# 2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season was the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
This season would prove to be the most successful season for the Mavericks. In the playoffs, the Mavericks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the first round, then swept the defending two-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in four games in the semi-finals, before defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006. In the NBA Finals, the Mavericks faced off against the Miami Heat in a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, and the Heat were led by their Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris 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. This would be their last playoff series win until 2022.
The Mavericks' championship was the first major sports championship in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since the Dallas 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 the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. The Mavericks were the third team to win a major sports championship in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, joining the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Stars. The Mavericks championship parade was held on June 16, 2011, in downtown Dallas.

## Key dates

* June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
* July 1 – The free agency period began.

## Transactions
### Summary

In the 2010 NBA Draft the Mavericks selected Nigerian center Solomon Alabi with the 20th pick in the second round(50th overall) who was traded directly to the Toronto Raptors for a future second-round pick and cash considerations.
The Mavericks sent $3 million to the Memphis Grizzlies to acquire the rights for shooting guard Dominique Jones.
Mavericks free agent Dirk Nowitzki agreed to a 4-year deal worth $80 million to stay with the Mavericks.
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.
Center Ian Mahinmi signed a 2-year deal worth the veteran minimum starting at $850,000.
On July 13, the Mavericks officially signed rookie Dominique Jones.
The Mavericks and the Charlotte Bobcats agreed on a trade that sent Erick Dampier, Matt Carroll and Eduardo Nájera to the Bobcats, while the Bobcats sent Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinça to the Mavericks.
On August 12 Tim Thomas signed a 1-year deal to the veteran minimum ($1.35 million). 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.

### NBA draft

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

### Trades

| June 24, 2010 | To Dallas Mavericks No. 25 pick (Dominique Jones) | To Memphis Grizzlies Cash considerations |
| June 24, 2010 | To Dallas Mavericks Future second-round pick, cash considerations | To Toronto Raptors No. 50 pick (Solomon Alabi) |
| July 13, 2010 | To Dallas Mavericks Tyson Chandler Alexis Ajinça | To Charlotte Bobcats Erick Dampier Matt Carroll Eduardo Nájera cash considerations |
| January 24, 2011 | To Dallas Mavericks Future second-round pick | To Toronto Raptors Alexis Ajinça, cash considerations |

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Brendan Haywood | Signed 6-year contract for $55 Million | Dallas Mavericks |
| Dirk Nowitzki | Signed 4-year contract for $80 Million | Dallas Mavericks |
| Ian Mahinmi | Signed 2-year contract for $8.5 Million | San Antonio Spurs |
| Peja Stojaković | | Toronto Raptors |
| Corey Brewer | Signed 3-year contract for $7.5 Million | Minnesota Timberwolves |
On January 10, the Mavericks signed Sasha Pavlović to a 10-day contract. He received a second 10-day contract on January 20. On January 30 he was released.
The Mavericks signed Peja Stojaković on January 24, 2011.
Corey Brewer was signed on March 3, 2011.

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| Steve Novak | Waived | |
On January 5, the Mavericks waived Steve Novak before his contract became fully guaranteed.

## Pre-season
### Game log

2010 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 2–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
Washington
L 94–97
Jason Terry (15)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Jason Kidd (5)
American Airlines Center 15,546
0–1
2
October 7
Chicago
W 88–83
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Terry (4)
American Airlines Center 17,448
1–1
3
October 9
@ Phoenix
L 90–98
José Juan Barea (13)
Caron Butler (7)
Dee Brown, Jason Kidd (4)
Indian Wells Tennis Garden 15,617
1–2
4
October 11
Cleveland
L 79–85
Dirk Nowitzki (15)
Brendan Haywood (8)
José Juan Barea (7)
American Airlines Center 16,673
1–3
5
October 13
@ Detroit
W 101–96
Steve Novak (22)
Tyson Chandler (7)
Dominique Jones, Jason Terry (7)
Van Andel Arena 10,207
2–3
6
October 15
@ Chicago
W 109–105 (OT)
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Brendan Haywood (10)
Jason Kidd (8)
United Center 21,125
3–3
7
October 20
@ Orlando
L 76–101
Caron Butler (15)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)
José Juan Barea (8)
Amway Center 18,846
3–4
8
October 22
Houston
W 97–96
Caron Butler (25)
Brendan Haywood, Shawn Marion (9)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 18,580
4–4 :
2010–11 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 36–5 | 25–16 | 10–6 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 29–12 | 28–13 | 8–8 |
| x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 28–13 | 18–23 | 9–7 |
| x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 30–11 | 16–25 | 8–8 |
| Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 25–16 | 18–23 | 5–11 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
| 2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
| 3 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
| 4 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 55 | 27 | .671 | 6 |
| 5 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
| 7 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
| 8 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 21 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 65 | .207 | 44 |

