2009–10 Dallas Mavericks season

2009–10 Dallas Mavericks season
Division champions
Head coachRick Carlisle
General managerDonnie Nelson
PresidentDonnie Nelson
Owner(s)Mark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Spurs 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKESN
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Dallas Mavericks season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

This was the 12th season for Dirk Nowitzki. He was selected to represent the Western Conference as an All-Star. He was also a Team Captain.[clarification needed] They finished another best record of 55–27, finishing as the 2nd seed in the West. The Mavericks also got their third division title, and first since 2007.

In the playoffs, they met the San Antonio Spurs for the second straight season in a rematch of the previous year's first round series in which Dallas won in five games. This time, Dallas lost to the Spurs in six games.

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 24 Byron Mullens
(traded to Oklahoma City)
C  United States Ohio State
1 25 Rodrigue Beaubois
(traded from Oklahoma City)
PG  France Cholet (France)
2 45 Nick Calathes
(traded from Minnesota)
PG  United States
 Greece[a]
Oregon
2 52 A. J. Price
(traded to Indiana)
PG  United States Connecticut
2 56 Ahmad Nivins PF  United States Saint Joseph's

^ a: Nick Calathes was born in the United States, but also has Greek citizenship through his parents, and competes internationally for Greece.[1]

Roster

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2009–10 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 11 Barea, José Juan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984–06–26 Northeastern
G 3 Beaubois, Rodrigue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–02–24 France
G/F 4 Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1980–03–13 Connecticut
G 13 Carroll, Matt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1980–08–28 Notre Dame
C 25 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975–07–14 Mississippi State
C 33 Haywood, Brendan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 263 lb (119 kg) 1979–11–27 North Carolina
G 2 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–03–23 California
F 0 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–05–07 UNLV
F 14 Nájera, Eduardo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976–07–11 Oklahoma
F 41 Nowitzki, Dirk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany
G 92 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1981–04–03 Washington Union High School (CA)
G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
F 7 Thomas, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1977–02–26 Villanova
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Pre-season

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Regular season

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Standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 28–13 27–14 10–6
x-San Antonio Spurs 50 32 .610 5 29–12 21–20 9–7
Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 13 23–18 19–22 9–7
Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 .488 15 23–18 17–24 5–11
New Orleans Hornets 37 45 .451 18 24–17 13–28 7–9
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695
2 y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 2
3 x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3
4 y-Denver Nuggets 53 29 .646 4
5 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 4
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 7
7 x-San Antonio Spurs 50 32 .610 7
8 x-Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 .610 7
9 Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 15
10 Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 .488 17
11 New Orleans Hornets 37 45 .451 20
12 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28
13 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31
14 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 42


Record vs. opponents

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2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–0
Boston 0–4 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–0
Chicago 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
Cleveland 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 4–0
Golden State 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–2
Houston 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Indiana 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0
Miami 3–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–2
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
New Jersey 0–3 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–4
New Orleans 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–1
New York 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 3–1
Oklahoma City 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–0
Orlando 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–0 1–1 0–4 2–0
Toronto 1–3 0–4 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 2–0
Washington 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2

