Don Nelson and Avery Johnson
The Mavericks finished 2004-05 at 58-24, 3rd in the West, under head coaches Don Nelson and Avery Johnson. Dirk Nowitzki led the team in scoring (26.1 points per game) and rebounding (9.7), and Jason Terry led in assists (5.4). In the playoffs, Dallas won one series before losing to the Suns 4-2 in the Western Conference Semifinals.
58-24
Record
3rd
In the West
102.5
Points per game
96.8
Points allowed
9
Longest win streak
Biggest win: 104-68 vs. San Antonio (4/7).
Postseason
Regular-season averages
| Player | G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | FT% | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 78 | 26.1 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 45.9% | 86.9% | 2,032 |
| Michael Finley | 64 | 15.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 42.7% | 83.1% | 1,003 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 56 | 14.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 41.4% | 84.9% | 833 |
| Josh Howard | 76 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 47.5% | 73.3% | 958 |
| Jason Terry | 80 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 50.1% | 84.4% | 993 |
| Keith Van Horn | 29 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 46.2% | 78.3% | 354 |
| Erick Dampier | 59 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 0.9 | 55.0% | 60.5% | 542 |
| Marquis Daniels | 60 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 43.7% | 73.7% | 545 |
| Devin Harris | 76 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 42.9% | 75.7% | 436 |
| Alan Henderson | 78 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 52.7% | 53.9% | 273 |
| Shawn Bradley | 77 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 45.2% | 68.3% | 211 |
| Calvin Booth | 34 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 43.0% | 87.5% | 82 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 52 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 30.5% | 83.0% | 122 |
| Dan Dickau | 4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 12.5% | 66.7% | 5 |
| DJ Mbenga | 15 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 42.9% | 75.0% | 15 |
| Pavel Podkolzin | 5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | – | 50.0% | 1 |
G = games with the Mavs · FT = free throws.
82 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2 | vs Sacramento | W 107-98 | 1-0 | Nowitzki (33) |
| 11/3 | @ New Orleans | W 106-91 | 2-0 | MF/DN/JS (19) |
| 11/6 | vs Memphis | W 112-88 | 3-0 | Finley (23) |
| 11/8 | vs Golden State | W 101-98 | 4-0 | – |
| 11/9 | @ Orlando | L 84-94 | 4-1 | Nowitzki (20) |
| 11/11 | @ Miami | W 113-93 | 5-1 | Nowitzki (41) |
| 11/13 | @ New Jersey | W 94-78 | 6-1 | Nowitzki (31) |
| 11/14 | @ Washington | W 122-113 | 7-1 | Nowitzki (32) |
| 11/16 | vs Phoenix | L 101-107 | 7-2 | Stackhouse (21) |
| 11/19 | vs New York | W 103-101 | 8-2 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 11/21 | @ Denver | L 82-110 | 8-3 | Harris (15) |
| 11/22 | vs Minnesota | L 82-83 | 8-4 | Howard (22) |
| 11/24 | @ San Antonio | L 80-94 | 8-5 | Nowitzki (23) |
| 11/26 | vs Portland | W 92-83 | 9-5 | Nowitzki (23) |
| 11/27 | @ Memphis | W 98-85 | 10-5 | Nowitzki (32) |
| 11/30 | vs San Antonio | L 89-107 | 10-6 | Nowitzki (21) |
| 12/2 | vs Houston | W 113-106 | 11-6 | – |
| 12/4 | vs Utah | W 109-86 | 12-6 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 12/6 | vs Detroit | L 85-101 | 12-7 | Nowitzki (27) |
| 12/7 | @ Minnesota | W 97-87 | 13-7 | Nowitzki (34) |
| 12/9 | vs Seattle | L 102-107 | 13-8 | Nowitzki (27) |
| 12/11 | @ Houston | W 102-78 | 14-8 | Finley (26) |
| 12/13 | @ Chicago | W 94-93 | 15-8 | Finley (27) |
| 12/14 | vs Golden State | L 107-111 | 15-9 | Stackhouse (27) |
| 12/18 | vs Atlanta | W 90-68 | 16-9 | Nowitzki (15) |
