2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season marked by the arrival of former NBA Coach of the Year, Rick Carlisle who was hired on May 9, 2008, following the firing of Avery Johnson after the 2008 NBA playoffs.

2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
General manager	Donnie Nelson
President	Donnie Nelson
Owner(s)	Mark Cuban
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southwest) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (lost to Nuggets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Southwest KTXA
Radio	KESN

Finishing at 50–32 as the number six seed, the Mavericks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the opening round of the playoffs in five games to advance to the conference semi-finals for the first time since 2006. They were, however, unable to defeat the Carmelo Anthony-led Denver Nuggets in the next round as they lost in five games. The Nuggets would go on to the conference finals, where they lost to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

Key dates

• June 26: The 2008 NBA draft will take place in New York City.
• July 1: The free agency period will start.

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	51	Shan Foster	SG/SF	United States	Vanderbilt University

Roster

2008–09 Dallas Mavericks final roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From PG 11 Barea, JJ 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Northeastern F/C 32 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) LSU SG 13 Carroll, Matt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Notre Dame C 25 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mississippi State G/F 40 George, Devean  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Augsburg G/F 8 Green, Gerald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gulf Shores Academy C 1 Hollins, Ryan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UCLA G/F 5 Howard, Josh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wake Forest G 2 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) California F 41 Nowitzki, Dirk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Germany F 33 Singleton, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Murray State G/F 42 Stackhouse, Jerry  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arizona F 4 Williams, Shawne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Memphis G/F 21 Wright, Antoine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Texas A&M	Head coach Rick Carlisle (Virginia) Assistant coach(es) Mario Elie (American International) Dwane Casey (Kentucky) Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Tom Sterner (Millersville) Darrell Armstrong (Fayetteville State) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: 2009-01-16

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	—	28–13	26–15	10–6
x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	1	33–8	20–21	9–7
x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	4	32–9	18–23	7–9
x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	5	28–13	21–20	9–7
Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.284	30	16–25	8–33	5–11

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	11
3	y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	11
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	12
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	15
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	16
8	x-Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17
9	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19
10	Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	41
12	Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.293	41
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	42
14	Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46
15	Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48