Game log

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2009–10 game log
October: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 27 Washington L 91–102 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
19,871
0–1
2 October 30 @ LA Lakers W 94–80 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Erick Dampier, Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (11) Staples Center
18,997
1-1
3 October 31 @ LA Clippers W 93–84 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Shawn Marion (11) Jason Kidd (10) Staples Center
13,626
2–1
November: 11–4 (home: 6–1; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 November 3 Utah W 96–85 Dirk Nowitzki (40) Erick Dampier (12) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
19,725
3–1
5 November 4 @ New Orleans L 107–114 Jason Terry (35) Erick Dampier (14) Jason Kidd (10) New Orleans Arena
13,566
3–2
6 November 7 Toronto W 94–80 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki (9) José Juan Barea (12) American Airlines Center
19,977
4–2
7 November 10 Houston W 121–103 Jason Terry (24) Erick Dampier(20) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
19,720
5–2
8 November 11 @ San Antonio L 83–92 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (9) AT&T Center
18,581
5–3
9 November 13 @ Minnesota W 89–77 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (6) Target Center
12,372
6–3
10 November 15 @ Detroit W 95–90 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Drew Gooden (11) Jason Kidd (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
18,215
7–3
11 November 16 @ Milwaukee W 115–113 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Drew Gooden (14) Jason Kidd (17) Bradley Center
13,683
8–3
12 November 18 San Antonio W 99–94 Dirk Nowitzki (41) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
20,110
9–3
13 November 20 Sacramento W 104–102 Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry (20) Drew Gooden (16) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
19,871
10–3
14 November 24 Golden State L 103–111 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Drew Gooden (12) Jason Kidd (13) American Airlines
20,008
10–4
15 November 25 @ Houston W 130–99 Jason Terry (27) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Jason Terry (10) Toyota Center
18,157
11–4
16 November 27 @ Indiana W 113–92 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Kris Humphries (11) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
16,631
12–4
17 November 28 @ Cleveland L 95–111 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
12–5
18 November 30 Philadelphia W 104–102 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Drew Gooden (10) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
19,783
13–5
December: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
19 December 2 @ New Jersey W 117–101 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (10) IZOD Center
11,689
14–5
20 December 4 @ Memphis L 82–98 Jason Terry (18) Shawn Marion (11) Jason Kidd (7) FedExForum
13,020
14–6
21 December 5 Atlanta L 75–80 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Erick Dampier (12) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
19,550
14–7
22 December 8 Phoenix W 102–101 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
19,857
15–7
23 December 11 @ Miami W 106–93 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Erick Dampier (17) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Arena
18,703
16–7
24 December 12 Charlotte W 98–97 Dirk Nowitzki (36) Erick Dampier (18) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center
20,151
17–7
25 December 14 New Orleans W 94–90 José Juan Barea (23) Erick Dampier, Josh Howard (8) Jason Kidd (13) American Airlines Center
19,737
18–7
26 December 16 @ Oklahoma City W 100–86 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (9) Ford Center
18,203
19–7
27 December 18 Houston L 108–116 José Juan Barea (23) Erick Dampier (14) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
19,890
19–8
28 December 20 Cleveland W 102–95 Tim Thomas (22) Erick Dampier (10) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
20,346
20–8
29 December 22 Portland L 81–85 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Erick Dampier (15) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
19,863
20–9
30 December 26 Memphis W 106–101 Jason Terry (23) Erick Dampier (10) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
20,195
21–9
31 December 27 @ Denver W 104–96 Drew Gooden (19) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (9) Pepsi Center
19,756
22–9
32 December 31 @ Houston L 94–97 Jason Terry (28) Shawn Marion (9) Jason Kidd (5) Toyota Center
18,306
22–10
January: 8–7 (home: 3–3; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
33 January 2 @ Sacramento W 99–91 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Drew Gooden (10) Jason Kidd (7) ARCO Center
14,294
23–10
34 January 3 @ LA Lakers L 96–131 Dirk Nowitzki (22) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Jason Kidd (5) Staples Center
18,997
23–11
35 January 5 Detroit W 98–93 Jason Terry (26) Drew Gooden (18) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
19,799
24–11
36 January 8 @ San Antonio W 112–103 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Drew Gooden (8) Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (8) AT&T Center
18,581
25–11
37 January 9 Utah L 93–111 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Erick Dampier (13) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
19,922
25–12
38 January 13 LA Lakers L 95–100 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (16) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
20,461
25–13
39 January 15 Oklahoma City W 99–98 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Erick Dampier (9) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
