The2010–11Dallas Mavericks season was the 31st season of the franchise in theNational Basketball Association (NBA).

This season would prove to be the most successful season for the Mavericks. In the playoffs, the Mavericks defeated thePortland Trail Blazers in six games in the first round, then swept the defending two-time NBA championLos Angeles Lakers in four games in the semi-finals, before defeating theOklahoma City Thunder in five games in the Conference Finals to reach theNBA Finals for the first time since2006. In the NBA Finals, the Mavericks faced off against theMiami Heat in a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, and the Heat were led by theirBig Three ofLeBron James,Dwyane Wade, andChris Bosh. The Mavericks would go on to defeat the Heat in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their first NBA championship in franchise history.^[1] This would be their last playoff series win until2022.

The Mavericks' championship was the first major sports championship in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since theDallas Stars in 1999, and the first title in Mavericks franchise history. The Mavericks became the third team to win an NBA title in the state of Texas, joining theHouston Rockets andSan Antonio Spurs. The Mavericks were the third team to win a major sports championship in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, joining theDallas Cowboys and theDallas Stars. The Mavericks championship parade was held on June 16, 2011, in downtownDallas.Following the season,Peja Stojakovic retired after 13 seasons.

• June 24 – The2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
• July 1 – Thefree agency period began.

In the 2010 NBA Draft the Mavericks selectedNigeriancenterSolomon Alabi with the 20th pick in the second round(50th overall) who was traded directly to theToronto Raptors for a future second-round pick and cash considerations.

The Mavericks sent $3 million to theMemphis Grizzlies to acquire the rights forshooting guardDominique Jones.

Mavericks free agentDirk Nowitzki agreed to a 4-year deal worth $80 million to stay with the Mavericks.^[2]

Brendan Haywood also decided to stay with the Mavericks as he signed a new 6-year deal worth $55 million. His sixth and last year in this contract is however not fully guaranteed.^[3]

CenterIan Mahinmi signed a 2-year deal worth the veteran minimum starting at $850,000.^[4]

On July 13, the Mavericks officially signed rookieDominique Jones.^[5]

The Mavericks and theCharlotte Bobcats agreed on a trade that sentErick Dampier,Matt Carroll andEduardo Nájera to the Bobcats, while the Bobcats sentTyson Chandler andAlexis Ajinça to the Mavericks.^[6]

On August 12Tim Thomas signed a 1-year deal to the veteran minimum ($1.35 million).^[7] He was rostered the previous season, but left the team to take care of his ill wife. Later, Thomas announced that the illness his wife was suffering from would prevent him from playing for the Mavericks.^[8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/team
1	25	Dominique Jones (acquired fromMemphis)	SG	United States	USF
2	50	Solomon Alabi (traded toToronto)	C	Nigeria	Florida State

On January 10, the Mavericks signedSasha Pavlović to a 10-day contract.^[9] He received a second 10-day contract on January 20. On January 30 he was released.^[10]

The Mavericks signedPeja Stojaković on January 24, 2011.^[11]

Corey Brewer was signed on March 3, 2011.^[12]

On January 5, the Mavericks waivedSteve Novak before his contract became fully guaranteed.^[13]

The Mavericks' playoff run began with a six-game first round series against thePortland Trail Blazers. In the conference semi-finals, the Mavericks swept the two-time defending championLos Angeles Lakers. The series against the Lakers also birthed the Mavericks Royal Blue-Out games in the AAC, with almost all fans wearing T-shirts that read "The Time is Now". In the Western Conference Finals against theOklahoma City Thunder, the Mavericks won the last three games with fourth-quarter comebacks to win their second Western Conference Championship and earn a trip to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006. Following a disappointing Game One, the Mavericks pulled the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history in Game Two to even the series at a game each. After a loss in Game Three, the Mavericks won the last two games in Dallas to take a 3–2 series lead heading to Game Six in Miami. The Mavericks won Game Six; with that win, the Mavs became NBA Champions for the first time.

• Dirk Nowitzki was namedWestern Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 22 through November 28.^[14]
• Dirk Nowitzki was namedWestern Conference Player of the Week for games played from December 6 through December 12.^[15]
• Rick Carlisle was namedWestern Conference Coach of the Month for games played in February.^[16]

• Dirk Nowitzki was voted to his 10th NBA All-Star Game.

• Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA Second Team
• Tyson Chandler was named to the All-Defensive Second Team

• Dirk Nowitzki was voted the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.

• On October 29,Dirk Nowitzki's free-throw streak came to an end at 82, when he missed a free-throw againstMemphis. He now holds the record for the third-longest free-throw streak.
• In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals,Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks set a playoff record for most free throws made without a miss with 24, previously held byPaul Pierce (21) in2003.

• On November 12,Jason Kidd recorded his 11,000th Assist during a game against thePhiladelphia 76ers. He is the second player in NBA history to achieve it.
• On May 8, in a playoff game against theLos Angeles Lakers,Brian Cardinal hit the 20th three-pointer of the game, tying what was at the time the record set by theHouston Rockets on May 6, 1996. The current record belongs to theCleveland Cavaliers, who hit 25 three-pointers in a game against theAtlanta Hawks on May 4, 2016.^[17]
• On June 12, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in game 6 of the 2011 Finals, to win their first NBA Championship.
• On June 16, a crowd estimated at 200,000 lined the streets of Dallas for the first-ever NBA Championship Victory Parade. A celebration followed inside, at theAmerican Airlines Center for Season ticket holders, and was broadcast on local TV.^[18]

Rodrigue Beaubois injured his foot during a practice session with theFrance national team. Beaubois broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot. He underwent surgery, which was successful.^[19] He rebroke his foot, but returned to practice at February 8, 2011.^[20] Beaubois made his comeback in a game against Sacramento on February 16.

On January 4, 2011,Caron Butler was ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured right patellar tendon.^[21]

Head coachRick Carlisle did not make the trip to Oklahoma because he was recovering from a minor arthroscopic knee surgery.^[22]

During a game against Milwaukee, Caron Butler injured his right knee and did not return to the game. Butler suffered a ruptured right patellar tendon on his right knee, underwent surgery on Tuesday, January 4, and missed the remainder of the season.^[23]

During the first quarter of a game against Detroit,Aleksandar Pavlović suffered a broken nose.

Rodrigue Beaubois missed Game 1 of the playoff series against Portland due to a foot sprain.^[24] He also missed Games 2–5 of the same series.

Dirk Nowitzki tore a tendon in the middle finger of his left (non-shooting) hand in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.^[25]

During the Finals againstMiami, Brendan Haywood missed Game 3 due to a strained right hip flexor.^[26] He returned to play Game 4, but could not move well and only played a few minutes.^[27]

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