# 2009–10 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2009–10 Dallas Mavericks season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
This was the 12th season for Dirk Nowitzki. He was selected to represent the Western Conference as an All-Star. He was also a Team Captain. They finished another best record of 55–27, finishing as the 2nd seed in the West. The Mavericks also got their third division title, and first since 2007.
In the playoffs, they met the San Antonio Spurs for the second straight season in a rematch of the previous year's first round series in which Dallas won in five games. This time, Dallas lost to the Spurs in six games.

## Key dates

* June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
* July 8 – The free agency period started.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| 1 | 24 | Byron Mullens (traded to Oklahoma City) | C | United States | Ohio State |
| 1 | 25 | Rodrigue Beaubois (traded from Oklahoma City) | PG | France | Cholet (France) |
| 2 | 45 | Nick Calathes (traded from Minnesota) | PG | United States Greece | Oregon |
| 2 | 52 | A. J. Price (traded to Indiana) | PG | United States | Connecticut |
| 2 | 56 | Ahmad Nivins | PF | United States | Saint Joseph's |
^ a: Nick Calathes was born in the United States, but also has Greek citizenship through his parents, and competes internationally for Greece.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 28–13 | 27–14 | 10–6 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5 | 29–12 | 21–20 | 9–7 |
| Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 9–7 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 15 | 23–18 | 17–24 | 5–11 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 24–17 | 13–28 | 7–9 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 4 | y-Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 7 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 8 | x-Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
| 10 | Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 |
| 11 | New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
| 13 | Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |

### Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Boston | 0–4 | – | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 0–3 | – | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | – | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Milwaukee | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | – | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| New Orleans | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| New York | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Oklahoma City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Utah | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 |
| Washington | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