### Game log

2010–11 game log Total: 57–25 (Home: 29–12; Road: 28–13) :
October: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 27
Charlotte
W 101–86
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Jason Kidd (18)
American Airlines Center 19,440
1–0
2
October 29
Memphis
L 90–91
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,060
1–1
3
October 31
@ LA Clippers
W 99–83
Caron Butler (17)
Jason Kidd (9)
Jason Kidd (7)
Staples Center 13,718
2–1 :
November: 11–3 (home: 6–2; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 3
@ Denver
W 102–101
Dirk Nowitzki (35)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (12)
Pepsi Center 14,159
3–1
5
November 6
Denver
L 92–103
Jason Terry (26)
Caron Butler (10)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 19,948
3–2
6
November 8
Boston
W 89–87
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Tyson Chandler (13)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,194
4–2
7
November 10
@ Memphis
W 106–91
Jason Terry (25)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (12)
FedExForum 10,767
5–2
8
November 12
Philadelphia
W 99–90
José Juan Barea (19)
Brendan Haywood (17)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 19,989
6–2
9
November 15
New Orleans
W 98–95
Jason Terry (26)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 19,712
7–2
10
November 17
@ New Orleans
L 97–99
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (8)
New Orleans Arena 13,828
7–3
11
November 19
Chicago
L 83–88
Dirk Nowitzki (36)
Tyson Chandler (10)
Jason Terry (8)
American Airlines Center 20,133
7–4
12
November 20
@ Atlanta
W 98–93
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Kidd (9)
Philips Arena 14,143
8–4
13
November 23
Detroit
W 88–84
Dirk Nowitzki (42)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 19,734
9–4
14
November 24
@ Oklahoma
W 111–103
Dirk Nowitzki (32)
Tyson Chandler (18)
Jason Kidd (12)
Ford Center 18,203
10–4
15
November 26
@ San Antonio
W 103–94
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Tyson Chandler Dirk Nowitzki (8)
José Juan Barea (7)
AT&T Center 18,581
11–4
16
November 27
Miami
W 106–95
Caron Butler (23)
Tyson Chandler (17)
Jason Kidd (13)
American Airlines Center 20,536
12–4
17
November 29
Houston
W 101–91
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Shawn Marion Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 19,435
13–4 :
December
: 11–3 (home: 6–3; road: 5–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 1
Minnesota
W 100–86
Shawn Marion (16)
Tyson Chandler (18)
Jason Terry (7)
American Airlines Center 19,567
14–4
19
December 3
@ Utah
W 93–81
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Tyson Chandler (8)
Jason Terry (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,623
15–4
20
December 4
@ Sacramento
W 105–103
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Shawn Marion (8)
José Juan Barea (6)
ARCO Arena 12,900
16–4
21
December 7
Golden State
W 105–100
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Ian Mahinmi (10)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 19,593
17–4
22
December 9
New Jersey
W 102–89
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
José Juan Barea (13)
American Airlines Center 19,666
18–4
23
December 11
Utah
W 103–97
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Dirk Nowitzki (15)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 20,074
19–4
24
December 13
Milwaukee
L 99–103
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 19,720
19–5
25
December 15
Portland
W 103–98
Caron Butler (23)
Tyson Chandler (8)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 19,531
20–5
26
December 17
Phoenix
W 106–91
Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry (18)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,406
21–5
27
December 20
@ Miami
W 98–96
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Shawn Marion (13)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,178
22–5
28
December 21
@ Orlando
W 105–99
Caron Butler (20)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Jason Kidd (12)