20,064
26–13
40 January 17 @ Toronto L 88–110 Dirk Nowitzki (19) Drew Gooden (10) Jason Kidd (9) Air Canada Centre
19,004
26–14
41 January 18 @ Boston W 99–90 Dirk Nowitzki (37) Shawn Marion (10) Jason Kidd (17) TD Garden
18,624
27–14
42 January 20 @ Washington W 94–93 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Shawn Marion (12) Jason Kidd (15) Verizon Center
13,974
28–14
43 January 22 @ Philadelphia L 82–91 Dirk Nowitzki (15) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (7) Wachovia Center
17,647
28–15
44 January 24 @ NY Knicks W 128–78 Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry (20) Drew Gooden (18) Rodrigue Beaubois (5) Madison Square Garden
19,418
29–15
45 January 26 Milwaukee W 108–107 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center
19,799
30–15
46 January 28 @ Phoenix L 106–112 Jason Terry (21) Shawn Marion (8) Jason Kidd (6) US Airways Center
17,855
30–16
47 January 30 Portland L 112–114 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
20,078
30–17
February: 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
48 February 1 @ Utah L 92–104 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Jason Kidd (9) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
30–18
49 February 3 Golden State W 110–101 Jason Terry (21) Shawn Marion (9) Jason Kidd (16) American Airlines Center
19,679
31–18
50 February 5 Minnesota L 108–117 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Erick Dampier (10) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center
20,034
31–19
51 February 8 @ Golden State W 127–117 Jason Terry (36) Drew Gooden (10) Jason Kidd (12) Oracle Arena
17,015
32–19
52 February 9 @ Denver L 91–127 Dirk Nowitzki (17) Drew Gooden (6) Jason Kidd (5) Pepsi Center
17,485
32–20
53 February 16 @ Oklahoma City L 86–99 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Erick Dampier (13) Dirk Nowitzki (6) Ford Center
18,203
32–21
54 February 17 Phoenix W 107–97 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Shawn Marion (10) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
19,974
33–21
55 February 19 @ Orlando W 95–85 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Brendan Haywood (9) Jason Kidd (8) Amway Arena
17,461
34–21
56 February 20 Miami W 97–91 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Brendan Haywood (11) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
20,328
35–21
57 February 22 Indiana W 91–82 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Brendan Haywood (20) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center
19,585
36–21
58 February 24 LA Lakers W 101–96 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (13) American Airlines Center
20,505
37–21
59 February 26 @ Atlanta W 111–103 Dirk Nowitzki (37) Jason Kidd (16) Jason Kidd (17) Philips Arena
18,923
38–21
60 February 28 New Orleans W 108–100 Dirk Nowitzki (36) Jason Kidd (9) José Juan Barea (9) American Airlines Center
19,911
39–21
March: 11–4 (home: 6–2; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
61 March 1 @ Charlotte W 89–84 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,691
40–21
62 March 3 Minnesota W 112–109 Jason Terry (26) Shawn Marion (7) Jason Terry (5) American Airlines Center
19,511
41–21
63 March 5 Sacramento W 108–100 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center
19,954
42–21
64 March 6 @ Chicago W 122–116 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Jason Kidd (11) Jason Kidd (15) United Center
21,737
43–21
65 March 8 @ Minnesota W 125–112 Shawn Marion (29) Shawn Marion (14) Jason Kidd (9) Target Center
14,007
44–21
66 March 10 New Jersey W 96–87 Jason Kidd (20) Shawn Marion (13) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center
19,770
45–21
67 March 13 NY Knicks L 94–128 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
20,224
45–22
68 March 17 Chicago W 113–106 Caron Butler (27) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Dirk Nowitzki (5) American Airlines Center
20,406
46–22
69 March 20 Boston L 93–102 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Jason Kidd (6) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center
20,488
46–23
70 March 22 @ New Orleans L 99–115 Jason Terry (24) Brendan Haywood (9) Jason Kidd (6) New Orleans Arena
14,047
46–24
71 March 23 LA Clippers W 106–96 Jason Kidd (26) Brendan Haywood (10) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center
19,705
47–24
72 March 25 @ Portland L 89–101 Caron Butler (25) Caron Butler (9) Jason Kidd (7) Rose Garden Arena
20,611
47–25
73 March 27 @ Golden State W 111–90 Rodrigue Beaubois (40) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (11) Oracle Arena
19,104
48–25
74 March 29 Denver W 109–93 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
20,085
49–25
75 March 31 @ Memphis W 106–102 Jason Terry (29) Caron Butler (13) Jason Kidd (7) FedExForum
11,616
50–25
April: 5–2 (home: 2–2; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
76 April 1 Orlando L 82–97 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (2) American Airlines Center
19,965
50–26
77 April 3 Oklahoma City L 116–121 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
20,329
50–27
78 April 7 Memphis W 110–84 Caron Butler (23) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
20,105
51–27
79 April 9 @ Portland W 83–77 Dirk Nowitzki (40) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (6) Rose Garden Arena
20,693
52–27
80 April 10 @ Sacramento W 126–108 Dirk Nowitzki (39) Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (13) ARCO Arena
15,247
53–27
81 April 12 @ LA Clippers W 117–94 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Jason Kidd (12) Staples Center
17,838
54–27
82 April 14 San Antonio W 96–89 Caron Butler (20) Brendan Haywood (15) Dirk Nowitzki (5) American Airlines Center
20,405
55–27
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

