# 2011–12 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2011–12 Dallas Mavericks season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in six games in the 2011 NBA Finals. They were attempting to win back-to-back NBA Finals, but were swept in the first round of the NBA Playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder (the team that the Mavericks defeated in last year's Western Conference finals in five games) in four games. The Thunder would go on to lose to the Heat in the Finals in five games.
The season officially began once NBA players and owners signed a new collective bargaining agreement to end the 2011 NBA lockout.

## Key dates

* June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| 1 | 26 | Jordan Hamilton (traded to Denver) | F | United States | Texas |
At the Draft night the Mavs acquired Rudy Fernández for their 26th pick, Jordan Hamilton, who was sent to Denver.

## Offseason

Following their championship-winning 2010–2011 season, the Mavericks entered the offseason with six free agents; only one of those six players returned to play with the team in 2011–2012. Starting center Tyson Chandler was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team sign-and-trade deal; the Mavericks received guard Andy Rautins in return(in addition to a 2012 second-round pick and a traded player exception) and waived him shortly thereafter. Forward Caron Butler signed a three-year deal worth $24 million with the Los Angeles Clippers. On December 14, reserve guard José Juan Barea announced that he would join the Minnesota Timberwolves. On December 19, reserve forward Peja Stojaković announced his retirement. Guard DeShawn Stevenson signed a one-year deal with New Jersey. Backup forward Brian Cardinal re-signed with the Mavs.
The Mavericks acquired several new players during the offseason. On December 9, the Mavs signed power forward Brandan Wright. Vince Carter signed a contract on December 11, while Lamar Odom came to the Mavs through a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. Drew Neitzel and Jerome Randle were signed on December 11; Neitzel and Randle were both waived on December 21 after playing in the D-League for the Texas Legends. The Mavs signed guard Delonte West on December 12 to a one-year deal. The Mavericks traded Rudy Fernández and Corey Brewer to the Denver Nuggets for a future second-round pick (and a traded player exception). The Mavericks signed Sean Williams on December 21 to a two-year deal. Free agent Yi Jianlian was signed on January 6 to a one-year deal.

## Season recap
### Preseason

The Mavericks lost their first preseason game to the Oklahoma City Thunder, with both Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd sitting the game out. With Kidd and Nowitzki back in the lineup but without Jason Terry (illness), Vince Carter and Delonte West they also lost the second and last preseason matchup against the Thunder. The Mavericks ended the preseason with a 0–2 record.

### Regular season

The 2011–12 NBA season began on December 25, 2011, and ended on April 26, 2012. Due to a lockout agreement, the season consisted of 66 games, rather than the standard 82. The Mavericks entered the season as defending champions. At the conclusion of the season, their record consisted of 36 wins and 30 losses. They finished seventh in the Western Conference and third in the Southwest Division.

### Playoffs

The Mavericks opened their series against Oklahoma City Thunder on the first day of the playoffs. The game was close throughout and the Mavs took the lead by seven with 2 minutes to go. Dirk Nowitzki turned the ball over several times in the crucial stretch and the team stayed scoreless on four straight possessions. With nine seconds to go, the Mavs had a one-point lead, when Kevin Durant hit a shot that bounced a couple of times on the rim and backboard and fell through with 1.5 seconds to go. Shawn Marion's attempt for a half court shot came too late and the Thunder took Game 1. Game 2 was closeout again, even though the Mavs were down by 16 in the first half. They came back and took the lead in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was much of a freethrow contest, James Harden made all of his late in the game and both, Nowitzki and Jason Terry missed his threes. Terry had two tries to send it to overtime, but missed. Thunder were up 2–0. The Thunder took a commanding 3–0 lead after their blowout win in Game 3. Despite having a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter the Mavs lost by six in Game 4 and were swept.