2009–10 game log :
October: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 27
Washington
L 91–102
Dirk Nowitzki (34)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 19,871
0–1
2
October 30
@ LA Lakers
W 94–80
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Erick Dampier, Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (11)
Staples Center 18,997
1-1
3
October 31
@ LA Clippers
W 93–84
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Shawn Marion (11)
Jason Kidd (10)
Staples Center 13,626
2–1 :
November: 11–4 (home: 6–1; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 3
Utah
W 96–85
Dirk Nowitzki (40)
Erick Dampier (12)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 19,725
3–1
5
November 4
@ New Orleans
L 107–114
Jason Terry (35)
Erick Dampier (14)
Jason Kidd (10)
New Orleans Arena 13,566
3–2
6
November 7
Toronto
W 94–80
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
José Juan Barea (12)
American Airlines Center 19,977
4–2
7
November 10
Houston
W 121–103
Jason Terry (24)
Erick Dampier(20)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 19,720
5–2
8
November 11
@ San Antonio
L 83–92
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
5–3
9
November 13
@ Minnesota
W 89–77
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (6)
Target Center 12,372
6–3
10
November 15
@ Detroit
W 95–90
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Drew Gooden (11)
Jason Kidd (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 18,215
7–3
11
November 16
@ Milwaukee
W 115–113
Dirk Nowitzki (32)
Drew Gooden (14)
Jason Kidd (17)
Bradley Center 13,683
8–3
12
November 18
San Antonio
W 99–94
Dirk Nowitzki (41)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,110
9–3
13
November 20
Sacramento
W 104–102
Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry (20)
Drew Gooden (16)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 19,871
10–3
14
November 24
Golden State
L 103–111
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Drew Gooden (12)
Jason Kidd (13)
American Airlines 20,008
10–4
15
November 25
@ Houston
W 130–99
Jason Terry (27)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Jason Terry (10)
Toyota Center 18,157
11–4
16
November 27
@ Indiana
W 113–92
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Kris Humphries (11)
José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 16,631
12–4
17
November 28
@ Cleveland
L 95–111
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
12–5
18
November 30
Philadelphia
W 104–102
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Drew Gooden (10)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 19,783
13–5 :
December: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 2
@ New Jersey
W 117–101
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Erick Dampier (11)
Jason Kidd (10)
IZOD Center 11,689
14–5
20
December 4
@ Memphis
L 82–98
Jason Terry (18)
Shawn Marion (11)
Jason Kidd (7)
FedExForum 13,020
14–6
21
December 5
Atlanta
L 75–80
Dirk Nowitzki (32)
Erick Dampier (12)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 19,550
14–7
22
December 8
Phoenix
W 102–101
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 19,857
15–7
23
December 11
@ Miami
W 106–93
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Erick Dampier (17)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Arena 18,703
16–7
24
December 12
Charlotte
W 98–97
Dirk Nowitzki (36)
Erick Dampier (18)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 20,151
17–7
25
December 14
New Orleans
W 94–90
José Juan Barea (23)
Erick Dampier, Josh Howard (8)
Jason Kidd (13)
American Airlines Center 19,737
18–7
26
December 16
@ Oklahoma City
W 100–86
Dirk Nowitzki (35)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (9)
Ford Center 18,203
19–7
27
December 18
Houston
L 108–116
José Juan Barea (23)
Erick Dampier (14)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 19,890
19–8
28
December 20
Cleveland
W 102–95
Tim Thomas (22)
Erick Dampier (10)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 20,346
20–8
29
December 22
Portland
L 81–85
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Erick Dampier (15)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 19,863
20–9
30
December 26
Memphis
W 106–101
Jason Terry (23)
Erick Dampier (10)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,195
21–9
31
December 27
@ Denver
W 104–96
Drew Gooden (19)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (9)
Pepsi Center 19,756
22–9
32
December 31
@ Houston
L 94–97
Jason Terry (28)
Shawn Marion (9)
Jason Kidd (5)
Toyota Center 18,306
22–10 :
January: 8–7 (home: 3–3; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 2
@ Sacramento
W 99–91
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Drew Gooden (10)
Jason Kidd (7)
ARCO Center 14,294
23–10
34
January 3
@ LA Lakers
L 96–131
Dirk Nowitzki (22)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Jason Kidd (5)
Staples Center 18,997
23–11
35
January 5
Detroit
W 98–93
Jason Terry (26)
Drew Gooden (18)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 19,799
24–11
36
January 8
@ San Antonio
W 112–103
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Drew Gooden (8)
Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (8)
AT&T Center 18,581
25–11
37
January 9
Utah
L 93–111
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Erick Dampier (13)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 19,922
25–12
38
January 13
LA Lakers
L 95–100
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Dirk Nowitzki (16)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 20,461
25–13
39
January 15
Oklahoma City
W 99–98
Dirk Nowitzki (32)
Erick Dampier (9)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 20,064
26–13
40
January 17
@ Toronto
L 88–110
Dirk Nowitzki (19)
