# 1985–86 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1985–86 NBA season was the Mavericks' 6th season in the NBA.
Dallas continued its strong play, finishing the season at 44–38, earning them the number 4 spot. They defeated the Utah Jazz in the opening round, but lost to the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, losing the series in six games.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 8 | Detlef Schrempf | SF/PF | Germany | Washington |
| 1 | 16 | Bill Wennington | C | Canada | St. John's |
| 1 | 17 | Uwe Blab | C | Germany | Indiana |
| 2 | 40 | Mark Acres | PF/C | United States | Oral Roberts |
| 3 | 50 | Leonard Allen | | United States | San Diego State |
| 3 | 63 | Harold Keeling | PG | United States | Santa Clara |
| 4 | 86 | Bubba Jennings | | United States | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 109 | Tommy Davis | | United States | Minnesota |
| 6 | 132 | Carlton Cooper | | United States | Texas |
| 7 | 155 | Ed Catchings | | United States | Nevada-Las Vegas |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 36–5 | 15–26 | 20–10 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4 | 34–7 | 13–28 | 15–15 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 16–14 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 15–15 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 | 25–16 | 12–29 | 15–15 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 16 | 21–20 | 14–27 | 9–21 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
| 3 | x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
| 7 | x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
| 8 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
| 11 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 |
    z - clinched division title
    y - clinched division title
    x - clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1985-86 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 0–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Boston | 6–0 | — | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Chicago | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| New Jersey | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 |
| New York | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Philadelphia | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Phoenix | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | — | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Washington | 4–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