## Pre-season

2011 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 18
Oklahoma City
L 92–106
Rodrigue Beaubois Dominique Jones (17)
Lamar Odom (7)
Dominique Jones (9)
American Airlines Center 19,287
0–1
2
December 20
@ Oklahoma City
L 83–87
Jerome Randle (17)
Ian Mahinmi (9)
Dominique Jones Brian Cardinal (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
0–2 :
2011–12 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 28‍–‍5 | 22‍–‍11 | 12–4 | 66 |
| x-Memphis Grizzlies | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 | 26‍–‍7 | 15‍–‍18 | 7–8 | 66 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 23‍–‍10 | 13‍–‍20 | 8–5 | 66 |
| Houston Rockets | 34 | 32 | .515 | 16.0 | 22‍–‍11 | 12‍–‍21 | 6–8 | 66 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 11‍–‍22 | 10‍–‍23 | 3–11 | 66 |
Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs * | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 66 |
| 2 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder * | 47 | 19 | .712 | 3.0 | 66 |
| 3 | y-Los Angeles Lakers * | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 | 66 |
| 4 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 | 66 |
| 5 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
| 6 | x-Denver Nuggets | 38 | 28 | .576 | 12.0 | 66 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
| 8 | x-Utah Jazz | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 32 | .515 | 16.0 | 66 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 33 | 33 | .500 | 17.0 | 66 |
| 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 38 | .424 | 22.0 | 66 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 40 | .394 | 24.0 | 66 |
| 13 | Golden State Warriors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
| 15 | New Orleans Hornets | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |

### Schedule

2011–12 game log Total: 36–30 (home: 23–10; road: 13–20) :
December: 1–3 (home: 1–2; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 25
Miami
L 94–105
Jason Terry (23)
Shawn Marion (6)
seven players (3)
American Airlines Center 20,421
0–1
2
December 26
Denver
L 93–115
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Lamar Odom (7)
three players (4)
American Airlines Center 20,408
0–2
3
December 29
@ Oklahoma City
L 102–104
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Terry (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
0–3
4
December 30
Toronto
W 99–86
Ian Mahinmi (19)
Brendan Haywood (9)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 20,307
1–3 :
January
: 13–5 (home: 8–1; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
January 1
@ Minnesota
L 82–99
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Shawn Marion (6)
Jason Kidd (5)
Target Center 15,115
1–4
6
January 2
Oklahoma City
W 100–87
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Ian Mahinmi (9)
Jason Kidd (9)
American Airlines Center 20,108
2–4
7
January 4
Phoenix
W 98–89
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Brendan Haywood (12)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)
American Airlines Center 19,885
3–4
8
January 5
@ San Antonio
L 71–93
Jason Terry (12)
Ian Mahinmi (9)
Jason Kidd Delonte West (3)
AT&T Center 18,581
3–5
9
January 7
New Orleans
W 96–81
Vince Carter Ian Mahinmi (13)
Ian Mahinmi (7)
three players (4)
American Airlines Center 20,409
4–5
10
January 10
@ Detroit
W 100–86
Dirk Nowitzki (18)
Dirk Nowitzki Lamar Odom (7)
Delonte West (10)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,073
5–5
11
January 11
@ Boston
W 90–85
Jason Terry (18)
Brendan Haywood (11)
Dirk Nowitzki (4)
TD Garden 18,624
6–5
12
January 13
Milwaukee
W 102–76
Jason Terry (17)
three players (6)
Delonte West (4)
American Airlines Center 20,112
7–5
13
January 14
Sacramento
W 99–60
Jason Terry (21)
Shawn Marion (8)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 20,313
8–5
14
January 16
@ L.A. Lakers
L 70–73
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Ian Mahinmi (10)
Jason Terry (7)
Staples Center 18,997
8–6
15
January 18
@ L.A. Clippers
L 89–91
Dirk Nowitzki Delonte West (17)
Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Kidd (10)
Staples Center 19,252
8–7
16
January 19
@ Utah
W 94–91
Shawn Marion (22)
Shawn Marion (7)
Jason Kidd (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
9–7
17
January 21
@ New Orleans
W 83–81
Lamar Odom Delonte West (22)
Shawn Marion (12)
Delonte West (6)
New Orleans Arena 15,471
10–7
18
January 23
Phoenix
W 93–87
Shawn Marion (29)
Ian Mahinmi (9)
Jason Kidd Lamar Odom (6)
American Airlines Center 19,944
11–7
19
January 25
Minnesota
L 90–105
Jason Terry (17)
Brendan Haywood (10)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 20,150
11–8
20
January 27
Utah
W 116–101
Rodrigue Beaubois (22)
Brendan Haywood (12)
Rodrigue Beaubois (7)
American Airlines Center 20,096
12–8
21
January 29
San Antonio
W 101–100 (OT)
Jason Terry (34)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Rodrigue Beaubois (7)
American Airlines Center 20,262
13–8
22
January 30
@ Phoenix
W 122–99
Delonte West (25)
Brendan Haywood (8)
Rodrigue Beaubois (7)
US Airways Center 13,132
14–8 :
February
: 7–7 (home: 4–4; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
February 1
Oklahoma City
L 86–95
Jason Terry (25)
Shawn Marion (10)
Rodrigue Beaubois (4)
American Airlines Center 20,316
14–9
24
February 3
Indiana
L 87–98
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Shawn Marion Dirk Nowitzki (7)
Vince Carter (5)
American Airlines Center 20,146
14–10
25
February 4
@ Cleveland
L 88–91
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Dirk Nowitzki Brandan Wright (8)
Delonte West (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 17,443
14–11
26
February 8
@ Denver
W 105–95
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Vince Carter (8)
Pepsi Center 15,970
15–11
27
February 10
@ Minnesota
W 104–97
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Shawn Marion (8)
Jason Kidd (10)
Target Center 17,119
16–11
28
February 11
Portland
W 97–94
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Shawn Marion (12)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,457
17–11
29
February 13
L.A. Clippers
W 96–92
Dirk Nowitzki (22)
Brendan Haywood (9)
Jason Kidd (4)
American Airlines Center 20,436
18–11
30
February 15
Denver
W 102–84
Shawn Marion (16)
Shawn Marion (10)
Shawn Marion Dominique Jones (6)
American Airlines Center 20,075
19–11
31
February 17
@ Philadelphia
W 82–75
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Jason Kidd (8)
Wells Fargo Center 19,369
20–11
32
February 19
@ New York
L 97–104
Dirk Nowitzki (34)
Shawn Marion Jason Terry (7)
Jason Terry (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
20–12
33
February 20
Boston
W 89–73
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Dirk Nowitzki (16)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,364
