# 2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season marked by the arrival of former NBA Coach of the Year, Rick Carlisle who was hired on May 9, 2008, following the firing of Avery Johnson after the 2008 NBA playoffs.
Finishing at 50–32 as the number six seed, the Mavericks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the opening round of the playoffs in five games to advance to the conference semi-finals for the first time since 2006. They were, however, unable to defeat the Carmelo Anthony-led Denver Nuggets in the next round as they lost in five games. The Nuggets would go on to the conference finals, where they lost to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

## Key dates

* June 26: The 2008 NBA draft will take place in New York City.
* July 1: The free agency period will start.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 51 | Shan Foster | SG/SF | United States | Vanderbilt University |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 54 | 28 | .659 | — | 28–13 | 26–15 | 10–6 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1 | 33–8 | 20–21 | 9–7 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 32–9 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
| x-New Orleans Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 | 28–13 | 21–20 | 9–7 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 24 | 58 | .284 | 30 | 16–25 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | — |
| 2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
| 3 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
| 4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12 |
| 6 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 15 |
| 7 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 |
| 8 | x-Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36 |
| 11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
| 12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
| 13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 23 | 59 | .280 | 42 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 46 |
| 15 | Sacramento Kings | 17 | 65 | .207 | 48 |

### Record vs. opponents

2008-09 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 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Boston | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Charlotte | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Chicago | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Cleveland | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Dallas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Denver | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Detroit | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Golden State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Houston | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Indiana | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Memphis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Miami | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Milwaukee | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Minnesota | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New Jersey | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 |
| New Orleans | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New York | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Oklahoma City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Orlando | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Philadelphia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 |
| Phoenix | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 |
| Portland | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Antonio | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Toronto | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
| Washington | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |

### Game log

2008–09 game log :
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 30
Houston
L 102–112
Dirk Nowitzki (36)
Josh Howard (11)
Jason Kidd (12)
American Airlines Center 20,066
0–1 :
November: 8–7 (home: 2–3; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 1
@ Minnesota
W 95–85
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Jason Kidd (9)
Jason Kidd (7)
Target Center 16,893
1–1
3
November 3
Cleveland
L 81–100
Josh Howard (18)
DeSagana Diop (9)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 19,923
1–2
4
November 4
@ San Antonio
W 98–81
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Josh Howard (12)
Jason Kidd (10)
AT&T Center 17,398
2–2
5
November 7
@ Denver
L 105–108
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Brandon Bass (10)
Jason Kidd (9)
Pepsi Center 19,175
2–3
6
November 9
@ L.A. Clippers
L 92–103
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Gerald Green (12)
Jason Kidd (9)
Staples Center 14,249
2–4
7
November 11
L.A. Lakers
L 99–106
Jason Terry (21)
Erick Dampier (16)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,391
2–5
8
November 13
@ Chicago
L 91–98
Josh Howard (21)
Erick Dampier (18)
Dirk Nowitzki (5)
United Center 21,751
2–6
9
November 14
Orlando
L 100–102
Josh Howard (25)
Josh Howard, Erick Dampier (9)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 20,085
2–7
10
November 16
@ New York
W 124–114 (OT)
Dirk Nowitzki (39)
Dirk Nowitzki (15)
Jason Kidd (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,271
3–7
11
November 18
@ Charlotte
W 100–83
Dirk Nowitzki (32)
Erick Dampier (11)
Jason Kidd (10)
Time Warner Cable Arena 10,935
4–7
12
November 19
@ Houston
W 96–86
Jason Terry (31)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (7)
Toyota Center 18,203
5–7
13
November 21
Memphis
W 91–76
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Jason Kidd (13)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 20,035
6–7
14
November 25
Indiana
W 109–106
Jason Terry (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (13)
American Airlines Center 19,996
7–7
15
November 28
@ L.A. Lakers
L 107–114
Jason Terry (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (11)
Staples Center 18,997
7–8
16
November 29
@ Sacramento
W 101–78
Jason Terry (24)
Erick Dampier (13)
Jason Kidd (8)
ARCO Arena 12,650
8–8 :
December: 11–4 (home: 7–2; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 2
L.A. Clippers
W 100–98
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 19,670
9–8
18
December 4
Phoenix
W 112–97
Dirk Nowitzki (39)
Erick Dampier (14)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 19,813
10–8
19
December 6
Atlanta
W 100–98
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier (11)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 19,966
11–8
20
December 9
San Antonio
L 126–133 (2OT)
Dirk Nowitzki (35)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (12)
American Airlines Center 19,937
11–9
21
December 11
Charlotte
W 95–90
Jason Terry (26)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 19,736
12–9
22
December 13
Oklahoma City
W 103–99
Dirk Nowitzki (46)
Brandon Bass (9)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 20,190
13–9
23
December 15
Denver
L 88–98
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Erick Dampier (15)
José Juan Barea (9)
American Airlines Center 19,969
13–10
24
December 17
@ Toronto
W 96–86
Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Terry (8)
Air Canada Centre 18,832
14–10
25
December 19
@ New Jersey
L 97–121
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Erick Dampier (7)
Jason Kidd (7)
Izod Center 9,889
14–11
26
December 21
@ Washington
W 97–86
Jason Terry (25)
James Singleton (13)
Jason Kidd (11)
Verizon Center 15,582
15–11
27
December 23
Memphis
W 100–82
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Erick Dampier (9)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 20,200
16–11
28
December 25
@ Portland
W 102–94
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Jason Kidd (12)
Jason Kidd (10)
Rose Garden 20,643
17–11
29
December 26
@ Utah
L 88–97
Jason Terry (26)
Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier (8)
Jason Kidd (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
17–12
30
December 28
@ L.A. Clippers
W 98–76
Josh Howard (29)
Brandon Bass, Josh Howard, Erick Dampier (9)
Josh Howard (7)
Staples Center 16,685
18–12
31
December 30
Minnesota
W 107–100
Jason Terry (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Jason Kidd (16)
American Airlines Center 20,264
19–12 :
January: 8–7 (home: 5–1; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32
January 2
Philadelphia
W 96–86
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Erick Dampier (14)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 20,327
20–12
33
January 4
@ Memphis
L 82–102
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (6)
Jason Kidd (5)
FedExForum 11,731
20–13
34
January 6
L.A. Clippers
W 107–102
Dirk Nowitzki (34)
Jason Kidd (10)
José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 19,794
21–13
35
January 8
New York
W 99–94
Josh Howard (19)
Brandon Bass (11)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)
American Airlines Center 19,779
22–13
36
January 9
@ Phoenix
L 100–128
Dirk Nowitzki (19)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)
Jason Kidd (7)
US Airways Center 18,422
22–14
37
January 11
@ Sacramento
L 95–102
Jason Terry (33)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Jason Kidd (7)
ARCO Arena 12,294
22–15
38
January 13
@ Denver
L 97–99
Dirk Nowitzki (44)
Dirk Nowitzki (14)
Jason Kidd (7)
Pepsi Center 14,158
22–16
39
January 14
New Orleans
L 97–104
Jason Terry (28)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 19,947
22–17
40
January 17
Utah
W 115–108
Dirk Nowitzki (39)
Brandon Bass (9)
Jason Kidd (15)
American Airlines Center 20,325
23–17
41
January 19
@ Philadelphia
W 95–93
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Jason Kidd (12)
Jason Kidd (6)
Wachovia Center 14,503
24–17
42
January 21
@ Milwaukee
L 99–133
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Erick Dampier (8)
Jason Terry (5)
Bradley Center 13,898
24–18
43
January 23
@ Detroit
W 112–91
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)
Jason Kidd (10)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
25–18
44
January 25
@ Boston
L 100–124
Jason Terry (27)
Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier, Jason Kidd (7)
Jason Kidd (5)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
25–19
45
January 28
Golden State
W 117–93
Jason Terry (22)
Brandon Bass, Erick Dampier (11)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 19,864
26–19
46
January 31
@ Miami
W 111–96
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
27–19 :
February: 8–4 (home: 7–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 2
@ Orlando
W 105–95
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Erick Dampier (7)
Jason Kidd (8)
Amway Arena 16,551
28–19
48
February 4
Portland
W 104–99
Josh Howard (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 19,767
29–19
49
February 5
@ Utah
L 87–115
Josh Howard (18)
Dirk Nowitzki (6)
Jason Kidd (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
29–20
50
February 7
Chicago
W 115–114 (OT)
Dirk Nowitzki (44)
Erick Dampier (10)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,349
30–20
51
February 10
Sacramento
W 118–100
Antoine Wright, Josh Howard (23)
Erick Dampier (16)
Jason Kidd (12)
American Airlines Center 19,667
31–20
52
February 12
Boston
L 92–99
Dirk Nowitzki (37)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,285
31–21
53
February 18
New Jersey
W 113–98
Josh Howard (24)
Josh Howard (10)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 19,878
32–21
54
February 20
@ Houston
L 86–93
José Juan Barea (26)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (5)
Toyota Center 18,195
32–22
55
February 21
Sacramento
W 116–95
Brandon Bass, Josh Howard (20)
James Singleton (12)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 20,223
33–22
56
February 24
@ San Antonio
L 76–93
Josh Howard (19)
James Singleton (14)
Jason Kidd (4)
AT&T Center 18,797
33–23
57
February 25
Milwaukee
W 116–96
Josh Howard (27)
Brandon Bass (11)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 19,558
34–23
58
February 27
Oklahoma City
W 110–108 (OT)
Dirk Nowitzki (41)
Dirk Nowitzki, James Singleton (9)
Jason Kidd (13)
American Airlines Center 20,007
35–23 :
March: 9–7 (home: 5–1; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 1
Toronto
W 109–98
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
James Singleton (16)
Jason Kidd (15)
American Airlines Center 19,688
36–23
60
March 2
@ Oklahoma City
L 87–96
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
James Singleton (6)
Dirk Nowitzki (6)
Ford Center 18,527
36–24
61
March 4
San Antonio
W 107–102
Josh Howard (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 20,316
37–24
62
March 5
@ New Orleans
L 88–104
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Erick Dampier (9)
Jason Terry (4)
New Orleans Arena 17,230
37–25
63
March 7
Washington
W 119–103
Dirk Nowitzki (34)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 20,150
38–25
64
March 10
@ Phoenix
W 122–117
Dirk Nowitzki (34)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Dirk Nowitzki, José Juan Barea (4)
US Airways Center 18,422
39–25
65
March 11
@ Portland
W 93–89
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd (10)
Jason Kidd (10)
Rose Garden 20,286
40–25
66
March 13
@ Golden State
L 110–119
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
James Singleton (11)
Jason Kidd (11)
Oracle Arena 18,751
40–26
67
March 15
@ L.A. Lakers
L 100–107
Jason Terry (29)
James Singleton (10)
Jason Kidd (9)
Staples Center 18,997
40–27
68
March 17
Detroit
W 103–101
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Erick Dampier (13)
José Juan Barea (8)
American Airlines Center 20,427
41–27
69
March 19
@ Atlanta
L 87–95
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (6)
Philips Arena 17,499
41–28
70
March 20
@ Indiana
W 94–92
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
James Singleton (11)
José Juan Barea (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 17,232
42–28
71
March 25
Golden State
W 128–106
Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Erick Dampier (10)
José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 19,862
43–28
72
March 27
Denver
L 101–103
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
José Juan Barea, Jason Terry (4)
American Airlines Center 20,310
43–29
73
March 29
@ Cleveland
L 74–102
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Ryan Hollins (12)
Jason Kidd (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
43–30
74
March 31
@ Minnesota
W 108–88
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (13)
Target Center 12,111
44–30 :
April: 5–2 (home: 5–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 1
Miami
W 98–96
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Josh Howard, Brandon Bass (8)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 20,021
45–30
76
April 3
@ Memphis
L 102–107
Dirk Nowitzki (35)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (10)
FedExForum 15,126
45–31
77
April 5
Phoenix
W 140–116
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
James Singleton, Brandon Bass (6)
Jason Kidd (20)
American Airlines Center 20,301
46–31
78
April 8
Utah
W 130–101
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Erick Dampier (10)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,017
47–31
79
April 10
New Orleans
W 100–92
Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard (25)
Brandon Bass (13)
Jason Kidd (15)
American Airlines Center 20,370
48–31
80
April 12
@ New Orleans
L 92–102
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (14)
Jason Kidd (6)
New Orleans Arena 16,640
48–32
81
April 13
Minnesota
W 96–94
Dirk Nowitzki (34)
Erick Dampier (13)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 19,900
49–32
82
April 15
Houston
W 95–84
Jason Terry (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (15)
Jason Kidd (12)
American Airlines Center 20,350
50–32 :
2008–09 schedule :