Amway Center 19,057
23–5
29
December 27
@ Oklahoma City
W 103–93
Caron Butler (21)
Tyson Chandler (10)
Jason Kidd (10)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,203
24–5
30
December 28
Toronto
L 76–84
Jason Terry (18)
Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd (6)
Jason Terry (6)
American Airlines Center 20,027
24–6
31
December 30
San Antonio
L 93–99
Caron Butler (30)
Tyson Chandler (11)
Jason Kidd (13)
American Airlines Center 20,604
24–7 :
January: 8–8 (home: 6–2; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32
January 1
@ Milwaukee
L 87–99
José Juan Barea (29)
Jason Kidd (7)
Jason Kidd (9)
Bradley Center 13,194
24–8
33
January 2
@ Cleveland
W 104–95
Shawn Marion (22)
Tyson Chandler (14)
Jason Kidd (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
25–8
34
January 4
Portland
W 84–81
DeShawn Stevenson, Jason Terry (18)
Tyson Chandler (13)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 19,514
26–8
35
January 6
Oklahoma City
L 95–99
Shawn Marion (25)
Tyson Chandler (18)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 20,282
26–9
36
January 8
Orlando
L 107–117
DeShawn Stevenson (24)
Shawn Marion (8)
Jason Terry (9)
American Airlines Center 20,178
26–10
37
January 12
@ Indiana
L 89–102
Jason Terry (18)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Jason Kidd (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 11,204
26–11
38
January 14
@ San Antonio
L 89–101
Shawn Marion (14)
Shawn Marion (10)
José Juan Barea (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
26–12
39
January 15
@ Memphis
L 70–89
Ian Mahinmi (17)
four players (6)
Jason Kidd (4)
FedExForum 15,812
26–13
40
January 17
@ Detroit
L 89–103
Dirk Nowitzki (32)
Brendan Haywood, Shawn Marion (7)
Jason Kidd (13)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,660
26–14
41
January 19
LA Lakers
W 109–100
Shawn Marion, Jason Terry (22)
Tyson Chandler (10)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,365
27–14
42
January 20
@ Chicago
L 77–82
Dirk Nowitzki (19)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry (4)
United Center 21,397
27–15
43
January 22
@ New Jersey
W 87–86
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Shawn Marion (11)
Jason Kidd (8)
Prudential Center 14,051
28–15
44
January 25
LA Clippers
W 112–105
Jason Terry (28)
Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 20,335
29–15
45
January 27
Houston
W 111–106
Tyson Chandler (21)
Tyson Chandler (15)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,088
30–15
46
January 29
Atlanta
W 102–91
Dirk Nowitzki (19)
Jason Kidd (8)
Jason Terry (11)
American Airlines Center 20,309
31–15
47
January 31
Washington
W 102–92
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Tyson Chandler (18)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 19,724
32–15 :
February: 10–1 (home: 3–0; road: 7–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
February 2
@ New York
W 113–97
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
33–15
49
February 4
@ Boston
W 101–97
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Tyson Chandler (15)
Jason Kidd (9)
TD Garden 18,624
34–15
50
February 5
@ Charlotte
W 101–92
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Tyson Chandler (15)
Jason Kidd (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,743
35–15
51
February 7
Cleveland
W 99–96
Jason Terry (23)
Tyson Chandler (11)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 19,875
36–15
52
February 9
@ Sacramento
W 102–100
Jason Terry (22)
Jason Kidd (8)
Jason Kidd, Peja Stojaković (5)
ARCO Arena 12,310
37–15
53
February 10
@ Denver
L 120–121
Jason Terry (25)
Tyson Chandler (11)
Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki (6)
Pepsi Center 16,273
37–16
54
February 12
@ Houston
W 106–102
Dirk Nowitzki, Peja Stojaković (22)
Shawn Marion (9)
Jason Terry (7)
Toyota Center 17,009
38–16
55
February 16
Sacramento
W 116–100
Jason Kidd (20)
Brendan Haywood (10)
José Juan Barea (10)
American Airlines Center 20,420
39–16
56
February 17
@ Phoenix
