First Round: GrizzliesW 4-0
- Game 1 · 4/23W 103-93 · Nowitzki (31)
- Game 2 · 4/26W 94-79 · Nowitzki (31)
- Game 3 · 4/29W 94-89 (OT) · Nowitzki (36)
- Game 4 · 5/1W 102-76 · Nowitzki (27)
Avery Johnson
The Mavericks finished 2005-06 at 60-22, 2nd in the West, under head coach Avery Johnson. Dirk Nowitzki led the team in scoring (26.6 points per game) and rebounding (9.0), and Jason Terry led in assists (3.8). In the playoffs, Dallas won three series before losing to the Heat 4-2 in the NBA Finals.
60-22
Record
2nd
In the West
99.1
Points per game
93.1
Points allowed
13
Longest win streak
Biggest win: 119-82 vs. Detroit (11/19).
Postseason
Regular-season averages
| Player | G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | FT% | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 81 | 26.6 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 48.0% | 90.1% | 2,151 |
| Jason Terry | 80 | 17.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 47.0% | 80.0% | 1,371 |
| Josh Howard | 59 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 47.1% | 73.4% | 923 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 55 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 40.1% | 88.2% | 715 |
| Marquis Daniels | 62 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 48.0% | 75.4% | 634 |
| Devin Harris | 56 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 46.9% | 71.6% | 554 |
| Keith Van Horn | 53 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 42.4% | 83.2% | 472 |
| Erick Dampier | 82 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 49.3% | 59.1% | 469 |
| Griff in | 52 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 48.0% | 77.4% | 237 |
| Doug Christie | 7 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 34.6% | 66.7% | 26 |
| Rawle Marshall | 23 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 40.0% | 75.9% | 71 |
| Pavel Podkolzin | 1 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 3 |
| Josh Powell | 37 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 45.7% | 80.0% | 110 |
| DeSagana Diop | 81 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 48.7% | 54.2% | 190 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 62 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 33.6% | 78.6% | 130 |
| DJ Mbenga | 43 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 53.3% | 50.0% | 74 |
G = games with the Mavs · FT = free throws.
82 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1 | @ Phoenix | W 111-108 | 1-0 | – |
| 11/2 | @ Utah | L 82-93 | 1-1 | Terry (21) |
| 11/5 | vs San Antonio | W 103-84 | 2-1 | Nowitzki (34) |
| 11/9 | @ Philadelphia | L 97-112 | 2-2 | Van Horn (19) |
| 11/11 | @ Charlotte | W 98-88 | 3-2 | Nowitzki (23) |
| 11/12 | @ New Orleans | W 109-103 | 4-2 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 11/15 | vs Denver | W 83-80 | 5-2 | Nowitzki (35) |
| 11/17 | vs Atlanta | W 87-78 | 6-2 | Howard (25) |
| 11/19 | vs Detroit | W 119-82 | 7-2 | Howard (26) |
| 11/22 | vs Houston | W 102-93 | 8-2 | Nowitzki (31) |
| 11/25 | @ Miami | W 103-90 | 9-2 | Howard (25) |
| 11/26 | vs Memphis | L 92-112 | 9-3 | Nowitzki (27) |
| 11/28 | @ Toronto | W 93-91 | 10-3 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 11/29 | @ Milwaukee | L 111-113 | 10-4 | – |
| 12/1 | vs San Antonio | L 90-92 | 10-5 | Daniels (24) |
| 12/3 | vs New Orleans | W 97-88 | 11-5 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 12/5 | @ Chicago | W 102-94 | 12-5 | Nowitzki (35) |
| 12/6 | @ Indiana | W 84-75 | 13-5 | Nowitzki (31) |
| 12/9 | @ Memphis | W 90-83 | 14-5 | Nowitzki (35) |
| 12/10 | vs Boston | W 103-94 | 15-5 | Nowitzki (24) |
| 12/12 | vs L.A. Lakers | L 106-109 | 15-6 | Nowitzki (27) |
