,186 |
| James Donaldson | 82 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 58.6% | 81.2% | 889 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 81 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 47.2% | 74.2% | 756 |
| Roy Tarpley | 75 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 46.7% | 67.6% | 561 |
| Brad Davis | 82 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 45.6% | 86.0% | 577 |
| Al Wood | 54 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 39.0% | 78.4% | 358 |
| Bill Wennington | 58 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 42.4% | 75.0% | 157 |
| Dennis Nutt | 25 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 40.0% | 90.9% | 57 |
| Uwe Blab | 30 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 39.2% | 46.4% | 53 |
| Myron Jackson | 8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 22.2% | 87.5% | 11 |
G = games with the Mavs · FT = free throws.
82 games
Game by Game
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31 | vs Utah | W 103-77 | 1-0 | Aguirre (18) |
| 11/1 | @ San Antonio | L 105-108 | 1-1 | Aguirre (29) |
| 11/4 | vs L.A. Clippers | W 118-86 | 2-1 | RB/Aguirre (20) |
| 11/6 | @ Seattle | W 147-124 | 3-1 | Wood (25) |
| 11/7 | @ Portland | L 113-120 (OT) | 3-2 | Aguirre (32) |
| 11/11 | @ Utah | L 103-104 | 3-3 | Blackman (23) |
| 11/12 | vs Houston | W 114-85 | 4-3 | Blackman (31) |
| 11/14 | @ Denver | L 138-142 | 4-4 | Blackman (24) |
| 11/15 | vs Cleveland | W 111-96 | 5-4 | Aguirre (25) |
| 11/18 | vs L.A. Lakers | L 110-114 | 5-5 | Aguirre (26) |
| 11/20 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 113-108 | 6-5 | Aguirre (31) |
| 11/21 | @ Phoenix | W 130-122 (OT) | 7-5 | Blackman (31) |
| 11/26 | vs Sacramento | W 129-117 | 8-5 | Aguirre (29) |
| 11/28 | vs New Jersey | W 119-94 | 9-5 | Aguirre (26) |
| 11/29 | vs Utah | W 118-107 | 10-5 | Blackman (26) |
| 12/2 | @ Sacramento | W 127-124 | 11-5 | Aguirre (32) |
| 12/5 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 104-112 | 11-6 | Donaldson (20) |
| 12/6 | @ Golden State | W 109-104 | 12-6 | Blackman (22) |
| 12/10 | vs Portland | W 130-129 | 13-6 | Aguirre (27) |
| 12/11 | @ Utah | L 99-103 | 13-7 | Aguirre (32) |
| 12/13 | @ Seattle | W 126-109 | 14-7 | Blackman (32) |
| 12/14 | @ Portland | L 100-134 | 14-8 | Aguirre (23) |
| 12/16 | vs San Antonio | W 101-98 | 15-8 | Aguirre (26) |
| 12/19 | vs Denver | W 141-118 | 16-8 | Aguirre (33) |
| 12/20 | vs L.A. Lakers | W 130-119 | 17-8 | Blackman (39) |
| 12/23 | @ Phoenix | L 119-120 | 17-9 | Aguirre (32) |
| 12/26 | @ Denver | W 123-121 | 18-9 | Aguirre (32) |
| 12/27 | vs Phoenix | W 123-97 | 19-9 | Blackman (28) |
| 1/2 | vs Seattle | W 117-107 | 20-9 | Aguirre (27) |
| 1/3 | @ San Antonio | W 106-89 | 21-9 | Schrempf (19) |
| 1/5 | vs Indiana | L 135-144 | 21-10 | Aguirre (38) |
| 1/7 | vs San Antonio | W 108-103 | 22-10 | Aguirre (27) |