### Game log

1985–86 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 26–15; road: 18–23) :
October: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 26, 1985
Seattle
W 101–95
Reunion Arena
1–0
2
October 29, 1985
L.A. Lakers
L 115–133
Reunion Arena
1–1 :
November: 8–6 (home: 7–2; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 1, 1985
@ San Antonio
L 107–116
HemisFair Arena
1–2
4
November 2, 1985
Sacramento
W 119–113
Reunion Arena
2–2
5
November 5, 1985
Portland
L 109–111
Reunion Arena
2–3
6
November 7, 1985
@ Denver
L 99–131
McNichols Sports Arena
2–4
7
November 9, 1985
Houston
L 110–115
Reunion Arena
2–5
8
November 12, 1985
@ Seattle
L 90–109
Seattle Center Coliseum
2–6
9
November 13, 1985
@ Utah
W 115–100
Salt Palace Acord Arena
3–6
10
November 15, 1985
New Jersey
W 110–98
Reunion Arena
4–6
11
November 16, 1985
@ Houston
L 117–122
The Summit
4–7
12
November 19, 1985
Phoenix
W 123–119
Reunion Arena
5–7
13
November 23, 1985
Indiana
W 117–104
Reunion Arena
6–7
14
November 26, 1985
Washington
W 112–99
Reunion Arena
7–7
15
November 29, 1985
Sacramento
W 133–111
Reunion Arena
8–7
16
November 30, 1985
L.A. Clippers
W 124–115
Reunion Arena
9–7 :
December: 5–8 (home: 2–2; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 3, 1985
@ Golden State
W 107–100
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
10–7
18
December 5, 1985
San Antonio
L 116–120
Reunion Arena
10–8
19
December 7, 1985
Golden State
W 120–110
Reunion Arena
11–8
20
December 8, 1985
@ L.A. Lakers
L 119–125
The Forum
11–9
21
December 10, 1985
@ L.A. Clippers
L 118–120
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11–10
22
December 12, 1985
@ Houston
L 120–123
The Summit
11–11
23
December 14, 1985
Denver
W 127–100
Reunion Arena
12–11
24
December 18, 1985
@ Boston
L 117–137
Boston Garden
12–12
25
December 19, 1985 6:30 p.m. CST
@ Atlanta
W 120–108
Blackman (31)
Perkins (14)
Davis (12)
The Omni 5,867
13–12
26
December 21, 1985
@ Milwaukee
L 107–132
MECCA Arena
13–13
27
December 22, 1985
@ Cleveland
L 105–119
Richfield Coliseum
13–14
28
December 26, 1985
@ Phoenix
W 105–98
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14–14
29
December 27, 1985
Portland
L 133–142 (OT)
Reunion Arena
14–15 :
January: 9–6 (home: 7–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
30
January 4, 1986
Utah
W 119–106
Reunion Arena
15–15
31
January 7, 1986
@ Denver
L 110–132
McNichols Sports Arena
15–16
32
January 10, 1986
Phoenix
W 117–104
Reunion Arena
16–16
33
January 11, 1986
Golden State
W 127–123 (OT)
Reunion Arena
17–16
34
January 13, 1986
@ Seattle
W 90–89
Seattle Center Coliseum
18–16
35
January 15, 1986
New York
L 112–116
Reunion Arena
18–17
36
January 17, 1986
@ Utah
L 112–139
Salt Palace Acord Arena
18–18
37
January 19, 1986
Houston
W 131–96
Reunion Arena
19–18
38
January 21, 1986
@ Sacramento
L 110–119
ARCO Arena
19–19
39
January 22, 1986
L.A. Clippers
L 118–131
Reunion Arena
19–20
40
January 24, 1986
Detroit
L 120–129
Reunion Arena
19–21
41
January 25, 1986
@ San Antonio
W 123–107
HemisFair Arena
20–21
42
January 27, 1986
Chicago
W 124–116
Reunion Arena
21–21
43
January 29, 1986
San Antonio
W 126–114
Reunion Arena
22–21
44
January 31, 1986
Cleveland
W 107–91
Reunion Arena
23–21 :
February: 6–8 (home: 2–4; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
45
February 2, 1986
Utah
W 100–97
Reunion Arena
24–21
46
February 4, 1986
@ L.A. Lakers
L 102–110
The Forum
24–22
47
February 6, 1986
@ Portland
W 115–111
Memorial Coliseum
25–22
All-Star Break
48
February 11, 1986
@ San Antonio
W 121–107
HemisFair Arena
26–22
49
February 12, 1986
Denver
W 117–110
Reunion Arena
27–22
50
February 14, 1986
@ Detroit
L 110–119
Pontiac Silverdome
27–23
51
February 16, 1986
@ Chicago
W 120–114
Chicago Stadium
28–23
52
February 17, 1986
@ New Jersey
W 126–124
Brendan Byrne Arena
29–23
53
February 19, 1986
Milwaukee
L 107–124
Reunion Arena
29–24
54
February 21, 1986
Houston
L 110–115
Reunion Arena
29–25
55
February 22, 1986
@ Denver
L 106–113
McNichols Sports Arena
29–26
56
February 24, 1986
@ Houston
L 105–110
The Summit
29–27
57
February 26, 1986
L.A. Lakers
L 116–119
Reunion Arena
29–28
58
February 28, 1986
Philadelphia
L 120–123
Reunion Arena
29–29 :
March: 11–5 (home: 5–2; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 1, 1986
Golden State
W 119–110
Reunion Arena
30–29
60
March 3, 1986
@ Phoenix
W 139–138 (2OT)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
31–29
61
March 6, 1986
@ L.A. Clippers
W 131–113
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
32–29
62
March 7, 1986
@ Portland
L 114–125
Memorial Coliseum
32–30
63
March 9, 1986
@ Sacramento
W 117–102
ARCO Arena
33–30
64
March 10, 1986
Boston
W 116–115
Reunion Arena
34–30
65
March 12, 1986
Sacramento
L 120–127 (OT)
Reunion Arena
34–31
66
March 14, 1986
Portland
W 129–118
Reunion Arena
35–31
67
March 15, 1986
Utah
W 108–98
Reunion Arena
36–31
68
March 18, 1986
San Antonio
W 120–113
Reunion Arena
37–31
69
March 20, 1986
@ Utah
W 114–107
Salt Palace Acord Arena
38–31
70
March 21, 1986 7:30 p.m. CST
Atlanta
L 103–107
Blackman (23)
Donaldson (14)
Davis, Harper (6)
Reunion Arena 17,007
38–32
71
March 24, 1986
@ Indiana
W 126–120
Market Square Arena
39–32
72
March 26, 1986
@ Washington
L 112–120
Capital Centre
39–33
73
March 27, 1986
@ New York
W 110–105
Madison Square Garden
40–33
74
March 30, 1986
@ Philadelphia
L 113–114
The Spectrum
40–34 :
April: 4–4 (home: 2–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 1, 1986
Phoenix
W 128–98
Reunion Arena
41–34
76
April 3, 1986
Denver
W 115–114
Reunion Arena
42–34
77
April 5, 1986
Seattle
L 109–111
Reunion Arena
42–35
78
April 7, 1986
@ Sacramento
L 115–122
ARCO Arena
42–36
79
April 8, 1986
@ Golden State
L 115–129
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
42–37
80
April 10, 1986
@ Seattle
W 115–109
Seattle Center Coliseum
43–37
81
April 12, 1986
@ L.A. Clippers
L 108–115
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
43–38
82
April 13, 1986
@ L.A. Lakers
W 127–104
The Forum
44–38 :
1985–86 schedule :