Record vs. opponents

2008-09 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	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Boston	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Charlotte	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Chicago	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Cleveland	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Dallas	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Denver	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Detroit	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Golden State	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Houston	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Indiana	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
L.A. Clippers	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
L.A. Lakers	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Memphis	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Miami	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Milwaukee	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Minnesota	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0—0	0—0	0—0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New Jersey	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0—0	0—0
New Orleans	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New York	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Oklahoma City	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Orlando	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Philadelphia	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0
Phoenix	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0
Portland	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Sacramento	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
San Antonio	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0
Toronto	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0
Utah	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0
Washington	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 30 Houston L 102–112 Dirk Nowitzki (36) Josh Howard (11) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center 20,066 0–1
November: 8–7 (home: 2–3; road: 6–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 @ Minnesota W 95–85 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (7) Target Center 16,893 1–1 3 November 3 Cleveland L 81–100 Josh Howard (18) DeSagana Diop (9) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center 19,923 1–2 4 November 4 @ San Antonio W 98–81 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Josh Howard (12) Jason Kidd (10) AT&T Center 17,398 2–2 5 November 7 @ Denver L 105–108 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Brandon Bass (10) Jason Kidd (9) Pepsi Center 19,175 2–3 6 November 9 @ L.A. Clippers L 92–103 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Gerald Green (12) Jason Kidd (9) Staples Center 14,249 2–4 7 November 11 L.A. Lakers L 99–106 Jason Terry (21) Erick Dampier (16) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 20,391 2–5 8 November 13 @ Chicago L 91–98 Josh Howard (21) Erick Dampier (18) Dirk Nowitzki (5) United Center 21,751 2–6 9 November 14 Orlando L 100–102 Josh Howard (25) Josh Howard, Erick Dampier (9) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center 20,085 2–7 10 November 16 @ New York W 124–114 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (39) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Jason Kidd (9) Madison Square Garden 19,271 3–7 11 November 18 @ Charlotte W 100–83 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (10) Time Warner Cable Arena 10,935 4–7 12 November 19 @ Houston W 96–86 Jason Terry (31) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (7) Toyota Center 18,203 5–7 13 November 21 Memphis W 91–76 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Jason Kidd (13) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center 20,035 6–7 14 November 25 Indiana W 109–106 Jason Terry (29) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (13) American Airlines Center 19,996 7–7 15 November 28 @ L.A. Lakers L 107–114 Jason Terry (29) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (11) Staples Center 18,997 7–8 16 November 29 @ Sacramento W 101–78 Jason Terry (24) Erick Dampier (13) Jason Kidd (8) ARCO Arena 12,650 8–8
December: 11–4 (home: 7–2; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 2 L.A. Clippers W 100–98 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 19,670 9–8 18 December 4 Phoenix W 112–97 Dirk Nowitzki (39) Erick Dampier (14) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 19,813 10–8 19 December 6 Atlanta W 100–98 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 19,966 11–8 20 December 9 San Antonio L 126–133 (2OT) Dirk Nowitzki (35) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center 19,937 11–9 21 December 11 Charlotte W 95–90 Jason Terry (26) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 19,736 12–9 22 December 13 Oklahoma City W 103–99 Dirk Nowitzki (46) Brandon Bass (9) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 20,190 13–9 23 December 15 Denver L 88–98 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Erick Dampier (15) José Juan Barea (9) American Airlines Center 19,969 13–10 24 December 17 @ Toronto W 96–86 Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki (27) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Terry (8) Air Canada Centre 18,832 14–10 25 December 19 @ New Jersey L 97–121 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Erick Dampier (7) Jason Kidd (7) Izod Center 9,889 14–11 26 December 21 @ Washington W 97–86 Jason Terry (25) James Singleton (13) Jason Kidd (11) Verizon Center 15,582 15–11 27 December 23 Memphis W 100–82 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Erick Dampier (9) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center 20,200 16–11 28 December 25 @ Portland W 102–94 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (10) Rose Garden 20,643 17–11 29 December 26 @ Utah L 88–97 Jason Terry (26) Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier (8) Jason Kidd (9) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 17–12 30 December 28 @ L.A. Clippers W 98–76 Josh Howard (29) Brandon Bass, Josh Howard, Erick Dampier (9) Josh Howard (7) Staples Center 16,685 18–12 31 December 30 Minnesota W 107–100 Jason Terry (29) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (16) American Airlines Center 20,264 19–12