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Game log

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2010 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 18 San Antonio W 100–94 Dirk Nowitzki (36) Erick Dampier (12) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center
20,372
1–0
2 April 21 San Antonio L 88–102 Jason Terry (27) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
20,728
1–1
3 April 23 @ San Antonio L 90–94 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd (7) Jason Kidd (5) AT&T Center
18,581
1–2
4 April 25 @ San Antonio L 89–92 Dirk Nowitzki, Caron Butler (17) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (5) AT&T Center
18,581
1–3
5 April 27 San Antonio W 103–81 Caron Butler (35) Caron Butler (11) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center
20,557
2–3
6 April 29 @ San Antonio L 87–97 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Jason Kidd (8) Jason Kidd (6) AT&T Center
18,581
2–4
2010 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dirk Nowitzki PF 81 80 3,039 620 218 70 79 2,027 37.5 7.7 2.7 .9 1.0 25.0
Jason Kidd PG 80 80 2,881 445 724 145 35 824 36.0 5.6 9.1 1.8 .4 10.3
J. J. Barea PG 78 18 1,546 146 258 35 6 596 19.8 1.9 3.3 .4 .1 7.6
Jason Terry SG 77 12 2,540 140 292 94 17 1,280 33.0 1.8 3.8 1.2 .2 16.6
Shawn Marion SF 75 75 2,385 477 107 69 61 898 31.8 6.4 1.4 .9 .8 12.0
Rodrigue Beaubois PG 56 16 700 78 74 29 12 397 12.5 1.4 1.3 .5 .2 7.1
Erick Dampier C 55 47 1,280 400 31 15 77 328 23.3 7.3 .6 .3 1.4 6.0
Drew Gooden C 46 11 1,030 316 26 26 50 408 22.4 6.9 .6 .6 1.1 8.9
Eduardo Nájera PF 33 3 481 77 14 17 12 108 14.6 2.3 .4 .5 .4 3.3
Josh Howard SF 31 9 827 112 44 23 9 388 26.7 3.6 1.4 .7 .3 12.5
Brendan Haywood C 28 19 741 208 25 8 57 226 26.5 7.4 .9 .3 2.0 8.1
Caron Butler SG 27 27 930 145 49 48 9 410 34.4 5.4 1.8 1.8 .3 15.2
Quinton Ross SF 27 7 301 27 7 7 4 54 11.1 1.0 .3 .3 .1 2.0
Kris Humphries PF 25 0 315 95 7 7 11 131 12.6 3.8 .3 .3 .4 5.2
James Singleton SF 25 0 211 55 9 11 7 59 8.4 2.2 .4 .4 .3 2.4
Matt Carroll SG 25 0 121 12 6 5 0 46 4.8 .5 .2 .2 .0 1.8
DeShawn Stevenson SG 24 5 267 26 12 5 1 49 11.1 1.1 .5 .2 .0 2.0
Tim Thomas SF 18 1 285 41 14 10 2 135 15.8 2.3 .8 .6 .1 7.5
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jason Kidd PG 6 6 243 41 42 14 1 48 40.5 6.8 7.0 2.3 .2 8.0
Dirk Nowitzki PF 6 6 233 49 18 5 4 160 38.8 8.2 3.0 .8 .7 26.7
Caron Butler SG 6 6 202 35 8 9 5 118 33.7 5.8 1.3 1.5 .8 19.7
Shawn Marion SF 6 6 148 25 6 1 3 52 24.7 4.2 1.0 .2 .5 8.7
Brendan Haywood C 6 2 139 37 3 7 10 36 23.2 6.2 .5 1.2 1.7 6.0
Jason Terry SG 6 0 174 15 12 4 1 76 29.0 2.5 2.0 .7 .2 12.7
J. J. Barea PG 6 0 105 12 15 2 1 35 17.5 2.0 2.5 .3 .2 5.8
Erick Dampier C 5 4 118 33 3 1 5 5 23.6 6.6 .6 .2 1.0 1.0
Eduardo Nájera PF 5 0 36 9 0 2 0 4 7.2 1.8 .0 .4 .0 .8
Rodrigue Beaubois PG 4 0 31 6 4 0 0 21 7.8 1.5 1.0 .0 .0 5.3
DeShawn Stevenson SG 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Matt Carroll SG 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 5.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0

Awards, records and milestones

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Awards

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All-Star

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Weekly/Monthly

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Records

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  • On January 24, the Mavericks recorded their largest margin of victory in franchise history after defeating the New York Knicks 128–78, a 50-point margin. This was the third largest margin of victory in NBA history and the worst loss in Knicks history.

Milestones

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  • On January 13, Dirk Nowitzki became the 4th foreign-born and 1st European-born player in NBA history to score 20,000 points in his career.

Injuries

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Injuries

Transactions

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Trades

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July 9, 2009 To Dallas Mavericks
Greg Buckner
To Washington Wizards
Jerry Stackhouse
Cash considerations
July 9, 2009 To Dallas Mavericks
Shawn Marion
Kris Humphries
Nathan Jawai
Cash considerations
To Toronto Raptors
Devean George
Antoine Wright
January 11, 2010 To Dallas Mavericks
Eduardo Nájera
To New Jersey Nets
Kris Humphries
Shawne Williams
February 13, 2010 To Dallas Mavericks
Caron Butler
Brendan Haywood
DeShawn Stevenson
To Washington Wizards
Josh Howard
Drew Gooden
James Singleton
Quinton Ross

Free agents

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On Tuesday, July 28 Dallas signed free agent forward Tim Thomas

On Thursday July 30 Dallas signed forward Drew Gooden.

Additions

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Subtractions

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9-15-09: Released, Greg Buckner (G)

10-23-09: Waived, Jake Voskuhl (C)

References

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  1. ^ "Former Gator basketball player Nick Calathes has a lucrative future mapped out". Orlando Sentinel. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
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