| 2007–08 Dallas Mavericks season | |||
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| Head coach | Avery Johnson | ||
| President | Donnie Nelson | ||
| General manager | Donnie Nelson | ||
| Owner | Mark Cuban | ||
| Arena | American Airlines Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 51–31 (.622) | ||
| Place | Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 7th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost toHornets 1–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
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The2007–08Dallas Mavericks season was their 28th season in theNBA. The Mavericks made theplayoffs, but were eliminated in the first round for the second straight season by theNew Orleans Hornets. A day later,Avery Johnson was relieved of his duties, finishing with the highest winning percentage for a coach in franchise history and replaced by formerNBA Coach of the Year,Rick Carlisle.[1] The Mavericks had the eighth best team offensive rating in the NBA.[2]
The Mavericks acquiredJason Kidd in a mid-season trade which sentDevin Harris to theNew Jersey Nets.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
Dallas' selections from the2007 NBA draft in New York City.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
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| 2 | 34 | Nick Fazekas | Power forward/center | Nevada | |
| 2 | 50 | Renaldas Seibutis | Shooting guard | Maroussi(Greece) | |
| 2 | 60 | Milovan Raković | Center | Mega Ishrana(Serbia) |
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| Head coach Assistant(s) Legend
Roster |
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 30–11 | 26–15 | 10–6 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 34–7 | 22–19 | 10–6 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 31–10 | 24–17 | 8–8 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 5 | 34–7 | 17–24 | 10–6 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 2–14 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 3 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 4 | y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
| 11 | Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 15 | Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |
Record: 1–0; home: 0–0; road: 1–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | October 31, 2007 | Mavericks | 92–74 | Cleveland | NA | Jason Terry (24) | 20,562 | 1–0 |
Record: 10–5; home: 8–1; road: 2–4
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 2 | 2 November 2007 | Mavericks | 94–101 | Hawks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | 19,767 | 1–1 |
| 3 | 3 November 2007 | Kings | 102–123 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (27) | 20,343 | 2–1 |
| 4 | 5 November 2007 | Rockets | 98–107 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (31) | 20,389 | 3–1 |
| 5 | 8 November 2007 | Mavericks | 120–115 | Warriors | NA | Two-way tie (24) | 19,596 | 4–1 |
| 6 | 10 November 2007 | Mavericks | 82–91 | Trailblazers | NA | Josh Howard (20) | 19,255 | 4–2 |
| 7 | 13 November 2007 | 76ers | 99–84 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (25) | 19,875 | 5–2 |
| 8 | 15 November 2007 | Spurs | 105–92 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (23) | 20,468 | 6–2 |
| 9 | 17 November 2007 | Grizzlies | 108–105 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (27) | 20,385 | 7–2 |
| 10 | 20 November 2007 | Raptors | 105–99 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 20,272 | 8–2 |
| 11 | 21 November 2007 | Mavericks | 100–94 | Rockets | NA | Devin Harris (22) | 18,143 | 9–2 |
| 12 | 23 November 2007 | Mavericks | 107–111 | Pacers | NA | Devin Harris (24) | 14,002 | 9–3 |
| 13 | 24 November 2007 | Mavericks | 95–97 | Bucks | NA | Josh Howard (24) | 16,376 | 9–4 |
| 14 | 26 November 2007 | Wizards | 110–98 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | 19,556 | 9–5 |
| 15 | 28 November 2007 | Timberwolves | 103–109 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | 20,054 | 10–5 |
| 16 | 30 November 2007 | Trailblazers | 80–91 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (23) | 20,301 | 11–5 |