Drew Gooden (10)
Jason Kidd (9)
Air Canada Centre 19,004
26–14
41
January 18
@ Boston
W 99–90
Dirk Nowitzki (37)
Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Kidd (17)
TD Garden 18,624
27–14
42
January 20
@ Washington
W 94–93
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Shawn Marion (12)
Jason Kidd (15)
Verizon Center 13,974
28–14
43
January 22
@ Philadelphia
L 82–91
Dirk Nowitzki (15)
Jason Kidd (9)
Jason Kidd (7)
Wachovia Center 17,647
28–15
44
January 24
@ NY Knicks
W 128–78
Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry (20)
Drew Gooden (18)
Rodrigue Beaubois (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,418
29–15
45
January 26
Milwaukee
W 108–107
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Erick Dampier (11)
Jason Kidd (12)
American Airlines Center 19,799
30–15
46
January 28
@ Phoenix
L 106–112
Jason Terry (21)
Shawn Marion (8)
Jason Kidd (6)
US Airways Center 17,855
30–16
47
January 30
Portland
L 112–114
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,078
30–17 :
February: 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
February 1
@ Utah
L 92–104
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Jason Kidd (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
30–18
49
February 3
Golden State
W 110–101
Jason Terry (21)
Shawn Marion (9)
Jason Kidd (16)
American Airlines Center 19,679
31–18
50
February 5
Minnesota
L 108–117
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Erick Dampier (10)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 20,034
31–19
51
February 8
@ Golden State
W 127–117
Jason Terry (36)
Drew Gooden (10)
Jason Kidd (12)
Oracle Arena 17,015
32–19
52
February 9
@ Denver
L 91–127
Dirk Nowitzki (17)
Drew Gooden (6)
Jason Kidd (5)
Pepsi Center 17,485
32–20
53
February 16
@ Oklahoma City
L 86–99
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Erick Dampier (13)
Dirk Nowitzki (6)
Ford Center 18,203
32–21
54
February 17
Phoenix
W 107–97
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 19,974
33–21
55
February 19
@ Orlando
W 95–85
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Brendan Haywood (9)
Jason Kidd (8)
Amway Arena 17,461
34–21
56
February 20
Miami
W 97–91
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Brendan Haywood (11)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 20,328
35–21
57
February 22
Indiana
W 91–82
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Brendan Haywood (20)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 19,585
36–21
58
February 24
LA Lakers
W 101–96
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (13)
American Airlines Center 20,505
37–21
59
February 26
@ Atlanta
W 111–103
Dirk Nowitzki (37)
Jason Kidd (16)
Jason Kidd (17)
Philips Arena 18,923
38–21
60
February 28
New Orleans
W 108–100
Dirk Nowitzki (36)
Jason Kidd (9)
José Juan Barea (9)
American Airlines Center 19,911
39–21 :
March: 11–4 (home: 6–2; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1
@ Charlotte
W 89–84
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Jason Kidd (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,691
40–21
62
March 3
Minnesota
W 112–109
Jason Terry (26)
Shawn Marion (7)
Jason Terry (5)
American Airlines Center 19,511
41–21
63
March 5
Sacramento
W 108–100
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (12)
American Airlines Center 19,954
42–21
64
March 6
@ Chicago
W 122–116
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Jason Kidd (11)
Jason Kidd (15)
United Center 21,737
43–21
65
March 8
@ Minnesota
W 125–112
Shawn Marion (29)
Shawn Marion (14)
Jason Kidd (9)
Target Center 14,007
44–21
66
March 10
New Jersey
W 96–87
Jason Kidd (20)
Shawn Marion (13)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 19,770
45–21
67
March 13
NY Knicks
L 94–128
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 20,224
45–22
68
March 17
Chicago
W 113–106
Caron Butler (27)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)
Dirk Nowitzki (5)
American Airlines Center 20,406
46–22
69
March 20
Boston
L 93–102
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Jason Kidd (6)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 20,488
46–23
70
March 22
@ New Orleans
L 99–115
Jason Terry (24)
Brendan Haywood (9)
Jason Kidd (6)
New Orleans Arena 14,047
46–24
71
March 23
LA Clippers
W 106–96
Jason Kidd (26)
Brendan Haywood (10)
Jason Kidd (12)
American Airlines Center 19,705
47–24
72
March 25
@ Portland
L 89–101
Caron Butler (25)
Caron Butler (9)
Jason Kidd (7)
Rose Garden Arena 20,611
47–25
73
March 27
@ Golden State
W 111–90
Rodrigue Beaubois (40)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (11)
Oracle Arena 19,104
48–25
74
March 29
Denver
W 109–93
Dirk Nowitzki (34)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,085
49–25
75
March 31
@ Memphis
W 106–102
Jason Terry (29)
Caron Butler (13)
Jason Kidd (7)
FedExForum 11,616
50–25 :
April: 5–2 (home: 2–2; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
Orlando
L 82–97
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Erick Dampier (11)
Jason Kidd (2)
American Airlines Center 19,965
50–26
77
April 3
Oklahoma City
L 116–121
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 20,329
50–27
78
April 7
Memphis
W 110–84
Caron Butler (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,105
51–27
79
April 9
@ Portland
W 83–77
Dirk Nowitzki (40)
Jason Kidd (12)
Jason Kidd (6)
Rose Garden Arena 20,693
52–27
80
April 10
@ Sacramento
W 126–108
Dirk Nowitzki (39)
Jason Kidd (10)
Jason Kidd (13)
ARCO Arena 15,247
53–27
81
April 12
@ LA Clippers
W 117–94
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Jason Kidd (12)
Staples Center 17,838
54–27
82
April 14
San Antonio
W 96–89
Caron Butler (20)
Brendan Haywood (15)
Dirk Nowitzki (5)
American Airlines Center 20,405
55–27 :
2009–10 season schedule :