| 1/9 | vs Denver | L 113-116 | 22-11 | Aguirre (33) |
| 1/10 | @ Houston | L 96-106 | 22-12 | Aguirre (23) |
| 1/13 | @ New York | W 108-103 | 23-12 | Blackman (41) |
| 1/14 | @ Boston | L 108-117 | 23-13 | Perkins (29) |
| 1/16 | @ Milwaukee | W 124-122 (OT) | 24-13 | Aguirre (27) |
| 1/17 | @ Indiana | L 115-119 (2OT) | 24-14 | Perkins (27) |
| 1/21 | vs New York | W 113-93 | 25-14 | Aguirre (27) |
| 1/24 | vs L.A. Lakers | W 132-117 | 26-14 | Aguirre (35) |
| 1/27 | vs Washington | L 113-118 | 26-15 | Aguirre/RB (22) |
| 1/29 | @ Denver | W 132-102 | 27-15 | Aguirre (36) |
| 1/30 | vs Milwaukee | W 133-117 | 28-15 | Harp/Aguir (28) |
| 2/1 | @ Portland | L 117-133 | 28-16 | Aguirre (36) |
| 2/2 | @ L.A. Lakers | W 103-99 | 29-16 | Aguirre (27) |
| 2/4 | vs Seattle | W 124-94 | 30-16 | Aguirre (23) |
| 2/10 | vs Portland | W 135-115 | 31-16 | Aguirre (34) |
| 2/12 | @ Sacramento | L 125-129 | 31-17 | Aguirre (40) |
| 2/14 | vs L.A. Clippers | W 138-107 | 32-17 | Aguirre (39) |
| 2/16 | @ Houston | L 100-105 | 32-18 | Perkins (23) |
| 2/18 | vs Boston | L 96-113 | 32-19 | Aguirre (29) |
| 2/20 | vs San Antonio | W 122-107 | 33-19 | Aguirre (41) |
| 2/21 | vs Golden State | W 122-111 (OT) | 34-19 | Aguirre (29) |
| 2/23 | @ Golden State | W 121-95 | 35-19 | Blackman (25) |
| 2/25 | vs Sacramento | W 108-101 | 36-19 | Blackman (35) |
| 2/27 | vs Philadelphia | W 123-110 | 37-19 | Aguirre (30) |
| 2/28 | @ San Antonio | L 98-123 | 37-20 | RB/Tarpley (16) |
| 3/2 | vs Phoenix | W 135-112 | 38-20 | Blackman (25) |
| 3/4 | vs Denver | W 115-107 | 39-20 | Aguirre (38) |
| 3/6 | @ Detroit | L 115-125 | 39-21 | Aguirre (25) |
| 3/8 | @ Chicago | L 105-115 (OT) | 39-22 | Blackman (28) |
| 3/11 | vs Seattle | W 130-117 | 40-22 | Aguirre (26) |
| 3/13 | vs Atlanta | L 105-113 | 40-23 | Aguirre (32) |
| 3/14 | vs Houston | W 118-109 | 41-23 | Aguirre (30) |
| 3/17 | vs Chicago | W 114-96 | 42-23 | Aguirre (31) |
| 3/19 | @ Sacramento | W 105-104 | 43-23 | Aguirre (28) |
| 3/21 | vs Detroit | W 122-118 | 44-23 | Blackman (26) |
| 3/23 | @ Philadelphia | W 103-100 | 45-23 | Blackman (38) |
| 3/24 | @ New Jersey | W 119-107 | 46-23 | Aguirre (43) |
| 3/26 | @ Atlanta | L 112-120 | 46-24 | Aguirre (31) |
| 3/28 | @ Washington | W 114-107 | 47-24 | Aguirre (28) |
| 3/29 | @ Cleveland | W 101-98 | 48-24 | Blackman (38) |
| 3/31 | vs L.A. Clippers | W 118-102 | 49-24 | Aguirre (36) |
| 4/3 | vs Golden State | W 136-116 | 50-24 | Blackman (33) |
| 4/4 | vs Utah | W 121-107 | 51-24 | Aguirre (28) |
| 4/6 | @ Phoenix | L 110-118 (OT) | 51-25 | Blackman (33) |
| 4/8 | @ Utah | L 90-103 | 51-26 | Blackman (22) |
| 4/9 | @ Golden State | W 125-100 | 52-26 | Blackman (21) |
| 4/11 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 129-100 | 53-26 | Aguir/Tarp (20) |
| 4/15 | vs Houston | W 113-107 | 54-26 | Harper (31) |
| 4/17 | @ Houston | L 99-121 | 54-27 | Harper (28) |
| 4/18 | vs Sacramento | W 125-121 | 55-27 | Aguirre (24) |