Record: 9–6; home: 6–2; road: 3–4
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 17 | 1 December 2007 | Mavericks | 108–112 | Hornets | 1 | Three-way tie (19) | 12,223 | 11–6 |
| 18 | 3 December 2007 | Mavericks | 103–98 | Bulls | NA | Josh Howard (27) | 21,780 | 12–6 |
| 19 | 5 December 2007 | Mavericks | 95–97 | Spurs | NA | Josh Howard (22) | 18,797 | 12–7 |
| 20 | 6 December 2007 | Nuggets | 122–109 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 20,155 | 12–8 |
| 21 | 8 December 2007 | Jazz | 117–125 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (47) | 20,300 | 13–8 |
| 22 | 10 December 2007 | Mavericks | 99–89 | Knicks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (36) | 19,763 | 14–8 |
| 23 | 12 December 2007 | Mavericks | 76–92 | Raptors | NA | Jason Terry (21) | 19,800 | 14–9 |
| 24 | 14 December 2007 | Hornets | 80–89 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (25) | 20,071 | 15–9 |
| 25 | 15 December 2007 | Mavericks | 96–83 | Rockets | NA | Josh Howard (23) | 18,307 | 16–9 |
| 26 | 17 December 2007 | Magic | 108–111 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | 20,114 | 17–9 |
| 27 | 19 December 2007 | Suns | 105–108 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | 20,316 | 18–9 |
| 28 | 21 December 2007 | Clippers | 89–102 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | 20,246 | 19–9 |
| 29 | 26 December 2007 | Mavericks | 90–99 | Jazz | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | 19,911 | 19–10 |
| 30 | 27 December 2007 | Cavaliers | 88–81 | Mavericks | NA | Two-way tie (19) | 20,462 | 19–11 |
| 31 | 29 December 2007 | Hawks | 84–97 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (22) | 20,338 | 20–11 |
Record: 11–3; home: 6–0; road: 5–3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 32 | 2 January 2008 | Warriors | 99–121 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | 20,172 | 21–11 |
| 33 | 4 January 2008 | Heat | 89–94 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | 20,357 | 22–11 |
| 34 | 6 January 2008 | Mavericks | 101–78 | Timberwolves | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | 17,644 | 23–11 |
| 35 | 9 January 2008 | Pistons | 86–102 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | 20,362 | 24–11 |
| 36 | 11 January 2008 | Mavericks | 90–70 | SuperSonics | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | 12,522 | 25–11 |
| 37 | 12 January 2008 | Mavericks | 95–94 | Clippers | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (22) | 16,494 | 26–11 |
| 38 | 14 January 2008 | Mavericks | 120–122 | Kings | NA | Two-way tie (25) | 14,077 | 26–12 |
| 39 | 19 January 2008 | SuperSonics | 96–111 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | 20,386 | 27–12 |
| 40 | 21 January 2008 | Mavericks | 84–102 | Wizards | NA | Josh Howard (32) | 20,173 | 27–13 |
| 41 | 23 January 2008 | Mavericks | 102–95 | Bobcats | NA | Devin Harris (23) | 13,764 | 28–13 |
| 42 | 25 January 2008 | Lakers | 105–112 | Mavericks | NA | Two-way tie (26) | 20,438 | 29–13 |
| 43 | 27 January 2008 | Nuggets | 85–90 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 20,437 | 30–13 |
| 44 | 28 January 2008 | Mavericks | 103–84 | Grizzlies | NA | Josh Howard (26) | 11,672 | 31–13 |
| 45 | 31 January 2008 | Mavericks | 90–96 | Celtics | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | 18,624 | 31–14 |
Record: 8–6; home: 5–0; road: 3–6
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 46 | 3 February 2008 | Mavericks | 67–90 | Pistons | NA | Two-way tie (15) | 22,076 | 31–15 |
| 47 | 4 February 2008 | Mavericks | 107–98 | Magic | NA | Josh Howard (28) | 16,974 | 32–15 |
| 48 | 6 February 2008 | Bucks | 96–107 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | 20,079 | 33–15 |
| 49 | 8 February 2008 | Grizzlies | 81–92 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | 20,315 | 34–15 |
| 50 | 10 February 2008 | Mavericks | 82–101 | Nets | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | 16,395 | 34–16 |
| 51 | 11 February 2008 | Mavericks | 76–84 | Sixers | NA | Josh Howard (17) | 11,728 | 34–17 |
| 52 | 13 February 2008 | Trail Blazers | 76–96 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (37) | 20,159 | 35–17 |
