# 2007–08 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2007–08 Dallas Mavericks season was their 28th season in the NBA. The Mavericks made the playoffs, but were eliminated in the first round for the second straight season by the New Orleans Hornets. A day later, Avery Johnson was relieved of his duties, finishing with the highest winning percentage for a coach in franchise history and replaced by former NBA Coach of the Year, Rick Carlisle. The Mavericks had the eighth best team offensive rating in the NBA.
The Mavericks acquired Jason Kidd in a mid-season trade which sent Devin Harris to the New Jersey Nets.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
* The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City on June 28.
* The free agency period begins in July.

## Draft picks

Dallas' selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 34 | Nick Fazekas | Power forward/center | United States | Nevada |
| 2 | 50 | Renaldas Seibutis | Shooting guard | Lithuania | Maroussi (Greece) |
| 2 | 60 | Milovan Raković | Center | Serbia | Mega Ishrana (Serbia) |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 30–11 | 26–15 | 10–6 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 34–7 | 22–19 | 10–6 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 31–10 | 24–17 | 8–8 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 5 | 34–7 | 17–24 | 10–6 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 2–14 |
| # | 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-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 3 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 4 | y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
| 11 | Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 15 | Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |

### Record vs. opponents

2007-08 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–0 | – | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 1–3 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | – | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| New Orleans | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| New York | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Philadelphia | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | – | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | – | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Toronto | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log
#### October

Record: 1–0; home: 0–0; road: 1–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | October 31, 2007 | Mavericks | 92–74 | Cleveland | NA | Jason Terry (24) | 20,562 | 1–0 |

#### November

Record: 10–5; home: 8–1; road: 2–4
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 2 | 2 November 2007 | Mavericks | 94–101 | Hawks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | 19,767 | 1–1 |
| 3 | 3 November 2007 | Kings | 102–123 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (27) | 20,343 | 2–1 |
| 4 | 5 November 2007 | Rockets | 98–107 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (31) | 20,389 | 3–1 |
| 5 | 8 November 2007 | Mavericks | 120–115 | Warriors | NA | Two-way tie (24) | 19,596 | 4–1 |
| 6 | 10 November 2007 | Mavericks | 82–91 | Trailblazers | NA | Josh Howard (20) | 19,255 | 4–2 |
| 7 | 13 November 2007 | 76ers | 99–84 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (25) | 19,875 | 5–2 |
| 8 | 15 November 2007 | Spurs | 105–92 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (23) | 20,468 | 6–2 |
| 9 | 17 November 2007 | Grizzlies | 108–105 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (27) | 20,385 | 7–2 |
| 10 | 20 November 2007 | Raptors | 105–99 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 20,272 | 8–2 |
| 11 | 21 November 2007 | Mavericks | 100–94 | Rockets | NA | Devin Harris (22) | 18,143 | 9–2 |
| 12 | 23 November 2007 | Mavericks | 107–111 | Pacers | NA | Devin Harris (24) | 14,002 | 9–3 |
| 13 | 24 November 2007 | Mavericks | 95–97 | Bucks | NA | Josh Howard (24) | 16,376 | 9–4 |
| 14 | 26 November 2007 | Wizards | 110–98 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | 19,556 | 9–5 |
| 15 | 28 November 2007 | Timberwolves | 103–109 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | 20,054 | 10–5 |
| 16 | 30 November 2007 | Trailblazers | 80–91 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (23) | 20,301 | 11–5 |

