NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The2013–14 Dallas Mavericks season was the 34th season of the franchise in theNational Basketball Association (NBA).
After a one-year absence, the Mavericks led by free agent acquisitionMonta Ellis qualified for theplayoffs and pushed the eventual championSan Antonio Spurs to seven games in the first round.
On Draft night, the Mavs sentKelly Olynyk to the Celtics in exchange forLucas Nogueira and 2-second round picks.[ 1] The Mavericks subsequently traded Nogueira,Jared Cunningham andMike Muscala to theAtlanta Hawks forShane Larkin .[ 2] They then traded for guardRicky Ledo with the second round pick they received from Boston.[ 3]
The Mavericks declined to offerDarren Collison a qualifying offer on June 30, making him an unrestricted free agent.[ 4]
Israeli point guardGal Mekel verbally agreed to a 3-year deal with the Mavericks on July 1.[ 5]
On July 6, the Mavericks reportedly agreed to sign point guardJosé Calderón to a 4-year, $28 million contract.[ 6] They then agreed to sign former MaverickDevin Harris to a 3-year, $9 million contract,[ 7] but it was later scrapped due to Harris' toe injury.[ 8] The signing of Harris was made official on July 31.[ 9]
Shooting guardWayne Ellington reportedly agreed to a 2-year deal worth $5 million with the Mavericks on July 10.[ 10] [ 11]
On July 12, the Mavericks have struck a 3-year deal worth at least $25 million with shooting guardMonta Ellis .[ 12]
CenterSamuel Dalembert reportedly agreed to sign with the Mavericks on July 18.[ 13]
Bernard James andJosh Akognon were waived on July 21[ 14] [ 15] but James was re-signed on July 26 after he cleared waivers.[ 16]
Nick Calathes was traded toMemphis on July 22 for a 2016 second-round draft pick.[ 17]
Draft picksRicky Ledo andShane Larkin were signed on July 24 and 29 respectively.[ 18] [ 19]
On July 25, the Mavericks re-signed forward-centerBrandan Wright to a 2-year, $10 million deal.[ 20]
The Mavericks signedDeJuan Blair officially on August 7.[ 21]
The preseason schedule was released on August 15.[ 22]
2013–14 Dallas Mavericks roster Players Coaches Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) Onassignment to D-League affiliate InjuredRoster Updated: April 9, 2014
2013–14 game log Total: 49–33 (home: 26–15; road: 23–18) October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
November: 9–8 (home: 7–2; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 @Houston L 105–113Dirk Nowitzki (22)DeJuan Blair Shawn Marion (10)José Calderón Gal Mekel (6)Toyota Center 18,1421–1 3 November 2 Memphis W 111–99Dirk Nowitzki (24)Shawn Marion (14)José Calderón (5)American Airlines Center 20,2622–1 4 November 5 LA Lakers W 123–104Monta Ellis (30)DeJuan Blair Dirk Nowitzki (8)Monta Ellis (9)American Airlines Center 19,6703–1 5 November 6 @Oklahoma City L 93–107Monta Ellis (20)Samuel Dalembert (9)four players (3)Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,2033–2 6 November 8 @Minnesota L 108–116Monta Ellis (23)DeJuan Blair (9)José Calderón (7)Target Center 13,6773–3 7 November 9 @Milwaukee W 91–83Monta Ellis (18)DeJuan Blair (11)Monta Ellis (5)BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,4484–3 8 November 12 Washington W 