| 12/14 | vs Phoenix | W 102-96 | 16-6 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 12/16 | vs Orlando | W 109-103 | 17-6 | – |
| 12/18 | vs Minnesota | W 102-95 | 18-6 | Howard (23) |
| 12/20 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 90-112 | 18-7 | Harris/Nowitzki (18) |
| 12/22 | @ Sacramento | W 105-95 | 19-7 | Nowitzki (37) |
| 12/23 | @ Seattle | W 101-98 | 20-7 | Nowitzki (34) |
| 12/26 | vs Indiana | W 102-80 | 21-7 | Nowitzki (23) |
| 12/30 | vs Golden State | L 109-111 | 21-8 | Nowitzki (24) |
| 12/31 | @ New Orleans | W 95-90 | 22-8 | Nowitzki (24) |
| 1/3 | vs Portland | W 95-81 | 23-8 | Nowitzki/Terry (22) |
| 1/4 | @ Minnesota | L 78-91 | 23-9 | Nowitzki (23) |
| 1/6 | @ Denver | W 114-112 | 24-9 | – |
| 1/7 | vs Minnesota | W 83-79 | 25-9 | Nowitzki (26) |
| 1/9 | @ Boston | W 104-102 | 26-9 | Terry (30) |
| 1/11 | @ New York | L 115-117 | 26-10 | – |
| 1/14 | vs New Jersey | W 110-77 | 27-10 | Howard (29) |
| 1/16 | vs Milwaukee | W 114-95 | 28-10 | Nowitzki (35) |
| 1/18 | @ Houston | W 103-76 | 29-10 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 1/20 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 101-81 | 30-10 | Nowitzki (26) |
| 1/22 | @ Portland | W 95-89 | 31-10 | – |
| 1/25 | @ Golden State | W 102-93 | 32-10 | Stackhouse (23) |
| 1/26 | @ Seattle | W 104-97 | 33-10 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 1/28 | vs Utah | W 103-89 | 34-10 | Howard (24) |
| 1/31 | vs Chicago | W 98-94 | 35-10 | Howard (22) |
| 2/1 | @ Memphis | W 81-80 | 36-10 | Howard (19) |
| 2/4 | vs Seattle | W 110-91 | 37-10 | Howard (23) |
| 2/7 | vs L.A. Lakers | W 102-87 | 38-10 | Nowitzki (26) |
| 2/9 | vs Miami | W 112-76 | 39-10 | Nowitzki (27) |
| 2/10 | @ Denver | L 104-113 | 39-11 | Van Horn (21) |
| 2/13 | vs New York | W 100-72 | 40-11 | Nowitzki (21) |
| 2/15 | vs Washington | W 103-97 | 41-11 | Howard (26) |
| 2/21 | vs L.A. Clippers | W 93-91 | 42-11 | Howard (23) |
| 2/23 | vs Memphis | W 97-87 | 43-11 | Nowitzki (31) |
| 2/25 | vs Toronto | W 115-113 | 44-11 | – |
| 2/27 | vs Philadelphia | W 104-92 | 45-11 | Nowitzki (32) |
| 3/2 | @ San Antonio | L 89-98 | 45-12 | Nowitzki/Terry (23) |
| 3/3 | vs Charlotte | W 90-76 | 46-12 | Nowitzki (26) |
| 3/5 | vs Phoenix | L 107-115 | 46-13 | Nowitzki (25) |
| 3/7 | vs Portland | W 93-87 | 47-13 | Terry (26) |
| 3/9 | @ Portland | W 109-92 | 48-13 | Nowitzki (33) |
| 3/11 | @ Utah | W 90-87 | 49-13 | Nowitzki (34) |
| 3/12 | @ Sacramento | L 80-85 | 49-14 | Nowitzki (24) |
| 3/14 | vs Cleveland | W 91-87 | 50-14 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 3/15 | @ Houston | W 95-81 | 51-14 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 3/17 | @ Washington | W 104-94 | 52-14 | Nowitzki/Terry (25) |
| 3/19 | @ New Jersey | L 89-100 | 52-15 | Nowitzki (37) |
| 3/21 | vs Houston | W 88-72 | 53-15 | Nowitzki (28) |
| 3/23 | vs Golden State | L 121-122 | 53-16 | Nowitzki (51) |
| 3/25 | @ Atlanta | W 98-83 | 54-16 | Nowitzki (27) |
| 3/28 | @ Detroit | L 90-97 | 54-17 | Nowitzki/S’house (25) |
| 3/29 | @ Cleveland | L 94-107 | 54-18 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 3/31 | @ Orlando | L 99-108 | 54-19 | Nowitzki (38) |
| 4/2 | vs Denver | W 103-79 | 55-19 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 4/4 | vs Sacramento | W 127-101 | 56-19 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 4/7 | @ San Antonio | W 92-86 | 57-19 | Nowitzki (30) |
| 4/8 | vs New Orleans | W 101-77 | 58-19 | Nowitzki (20) |
| 4/10 | vs L.A. Clippers | W 75-73 | 59-19 | Nowitzki (20) |
| 4/12 | @ Golden State | L 102-114 | 59-20 | Nowitzki (29) |
| 4/13 | @ Phoenix | L 104-117 | 59-21 | Nowitzki (36) |
| 4/16 | vs Utah | W 111-95 | 60-21 | Nowitzki (22) |
| 4/19 | vs L.A. Clippers | L 71-85 | 60-22 | Marshall (13) |
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.