W 112–106
Dirk Nowitzki (35)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Jason Kidd (12)
US Airways Center 17,903
40–16
All-Star Break
57
February 23
Utah
W 118–99
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Tyson Chandler, Brendan Haywood (10)
Jason Kidd (12)
American Airlines Center 20,379
41–16
58
February 26
@ Washington
W 105–99
Jason Terry (25)
Tyson Chandler (13)
Jason Kidd (14)
Verizon Center 19,203
42–16
59
February 27
@ Toronto
W 114–96
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
José Juan Barea (9)
Air Canada Centre 16,827
43–16 :
March: 9–6 (home: 4–3; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 1
@ Philadelphia
W 101–93
Jason Terry (30)
Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Kidd (13)
Wells Fargo Center 13,509
44–16
61
March 4
Indiana
W 116–108
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Shawn Marion (7)
José Juan Barea (8)
American Airlines Center 20,385
45–16
62
March 6
Memphis
L 103–104
Jason Terry (26)
Shawn Marion (12)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 20,102
45–17
63
March 7
@ Minnesota
W 108–105
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Brendan Haywood, Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Kidd (9)
Target Center 13,288
46–17
64
March 9
@ New Orleans
L 92–93
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Tyson Chandler (13)
Jason Kidd (7)
New Orleans Arena 14,472
46–18
65
March 10
New York
W 127–109
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,517
47–18
66
March 12
LA Lakers
L 91–96
Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Shawn Marion (12)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 20,619
47–19
67
March 15
@ Portland
L 101–104
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (14)
Rose Garden 20,631
47–20
68
March 16
@ Golden State
W 112–106
Dirk Nowitzki (34)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Jason Kidd (11)
Oracle Arena 19,596
48–20
69
March 18
San Antonio
L 91–97
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 20,614
48–21
70
March 20
Golden State
W 101–73
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Tyson Chandler (17)
José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 20,324
49–21
71
March 24
Minnesota
W 104–96
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (13)
American Airlines Center 20,296
50–21
72
March 26
@ Utah
W 94–77
Jason Terry (22)
Tyson Chandler, Shawn Marion (7)
José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,649
51–21
73
March 27
@ Phoenix
W 91–83
Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (16)
Tyson Chandler (18)
José Juan Barea (5)
US Airways Center 17,314
52–21
74
March 30
@ LA Clippers
W 106–100
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Shawn Marion (9)
Jason Kidd (10)
Staples Center 19,060
53–21
75
March 31
@ LA Lakers
L 82–110
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Jason Kidd (6)
Staples Center 18,997
53–22 :
April: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 2
@ Golden State
L 92–99
Shawn Marion (21)
Shawn Marion (8)
José Juan Barea (11)
Oracle Arena 18,128
53–23
77
April 3
@ Portland
L 96–104
Rodrigue Beaubois (20)
Brendan Haywood (11)
Rodrigue Beaubois, Jason Kidd (4)
Rose Garden 20,534
53–24
78
April 6
Denver
L 96–104
Shawn Marion (21)
Brendan Haywood (19)
José Juan Barea (10)
American Airlines Center 20,364
53–25
79
April 8
LA Clippers
W 107–96
Corey Brewer, Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Shawn Marion (10)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)
American Airlines Center 20,382
54–25
80
April 10
Phoenix
W 115–90
Dirk Nowitzki (19)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 20,355
55–25
81
April 11
@ Houston
W 98–91 (OT)
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (12)
José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Jason Terry (4)
Toyota Center 14,898
56–25
82
April 13
New Orleans
W 121–89
Dirk Nowitzki (32)
Shawn Marion (8)
José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,366
57–25 :
2010–11 season schedule :