#### December

Record: 9–6; home: 6–2; road: 3–4
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 17 | 1 December 2007 | Mavericks | 108–112 | Hornets | 1 | Three-way tie (19) | 12,223 | 11–6 |
| 18 | 3 December 2007 | Mavericks | 103–98 | Bulls | NA | Josh Howard (27) | 21,780 | 12–6 |
| 19 | 5 December 2007 | Mavericks | 95–97 | Spurs | NA | Josh Howard (22) | 18,797 | 12–7 |
| 20 | 6 December 2007 | Nuggets | 122–109 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 20,155 | 12–8 |
| 21 | 8 December 2007 | Jazz | 117–125 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (47) | 20,300 | 13–8 |
| 22 | 10 December 2007 | Mavericks | 99–89 | Knicks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (36) | 19,763 | 14–8 |
| 23 | 12 December 2007 | Mavericks | 76–92 | Raptors | NA | Jason Terry (21) | 19,800 | 14–9 |
| 24 | 14 December 2007 | Hornets | 80–89 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (25) | 20,071 | 15–9 |
| 25 | 15 December 2007 | Mavericks | 96–83 | Rockets | NA | Josh Howard (23) | 18,307 | 16–9 |
| 26 | 17 December 2007 | Magic | 108–111 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | 20,114 | 17–9 |
| 27 | 19 December 2007 | Suns | 105–108 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | 20,316 | 18–9 |
| 28 | 21 December 2007 | Clippers | 89–102 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | 20,246 | 19–9 |
| 29 | 26 December 2007 | Mavericks | 90–99 | Jazz | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | 19,911 | 19–10 |
| 30 | 27 December 2007 | Cavaliers | 88–81 | Mavericks | NA | Two-way tie (19) | 20,462 | 19–11 |
| 31 | 29 December 2007 | Hawks | 84–97 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (22) | 20,338 | 20–11 |

#### January

Record: 11–3; home: 6–0; road: 5–3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 32 | 2 January 2008 | Warriors | 99–121 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | 20,172 | 21–11 |
| 33 | 4 January 2008 | Heat | 89–94 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | 20,357 | 22–11 |
| 34 | 6 January 2008 | Mavericks | 101–78 | Timberwolves | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | 17,644 | 23–11 |
| 35 | 9 January 2008 | Pistons | 86–102 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | 20,362 | 24–11 |
| 36 | 11 January 2008 | Mavericks | 90–70 | SuperSonics | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | 12,522 | 25–11 |
| 37 | 12 January 2008 | Mavericks | 95–94 | Clippers | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (22) | 16,494 | 26–11 |
| 38 | 14 January 2008 | Mavericks | 120–122 | Kings | NA | Two-way tie (25) | 14,077 | 26–12 |
| 39 | 19 January 2008 | SuperSonics | 96–111 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | 20,386 | 27–12 |
| 40 | 21 January 2008 | Mavericks | 84–102 | Wizards | NA | Josh Howard (32) | 20,173 | 27–13 |
| 41 | 23 January 2008 | Mavericks | 102–95 | Bobcats | NA | Devin Harris (23) | 13,764 | 28–13 |
| 42 | 25 January 2008 | Lakers | 105–112 | Mavericks | NA | Two-way tie (26) | 20,438 | 29–13 |
| 43 | 27 January 2008 | Nuggets | 85–90 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 20,437 | 30–13 |
| 44 | 28 January 2008 | Mavericks | 103–84 | Grizzlies | NA | Josh Howard (26) | 11,672 | 31–13 |
| 45 | 31 January 2008 | Mavericks | 90–96 | Celtics | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | 18,624 | 31–14 |

#### February

Record: 8–6; home: 5–0; road: 3–6
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 46 | 3 February 2008 | Mavericks | 67–90 | Pistons | NA | Two-way tie (15) | 22,076 | 31–15 |
| 47 | 4 February 2008 | Mavericks | 107–98 | Magic | NA | Josh Howard (28) | 16,974 | 32–15 |
| 48 | 6 February 2008 | Bucks | 96–107 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | 20,079 | 33–15 |
| 49 | 8 February 2008 | Grizzlies | 81–92 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | 20,315 | 34–15 |
| 50 | 10 February 2008 | Mavericks | 82–101 | Nets | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | 16,395 | 34–16 |
| 51 | 11 February 2008 | Mavericks | 76–84 | Sixers | NA | Josh Howard (17) | 11,728 | 34–17 |
| 52 | 13 February 2008 | Trail Blazers | 76–96 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (37) | 20,159 | 35–17 |
| 53 | 14 February 2008 | Mavericks | 97–109 | Suns | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (36) | 18,422 | 35–18 |
| 54 | 20 February 2008 | Mavericks | 93–104 | Hornets | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | 15,941 | 35–19 |
| 55 | 22 February 2008 | Mavericks | 98–83 | Grizzlies | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | 16,245 | 36–19 |
| 56 | 24 February 2008 | Mavericks | 99–83 | Timberwolves | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | 19,429 | 37–19 |
| 57 | 25 February 2008 | Bulls | 94–102 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | 20,340 | 38–19 |
| 58 | 28 February 2008 | Mavericks | 94–97 | Spurs | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | 18,797 | 38–20 |
| 59 | 29 February 2008 | Kings | 106–115 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | 20,354 | 39–20 |