105–95Monta Ellis Dirk Nowitzki (19)DeJuan Blair (11)Monta Ellis (7)American Airlines Center 19,6275–3 9 November 15 @Miami L 104–110Dirk Nowitzki (28)Samuel Dalembert (9)DeJuan Blair José Calderón (5)American Airlines Arena 19,7725–4 10 November 16 @Orlando W 108–100Monta Ellis (19)Shawn Marion (8)José Calderón (9)Amway Center 15,0396–4 11 November 18 Philadelphia W 97–94Monta Ellis (24)Samuel Dalembert (14)Monta Ellis (10)American Airlines Center 19,7907–4 12 November 20 Houston W 123–120Monta Ellis (37)Samuel Dalembert (10)Monta Ellis (8)American Airlines Center 20,0458–4 13 November 22 Utah W 103–93Monta Ellis (26)Samuel Dalembert (12)Monta Ellis (6)American Airlines Center 19,7819–4 14 November 23 @Denver L 100–102Dirk Nowitzki (27)DeJuan Blair (10)José Calderón (5)Pepsi Center 17,8419–5 15 November 25 Denver L 96–110Monta Ellis (22)Shawn Marion (12)three players (4)American Airlines Center 19,6779–6 16 November 27 Golden State W 103–99Dirk Nowitzki (22)DeJuan Blair (9)Monta Ellis (10)American Airlines Center 20,21110–6 17 November 29 @Atlanta L 87–88José Calderón Dirk Nowitzki (16)DeJuan Blair (18)Vince Carter Monta Ellis (4)Philips Arena 15,46310–7 18 November 30 Minnesota L 106–112Monta Ellis (26)DeJuan Blair (8)Gal Mekel (7)American Airlines Center 20,17310–8
December: 8–5 (home: 3–2; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 3 Charlotte W 89–82Dirk Nowitzki (25)Shawn Marion (10)Monta Ellis (5)American Airlines Center 19,61211–8 20 December 4 @New Orleans W 100–97Dirk Nowitzki (21)Samuel Dalembert Dirk Nowitzki (7)Monta Ellis (10)New Orleans Arena 14,52412–8 21 December 7 @Portland W 108–106Dirk Nowitzki (28)DeJuan Blair (8)José Calderón Dirk Nowitzki (7)Rose Garden 20,14213–8 22 December 9 @Sacramento L 97–112Monta Ellis (21)Jae Crowder (7)Dirk Nowitzki (7)Sleep Train Arena 15,32913–9 23 December 11 @Golden State L 93–95Monta Ellis Dirk Nowitzki (21)DeJuan Blair Shawn Marion (9)José Calderón Monta Ellis (5)Oracle Arena 19,59613–10 24 December 14 Milwaukee W 106–93Brandan Wright (19)Shawn Marion (12)Vince Carter (9)American Airlines Center 19,97314–10 25 December 18 Memphis W 105–91Dirk Nowitzki (20)Samuel Dalembert Shawn Marion (7)Vince Carter (6)American Airlines Center 19,42515–10 26 December 20 Toronto L 108–109 (OT)José Calderón (23)Shawn Marion Dirk Nowitzki (9)Monta Ellis (11)American Airlines Center 19,40615–11 27 December 21 @Phoenix L 108–123Dirk Nowitzki (21)three players (6)Monta Ellis (9)US Airways Center 15,24115–12 28 December 23 @Houston W 111–104Dirk Nowitzki (31)Samuel Dalembert (7)José Calderón Monta Ellis (5)Toyota Center 18,32816–12 29 December 26 San Antonio W 116–107Dirk Nowitzki (25)DeJuan Blair (11)Monta Ellis (6)American Airlines Center 20,30516–13 30 December 28 @Chicago W 105–83Monta Ellis (22)Shawn Marion (13)José Calderón (7)United Center 22,09917–13 31 December 30 @Minnesota W 100–98Shawn Marion (32)Samuel Dalembert (7)Monta Ellis (10)Target Center 16,11118–13