| 53 | 14 February 2008 | Mavericks | 97–109 | Suns | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (36) | 18,422 | 35–18 |
| 54 | 20 February 2008 | Mavericks | 93–104 | Hornets | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | 15,941 | 35–19 |
| 55 | 22 February 2008 | Mavericks | 98–83 | Grizzlies | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | 16,245 | 36–19 |
| 56 | 24 February 2008 | Mavericks | 99–83 | Timberwolves | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | 19,429 | 37–19 |
| 57 | 25 February 2008 | Bulls | 94–102 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | 20,340 | 38–19 |
| 58 | 28 February 2008 | Mavericks | 94–97 | Spurs | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | 18,797 | 38–20 |
| 59 | 29 February 2008 | Kings | 106–115 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | 20,354 | 39–20 |
Record: 7–8; home: 5–4; road: 2–4
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 60 | 2 March 2008 | Mavericks | 104–108 | Lakers | 1 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | 18,997 | 39–21 |
| 61 | 3 March 2008 | Mavericks | 110–116 | Jazz | NA | Josh Howard (25) | 19,911 | 39–22 |
| 62 | 6 March 2008 | Rockets | 113–98 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (21) | 20,315 | 39–23 |
| 63 | 8 March 2008 | Nets | 91–111 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | 20,399 | 40–23 |
| 64 | 10 March 2008 | Knicks | 79–108 | Mavericks | NA | Two-way tie (18) | 20,203 | 41–23 |
| 65 | 12 March 2008 | Bobcats | 93–118 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | 20,279 | 42–23 |
| 66 | 14 March 2008 | Pacers | 97–116 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | 20,354 | 43–23 |
| 67 | 16 March 2008 | Mavericks | 98–73 | Heat | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | 19,304 | 44–23 |
| 68 | 18 March 2008 | Lakers | 102–100 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | 20,534 | 44–24 |
| 69 | 20 March 2008 | Celtics | 94–90 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (24) | 20,582 | 44–25 |
| 70 | 23 March 2008 | Spurs | 88–81 | Mavericks | NA | Jerry Stackhouse (19) | 20,411 | 44–26 |
| 71 | 25 March 2008 | Clippers | 90–103 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (32) | 20,207 | 45–26 |
| 72 | 27 March 2008 | Mavericks | 105–118 | Nuggets | NA | Josh Howard (30) | 18,247 | 45–27 |
| 73 | 30 March 2008 | Mavericks | 104–114 | Warriors | NA | Josh Howard (36) | 19,852 | 45–28 |
| 74 | 31 March 2008 | Mavericks | 93–86 | Clippers | NA | Jason Kidd (27) | 17,124 | 46–28 |
Record: 5–3; home: 4–0; road: 1–3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 75 | 2 April 2008 | Warriors | 86–111 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (31) | 20,331 | 47–28 |
| 76 | 4 April 2008 | Mavericks | 108–112 | Lakers | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | 18,997 | 47–29 |
| 77 | 6 April 2008 | Mavericks | 105–98 | Suns | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 18,422 | 48–29 |
| 78 | 8 April 2008 | SuperSonics | 83–99 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (22) | 20,228 | 49–29 |
| 79 | 10 April 2008 | Jazz | 94–97 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 20,378 | 50–29 |
| 80 | 12 April 2008 | Mavericks | 105–108 | Trail Blazers | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | 19,980 | 50–30 |
| 81 | 13 April 2008 | Mavericks | 95–99 | SuperSonics | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 16,272 | 50–31 |
| 82 | 16 April 2008 | Hornets | 98–111 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (30) | 20,473 | 51–31 |
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First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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| 2008 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Jason Terry | SG | 82 | 34 | 2,579 | 208 | 264 | 88 | 18 | 1,269 | 31.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .2 | 15.5 |
| Brandon Bass | C | 79 | 1 | 1,557 | 347 | 58 | 22 | 48 | 654 | 19.7 | 4.4 | .7 | .3 | .6 | 8.3 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 77 | 77 | 2,769 | 659 | 266 | 51 | 71 | 1,817 | 36.0 | 8.6 | 3.5 | .7 | .9 | 23.6 |