## Playoffs

1986 playoff game log :
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18, 1986
Utah
W 101–93
Rolando Blackman (25)
Sam Perkins (15)
Derek Harper (7)
Reunion Arena 17,007
1–0
2
April 20, 1986
Utah
W 113–106
Mark Aguirre (27)
Sam Perkins (10)
Aguirre, Harper (5)
Reunion Arena 17,007
2–0
3
April 23, 1986
@ Utah
L 98–100
James Donaldson (17)
James Donaldson (20)
Derek Harper (6)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 11,635
2–1
4
April 25, 1986
@ Utah
W 117–113
Sam Perkins (29)
Sam Perkins (12)
Mark Aguirre (8)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,683
3–1 :
Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 27, 1986
@ L.A. Lakers
L 116–130
Jay Vincent (18)
James Donaldson (10)
Derek Harper (9)
The Forum 17,505
0–1
2
April 30, 1986
@ L.A. Lakers
L 113–117
Mark Aguirre (28)
Mark Aguirre (12)
Derek Harper (16)
The Forum 17,505
0–2
3
May 2, 1986
L.A. Lakers
W 110–108
Mark Aguirre (27)
James Donaldson (14)
Mark Aguirre (8)
Reunion Arena 17,007
1–2
4
May 4, 1986
L.A. Lakers
W 120–118
Mark Aguirre (39)
James Donaldson (11)
Derek Harper (11)
Reunion Arena 17,007
2–2
5
May 6, 1986
@ L.A. Lakers
L 113–116
Mark Aguirre (27)
James Donaldson (8)
Derek Harper (9)
The Forum 17,505
2–3
6
May 8, 1986
L.A. Lakers
L 107–120
Mark Aguirre (28)
James Donaldson (18)
Rolando Blackman (8)
Reunion Arena 17,007
2–4 :
1986 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Rolando Blackman | SG | 82 | 81 | 2,787 | 291 | 271 | 79 | 25 | 1,762 | 34.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 21.5 |
| Brad Davis | PG | 82 | 43 | 1,971 | 146 | 467 | 57 | 15 | 764 | 24.0 | 1.8 | 5.7 | .7 | .2 | 9.3 |
| Sam Perkins | PF | 80 | 79 | 2,626 | 685 | 153 | 75 | 94 | 1,234 | 32.8 | 8.6 | 1.9 | .9 | 1.2 | 15.4 |
| Jay Vincent | PF | 80 | 3 | 1,994 | 368 | 180 | 66 | 21 | 1,106 | 24.9 | 4.6 | 2.3 | .8 | .3 | 13.8 |
| Derek Harper | PG | 79 | 39 | 2,150 | 226 | 416 | 153 | 23 | 963 | 27.2 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.9 | .3 | 12.2 |
| Mark Aguirre | SF | 74 | 73 | 2,501 | 445 | 339 | 62 | 14 | 1,670 | 33.8 | 6.0 | 4.6 | .8 | .2 | 22.6 |
| Dale Ellis | SF | 72 | 1 | 1,086 | 168 | 37 | 40 | 9 | 508 | 15.1 | 2.3 | .5 | .6 | .1 | 7.1 |
| James Donaldson$^†$ | C | 69 | 64 | 2,241 | 664 | 84 | 23 | 110 | 573 | 32.5 | 9.6 | 1.2 | .3 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| Detlef Schrempf | SF | 64 | 12 | 969 | 198 | 88 | 23 | 10 | 397 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | 6.2 |
| Bill Wennington | C | 56 | 3 | 562 | 132 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 189 | 10.0 | 2.4 | .4 | .2 | .4 | 3.4 |
| Uwe Blab | C | 48 | 0 | 409 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 124 | 8.5 | 1.9 | .4 | .1 | .3 | 2.6 |
| Harold Keeling | SG | 20 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 3.8 | .3 | .5 | .4 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Kurt Nimphius$^†$ | PF | 13 | 4 | 280 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 91 | 21.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | .2 | .9 | 7.0 |
| Wallace Bryant$^†$ | C | 9 | 8 | 154 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | 3.1 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| James Donaldson | C | 10 | 10 | 410 | 117 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 109 | 41.0 | 11.7 | 1.0 | .6 | 1.2 | 10.9 |
| Rolando Blackman | SG | 10 | 10 | 371 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 208 | 37.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | .8 | .1 | 20.8 |
| Derek Harper | PG | 10 | 10 | 348 | 19 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 134 | 34.8 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 2.3 | .0 | 13.4 |
| Sam Perkins | PF | 10 | 10 | 347 | 83 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 149 | 34.7 | 8.3 | 2.4 | .9 | 1.4 | 14.9 |
| Mark Aguirre | SF | 10 | 10 | 345 | 71 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 247 | 34.5 | 7.1 | 5.4 | .9 | .0 | 24.7 |
| Jay Vincent | PF | 10 | 0 | 204 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 20.4 | 3.9 | 1.5 | .4 | .1 | 10.6 |
| Brad Davis | PG | 10 | 0 | 163 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 16.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | 7.7 |
| Detlef Schrempf | SF | 10 | 0 | 120 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | .2 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Dale Ellis | SF | 7 | 0 | 67 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9.6 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Bill Wennington | C | 6 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.0 | .8 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Uwe Blab | C | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Harold Keeling | SG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

## Awards and records

* Rolando Blackman, NBA All-Star Game