January: 9–8 (home: 5–4; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 1 @Washington W 87–78Monta Ellis (23)Shawn Marion (9)Shawn Marion Dirk Nowitzki (4)Verizon Center 15,71319–13 33 January 3 LA Clippers L 112–119Dirk Nowitzki (24)DeJuan Blair Shawn Marion (6)Monta Ellis (9)American Airlines Center 20,18719–14 34 January 5 New York L 80–92Dirk Nowitzki (18)Dirk Nowitzki (9)José Calderón (6)American Airlines Center 19,89219–15 35 January 7 LA Lakers W 110–97Dirk Nowitzki (27)DeJuan Blair (9)Monta Ellis (9)American Airlines Center 19,65620–15 36 January 8 @San Antonio L 90–112Monta Ellis (21)DeJuan Blair (6)Gal Mekel (5)AT&T Center 18,58120–16 37 January 10 @New Orleans W 107–90Dirk Nowitzki (24)Samuel Dalembert (8)Monta Ellis (8)New Orleans Arena 16,53321–16 38 January 11 New Orleans W 110–107Dirk Nowitzki (40)Samuel Dalembert (9)José Calderón (5)American Airlines Center 20,11622–16 39 January 13 Orlando W 107–88Monta Ellis (21)DeJuan Blair (7)Gal Mekel (7)American Airlines Center 19,69523–16 40 January 15 @LA Clippers L 127–129Dirk Nowitzki (27)Dirk Nowitzki (8)Monta Ellis (13)Staples Center 19,69523–17 41 January 17 @Phoenix W 110–107Monta Ellis (24)three players (7)Monta Ellis (7)US Airways Center 16,48624–17 42 January 18 Portland L 111–127Dirk Nowitzki (18)Samuel Dalembert (6)Shane Larkin (4)American Airlines Center 20,37524–18 43 January 20 @Cleveland W 102–97Monta Ellis (22)Dirk Nowitzki (10)Monta Ellis (8)Quicken Loans Arena 18,76225–18 44 January 22 @Toronto L 85–93Monta Ellis (21)DeJuan Blair Samuel Dalembert (7)Monta Ellis (6)Air Canada Centre 18,17925–19 45 January 24 @Brooklyn L 106–107Vince Carter (19)Shawn Marion (11)Monta Ellis (7)Barclays Center 16,11025–20 46 January 26 Detroit W 116–106Dirk Nowitzki (28)Dirk Nowitzki (9)Devin Harris (7)American Airlines Center 19,66226–20 47 January 29 Houston L 115–117Dirk Nowitzki (38)Dirk Nowitzki (17)José Calderón Monta Ellis (5)American Airlines Center 19,35926–21 48 January 31 Sacramento W 107–103Dirk Nowitzki (34)Brandan Wright (10)José Calderón (7)American Airlines Center 19,61427–21
February: 9–3 (home: 3–2; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 3 Cleveland W 124–107Dirk Nowitzki (23)Samuel Dalembert Dirk Nowitzki (8)José Calderón (10)American Airlines Center 19,59528–21 50 February 5 @Memphis W 110–96Dirk Nowitzki (26)Samuel Dalembert (10)Vince Carter (7)FedExForum 16,18829–21 51 February 7 Utah W 103–81Monta Ellis (22)Vince Carter (8)José Calderón (7)American Airlines Center 19,92830–21 52 February 9 @Boston W 102–91Dirk Nowitzki (20)Samuel Dalembert (11)Devin Harris (7)TD Garden 17,65031–21 53 February 11 @Charlotte L 89–114Monta Ellis Dirk Nowitzki (16)Samuel Dalembert (6)Monta Ellis (7)Time Warner Cable Arena 11,46731–22 54 February 12 @Indiana W 81–73Monta Ellis (23)Monta Ellis (9)Monta Ellis (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,66332–22 All-Star Break 55 February 18 Miami L 106–117Dirk Nowitzki (22)Samuel Dalembert Dirk Nowitzki (9)Dirk Nowitzki (7)American Airlines Center 20,46132–23 56 February 21 @Philadelphia W 124–112Dirk Nowitzki (25)Vince Carter (9)José Calderón (10)Wells Fargo Center 14,92833–23 57 February 22 @Detroit W 113–102Dirk Nowitzki (24)Samuel Dalembert Shawn Marion (11)Monta Ellis (13)The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,21334–23 58 February 24 @New York W 110–108Vince Carter (23)Samuel Dalembert (10)Devin Harris (8)Madison Square Garden 19,81235–23 59 February 26 New Orleans W 108–89Monta Ellis (23)Shawn Marion Brandan Wright (11)Monta Ellis (7)American Airlines Center 19,72936–23 60 February 28 Chicago L 91–100Monta Ellis (20)Samuel Dalembert (10)Monta Ellis (5)American Airlines Center 20,39836–24