## Playoffs
### Game log

2010 playoff game log :
First round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18
San Antonio
W 100–94
Dirk Nowitzki (36)
Erick Dampier (12)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 20,372
1–0
2
April 21
San Antonio
L 88–102
Jason Terry (27)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,728
1–1
3
April 23
@ San Antonio
L 90–94
Dirk Nowitzki (35)
Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd (7)
Jason Kidd (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
1–2
4
April 25
@ San Antonio
L 89–92
Dirk Nowitzki, Caron Butler (17)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
1–3
5
April 27
San Antonio
W 103–81
Caron Butler (35)
Caron Butler (11)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 20,557
2–3
6
April 29
@ San Antonio
L 87–97
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Jason Kidd (8)
Jason Kidd (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
2–4 :
2010 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 81 | 80 | 3,039 | 620 | 218 | 70 | 79 | 2,027 | 37.5 | 7.7 | 2.7 | .9 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| Jason Kidd | PG | 80 | 80 | 2,881 | 445 | 724 | 145 | 35 | 824 | 36.0 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 1.8 | .4 | 10.3 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 78 | 18 | 1,546 | 146 | 258 | 35 | 6 | 596 | 19.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | .4 | .1 | 7.6 |
| Jason Terry | SG | 77 | 12 | 2,540 | 140 | 292 | 94 | 17 | 1,280 | 33.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .2 | 16.6 |
| Shawn Marion | SF | 75 | 75 | 2,385 | 477 | 107 | 69 | 61 | 898 | 31.8 | 6.4 | 1.4 | .9 | .8 | 12.0 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | PG | 56 | 16 | 700 | 78 | 74 | 29 | 12 | 397 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .5 | .2 | 7.1 |
| Erick Dampier | C | 55 | 47 | 1,280 | 400 | 31 | 15 | 77 | 328 | 23.3 | 7.3 | .6 | .3 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| Drew Gooden$^†$ | C | 46 | 11 | 1,030 | 316 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 408 | 22.4 | 6.9 | .6 | .6 | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| Eduardo Nájera$^†$ | PF | 33 | 3 | 481 | 77 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 108 | 14.6 | 2.3 | .4 | .5 | .4 | 3.3 |
| Josh Howard$^†$ | SF | 31 | 9 | 827 | 112 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 388 | 26.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .7 | .3 | 12.5 |
| Brendan Haywood$^†$ | C | 28 | 19 | 741 | 208 | 25 | 8 | 57 | 226 | 26.5 | 7.4 | .9 | .3 | 2.0 | 8.1 |
| Caron Butler$^†$ | SG | 27 | 27 | 930 | 145 | 49 | 48 | 9 | 410 | 34.4 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 15.2 |
| Quinton Ross$^†$ | SF | 27 | 7 | 301 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 11.1 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 2.0 |
| Kris Humphries$^†$ | PF | 25 | 0 | 315 | 95 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 131 | 12.6 | 3.8 | .3 | .3 | .4 | 5.2 |
| James Singleton$^†$ | SF | 25 | 0 | 211 | 55 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 2.2 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 2.4 |
| Matt Carroll | SG | 25 | 0 | 121 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 4.8 | .5 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| DeShawn Stevenson$^†$ | SG | 24 | 5 | 267 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 11.1 | 1.1 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Tim Thomas | SF | 18 | 1 | 285 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 135 | 15.8 | 2.3 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 7.5 |
* $^†$ 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 |
| Jason Kidd | PG | 6 | 6 | 243 | 41 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 48 | 40.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 2.3 | .2 | 8.0 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 6 | 6 | 233 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 160 | 38.8 | 8.2 | 3.0 | .8 | .7 | 26.7 |
| Caron Butler | SG | 6 | 6 | 202 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 118 | 33.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .8 | 19.7 |
| Shawn Marion | SF | 6 | 6 | 148 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 24.7 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .2 | .5 | 8.7 |
| Brendan Haywood | C | 6 | 2 | 139 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 23.2 | 6.2 | .5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| Jason Terry | SG | 6 | 0 | 174 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 29.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .7 | .2 | 12.7 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 6 | 0 | 105 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 17.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .3 | .2 | 5.8 |
| Erick Dampier | C | 5 | 4 | 118 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23.6 | 6.6 | .6 | .2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Eduardo Nájera | PF | 5 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7.2 | 1.8 | .0 | .4 | .0 | .8 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | PG | 4 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 5.3 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | SG | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Matt Carroll | SG | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards
#### All-Star

* Dirk Nowitzki was voted to his 9th NBA All-Star Game and started in place of Kobe Bryant due to injury.
* Jason Kidd was selected to his 10th NBA All-Star Game as a replacement for Kobe Bryant due to injury.

#### Weekly/Monthly

* Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 9 through November 15.
* Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from February 22 through February 28.
* Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 1 through March 7.
* Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from April 5 through April 11.

### Records

* On January 24, the Mavericks recorded their largest margin of victory in franchise history after defeating the New York Knicks 128–78, a 50-point margin. This was the third largest margin of victory in NBA history and the worst loss in Knicks history.

### Milestones

* On January 13, Dirk Nowitzki became the 4th foreign-born and 1st European-born player in NBA history to score 20,000 points in his career.

## Injuries

Injuries

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 9, 2009 | To Dallas MavericksGreg Buckner | To Washington WizardsJerry Stackhouse Cash considerations |
| July 9, 2009 | To Dallas MavericksShawn Marion Kris Humphries Nathan Jawai Cash considerations | To Toronto RaptorsDevean George Antoine Wright |
| January 11, 2010 | To Dallas MavericksEduardo Nájera | To New Jersey NetsKris Humphries Shawne Williams |
| February 13, 2010 | To Dallas MavericksCaron Butler Brendan Haywood DeShawn Stevenson | To Washington WizardsJosh Howard Drew Gooden James Singleton Quinton Ross |

### Free agents

On Tuesday, July 28 Dallas signed free agent forward Tim Thomas
On Thursday July 30 Dallas signed forward Drew Gooden.

#### Subtractions

9-15-09: Released, Greg Buckner (G)
10-23-09: Waived, Jake Voskuhl (C)