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When did Mark Cuban buy the Dallas Mavericks?
On January 4, 2000, Cuban purchased a majority stake in the NBA's Dallas Mavericks for $285 million from H. Ross Perot, Jr.
Were the Dallas Mavericks a bad team at the time of the Mark Cuban purchase?
In the 20 years before Cuban bought the team, the Mavericks won only 40% of their games, and a playoff record of 21–32.
Did Mark Cuban help the Dallas Mavericks' record?
In the 10 years following, the team won 69 percent of their regular season games and reached the playoffs in each of those seasons except for one.
Isn't Mark Cuban a very vocal NBA owner?
Historically, NBA team owners publicly play more passive roles and watch basketball games from skyboxes; Cuban sits alongside fans while donning team jerseys.
What other things happened with Mark Cuban in regards to his purchase and tenure as owner of the Dallas Mavericks?
On June 12, 2011, the Mavericks defeated the Heat to win the NBA Finals.
What happened with the Mark Cuban Ross Perot Jr. lawsuit?
The lawsuit was dismissed in 2011, due in part to Cuban asserting proper management of the team due to its recent victory in the 2011 NBA Finals.

Question: Was the team still playing well at this time?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Dallas Mavericks still playing well at the time of Ross Perot Jr.'s lawsuit?