First Round: JazzW 3-2
- Game 1 · 4/21L 86-88 · Finley (26)
- Game 2 · 4/24L 98-109 · Finley (32)
- Game 3 · 4/28W 94-91 · Nowitzki (33)
- Game 4 · 5/1W 107-77 · Nowitzki (33)
- Game 5 · 5/3W 84-83 · Finley (33)
53-29
Record
4th
In the West
100.5
Points per game
96.2
Points allowed
6
Longest win streak
Biggest win: 120-83 vs. Vancouver (1/25).
Postseason
Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinals: SpursL 1-4
- Game 1 · 5/5L 78-94 · Finley (17)
- Game 2 · 5/7L 86-100 · Finley (24)
- Game 3 · 5/9L 90-104 · Nowitzki (15)
- Game 4 · 5/12W 112-108 · Nowitzki (30)
- Game 5 · 5/14L 87-105 · Nowitzki (42)
Regular-season averages
Roster
| Player | G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | FT% | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 82 | 21.8 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 47.4% | 83.8% | 1,784 |
| Michael Finley | 82 | 21.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 45.8% | 77.5% | 1,765 |
| Juwan Howard | 27 | 17.8 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 48.8% | 78.0% | 481 |
| Steve Nash | 70 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 48.7% | 89.5% | 1,092 |
| Howard Eisley | 82 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 39.3% | 82.5% | 741 |
| Christian Laettner | 53 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 51.1% | 81.7% | 398 |
| Calvin Booth | 15 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 54.8% | 60.6% | 112 |
| Hubert Davis | 51 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 44.3% | 85.4% | 371 |
| Shawn Bradley | 82 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 49.0% | 78.7% | 579 |
| Greg Buckner | 37 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 43.8% | 72.8% | 229 |
| Zhizhi Wang | 5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 42.1% | 80.0% | 24 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 19 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 31.6% | 60.0% | 81 |
| Courtney Alexander | 38 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 34.8% | 73.3% | 160 |
| Gary Trent | 33 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 43.8% | 52.8% | 133 |
| Eduardo Najera | 40 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 52.3% | 42.4% | 131 |
| Loy Vaught | 37 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 45.5% | 66.7% | 114 |
| Donnell Harvey | 18 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 57.1% | 37.5% | 22 |
| Mark Bryant | 18 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 40.0% | 60.0% | 19 |
| Bill Curley | 5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3 |
| Obinna Ekezie | 4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 |
G = games with the Mavs · FT = free throws.
82 games
Game by Game
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31 | vs Milwaukee | W 97-93 | 1-0 | Finley (26) |
| 11/2 | vs Indiana | W 94-88 | 2-0 | Nash (18) |
| 11/4 | vs Utah | L 106-112 | 2-1 | Nash (24) |
| 11/6 | @ Denver | W 108-96 | 3-1 | Finley (26) |
| 11/8 | vs Vancouver | L 74-101 | 3-2 | Laettner (17) |
| 11/10 | vs San Antonio | W 79-77 | 4-2 | Finley (20) |
| 11/12 | @ Sacramento | L 84-109 | 4-3 | Nowitzki (16) |
| 11/13 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 90-76 | 5-3 | Bradley (22) |
| 11/15 | @ Phoenix | L 78-99 | 5-4 | Nash (19) |
| 11/17 | @ Seattle | W 99-95 | 6-4 | Nowitzki (28) |
| 11/18 | @ Vancouver | W 91-88 | 7-4 | Davis/Nowitzki (20) |
| 11/20 | @ Utah | W 107-98 | 8-4 | Finley (29) |
| 11/21 | vs Seattle | L 110-116 | 8-5 | Davis (32) |
| 11/25 | vs Denver | W 108-84 | 9-5 | Nowitzki (24) |
| 11/28 | vs Toronto | W 107-93 | 10-5 | Finley (32) |
| 11/30 | @ Portland | L 84-95 | 10-6 | Alexander (20) |
| 12/2 | @ Golden State | W 97-78 | 11-6 | Nowitzki (24) |
| 12/3 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 97-99 | 11-7 | Nowitzki (25) |