January: 8–7 (home: 5–1; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 2 Philadelphia W 96–86 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Erick Dampier (14) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center 20,327 20–12 33 January 4 @ Memphis L 82–102 Dirk Nowitzki (28) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (6) Jason Kidd (5) FedExForum 11,731 20–13 34 January 6 L.A. Clippers W 107–102 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Jason Kidd (10) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 19,794 21–13 35 January 8 New York W 99–94 Josh Howard (19) Brandon Bass (11) Dirk Nowitzki (7) American Airlines Center 19,779 22–13 36 January 9 @ Phoenix L 100–128 Dirk Nowitzki (19) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Jason Kidd (7) US Airways Center 18,422 22–14 37 January 11 @ Sacramento L 95–102 Jason Terry (33) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Jason Kidd (7) ARCO Arena 12,294 22–15 38 January 13 @ Denver L 97–99 Dirk Nowitzki (44) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Jason Kidd (7) Pepsi Center 14,158 22–16 39 January 14 New Orleans L 97–104 Jason Terry (28) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 19,947 22–17 40 January 17 Utah W 115–108 Dirk Nowitzki (39) Brandon Bass (9) Jason Kidd (15) American Airlines Center 20,325 23–17 41 January 19 @ Philadelphia W 95–93 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (6) Wachovia Center 14,503 24–17 42 January 21 @ Milwaukee L 99–133 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Erick Dampier (8) Jason Terry (5) Bradley Center 13,898 24–18 43 January 23 @ Detroit W 112–91 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Jason Kidd (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 25–18 44 January 25 @ Boston L 100–124 Jason Terry (27) Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier, Jason Kidd (7) Jason Kidd (5) TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 25–19 45 January 28 Golden State W 117–93 Jason Terry (22) Brandon Bass, Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center 19,864 26–19 46 January 31 @ Miami W 111–96 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Arena 19,600 27–19
February: 8–4 (home: 7–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 2 @ Orlando W 105–95 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Erick Dampier (7) Jason Kidd (8) Amway Arena 16,551 28–19 48 February 4 Portland W 104–99 Josh Howard (23) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 19,767 29–19 49 February 5 @ Utah L 87–115 Josh Howard (18) Dirk Nowitzki (6) Jason Kidd (8) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 29–20 50 February 7 Chicago W 115–114 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (44) Erick Dampier (10) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 20,349 30–20 51 February 10 Sacramento W 118–100 Antoine Wright, Josh Howard (23) Erick Dampier (16) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center 19,667 31–20 52 February 12 Boston L 92–99 Dirk Nowitzki (37) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 20,285 31–21 53 February 18 New Jersey W 113–98 Josh Howard (24) Josh Howard (10) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 19,878 32–21 54 February 20 @ Houston L 86–93 José Juan Barea (26) Dirk Nowitzki (11) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (5) Toyota Center 18,195 32–22 55 February 21 Sacramento W 116–95 Brandon Bass, Josh Howard (20) James Singleton (12) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center 20,223 33–22 56 February 24 @ San Antonio L 76–93 Josh Howard (19) James Singleton (14) Jason Kidd (4) AT&T Center 18,797 33–23 57 February 25 Milwaukee W 116–96 Josh Howard (27) Brandon Bass (11) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center 19,558 34–23 58 February 27 Oklahoma City W 110–108 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (41) Dirk Nowitzki, James Singleton (9) Jason Kidd (13) American Airlines Center 20,007 35–23
March: 9–7 (home: 5–1; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 Toronto W 109–98 Dirk Nowitzki (24) James Singleton (16) Jason Kidd (15) American Airlines Center 19,688 36–23 60 March 2 @ Oklahoma City L 87–96 Dirk Nowitzki (28) James Singleton (6) Dirk Nowitzki (6) Ford Center 18,527 36–24 61 March 4 San Antonio W 107–102 Josh Howard (29) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center 20,316 37–24 62 March 5 @ New Orleans L 88–104 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Erick Dampier (9) Jason Terry (4) New Orleans Arena 17,230 37–25 63 March 7 Washington W 119–103 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center 20,150 38–25 64 March 10 @ Phoenix W 122–117 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Dirk Nowitzki, José Juan Barea (4) US Airways Center 18,422 39–25 65 March 11 @ Portland W 93–89 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (10) Rose Garden 20,286 40–25 66 March 13 @ Golden State L 110–119 Dirk Nowitzki (27) James Singleton (11) Jason Kidd (11) Oracle Arena 18,751 40–26 67 March 15 @ L.A. Lakers L 100–107 Jason Terry (29) James Singleton (10) Jason Kidd (9) Staples Center 18,997 40–27 68 March 17 Detroit W 103–101 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Erick Dampier (13) José Juan Barea (8) American Airlines Center 20,427 41–27 69 March 19 @ Atlanta L 87–95 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (6) Philips Arena 17,499 41–28 70 March 20 @ Indiana W 94–92 Dirk Nowitzki (23) James Singleton (11) José Juan Barea (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 17,232 42–28 71 March 25 Golden State W 128–106 Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki (26) Erick Dampier (10) José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 19,862 43–28 72 March 27 Denver L 101–103 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (11) José Juan Barea, Jason Terry (4) American Airlines Center 20,310 43–29 73 March 29 @ Cleveland L 74–102 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Ryan Hollins (12) Jason Kidd (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 43–30 74 March 31 @ Minnesota W 108–88 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (13) Target Center 12,111 44–30
April: 5–2 (home: 5–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 Miami W 98–96 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Josh Howard, Brandon Bass (8) Jason Kidd (11) American Airlines Center 20,021 45–30 76 April 3 @ Memphis L 102–107 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (10) FedExForum 15,126 45–31 77 April 5 Phoenix W 140–116 Dirk Nowitzki (28) James Singleton, Brandon Bass (6) Jason Kidd (20) American Airlines Center 20,301 46–31 78 April 8 Utah W 130–101 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Erick Dampier (10) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center 20,017 47–31 79 April 10 New Orleans W 100–92 Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard (25) Brandon Bass (13) Jason Kidd (15) American Airlines Center 20,370 48–31 80 April 12 @ New Orleans L 92–102 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Jason Kidd (6) New Orleans Arena 16,640 48–32 81 April 13 Minnesota W 96–94 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Erick Dampier (13) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center 19,900 49–32 82 April 15 Houston W 95–84 Jason Terry (23) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Jason Kidd (12) American Airlines Center 20,350 50–32
2008–09 schedule