| Josh Howard | SF | 76 | 76 | 2,757 | 532 | 164 | 59 | 32 | 1,513 | 36.3 | 7.0 | 2.2 | .8 | .4 | 19.9 |
| Erick Dampier | C | 72 | 64 | 1,755 | 539 | 63 | 24 | 106 | 440 | 24.4 | 7.5 | .9 | .3 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | SG | 58 | 13 | 1,412 | 133 | 145 | 28 | 10 | 618 | 24.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | .5 | .2 | 10.7 |
| Devean George | SF | 53 | 4 | 821 | 137 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 194 | 15.5 | 2.6 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 3.7 |
| DeSagana Diop† | C | 52 | 18 | 894 | 270 | 26 | 20 | 63 | 158 | 17.2 | 5.2 | .5 | .4 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Juwan Howard | PF | 50 | 0 | 353 | 81 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 7.1 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Eddie Jones | SG | 47 | 33 | 922 | 132 | 69 | 26 | 8 | 176 | 19.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | 3.7 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 44 | 9 | 460 | 47 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 191 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 4.3 |
| Devin Harris† | PG | 39 | 39 | 1,184 | 91 | 206 | 56 | 2 | 560 | 30.4 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 1.4 | .1 | 14.4 |
| Trenton Hassell† | SG | 37 | 6 | 463 | 44 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 76 | 12.5 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Jason Kidd† | PG | 29 | 29 | 1,011 | 188 | 276 | 62 | 11 | 287 | 34.9 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 2.1 | .4 | 9.9 |
| Malik Allen† | PF | 25 | 4 | 333 | 68 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 77 | 13.3 | 2.7 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 3.1 |
| Tyronn Lue† | PG | 17 | 0 | 172 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 10.1 | .8 | .9 | .0 | .1 | 3.8 |
| Antoine Wright† | SG | 15 | 0 | 176 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 11.7 | 1.5 | .9 | .1 | .3 | 3.5 |
| Maurice Ager† | SG | 12 | 3 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6.4 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 1.3 |
| Jamaal Magloire† | C | 7 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.7 |
| Nick Fazekas† | PF | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.3 | .8 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 5 | 5 | 211 | 60 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 134 | 42.2 | 12.0 | 4.0 | .2 | 1.4 | 26.8 |
| Jason Kidd | PG | 5 | 5 | 180 | 32 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 36.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 1.4 | .4 | 8.6 |
| Josh Howard | SF | 5 | 5 | 171 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 34.2 | 7.0 | 1.4 | .4 | .4 | 12.6 |
| Erick Dampier | C | 5 | 5 | 95 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19.0 | 4.2 | .0 | .2 | .6 | 3.6 |
| Jason Terry | SG | 5 | 3 | 180 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 36.0 | 1.6 | 4.8 | .4 | .2 | 15.8 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | SG | 5 | 2 | 102 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 20.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | 6.2 |
| Brandon Bass | C | 5 | 0 | 133 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 26.6 | 6.8 | .4 | .6 | .6 | 11.6 |
| Devean George | SF | 5 | 0 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12.4 | 3.0 | .0 | .4 | .4 | 5.8 |
| Eddie Jones | SG | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Malik Allen | PF | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Juwan Howard | PF | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .3 |
| Tyronn Lue | PG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Antoine Wright | SG | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 8.0 |
The Mavericks have been involved in the followingtransactions during the 2007–08 season.
| February 19,2008 | ToDallas Mavericks Jason Kidd,Malik Allen, andAntoine Wright | ToNew Jersey Nets Devin Harris,DeSagana Diop,Trenton Hassell,Maurice Ager,Keith Van Horn, and 1st round picks in the2009 NBA draft and2010 NBA draft |
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