21–12
34
February 22
L.A. Lakers
L 91–96
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Shawn Marion Jason Terry (5)
American Airlines Center 20,577
21–13
All-Star Break
35
February 28
New Jersey
L 92–93
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Brendan Haywood Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,170
21–14
36
February 29
@ Memphis
L 85–96
Jason Terry (18)
Shawn Marion (8)
Jason Terry (5)
FedExForum 17,023
21–15 :
March
: 9–8 (home: 6–1; road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
March 2
@ New Orleans
L 92–97
Rodrigue Beaubois (25)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd (6)
New Orleans Arena 15,568
21–16
38
March 3
Utah
W 102–96
Dirk Nowitzki (40)
Ian Mahinmi (8)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,560
22–16
39
March 5
@ Oklahoma City
L 91–95
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Terry (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
22–17
40
March 6
New York
W 95–85
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Shawn Marion (9)
Jason Kidd (6)
American Airlines Center 20,605
23–17
41
March 8
@ Phoenix
L 94–96
Vince Carter Dirk Nowitzki (18)
Shawn Marion (8)
Vince Carter (4)
US Airways Center 15,498
23–18
42
March 9
@ Sacramento
L 97–110
Jason Terry (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Jason Kidd Rodrigue Beaubois (4)
Power Balance Pavilion 16,857
23–19
43
March 10
@ Golden State
L 87–111
Dirk Nowitzki (22)
Ian Mahinmi (9)
Dominique Jones Jason Terry (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
23–20
44
March 13
Washington
W 107–98
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Shawn Marion (13)
three players (4)
American Airlines Center 20,319
24–20
45
March 15
Charlotte
W 101–96
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Brendan Haywood (8)
Dirk Nowitzki (5)
American Airlines Center 20,507
25–20
46
March 17
San Antonio
W 106–99
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Brandan Wright (9)
Jason Kidd (10)
American Airlines Center 20,528
26–20
47
March 19
@ Denver
W 112–95
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Jason Kidd (10)
Pepsi Center 20,528
27–20
48
March 21
L.A. Lakers
L 93–109
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Rodrigue Beaubois (5)
American Airlines Center 20,664
27–21
49
March 23
@ San Antonio
L 87–104
Jason Terry (18)
Ian Mahinmi (10)
Rodrigue Beaubois (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
27–22
50
March 24
@ Houston
W 101–99
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Shawn Marion (15)
Jason Kidd (4)
Toyota Center 18,193
28–22
51
March 27
Houston
W 90–81
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Shawn Marion (11)
Rodrigue Beaubois (5)
American Airlines Center 20,359
29–22
52
March 29
@ Miami
L 85–106
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Jason Kidd Dirk Nowitzki (6)
Jason Kidd Jason Terry (4)
American Airlines Arena 20,096
29–23
53
March 30
@ Orlando
W 100–98
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Shawn Marion (9)
Jason Kidd (6)
Amway Center 18,951
30–23 :
April
: 6–7 (home: 4–2; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
54
April 2
L.A. Clippers
L 74–95
Dirk Nowitzki (19)
Shawn Marion (9)
Delonte West Jason Terry (4)
American Airlines Center 20,479
30–24
55
April 4
Memphis
W 95–85
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Ian Mahinmi Dirk Nowitzki (10)
Rodrigue Beaubois (5)
American Airlines Center 20,233
31–24
56
April 6
Portland
L 97–99
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (14)
three players (5)
American Airlines Center 20,544
31–25
57
April 7
@ Memphis
L 89–94
Dirk Nowitzki (17)
Shawn Marion (11)
Jason Terry (8)
FedExForum 18,119
31–26
58
April 10
Sacramento
W 110–100
Dirk Nowitzki Rodrigue Beaubois (15)
Shawn Marion (14)
Jason Kidd (7)
American Airlines Center 20,241
32–26
59
April 12
@ Golden State
W 113–102
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Shawn Marion (12)
Jason Kidd (12)
Oracle Arena 17,929
33–26
60
April 13
@ Portland
W 97–94
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Shawn Marion (14)
Delonte West (7)
Rose Garden 17,929
34–26
61
April 15
@ L.A. Lakers
L 108–112
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Dirk Nowitzki (14)
Jason Kidd (7)
Staples Center 18,997
34–27
62
April 16
@ Utah
L 121–123
Dirk Nowitzki (40)
Vince Carter (12)
Jason Kidd Dirk Nowitzki (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,363
34–28
63
April 18
Houston
W 117–110
Dirk Nowitzki (35)
Shawn Marion (6)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,508
35–28
64
April 20
Golden State
W 104–94
Vince Carter (21)
Vince Carter Ian Mahinmi (9)
three players (4)
American Airlines Center 20,547
36–28
65
April 21
@ Chicago
L 83–93
Dirk Nowitzki (17)
Dirk Nowitzki Brandan Wright (7)
Rodrigue Beaubois (5)
United Center 20,547
36–29
66
April 26
@ Atlanta
L 89–106
Dirk Nowitzki (22)
Shawn Marion (8)
Rodrigue Beaubois (6)
Philips Arena 14,595
36–30 :
2011–12 season schedule :