March: 8–6 (home: 6–3; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 2 @San Antonio L 106–112Dirk Nowitzki (22)Samuel Dalembert (10)Monta Ellis (8)AT&T Center 18,58136–25 62 March 5 @Denver L 110–115Dirk Nowitzki (27)Dirk Nowitzki (7)Devin Harris (11)Pepsi Center 14,54136–26 63 March 7 Portland W 103–98Dirk Nowitzki (22)Samuel Dalembert Monta Ellis (8)Monta Ellis (7)American Airlines Center 20,25137–26 64 March 9 Indiana W 105–94Monta Ellis Devin Harris (20)three players (8)José Calderón (7)American Airlines Center 20,36138–26 65 March 11 @Golden State L 85–108Monta Ellis (15)DeJuan Blair (8)José Calderón (5)Oracle Arena 19,59638–27 66 March 12 @Utah W 108–101Dirk Nowitzki (31)Dirk Nowitzki (8)Monta Ellis (11)EnergySolutions Arena 17,98239–27 67 March 16 @Oklahoma City W 109–86Shawn Marion (19)Brandan Wright (8)José Calderón Monta Ellis (7)Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,20340–27 68 March 17 Boston W 94–89Dirk Nowitzki (19)Samuel Dalembert Monta Ellis (7)José Calderón Devin Harris (6)American Airlines Center 20,13241–27 69 March 19 Minnesota L 122–123 (OT)Dirk Nowitzki (27)Samuel Dalembert (14)Shawn Marion (5)American Airlines Center 20,10041–28 70 March 21 Denver W 122–106Monta Ellis (26)Samuel Dalembert (10)Monta Ellis (7)American Airlines Center 20,18842–28 71 March 23 Brooklyn L 104–107 (OT)Monta Ellis (32)Samuel Dalembert (15)Devin Harris (6)American Airlines Center 19,60342–29 72 March 25 Oklahoma City W 128–119 (OT)Dirk Nowitzki (32)Dirk Nowitzki (10)José Calderón (8)American Airlines Center 19,60743–29 73 March 27 LA Clippers L 103–109Vince Carter (23)Samuel Dalembert (11)Monta Ellis (7)American Airlines Center 19,91243–30 74 March 29 Sacramento W 103–100Dirk Nowitzki (19)Dirk Nowitzki (7)José Calderón Dirk Nowitzki (7)American Airlines Center 20,21044–30
April: 5–3 (home: 1–2; road: 4–1)
2013–14 season schedule
2014 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
2014 playoff schedule
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Monta Ellis SG 82 82 3,023 295 471 141 23 1,560 36.9 3.6 5.7 1.7 .3 19.0 José Calderón PG 81 81 2,468 192 377 69 11 925 30.5 2.4 4.7 .9 .1 11.4 Vince Carter SG 81 0 1,973 284 212 61 35 967 24.4 3.5 2.6 .8 .4 11.9 Dirk Nowitzki PF 80 80 2,628 498 216 73 45 1,735 32.9 6.2 2.7 .9 .6 21.7 Samuel Dalembert C 80 68 1,614 541 38 41 94 529 20.2 6.8 .5 .5 1.2 6.6 DeJuan Blair PF 78 13 1,214 368 70 60 21 497 15.6 4.7 .9 .8 .3 6.4 Jae Crowder SF 78 8 1,254 194 60 59 21 356 16.1 2.5 .8 .8 .3 4.6 Shawn Marion SF 76 76 2,409 497 124 90 37 791 31.7 6.5 1.6 1.2 .5 10.4 Brandan Wright C 58 0 1,077 244 31 32 55 525 18.6 4.2 .5 .6 .9 9.1 Shane Larkin PG 48 0 489 42 71 26 1 132 10.2 .9 1.5 .5 .0 2.8 Wayne Ellington SG 45 1 393 43 19 16 2 145 8.7 1.0 .4 .4 .0 3.2 Devin Harris PG 40 0 818 85 178 28 2 315 20.5 2.1 4.5 .7 .1 7.9 Gal Mekel PG 31 1 292 27 63 4 1 73 9.4 .9 2.0 .1 .0 2.4 Bernard James C 30 0 146 42 3 3 8 28 4.9 1.4 .1 .1 .3 .9 Ricky Ledo SG 11 0 33 2 2 1 0 19 3.0 .2 .2 .1 .0 1.7
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