#### March

Record: 7–8; home: 5–4; road: 2–4
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 60 | 2 March 2008 | Mavericks | 104–108 | Lakers | 1 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | 18,997 | 39–21 |
| 61 | 3 March 2008 | Mavericks | 110–116 | Jazz | NA | Josh Howard (25) | 19,911 | 39–22 |
| 62 | 6 March 2008 | Rockets | 113–98 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (21) | 20,315 | 39–23 |
| 63 | 8 March 2008 | Nets | 91–111 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | 20,399 | 40–23 |
| 64 | 10 March 2008 | Knicks | 79–108 | Mavericks | NA | Two-way tie (18) | 20,203 | 41–23 |
| 65 | 12 March 2008 | Bobcats | 93–118 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | 20,279 | 42–23 |
| 66 | 14 March 2008 | Pacers | 97–116 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | 20,354 | 43–23 |
| 67 | 16 March 2008 | Mavericks | 98–73 | Heat | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | 19,304 | 44–23 |
| 68 | 18 March 2008 | Lakers | 102–100 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | 20,534 | 44–24 |
| 69 | 20 March 2008 | Celtics | 94–90 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (24) | 20,582 | 44–25 |
| 70 | 23 March 2008 | Spurs | 88–81 | Mavericks | NA | Jerry Stackhouse (19) | 20,411 | 44–26 |
| 71 | 25 March 2008 | Clippers | 90–103 | Mavericks | NA | Josh Howard (32) | 20,207 | 45–26 |
| 72 | 27 March 2008 | Mavericks | 105–118 | Nuggets | NA | Josh Howard (30) | 18,247 | 45–27 |
| 73 | 30 March 2008 | Mavericks | 104–114 | Warriors | NA | Josh Howard (36) | 19,852 | 45–28 |
| 74 | 31 March 2008 | Mavericks | 93–86 | Clippers | NA | Jason Kidd (27) | 17,124 | 46–28 |

#### April

Record: 5–3; home: 4–0; road: 1–3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 75 | 2 April 2008 | Warriors | 86–111 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (31) | 20,331 | 47–28 |
| 76 | 4 April 2008 | Mavericks | 108–112 | Lakers | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | 18,997 | 47–29 |
| 77 | 6 April 2008 | Mavericks | 105–98 | Suns | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 18,422 | 48–29 |
| 78 | 8 April 2008 | SuperSonics | 83–99 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (22) | 20,228 | 49–29 |
| 79 | 10 April 2008 | Jazz | 94–97 | Mavericks | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 20,378 | 50–29 |
| 80 | 12 April 2008 | Mavericks | 105–108 | Trail Blazers | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | 19,980 | 50–30 |
| 81 | 13 April 2008 | Mavericks | 95–99 | SuperSonics | NA | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | 16,272 | 50–31 |
| 82 | 16 April 2008 | Hornets | 98–111 | Mavericks | NA | Jason Terry (30) | 20,473 | 51–31 |
* Green background indicates win.
* Red background indicates loss.