## Playoffs
### Game log

2012 playoff game log Total: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) :
First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 28
@ Oklahoma City
L 98–99
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Shawn Marion (8)
Jason Kidd Jason Terry (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
0–1
2
April 30
@ Oklahoma City
L 99–102
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Shawn Marion (8)
Jason Kidd (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
0–2
3
May 3
Oklahoma City
L 79–95
Dirk Nowitzki (17)
Shawn Marion (10)
Jason Terry (6)
American Airlines Center 20,640
0–3
4
May 5
Oklahoma City
L 97–103
Dirk Nowitzki (34)
Vince Carter (8)
Jason Kidd (8)
American Airlines Center 20,533
0–4 :
2012 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Shawn Marion | SF | 63 | 63 | 1,919 | 465 | 132 | 67 | 36 | 670 | 30.5 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .6 | 10.6 |
| Jason Terry | SG | 63 | 1 | 2,000 | 149 | 226 | 73 | 11 | 950 | 31.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 15.1 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 62 | 62 | 2,079 | 418 | 136 | 42 | 30 | 1,342 | 33.5 | 6.7 | 2.2 | .7 | .5 | 21.6 |
| Vince Carter | SG | 61 | 40 | 1,542 | 205 | 139 | 56 | 25 | 615 | 25.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | .9 | .4 | 10.1 |
| Ian Mahinmi | C | 61 | 12 | 1,139 | 289 | 12 | 38 | 31 | 354 | 18.7 | 4.7 | .2 | .6 | .5 | 5.8 |
| Brendan Haywood | C | 54 | 54 | 1,146 | 324 | 19 | 24 | 54 | 281 | 21.2 | 6.0 | .4 | .4 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | PG | 53 | 12 | 1,151 | 151 | 152 | 56 | 28 | 472 | 21.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .5 | 8.9 |
| Lamar Odom | SF | 50 | 4 | 1,027 | 208 | 83 | 20 | 18 | 332 | 20.5 | 4.2 | 1.7 | .4 | .4 | 6.6 |
| Brandan Wright | C | 49 | 0 | 791 | 174 | 13 | 22 | 63 | 340 | 16.1 | 3.6 | .3 | .4 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
| Jason Kidd | PG | 48 | 48 | 1,379 | 198 | 264 | 82 | 10 | 299 | 28.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 1.7 | .2 | 6.2 |
| Delonte West | PG | 44 | 33 | 1,060 | 101 | 139 | 58 | 11 | 421 | 24.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .3 | 9.6 |
| Brian Cardinal | SF | 44 | 0 | 277 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 6.3 | .8 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Dominique Jones | SG | 33 | 1 | 268 | 44 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 88 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .3 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Yi Jianlian | PF | 30 | 0 | 203 | 49 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 6.8 | 1.6 | .2 | .2 | .3 | 2.6 |
| Sean Williams$^†$ | C | 8 | 0 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 8.1 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .6 | 3.6 |
| Kelenna Azubuike | SG | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6.0 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 2.3 |
* $^†$ 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 | 4 | 4 | 154 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 38.5 | 6.3 | 1.8 | .8 | .0 | 26.8 |
| Jason Kidd | PG | 4 | 4 | 144 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 36.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | .3 | 11.5 |
| Shawn Marion | SF | 4 | 4 | 140 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 35.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| Brendan Haywood | C | 4 | 4 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15.3 | 3.3 | .3 | .3 | .5 | 3.3 |
| Delonte West | PG | 4 | 3 | 88 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 22.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | .8 | .0 | 7.5 |
| Jason Terry | SG | 4 | 1 | 139 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 34.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | .3 | .0 | 13.8 |
| Vince Carter | SG | 4 | 0 | 107 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 26.8 | 5.5 | .3 | 1.3 | .5 | 8.3 |
| Ian Mahinmi | C | 4 | 0 | 70 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 17.5 | 4.5 | .0 | .8 | .8 | 7.3 |
| Brandan Wright | C | 4 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .0 | .3 | .3 | 1.3 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | PG | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | .5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Brian Cardinal | SF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Kelenna Azubuike | SG | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Yi Jianlian | PF | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.0 |

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

* Dirk Nowitzki was voted to his 11th NBA All-Star Game.