| 12/21 | @ New York | W 123-94 | 17-9 | Howard (26) |
| 12/22 | @ Atlanta | L 100-113 | 17-10 | JH/DN/JT (23) |
| 12/26 | @ Denver | W 102-88 | 18-10 | Nowitzki (36) |
| 12/28 | vs Boston | W 113-94 | 19-10 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 1/2 | vs Milwaukee | W 123-104 | 20-10 | Nowitzki (39) |
| 1/5 | vs L.A. Lakers | W 118-104 | 21-10 | Terry (28) |
| 1/8 | vs Indiana | W 121-101 | 22-10 | Nowitzki (34) |
| 1/12 | vs Houston | L 114-124 | 22-11 | Nowitzki (28) |
| 1/14 | @ San Antonio | L 95-98 | 22-12 | Nowitzki (36) |
| 1/15 | vs New Jersey | W 98-93 | 23-12 | Nowitzki (26) |
| 1/18 | vs Washington | W 137-120 | 24-12 | Stackhouse (29) |
| 1/20 | vs L.A. Clippers | W 99-77 | 25-12 | Nowitzki (28) |
| 1/21 | @ Charlotte | W 105-99 | 26-12 | Finley/Nowitzki (20) |
| 1/23 | vs Denver | W 95-93 | 27-12 | Nowitzki (35) |
| 1/24 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 87-97 | 27-13 | Nowitzki (22) |
| 1/26 | @ Portland | W 95-88 | 28-13 | Nowitzki (24) |
| 1/29 | vs Philadelphia | L 89-93 | 28-14 | Nowitzki (25) |
| 2/1 | vs Miami | W 109-104 | 29-14 | Stackhouse (24) |
| 2/2 | @ New Orleans | W 90-82 | 30-14 | Nowitzki (20) |
| 2/4 | @ Indiana | L 94-95 | 30-15 | Nowitzki (32) |
| 2/6 | @ Toronto | W 122-113 | 31-15 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 2/8 | vs Chicago | L 100-107 | 31-16 | Nowitzki (27) |
| 2/11 | @ Sacramento | W 115-113 | 32-16 | Nowitzki (27) |
| 2/13 | @ Seattle | W 95-92 | 33-16 | Nowitzki (31) |
| 2/15 | @ Golden State | W 114-107 | 34-16 | Nowitzki (35) |
| 2/17 | @ Phoenix | W 119-113 | 35-16 | Finley (33) |
| 2/23 | @ Utah | W 101-83 | 36-16 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 2/24 | vs Sacramento | W 122-113 | 37-16 | Nowitzki (34) |
| 2/26 | vs Phoenix | L 123-124 | 37-17 | Terry (27) |
| 2/28 | vs New Orleans | W 90-86 | 38-17 | Nowitzki (28) |
| 3/2 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 92-101 | 38-18 | Nowitzki (25) |
| 3/4 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 103-108 | 38-19 | Nowitzki (23) |
| 3/6 | @ Houston | L 69-90 | 38-20 | Terry (20) |
| 3/7 | vs Toronto | W 113-105 | 39-20 | Daniels (32) |
| 3/10 | vs L.A. Lakers | L 95-100 | 39-21 | Nowitzki (25) |
| 3/11 | @ Milwaukee | W 112-110 | 40-21 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 3/13 | @ Minnesota | W 102-93 | 41-21 | Terry (22) |
| 3/15 | vs Minnesota | L 91-100 | 41-22 | Nowitzki (21) |
| 3/17 | vs Portland | W 98-94 | 42-22 | Howard (21) |
| 3/19 | vs Charlotte | W 104-93 | 43-22 | Nowitzki (33) |
| 3/21 | vs New Orleans | W 103-86 | 44-22 | Nowitzki (25) |
| 3/23 | @ Golden State | W 109-97 | 45-22 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 3/24 | @ Sacramento | L 101-109 | 45-23 | Nowitzki (35) |
| 3/26 | vs Cleveland | W 117-86 | 46-23 | Finley (26) |
| 3/28 | @ Detroit | W 95-88 | 47-23 | Howard (24) |
| 3/30 | @ Boston | W 112-100 | 48-23 | Nowitzki (36) |
| 4/1 | @ Philadelphia | W 100-83 | 49-23 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 4/3 | @ Cleveland | L 80-100 | 49-24 | Nowitzki (21) |
| 4/5 | vs Orlando | W 114-105 | 50-24 | Nowitzki (21) |
| 4/7 | vs San Antonio | W 104-68 | 51-24 | Van Horn (17) |
| 4/9 | vs Utah | W 88-81 | 52-24 | Nowitzki (24) |
| 4/11 | vs Memphis | W 110-89 | 53-24 | Howard (23) |
| 4/13 | @ Seattle | W 95-90 | 54-24 | Nowitzki (31) |
| 4/14 | @ Portland | W 102-90 | 55-24 | Stackhouse (18) |
| 4/17 | @ L.A. Lakers | W 114-112 | 56-24 | Nowitzki (24) |
| 4/19 | vs Seattle | W 101-96 | 57-24 | Nowitzki (21) |
| 4/20 | @ Memphis | W 108-88 | 58-24 | Howard (27) |
Numbers through the end of the 2025-26 season, from the Dallas Mavericks 2026-27 Media Guide, checked by Mavs Brasil. Original text. Mavs Brasil is an independent fan project, not affiliated with the Dallas Mavericks or the NBA.