## Playoffs

2008 playoff game log :
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1April 19@ New OrleansL 92–104Dirk Nowitzki (31)Dirk Nowitzki (10)Jason Kidd (9)New Orleans Arena 17,4460–1
2April 22@ New OrleansL 103–127Dirk Nowitzki (27)Brandon Bass (8)Jason Kidd (8)New Orleans Arena 17,8550–2
3April 25New OrleansW 97–87Dirk Nowitzki (32)Dirk Nowitzki (19)Nowitzki, Terry (6)American Airlines Center 20,8391–2
4April 27New OrleansL 84–97Dirk Nowitzki (22)Dirk Nowitzki (13)three players tied (3)American Airlines Center 20,6441–3
5April 29@ New OrleansL 94–99Dirk Nowitzki (22)Dirk Nowitzki (13)Kidd, Terry (9)New Orleans Arena 18,2601–4 :
2008 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jason Terry | SG | 82 | 34 | 2,579 | 208 | 264 | 88 | 18 | 1,269 | 31.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .2 | 15.5 |
| Brandon Bass | C | 79 | 1 | 1,557 | 347 | 58 | 22 | 48 | 654 | 19.7 | 4.4 | .7 | .3 | .6 | 8.3 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 77 | 77 | 2,769 | 659 | 266 | 51 | 71 | 1,817 | 36.0 | 8.6 | 3.5 | .7 | .9 | 23.6 |
| Josh Howard | SF | 76 | 76 | 2,757 | 532 | 164 | 59 | 32 | 1,513 | 36.3 | 7.0 | 2.2 | .8 | .4 | 19.9 |
| Erick Dampier | C | 72 | 64 | 1,755 | 539 | 63 | 24 | 106 | 440 | 24.4 | 7.5 | .9 | .3 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | SG | 58 | 13 | 1,412 | 133 | 145 | 28 | 10 | 618 | 24.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | .5 | .2 | 10.7 |
| Devean George | SF | 53 | 4 | 821 | 137 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 194 | 15.5 | 2.6 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 3.7 |
| DeSagana Diop$^†$ | C | 52 | 18 | 894 | 270 | 26 | 20 | 63 | 158 | 17.2 | 5.2 | .5 | .4 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Juwan Howard | PF | 50 | 0 | 353 | 81 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 7.1 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Eddie Jones | SG | 47 | 33 | 922 | 132 | 69 | 26 | 8 | 176 | 19.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | 3.7 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 44 | 9 | 460 | 47 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 191 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 4.3 |
| Devin Harris$^†$ | PG | 39 | 39 | 1,184 | 91 | 206 | 56 | 2 | 560 | 30.4 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 1.4 | .1 | 14.4 |
| Trenton Hassell$^†$ | SG | 37 | 6 | 463 | 44 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 76 | 12.5 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Jason Kidd$^†$ | PG | 29 | 29 | 1,011 | 188 | 276 | 62 | 11 | 287 | 34.9 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 2.1 | .4 | 9.9 |
| Malik Allen$^†$ | PF | 25 | 4 | 333 | 68 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 77 | 13.3 | 2.7 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 3.1 |
| Tyronn Lue$^†$ | PG | 17 | 0 | 172 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 10.1 | .8 | .9 | .0 | .1 | 3.8 |
| Antoine Wright$^†$ | SG | 15 | 0 | 176 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 11.7 | 1.5 | .9 | .1 | .3 | 3.5 |
| Maurice Ager$^†$ | SG | 12 | 3 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6.4 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 1.3 |
| Jamaal Magloire$^†$ | C | 7 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.7 |
| Nick Fazekas$^†$ | PF | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.3 | .8 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
* $^†$ 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 | 5 | 5 | 211 | 60 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 134 | 42.2 | 12.0 | 4.0 | .2 | 1.4 | 26.8 |
| Jason Kidd | PG | 5 | 5 | 180 | 32 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 36.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 1.4 | .4 | 8.6 |
| Josh Howard | SF | 5 | 5 | 171 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 34.2 | 7.0 | 1.4 | .4 | .4 | 12.6 |
| Erick Dampier | C | 5 | 5 | 95 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19.0 | 4.2 | .0 | .2 | .6 | 3.6 |
| Jason Terry | SG | 5 | 3 | 180 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 36.0 | 1.6 | 4.8 | .4 | .2 | 15.8 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | SG | 5 | 2 | 102 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 20.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | 6.2 |
| Brandon Bass | C | 5 | 0 | 133 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 26.6 | 6.8 | .4 | .6 | .6 | 11.6 |
| Devean George | SF | 5 | 0 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12.4 | 3.0 | .0 | .4 | .4 | 5.8 |
| Eddie Jones | SG | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Malik Allen | PF | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Juwan Howard | PF | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .3 |
| Tyronn Lue | PG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Antoine Wright | SG | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 8.0 |

## Transactions

The Mavericks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

### Trades

| February 19, 2008 | To Dallas MavericksJason Kidd, Malik Allen, and Antoine Wright | To New Jersey NetsDevin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, Keith Van Horn, and 1st round picks in the 2009 NBA draft and 2010 NBA draft |

### Free agents

| Player | Former team |
| Player | New team |