### Milestones

* On January 1, Brendan Haywood recorded his 1,000th block during a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
* On January 2, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 8,000th made field goal during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
* On January 4, Dirk Nowitzki played in his 1,000th game against the Phoenix Suns.
* On January 13, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 23,000th point during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
* On January 17, Vince Carter recorded his 20,000th point during a game against the New York Knicks.
* On February 20, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 1,000th block during a game against the Boston Celtics.
* On February 20, Dirk Nowitzki moved up to Number 20 on the all-time scoring list during a game against the Boston Celtics.
* On February 20, Jason Kidd moved up to Number two on the all time steals list during a game against the Boston Celtics.
* On March 10, Jason Terry played in his 1,000th game against the Golden State Warriors.
* On April 4, Vince Carter recorded his 21,000th point during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
* On April 4, Jason Terry moved up to Number five on the all time 3-point scoring leaders list during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
* On April 15, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 24,000th point during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

## Injuries

Shawn Marion fractured his left little finger during the opening game against the Miami Heat but did not miss a game. Marion was ill but played against the Phoenix Suns. In a game against San Antonio, Jason Kidd was subbed out with under a minute to go in the first quarter and went straight into the Mavs' locker room and was diagnosed with a lower back injury and did not return to the game. He missed the game at New Orleans and two more games. He then missed the game at home against Milwaukee before returning versus the Sacramento Kings. Vince Carter injured his left foot, x-rays showed that it was a sprain. He missed the next four games. He returned against Utah. Dirk Nowitzki sat four games because of a sore knee. Delonte West was out against Utah due to a harmstring injury. Kidd left the Game versus Utah due to a strain calf and missed more than a week. Marion injured his knee against Oklahoma but did not miss a game. He, Lamar Odom and Brendan Haywood, the latter two missed the game against Oklahoma, returned to play against Indiana. Jason Terry and Rodrigue Beaubois were out against the Denver Nuggets. Terry joined the team at New York. West went out against the Nuggets before halftime and had fractured, dislocated finger and missed 4–6 weeks. Nowitzki left the game against Memphis with a back injury and was listed day-to-day but returned for the next game. Brandan Wright missed the game against Utah due to a concussion. Haywood sprained his ankle at Oklahoma. He sprained his knee against Charlotte and missed five games. Marion missed three games with a sore left knee. Kidd and Odom both missed the Game against the Clippers, Kidd with a groin injury which kept him out for a week and Odom was ill. Odom returned against Memphis, one game later. Beaubois missed the games at the Los Angeles Lakers and Jazz due to a right calf strain. He returned the next game against Houston. He dislocated his finger against Chicago but was able to return to the game.

## Transactions
### Trades

| December 10, 2011 | To Dallas Mavericks Andy Rautins and 2012 second-round pick, TPE | To New York Knicks Tyson Chandler |
| December 11, 2011 | To Dallas Mavericks Lamar Odom | To Los Angeles Lakers 2012 first-round pick, TPE |
| December 12, 2011 | To Dallas Mavericks 2016 Second-round pick, TPE | To Denver Nuggets Rudy Fernández, Corey Brewer |

### Free agents

Additions
Player
Signed
Former Team
Brandan Wright
Signed 1-year contract worth $885,120
New Jersey Nets
Brian Cardinal
Signed 1-year contract worth $1.3 million
Dallas Mavericks
Vince Carter
Signed 3-year contract worth $9 million (MLE)
Phoenix Suns
Delonte West
Signed 1-year contract worth $1.1 million
Boston Celtics
Sean Williams
Signed 1-year contract worth $885,120
Maccabi Haifa B.C.
Yi Jianlian
Signed 1-year contract worth $885,120
Washington Wizards / Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers
Kelenna Azubuike
Signed 1-year contract
New York Knicks
^ a: Yi's last NBA team that he played with was the Washington Wizards, but due to the 2011 NBA lockout, Yi decided to play for Guangdong in the CBA.
Subtractions
Player
Reason Left
New Team
Caron Butler
Signed 3-year contract worth $24 million
Los Angeles Clippers
DeShawn Stevenson
Signed 1-year contract worth $2.5 million
New Jersey Nets
José Juan Barea
Signed 4-year contract worth $19 million
Minnesota Timberwolves
Peja Stojaković
Retirement
Retired
Sean Williams
Waived
Boston Celtics
Lamar Odom
Away from team :
* On April 9, the Mavericks and Odom decided to part ways. Odom stays away from the team and will be listed as inactive until the season ends.