## Playoffs

2009 playoff game log :
First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18
@ San Antonio
W 105–97
Josh Howard (25)
Erick Dampier (11)
Jason Kidd (5)
AT&T Center 18,797
1–0
2
April 20
@ San Antonio
L 84–105
Jason Terry (16)
Dirk Nowitzki (6)
Jason Kidd (5)
AT&T Center 18,797
1–1
3
April 23
San Antonio
W 88–67
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Erick Dampier (9)
José Juan Barea (6)
American Airlines Center 20,491
2–1
4
April 25
San Antonio
W 99–90
Josh Howard (28)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 20,829
3–1
5
April 28
@ San Antonio
W 106–93
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Erick Dampier (12)
Jason Kidd (6)
AT&T Center 18,797
4–1 :
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 3
@ Denver
L 95–109
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
José Juan Barea (5)
Pepsi Center 19,631
0–1
2
May 5
@ Denver
L 105–117
Dirk Nowitzki (35)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (7)
Pepsi Center 19,890
0–2
3
May 9
Denver
L 105–106
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Dirk Nowitzki (16)
Jason Kidd (5)
American Airlines Center 20,620
0–3
4
May 11
Denver
W 119–117
Dirk Nowitzki (44)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 20,523
1–3
5
May 13
@ Denver
L 110–124
Dirk Nowitzki (32)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (9)
Pepsi Center 19,962
1–4 :
2009 schedule :

## Awards and records
### Awards
#### Week/Month

* Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 23 through November 29.
* Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from December 7 through December 13.
* Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Month for games played in April.