## Playoffs

The Mavericks' playoff run began with a six-game first round series against the Portland Trail Blazers. In the conference semi-finals, the Mavericks swept the two-time defending champion Los 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 the Oklahoma 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.

### Game log

2011 playoff game log Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–2; Road: 7–3) :
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 16
Portland
W 89–81
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (4)
American Airlines Center 20,541
1–0
2
April 19
Portland
W 101–89
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Tyson Chandler (10)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,620
2–0
3
April 21
@ Portland
L 92–97
Jason Terry (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Terry (7)
Rose Garden 20,217
2–1
4
April 23
@ Portland
L 82–84
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Shawn Marion (11)
Jason Kidd (4)
Rose Garden 20,357
2–2
5
April 25
Portland
W 93–82
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Tyson Chandler (20)
Jason Kidd (14)
American Airlines Center 20,837
3–2
6
April 28
@ Portland
W 103–96
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Terry (8)
Rose Garden 20,494
4–2 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 2
@ L.A. Lakers
W 96–94
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Dirk Nowitzki (14)
Jason Kidd (11)
Staples Center 18,997
1–0
2
May 4
@ L.A. Lakers
W 93–81
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Shawn Marion (9)
Jason Kidd (6)
Staples Center 18,997
2–0
3
May 6
L.A. Lakers
W 98–92
Dirk Nowitzki (32)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 21,156
3–0
4
May 8
L.A. Lakers
W 122–86
Jason Terry (32)
Tyson Chandler (9)
José Juan Barea (8)
American Airlines Center 21,087
4–0 :
Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 17
Oklahoma City
W 121–112
Dirk Nowitzki (48)
Tyson Chandler (8)
Jason Kidd (11)
American Airlines Center 20,911
1–0
2
May 19
Oklahoma City
L 100–106
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Tyson Chandler (13)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 21,051
1–1
3
May 21
@ Oklahoma City
W 93–87
Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki (18)
Tyson Chandler (15)
Jason Kidd (8)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,203
2–1
4
May 23
@ Oklahoma City
W 112–105 (OT)
Dirk Nowitzki (40)
Tyson Chandler (8)
Jason Kidd (7)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,203
3–1
5
May 25
Oklahoma City
W 100–96
Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 21,092
4–1 :
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 31
@ Miami
L 84–92
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,003
0–1
2
June 2
@ Miami
W 95–93
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,003
1–1
3
June 5
Miami
L 86–88
Dirk Nowitzki (34)
Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,340
1–2
4
June 7
Miami
W 86–83
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Tyson Chandler (16)
José Juan Barea (4)
American Airlines Center 20,430
2–2
5
June 9
Miami
W 112–103
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Tyson Chandler (7)
Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (6)
American Airlines Center 20,433
3–2
6
June 12
@ Miami
W 105–95
Jason Terry (27)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Arena 20,003
4–2 :
2011 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jason Terry | SG | 82 | 10 | 2,564 | 153 | 334 | 93 | 13 | 1,293 | 31.3 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 15.8 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 81 | 2 | 1,669 | 159 | 317 | 30 | 1 | 769 | 20.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 | .4 | .0 | 9.5 |
| Jason Kidd | PG | 80 | 80 | 2,653 | 351 | 655 | 134 | 29 | 630 | 33.2 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 1.7 | .4 | 7.9 |
| Shawn Marion | SF | 80 | 27 | 2,253 | 551 | 110 | 68 | 50 | 999 | 28.2 | 6.9 | 1.4 | .9 | .6 | 12.5 |
| Tyson Chandler | C | 74 | 74 | 2,059 | 692 | 32 | 36 | 80 | 748 | 27.8 | 9.4 | .4 | .5 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 73 | 73 | 2,504 | 513 | 190 | 38 | 47 | 1,681 | 34.3 | 7.0 | 2.6 | .5 | .6 | 23.0 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | SG | 72 | 54 | 1,158 | 106 | 77 | 21 | 5 | 383 | 16.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 5.3 |
| Brendan Haywood | C | 72 | 8 | 1,331 | 376 | 19 | 16 | 74 | 320 | 18.5 | 5.2 | .3 | .2 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| Brian Cardinal | SF | 56 | 4 | 618 | 59 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 145 | 11.0 | 1.1 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Ian Mahinmi | C | 56 | 0 | 488 | 120 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 173 | 8.7 | 2.1 | .1 | .3 | .3 | 3.1 |
| Caron Butler | SF | 29 | 29 | 867 | 118 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 436 | 29.9 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 15.0 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | PG | 28 | 26 | 496 | 52 | 64 | 20 | 8 | 236 | 17.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | 8.4 |
| Peja Stojaković$^†$ | SF | 25 | 13 | 506 | 66 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 215 | 20.2 | 2.6 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 8.6 |
| Dominique Jones | SG | 18 | 0 | 135 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | 2.3 |
| Corey Brewer$^†$ | SG | 13 | 2 | 148 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 69 | 11.4 | 1.8 | .9 | .8 | .2 | 5.3 |
| Aleksandar Pavlović$^†$ | SF | 10 | 6 | 163 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 16.3 | 1.2 | .7 | .5 | .3 | 4.1 |
| Alexis Ajinça$^†$ | C | 10 | 2 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 7.5 | 1.7 | .2 | .3 | .5 | 2.9 |
| Steve Novak$^†$ | SF | 7 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.6 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.6 |
* $^†$ 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 | 21 | 21 | 826 | 171 | 53 | 12 | 13 | 582 | 39.3 | 8.1 | 2.5 | .6 | .6 | 27.7 |
| Jason Kidd | PG | 21 | 21 | 744 | 95 | 153 | 40 | 10 | 195 | 35.4 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 1.9 | .5 | 9.3 |
| Shawn Marion | SF | 21 | 21 | 690 | 133 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 250 | 32.9 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .9 | 11.9 |
| Tyson Chandler | C | 21 | 21 | 680 | 193 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 167 | 32.4 | 9.2 | .4 | .6 | .9 | 8.0 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | SG | 21 | 18 | 332 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 15.8 | .9 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 4.5 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 21 | 3 | 390 | 39 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 187 | 18.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | .3 | .0 | 8.9 |
| Jason Terry | SG | 21 | 0 | 684 | 40 | 67 | 26 | 3 | 368 | 32.6 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .1 | 17.5 |
| Peja Stojaković | SF | 19 | 0 | 350 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 134 | 18.4 | 1.7 | .4 | .6 | .1 | 7.1 |
| Brendan Haywood | C | 18 | 0 | 275 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 56 | 15.3 | 4.1 | .2 | .1 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| Brian Cardinal | SF | 9 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4.1 | .3 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Ian Mahinmi | C | 6 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Corey Brewer | SG | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3.8 | .3 | .2 | .7 | .0 | 1.5 |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards
#### Week/Month

* Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 22 through November 28.
* Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from December 6 through December 12.
* Rick Carlisle was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for games played in February.

#### All-Star

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

#### Season

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

#### Playoffs

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

### Records

* On October 29, Dirk Nowitzki's free-throw streak came to an end at 82, when he missed a free-throw against Memphis. 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 by Paul Pierce (21) in 2003.

### Milestones

* On November 12, Jason Kidd recorded his 11,000th Assist during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He is the second player in NBA history to achieve it.
* On May 8, in a playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Brian Cardinal hit the 20th three-pointer of the game, tying what was at the time the record set by the Houston Rockets on May 6, 1996. The current record belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who hit 25 three-pointers in a game against the Atlanta Hawks on May 4, 2016.
* 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 the American Airlines Center for Season ticket holders, and was broadcast on local TV.

## Major injuries and surgeries

Rodrigue Beaubois injured his foot during a practice session with the France national team. Beaubois broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot. He underwent surgery, which was successful. He rebroke his foot, but returned to practice at February 8, 2011. 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.
Head coach Rick Carlisle did not make the trip to Oklahoma because he was recovering from a minor arthroscopic knee surgery.
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.
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. 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.
During the Finals against Miami, Brendan Haywood missed Game 3 due to a strained right hip flexor. He returned to play Game 4, but could not move well and only played a few minutes.