Playoffs

2009 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 18 @ San Antonio W 105–97 Josh Howard (25) Erick Dampier (11) Jason Kidd (5) AT&T Center 18,797 1–0 2 April 20 @ San Antonio L 84–105 Jason Terry (16) Dirk Nowitzki (6) Jason Kidd (5) AT&T Center 18,797 1–1 3 April 23 San Antonio W 88–67 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Erick Dampier (9) José Juan Barea (6) American Airlines Center 20,491 2–1 4 April 25 San Antonio W 99–90 Josh Howard (28) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center 20,829 3–1 5 April 28 @ San Antonio W 106–93 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Erick Dampier (12) Jason Kidd (6) AT&T Center 18,797 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 3 @ Denver L 95–109 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (10) José Juan Barea (5) Pepsi Center 19,631 0–1 2 May 5 @ Denver L 105–117 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (7) Pepsi Center 19,890 0–2 3 May 9 Denver L 105–106 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Dirk Nowitzki (16) Jason Kidd (5) American Airlines Center 20,620 0–3 4 May 11 Denver W 119–117 Dirk Nowitzki (44) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center 20,523 1–3 5 May 13 @ Denver L 110–124 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Kidd (9) Pepsi Center 19,962 1–4
2009 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

Week/Month

• Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 23 through November 29.
• Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from December 7 through December 13.
• Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Month for games played in April.

All-Star

• Dirk Nowitzki was voted to his 8th NBA All-Star Game.

Season

• Jason Terry, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
• Dirk Nowitzki, 1st Team All-NBA

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dirk Nowitzki	PF	81	81	3,050	681	197	61	63	2,094	37.7	8.4	2.4	.8	.8	25.9
Jason Kidd	PG	81	81	2,886	500	702	160	39	731	35.6	6.2	8.7	2.0	.5	9.0
Brandon Bass	C	81	0	1,574	367	43	27	55	686	19.4	4.5	.5	.3	.7	8.5
Erick Dampier	C	80	80	1,836	565	77	24	95	454	23.0	7.1	1.0	.3	1.2	5.7
J. J. Barea	SG	79	15	1,600	177	269	37	5	617	20.3	2.2	3.4	.5	.1	7.8
Jason Terry	SG	74	11	2,491	177	251	97	20	1,447	33.7	2.4	3.4	1.3	.3	19.6
Antoine Wright	SF	65	53	1,552	136	77	46	27	474	23.9	2.1	1.2	.7	.4	7.3
James Singleton	PF	62	6	884	250	17	26	28	314	14.3	4.0	.3	.4	.5	5.1
Josh Howard	SF	52	51	1,663	263	83	55	30	936	32.0	5.1	1.6	1.1	.6	18.0
Devean George	SF	43	17	708	78	15	23	11	147	16.5	1.8	.3	.5	.3	3.4
Gerald Green	SG	38	12	376	54	15	10	5	199	9.9	1.4	.4	.3	.1	5.2
DeSagana Diop†	C	34	0	452	118	13	12	25	56	13.3	3.5	.4	.4	.7	1.6
Ryan Hollins†	C	27	2	260	61	3	4	15	79	9.6	2.3	.1	.1	.6	2.9
Matt Carroll†	SG	21	0	141	14	3	3	1	25	6.7	.7	.1	.1	.0	1.2
Shawne Williams	SF	15	0	170	46	2	2	9	42	11.3	3.1	.1	.1	.6	2.8
Jerry Stackhouse	SG	10	1	162	17	12	4	1	42	16.2	1.7	1.2	.4	.1	4.2

• ^† 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	10	10	394	101	31	9	8	268	39.4	10.1	3.1	.9	.8	26.8
Jason Kidd	PG	10	10	386	58	59	22	3	114	38.6	5.8	5.9	2.2	.3	11.4
Josh Howard	SF	10	10	295	51	13	9	4	158	29.5	5.1	1.3	.9	.4	15.8
Erick Dampier	C	10	10	255	61	7	4	9	57	25.5	6.1	.7	.4	.9	5.7
Antoine Wright	SF	10	5	167	13	10	3	2	59	16.7	1.3	1.0	.3	.2	5.9
J. J. Barea	SG	10	4	221	20	34	3	0	76	22.1	2.0	3.4	.3	.0	7.6
Jason Terry	SG	10	1	325	28	19	6	3	143	32.5	2.8	1.9	.6	.3	14.3
Brandon Bass	C	10	0	192	41	7	7	4	94	19.2	4.1	.7	.7	.4	9.4
Ryan Hollins	C	9	0	84	24	1	1	4	22	9.3	2.7	.1	.1	.4	2.4
James Singleton	PF	9	0	42	6	0	0	1	12	4.7	.7	.0	.0	.1	1.3
Gerald Green	SG	6	0	26	2	0	1	0	11	4.3	.3	.0	.2	.0	1.8
Matt Carroll	SG	4	0	14	2	0	0	0	2	3.5	.5	.0	.0	.0	.5

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team