#### All-Star

* Dirk Nowitzki was voted to his 8th NBA All-Star Game.

#### Season

* Jason Terry, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
* Dirk Nowitzki, 1st Team All-NBA

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 81 | 81 | 3,050 | 681 | 197 | 61 | 63 | 2,094 | 37.7 | 8.4 | 2.4 | .8 | .8 | 25.9 |
| Jason Kidd | PG | 81 | 81 | 2,886 | 500 | 702 | 160 | 39 | 731 | 35.6 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 2.0 | .5 | 9.0 |
| Brandon Bass | C | 81 | 0 | 1,574 | 367 | 43 | 27 | 55 | 686 | 19.4 | 4.5 | .5 | .3 | .7 | 8.5 |
| Erick Dampier | C | 80 | 80 | 1,836 | 565 | 77 | 24 | 95 | 454 | 23.0 | 7.1 | 1.0 | .3 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| J. J. Barea | SG | 79 | 15 | 1,600 | 177 | 269 | 37 | 5 | 617 | 20.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | .5 | .1 | 7.8 |
| Jason Terry | SG | 74 | 11 | 2,491 | 177 | 251 | 97 | 20 | 1,447 | 33.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .3 | 19.6 |
| Antoine Wright | SF | 65 | 53 | 1,552 | 136 | 77 | 46 | 27 | 474 | 23.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .7 | .4 | 7.3 |
| James Singleton | PF | 62 | 6 | 884 | 250 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 314 | 14.3 | 4.0 | .3 | .4 | .5 | 5.1 |
| Josh Howard | SF | 52 | 51 | 1,663 | 263 | 83 | 55 | 30 | 936 | 32.0 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .6 | 18.0 |
| Devean George | SF | 43 | 17 | 708 | 78 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 147 | 16.5 | 1.8 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 3.4 |
| Gerald Green | SG | 38 | 12 | 376 | 54 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 199 | 9.9 | 1.4 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 5.2 |
| DeSagana Diop$^†$ | C | 34 | 0 | 452 | 118 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 56 | 13.3 | 3.5 | .4 | .4 | .7 | 1.6 |
| Ryan Hollins$^†$ | C | 27 | 2 | 260 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 79 | 9.6 | 2.3 | .1 | .1 | .6 | 2.9 |
| Matt Carroll$^†$ | SG | 21 | 0 | 141 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6.7 | .7 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Shawne Williams | SF | 15 | 0 | 170 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 11.3 | 3.1 | .1 | .1 | .6 | 2.8 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | SG | 10 | 1 | 162 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 4.2 |
* $^†$ 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 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 10 | 10 | 394 | 101 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 268 | 39.4 | 10.1 | 3.1 | .9 | .8 | 26.8 |
| Jason Kidd | PG | 10 | 10 | 386 | 58 | 59 | 22 | 3 | 114 | 38.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 2.2 | .3 | 11.4 |
| Josh Howard | SF | 10 | 10 | 295 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 158 | 29.5 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .9 | .4 | 15.8 |
| Erick Dampier | C | 10 | 10 | 255 | 61 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 25.5 | 6.1 | .7 | .4 | .9 | 5.7 |
| Antoine Wright | SF | 10 | 5 | 167 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 16.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .2 | 5.9 |
| J. J. Barea | SG | 10 | 4 | 221 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 22.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | .3 | .0 | 7.6 |
| Jason Terry | SG | 10 | 1 | 325 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 143 | 32.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | .6 | .3 | 14.3 |
| Brandon Bass | C | 10 | 0 | 192 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 19.2 | 4.1 | .7 | .7 | .4 | 9.4 |
| Ryan Hollins | C | 9 | 0 | 84 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 9.3 | 2.7 | .1 | .1 | .4 | 2.4 |
| James Singleton | PF | 9 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4.7 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .1 | 1.3 |
| Gerald Green | SG | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4.3 | .3 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Matt Carroll | SG | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |

## Transactions
### Free agents
#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Left | New team |