| 12/5 | @ Houston | L 102-109 | 11-8 | Nowitzki (35) |
| 12/6 | vs New York | W 94-85 | 12-8 | Finley (21) |
| 12/8 | vs Chicago | W 105-86 | 13-8 | Nash (22) |
| 12/10 | @ New Jersey | W 99-73 | 14-8 | Nowitzki (31) |
| 12/12 | @ Cleveland | L 87-92 | 14-9 | Nash (21) |
| 12/13 | @ Indiana | L 92-97 | 14-10 | Eisley (27) |
| 12/15 | @ Philadelphia | W 112-94 | 15-10 | Nowitzki (36) |
| 12/17 | @ Detroit | W 99-90 | 16-10 | Nowitzki (25) |
| 12/18 | @ Boston | W 106-98 | 17-10 | Nowitzki (31) |
| 12/20 | vs Portland | W 106-101 | 18-10 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 12/22 | vs L.A. Lakers | L 103-108 | 18-11 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 12/26 | vs Seattle | W 114-93 | 19-11 | Finley (38) |
| 12/28 | vs L.A. Clippers | W 105-96 | 20-11 | Finley (25) |
| 12/30 | vs Houston | L 99-114 | 20-12 | Finley (32) |
| 1/3 | vs Detroit | L 104-107 | 20-13 | Finley (35) |
| 1/5 | @ Toronto | W 115-105 | 21-13 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 1/6 | @ Washington | W 103-85 | 22-13 | Nowitzki (28) |
| 1/8 | @ Chicago | W 104-91 | 23-13 | Finley (30) |
| 1/10 | @ Minnesota | W 106-86 | 24-13 | Nowitzki (28) |
| 1/11 | @ Milwaukee | L 94-102 | 24-14 | Finley (30) |
| 1/13 | vs Phoenix | L 86-103 | 24-15 | Finley (27) |
| 1/15 | vs Sacramento | L 105-116 | 24-16 | Nowitzki (28) |
| 1/17 | @ Charlotte | W 91-90 | 25-16 | Nowitzki (27) |
| 1/18 | vs Orlando | W 115-106 (OT) | 26-16 | Nowitzki (38) |
| 1/20 | vs Denver | W 97-79 | 27-16 | Nowitzki (27) |
| 1/23 | vs Philadelphia | L 98-114 | 27-17 | Finley (27) |
| 1/25 | vs Vancouver | W 120-83 | 28-17 | Nash (21) |
| 1/27 | @ Denver | L 100-102 | 28-18 | Finley (32) |
| 2/1 | vs Miami | W 95-91 (OT) | 29-18 | Finley (26) |
| 2/3 | vs Golden State | W 101-95 | 30-18 | Nowitzki (23) |
| 2/5 | @ Atlanta | W 91-81 | 31-18 | Eisley/Nowitzki (22) |
| 2/7 | @ New York | L 93-96 (2OT) | 31-19 | Finley (21) |
| 2/13 | @ San Antonio | L 92-104 | 31-20 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 2/15 | vs Cleveland | W 102-81 | 32-20 | Finley/Nowitzki (17) |
| 2/17 | vs Washington | W 112-105 | 33-20 | Finley (26) |
| 2/20 | vs L.A. Lakers | L 109-119 | 33-21 | Nash (31) |
| 2/22 | vs Boston | W 98-91 | 34-21 | Nowitzki (23) |
| 2/24 | vs San Antonio | L 104-107 | 34-22 | Nash (29) |
| 2/26 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 103-92 | 35-22 | Finley (23) |
| 2/27 | @ Vancouver | W 116-112 | 36-22 | Nowitzki (31) |
| 3/3 | vs Houston | W 100-95 | 37-22 | Finley (27) |
| 3/5 | @ Orlando | L 81-95 | 37-23 | Nowitzki (22) |
| 3/7 | @ Miami | W 93-86 | 38-23 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 3/9 | vs Golden State | W 102-73 | 39-23 | Nowitzki (32) |
| 3/11 | vs L.A. Clippers | W 111-93 | 40-23 | Nowitzki (22) |
| 3/13 | vs New Jersey | W 122-98 | 41-23 | Howard (27) |
| 3/15 | vs Minnesota | W 103-83 | 42-23 | Finley (22) |
| 3/17 | vs Phoenix | W 109-99 | 43-23 | Nowitzki (34) |
| 3/20 | vs Portland | L 88-96 | 43-24 | Finley (24) |
| 3/21 | @ Minnesota | L 97-109 | 43-25 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 3/24 | vs Charlotte | W 103-100 | 44-25 | Finley (31) |
| 3/26 | @ Utah | W 98-90 | 45-25 | Finley (33) |
| 3/28 | @ Portland | W 94-84 | 46-25 | Howard (24) |
| 3/30 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 89-98 | 46-26 | Nowitzki (24) |
| 4/1 | @ Sacramento | W 119-107 | 47-26 | Howard (32) |
| 4/3 | @ Houston | W 109-97 | 48-26 | Finley (27) |
| 4/5 | vs Atlanta | W 108-94 | 49-26 | Howard (20) |
| 4/7 | vs Utah | L 103-116 | 49-27 | Howard (24) |
| 4/10 | @ San Antonio | L 79-91 | 49-28 | Finley (25) |
| 4/11 | @ Phoenix | L 106-111 | 49-29 | Finley (34) |
| 4/13 | vs Sacramento | W 101-97 | 50-29 | Finley (31) |
| 4/15 | @ Seattle | W 107-99 (OT) | 51-29 | Finley (26) |
| 4/16 | @ Golden State | W 110-101 | 52-29 | Howard (30) |
| 4/18 | vs Minnesota | W 120-100 | 53-29 | Finley (24) |