First Round: RocketsW 3-1
- Game 1 · 4/28W 120-110 · Tarpley (24)
- Game 2 · 4/30L 108-119 · Tarpley (23)
- Game 3 · 5/3W 93-92 · Tarpley (17)
- Game 4 · 5/5W 107-97 · Aguirre (38)
53-29
Record
3rd
In the West
109.3
Points per game
104.9
Points allowed
11
Longest win streak
Biggest win: 124-93 vs. Utah (2/9).
Postseason
Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinals: NuggetsW 4-2
- Game 1 · 5/10L 115-126 · Aguirre (26)
- Game 2 · 5/12W 112-108 · Blackman (31)
- Game 3 · 5/14L 105-107 · Perkins (17)
- Game 4 · 5/15W 124-103 · Aguirre (34)
- Game 5 · 5/17W 110-106 · Aguirre (25)
- Game 6 · 5/19W 108-95 · RB/SP (23)
Western Conference Finals: LakersL 3-4
- Game 1 · 5/23L 98-113 · RT/MA/RB (18)
- Game 2 · 5/25L 101-123 · Aguirre (28)
- Game 3 · 5/27W 106-94 · Aguirre (23)
- Game 4 · 5/29W 118-104 · Harper (35)
- Game 5 · 5/31L 102-119 · Aguirre (31)
- Game 6 · 6/2W 105-103 · Aguirre (23)
- Game 7 · 6/4L 102-117 · Aguirre (24)
Regular-season averages
Roster
| Player | G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | FT% | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguirre | 77 | 25.1 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 47.5% | 77.0% | 1,932 |
| Rolando Blackman | 71 | 18.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 47.3% | 87.3% | 1,325 |
| Derek Harper | 82 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 45.9% | 75.9% | 1,393 |
| Sam Perkins | 75 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 45.0% | 82.2% | 1,066 |
| Roy Tarpley | 81 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 50.0% | 74.0% | 1,093 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 82 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 45.6% | 75.6% | 698 |
| Brad Davis | 75 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 50.1% | 84.3% | 537 |
| James Donaldson | 81 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 55.8% | 77.8% | 571 |
| Uwe Blab | 73 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 43.9% | 70.8% | 162 |
| Bill Wennington | 30 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 51.0% | 63.2% | 63 |
| Steve Alford | 28 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 38.2% | 94.1% | 59 |
| Jim Farmer | 30 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 37.7% | 90.0% | 61 |
G = games with the Mavs · FT = free throws.
82 games
Game by Game
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6 | vs Utah | W 95-93 | 1-0 | Aguirre (31) |
| 11/7 | @ San Antonio | L 106-130 | 1-1 | Aguirre (29) |
| 11/10 | @ Seattle | W 117-101 | 2-1 | Aguirre (25) |
| 11/11 | @ Utah | L 92-121 | 2-2 | Aguirre (21) |
| 11/13 | vs Seattle | L 95-103 | 2-3 | RB/SP (19) |
| 11/14 | vs Portland | W 127-116 | 3-3 | MA/DH (35) |
| 11/18 | vs L.A. Clippers | W 97-87 | 4-3 | Aguirre (31) |
| 11/20 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 116-119 | 4-4 | Aguirre (35) |
| 11/21 | @ Sacramento | W 103-96 | 5-4 | Harper (27) |
| 11/25 | vs Detroit | W 113-107 | 6-4 | Blackman (30) |
| 11/27 | vs Chicago | W 94-93 | 7-4 | Aguirre (26) |
| 11/28 | @ Denver | L 98-106 | 7-5 | Blackman (28) |
| 12/4 | vs Golden State | W 116-95 | 8-5 | Aguirre (28) |
| 12/5 | vs Denver | W 109-96 | 9-5 | Aguirre (35) |
| 12/9 | vs Sacramento | W 125-98 | 10-5 | Aguirre (28) |
| 12/11 | vs Phoenix | W 108-104 (OT) | 11-5 | Aguirre (28) |
| 12/13 | @ Milwaukee | W 113-99 | 12-5 | Perkins (21) |
| 12/15 | @ Cleveland | L 93-106 | 12-6 | Harper (21) |
| 12/16 | @ New Jersey | W 109-105 (OT) | 13-6 | Aguirre (31) |
| 12/18 | @ Detroit | L 112-117 | 13-7 | Aguirre (35) |
| 12/19 | @ Philadelphia | L 90-95 | 13-8 | Blackman (25) |
