# 1998–99 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Mavericks' 19th season in the National Basketball Association. Due to a lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50.
In the 1998 NBA draft, the Mavericks selected Robert Traylor from the University of Michigan with the sixth overall pick, but soon traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for their top draft pick, and German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki. In the off-season, the team acquired point guard Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns, signed free agents Gary Trent, and Hot Rod Williams, and released Khalid Reeves to free agency later on during the regular season, as he later on signed with the Detroit Pistons. However, the young Mavericks still struggled losing eight of their first nine games, but began to show promise by posting their first winning record at home in nine years at 15–10. However, with Cedric Ceballos only playing just 13 games due to a wrist injury, they were still a mile away from the playoffs as they finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 19–31 record.
Michael Finley averaged 20.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game, while Trent averaged 16.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, and Ceballos provided the team with 12.5 points per game. In addition, Shawn Bradley averaged 8.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game, while Hubert Davis contributed 9.1 points per game, Robert Pack averaged 8.9 points and 3.2 assists per game in only just 25 games due to injury, Nowitzki provided with 8.2 points per game, and Nash contributed 7.9 points and 5.5 assists per game. Trent also finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting.
Following the season, A.C. Green was traded back to his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, while Samaki Walker signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs, and second-year center Chris Anstey was traded to the Chicago Bulls.

## Offseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 6 | Robert Traylor | PF/C | United States | Michigan |
| 2 | 30 | Ansu Sesay | SF | United States | Mississippi |
| 2 | 35 | Bruno Šundov | C | Croatia | |
| 2 | 53 | Greg Buckner | SG | United States | Clemson |
Robert Traylor was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Pat Garrity and Dirk Nowitzki.

## Roster
### Roster Notes

* Center Shawn Bradley holds both American and German citizenship.
* Rookie small forward Ansu Sesay missed the entire season due to a broken right foot, and never played for the Mavericks.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 13 | .740 | – | 21–4 | 16–9 | 17–4 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 37 | 13 | .740 | – | 22–3 | 15–10 | 15–3 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6 | 19–6 | 12–13 | 12–9 |
| x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 | 18–7 | 7–18 | 11–9 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 19 | 31 | .380 | 18 | 15–10 | 4–21 | 8–12 |
| Denver Nuggets | 14 | 36 | .280 | 23 | 12–13 | 2–23 | 5–16 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 8 | 42 | .160 | 29 | 7–18 | 1–24 | 3–18 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 13 | .740 | – |
| 2 | y-Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 15 | .700 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Utah Jazz | 37 | 13 | .740 | – |
| 4 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6 |
| 6 | x-Sacramento Kings | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10 |
| 7 | x-Phoenix Suns | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10 |
| 8 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 |
| 9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 21 | 29 | .420 | 16 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 19 | 31 | .380 | 18 |
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | 14 | 36 | .280 | 23 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 41 | .180 | 28 |
| 14 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 8 | 42 | .160 | 29 |
    z - clinched division title
    y - clinched division title
    x - clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1998-99 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Boston | 0–3 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Dallas | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Denver | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Detroit | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Golden State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Houston | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Indiana | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Miami | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Milwaukee | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Minnesota | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| New Jersey | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| New York | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Philadelphia | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Phoenix | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Portland | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| San Antonio | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Seattle | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Toronto | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Vancouver | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 |
| Washington | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |

### Game log

1998–99 game log Total: 19–31 (Home: 15–10; Road: 4–21) :
February: 5–10 (home: 3–2; road: 2–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
February 5
@ Seattle
L 86–92 (OT)
Cedric Ceballos (16)
A.C. Green (11)
Nash, Finley (5)
KeyArena 17,072
0–1
2
February 7
@ Golden State
W 102–99 (2OT)
Cedric Ceballos (26)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Steve Nash (12)
The Arena in Oakland 12,039
1–1
3
February 9
Utah
L 79–90
Cedric Ceballos (19)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Steve Nash (4)
Reunion Arena 17,070
1–2
4
February 11
Houston
L 95–105
Robert Pack (31)
Shawn Bradley (8)
Michael Finley (4)
Reunion Arena 18,121
1–3
5
February 12
@ Denver
L 94–100
Michael Finley (28)
A.C. Green (8)
Steve Nash (9)
McNichols Sports Arena 10,012
1–4
6
February 14
@ Vancouver
L 92–96
Steve Nash (18)
Shawn Bradley (10)
Steve Nash (9)
General Motors Place 16,059
1–5
7
February 15
@ Portland
L 84–99
Michael Finley (21)
Samaki Walker (6)
Steve Nash (4)
Rose Garden 18,231
1–6
8
February 17
@ L.A. Lakers
L 88–101
Gary Trent (15)
Cedric Ceballos (8)
Robert Pack (7)
Great Western Forum 13,492
1–7
9
February 19
@ Golden State
L 79–84
Michael Finley (19)
Shawn Bradley (11)
Finley, Nash (4)
The Arena in Oakland 11,432
1–8
10
February 20
@ L.A. Clippers
W 105–90
Michael Finley (31)
Cedric Ceballos (11)
Steve Nash (6)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 10,946
2–8
11
February 22
@ Phoenix
L 83–101
Cedric Ceballos (21)
Shawn Bradley (7)
Robert Pack (5)
America West Arena 18,596
2–9
12
February 23
Atlanta
W 89–85
Michael Finley (22)
Gary Trent (10)
Robert Pack (8)
Reunion Arena 13,387
3–9
13
February 25
Denver
W 90–81
Finley, Ceballos (20)
Cedric Ceballos (13)
Steve Nash (5)
Reunion Arena 13,203
4–9
14
February 26
@ Utah
L 65–80
Robert Pack (18)
Samaki Walker (8)
Michael Finley (3)
Delta Center 19,911
4–10
15
February 27
Sacramento
W 97–90
Gary Trent (29)
Gary Trent (16)
Robert Pack (6)
Reunion Arena 15,009
5–10 :
March: 5–12 (home: 5–6; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
March 2
L.A. Clippers
W 112–99
Michael Finley (20)
A.C. Green (12)
Michael Finley (9)
Reunion Arena 13,492
6–10
17
March 4
San Antonio
L 79–95
Gary Trent (14)
Dirk Nowitzki (6)
Michael Finley (6)
Reunion Arena 14,719
6–11
18
March 5
@ Utah
L 95–106
Michael Finley (29)
Finley, Trent (8)
Gary Trent (5)
Delta Center 19,539
6–12
19
March 7
@ Sacramento
L 89–94
Trent, Finley (18)
Gary Trent (14)
Steve Nash (7)
ARCO Arena 14,715
6–13
20
March 9
Phoenix
L 91–103
Michael Finley (22)
Shawn Bradley (14)
Michael Finley (12)
Reunion Arena 12,714
6–14
21
March 11
Orlando
W 93–76
Gary Trent (21)
A.C. Green (11)
Steve Nash (11)
Reunion Arena 14,553
7–14
22
March 13
Vancouver
W 91–74
Michael Finley (21)
Shawn Bradley (10)
Steve Nash (10)
Reunion Arena 14,184
8–14
23
March 15
Portland
L 91–106
Michael Finley (21)
A.C. Green (8)
Michael Finley (6)
Reunion Arena 14,046
8–15
24
March 17
@ New Jersey
L 87–88
Finley, Trent (21)
Gary Trent (16)
Finley, Nash (4)
Continental Airlines Arena 14,976
8–16
25
March 19
@ Detroit
L 87–94
Michael Finley (18)
Finley, Strickland (6)
Michael Finley (8)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,152
8–17
26
March 20
Sacramento
W 104–90
Nash, Finley, Trent (22)
Gary Trent (11)
Michael Finley (9)
Reunion Arena 16,161
9–17
27
March 22
L.A. Lakers
L 93–96
Michael Finley (23)
A.C. Green (10)
Michael Finley (8)
Reunion Arena 18,121
9–18
28
March 24
Houston
L 78–88
Shawn Bradley (20)
Shawn Bradley (13)
Michael Finley (8)
Reunion Arena 15,111
9–19
29
March 26
Denver
W 98–79
Michael Finley (27)
Shawn Bradley (8)
Erick Strickland (4)
Reunion Arena 13,096
10–19
30
March 27
@ San Antonio
L 77–99
Michael Finley (17)
Shawn Bradley (12)
Steve Nash (5)
Alamodome 25,921
10–20
31
March 29
Seattle
L 101–109
Gary Trent (20)
Samaki Walker (13)
Erick Strickland (7)
Reunion Arena 13,311
10–21
32
March 30
@ Minnesota
L 78–98
Gary Trent (16)
Gary Trent (11)
Steve Nash (10)
Target Center 15,609
10–22 :
April: 8–7 (home: 6–2; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