| 12/22 | @ Chicago | W 111-100 | 14-8 | Aguirre (32) |
| 12/23 | @ Indiana | W 110-109 | 15-8 | Aguirre (36) |
| 12/26 | vs Houston | W 105-100 | 16-8 | Harper (27) |
| 12/29 | vs Sacramento | W 126-117 | 17-8 | Aguirre (31) |
| 1/2 | @ San Antonio | W 116-109 | 18-8 | Aguirre (23) |
| 1/4 | @ Houston | L 107-117 | 18-9 | Aguirre (31) |
| 1/6 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 89-103 | 18-10 | Aguirre (29) |
| 1/7 | @ Phoenix | W 105-91 | 19-10 | Harper (27) |
| 1/9 | @ Golden State | W 115-99 | 20-10 | Aguirre (33) |
| 1/13 | vs Indiana | W 110-108 | 21-10 | Aguirre (35) |
| 1/16 | vs Atlanta | L 98-101 | 21-11 | Aguirre (32) |
| 1/18 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 99-87 | 22-11 | Aguirre (26) |
| 1/19 | @ Portland | W 120-116 | 23-11 | Aguirre (34) |
| 1/22 | vs L.A. Clippers | W 110-87 | 24-11 | Aguirre (19) |
| 1/23 | vs Milwaukee | W 113-97 | 25-11 | Aguirre (35) |
| 1/26 | vs San Antonio | W 128-111 | 26-11 | Aguirre (24) |
| 1/27 | @ Phoenix | W 121-102 | 27-11 | Aguirre (28) |
| 1/29 | vs Seattle | W 117-109 | 28-11 | Aguirre (29) |
| 1/30 | vs Houston | L 92-108 | 28-12 | DH/RB (16) |
| 2/1 | vs New Jersey | L 103-108 | 28-13 | Aguirre (32) |
| 2/3 | @ Denver | L 105-115 | 28-14 | Aguirre (27) |
| 2/4 | @ Sacramento | L 101-118 | 28-15 | Aguirre (35) |
| 2/9 | vs Utah | W 124-93 | 29-15 | Harper (21) |
| 2/10 | @ Utah | L 80-93 | 29-16 | Blackman (18) |
| 2/12 | vs Boston | L 104-105 | 29-17 | Aguirre (38) |
| 2/14 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 110-100 | 30-17 | Aguirre (25) |
| 2/15 | @ Seattle | W 128-122 (OT) | 31-17 | Blackman (28) |
| 2/17 | vs Washington | W 123-108 | 32-17 | Aguirre (35) |
| 2/19 | vs Golden State | W 113-100 | 33-17 | RB/MA (27) |
| 2/22 | vs Phoenix | W 114-107 | 34-17 | Tarpley (27) |
| 2/24 | vs Cleveland | W 93-89 | 35-17 | Blackman (26) |
| 2/25 | @ Houston | W 108-106 | 36-17 | Blackman (29) |
| 2/27 | vs Philadelphia | W 100-91 | 37-17 | MA/SP (17) |
| 2/29 | vs Denver | W 123-96 | 38-17 | Aguirre (23) |
| 3/2 | vs Sacramento | W 115-90 | 39-17 | MA/RT (18) |
| 3/4 | vs Houston | W 118-110 | 40-17 | Harper (27) |
| 3/6 | vs L.A. Lakers | L 97-108 | 40-18 | Aguirre (27) |
| 3/8 | vs Portland | L 110-112 | 40-19 | Aguirre (21) |
| 3/12 | @ L.A. Lakers | W 110-101 | 41-19 | Aguirre (21) |
| 3/14 | vs Golden State | W 121-101 | 42-19 | Aguirre (20) |
| 3/16 | @ Utah | L 105-120 | 42-20 | Aguirre (29) |
| 3/18 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 106-98 | 43-20 | Tarpley (25) |
| 3/20 | @ Portland | L 99-105 | 43-21 | Blackman (31) |
| 3/22 | vs New York | W 124-105 | 44-21 | Tarpley (29) |
| 3/25 | vs Portland | W 106-101 | 45-21 | Tarpley (25) |
| 3/26 | vs San Antonio | W 131-112 | 46-21 | Blackman (30) |
| 3/28 | @ New York | L 106-114 | 46-22 | Aguirre (36) |
| 3/29 | @ Atlanta | L 106-120 | 46-23 | Harper (25) |
| 4/1 | @ Washington | L 103-118 | 46-24 | Aguirre (38) |
| 4/3 | @ Boston | L 101-110 | 46-25 | Tarpley (22) |
| 4/6 | vs Phoenix | W 119-93 | 47-25 | Blackman (32) |
| 4/8 | vs Utah | W 118-95 | 48-25 | Blackman (21) |
| 4/9 | vs Denver | W 135-109 | 49-25 | Harper (35) |
| 4/12 | @ Sacramento | W 104-96 | 50-25 | Blackman (32) |
| 4/13 | @ Golden State | L 110-112 | 50-26 | Harper (25) |
| 4/15 | @ Seattle | L 88-115 | 50-27 | Aguirre (24) |
| 4/17 | @ Denver | L 122-133 | 50-28 | Blackman (31) |
| 4/19 | @ Houston | W 104-96 | 51-28 | Blackman (27) |
| 4/20 | vs L.A. Lakers | L 107-114 | 51-29 | Tarpley (24) |
| 4/22 | vs San Antonio | W 127-96 | 52-29 | Aguirre (26) |
| 4/24 | @ San Antonio | W 119-109 | 53-29 | Tarpley (27) |