April 1
L.A. Clippers
W 93–84
Michael Finley (22)
Shawn Bradley (13)
Steve Nash (9)
Reunion Arena 13,336
11–22
34
April 5
@ Minnesota
L 93–100
Gary Trent (26)
Gary Trent (8)
Steve Nash (7)
Target Center 14,107
11–23
35
April 7
@ Miami
L 87–93
Gary Trent (27)
Gary Trent (13)
Steve Nash (5)
Miami Arena 15,200
11–24
36
April 10
Golden State
L 90–91
Gary Trent (33)
Shawn Bradley (13)
Michael Finley (6)
Reunion Arena 14,218
11–25
37
April 13
San Antonio
W 92–86
Michael Finley (25)
Shawn Bradley (12)
Steve Nash (12)
Reunion Arena 13,142
12–25
38
April 15
Minnesota
W 101–95
Michael Finley (34)
Gary Trent (7)
Steve Nash (6)
Reunion Arena 13,034
13–25
39
April 16
@ Phoenix
L 85–92
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Robert Pack (7)
America West Arena 18,623
13–26
40
April 17
Portland
L 94–102
Finley, Trent (24)
Gary Trent (10)
Michael Finley (5)
Reunion Arena 13,358
13–27
41
April 20
Phoenix
W 104–100
Michael Finley (36)
Finley, Bradley (10)
Finley, Davis, Nowitzki (4)
Reunion Arena 18,121
14–27
42
April 21
@ Houston
W 109–95
Michael Finley (27)
Trent, Bradley (10)
Michael Finley (11)
Compaq Center 16,285
15–27
43
April 22
@ San Antonio
L 76–103
Michael Finley (20)
Chris Anstey (10)
Davis, Finley, Trent, Strickland (2)
Alamodome 18,720
15–28
44
April 24
@ Sacramento
L 102–105
Gary Trent (32)
Gary Trent (14)
Michael Finley (8)
ARCO Arena 17,317
15–29
45
April 26
Chicago
W 101–93
Michael Finley (28)
Shawn Bradley (17)
Davis, Trent (5)
Reunion Arena 13,011
16–29
46
April 27
Vancouver
W 84–75
Gary Trent (20)
Shawn Bradley (12)
Finley, Trent (5)
Reunion Arena 12,650
17–29
47
April 29
@ Houston
W 91–81
Finley, Nowitzki (22)
Shawn Bradley (11)
Hubert Davis (6)
Compaq Center 16,285
18–29 :
May: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
May 1
Golden State
W 105–94
Michael Finley (31)
Shawn Bradley (15)
Davis, Strickland (6)
Reunion Arena 15,669
19–29
49
May 3
@ L.A. Lakers
L 102–115
Michael Finley (24)
Chris Anstey (7)
Erick Strickland (6)
Great Western Forum 17,505
19–30
50
May 4
@ Seattle
L 100–110
Michael Finley (34)
Shawn Bradley (15)
Michael Finley (6)
KeyArena 17,072
19–31 :
1998–99 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Michael Finley | SF | 50 | 50 | 2,051 | 263 | 218 | 66 | 15 | 1,009 | 41.0 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 | .3 | 20.2 |
| A.C. Green | PF | 50 | 35 | 924 | 228 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 246 | 18.5 | 4.6 | .5 | .6 | .2 | 4.9 |
| Hubert Davis | SG | 50 | 21 | 1,378 | 86 | 89 | 21 | 3 | 457 | 27.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | 9.1 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 49 | 33 | 1,294 | 392 | 40 | 35 | 159 | 420 | 26.4 | 8.0 | .8 | .7 | 3.2 | 8.6 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 47 | 24 | 958 | 162 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 385 | 20.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .6 | .6 | 8.2 |
| Gary Trent | PF | 45 | 23 | 1,362 | 351 | 77 | 29 | 23 | 719 | 30.3 | 7.8 | 1.7 | .6 | .5 | 16.0 |
| Chris Anstey | C | 41 | 4 | 470 | 97 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 134 | 11.5 | 2.4 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 3.3 |
| Steve Nash | PG | 40 | 40 | 1,269 | 114 | 219 | 37 | 2 | 315 | 31.7 | 2.9 | 5.5 | .9 | .1 | 7.9 |
| Samaki Walker | PF | 39 | 2 | 568 | 143 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 229 | 14.6 | 3.7 | .2 | .2 | .4 | 5.9 |
| Erick Strickland | SG | 33 | 2 | 567 | 83 | 64 | 40 | 2 | 249 | 17.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .1 | 7.5 |
| John Williams | C | 25 | 11 | 403 | 83 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 16.1 | 3.3 | .6 | .5 | .7 | 1.2 |
| Robert Pack | PG | 25 | 0 | 468 | 36 | 81 | 20 | 1 | 222 | 18.7 | 1.4 | 3.2 | .8 | .0 | 8.9 |
| Cedric Ceballos | SF | 13 | 5 | 352 | 85 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 163 | 27.1 | 6.5 | .9 | .5 | .4 | 12.5 |
| Bruno Šundov | C | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.7 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.