2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season

National Basketball Association season March 2026 July 2014 Dallas Mavericks yes yes 2011 57 25 Southwest 2 3 Rick Carlisle Donnie Nelson Donnie Nelson Mark Cuban American Airlines Center NBA champions(Defeated Heat 4–2) DAL FS Southwest KTXA KESN The 2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season was the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season would prove to be the most successful season for the Mavericks. In the playoffs, the Mavericks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the first round, then swept the defending two-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in four games in the semi-finals, before defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006. In the NBA Finals, the Mavericks faced off against the Miami Heat in a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, and the Heat were led by their Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. The Mavericks would go on to defeat the Heat in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their first NBA championship in franchise history.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/732653-immaturity-plagues-the-miami-heat-in-their-nba-finals-loss-to-dallas NBA Finals 2011: Immaturity Plagues Miami Heat in Loss to Dallas Mavericks June 12, 2011 Bleacher Report June 13, 2011 This would be their last playoff series win until 2022. The Mavericks' championship was the first major sports championship in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since the Dallas Stars in 1999, and the first title in Mavericks franchise history. The Mavericks became the third team to win an NBA title in the state of Texas, joining the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. The Mavericks were the third team to win a major sports championship in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, joining the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Stars. The Mavericks championship parade was held on June 16, 2011, in downtown Dallas. Following the season, Peja Stojakovic retired after 13 seasons. Key dates June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City. July 1 – The free agency period began. Transactions Summary In the 2010 NBA Draft the Mavericks selected Nigerian center Solomon Alabi with the 20th pick in the second round(50th overall) who was traded directly to the Toronto Raptors for a future second-round pick and cash considerations. The Mavericks sent $3 million to the Memphis Grizzlies to acquire the rights for shooting guard Dominique Jones. Mavericks free agent Dirk Nowitzki agreed to a 4-year deal worth $80 million to stay with the Mavericks.https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=5352960&type=story Dirk, Mavs have $80M deal July 9, 2010 ESPN July 13, 2010 Brendan Haywood also decided to stay with the Mavericks as he signed a new 6-year deal worth $55 million. His sixth and last year in this contract is however not fully guaranteed.https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=As5eQWzd0fOkMvhqoM6KhXu8vLYF?slug=ys-haywoodmavericks070810 Mavericks agree on deal with Haywood July 9, 2010 Yahoo July 13, 2010 Center Ian Mahinmi signed a 2-year deal worth the veteran minimum starting at $850,000.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5374037 Mavs, Mahinmi agree to deal July 12, 2010 ESPN July 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100714225512/http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5374037 July 14, 2010 live On July 13, the Mavericks officially signed rookie Dominique Jones.http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/basketball/mavs/stories/071410dnspomavsjones.137fa906c.html Mavericks sign guard Dominique Jones July 13, 2010 Dallas News July 13, 2010 The Mavericks and the Charlotte Bobcats agreed on a trade that sent Erick Dampier, Matt Carroll and Eduardo Nájera to the Bobcats, while the Bobcats sent Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinça to the Mavericks.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5377055 Mavs get Chandler from Bobcats July 13, 2010 ESPN July 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100715100212/http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5377055 July 15, 2010 live On August 12 Tim Thomas signed a 1-year deal to the veteran minimum ($1.35 million).https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5456229 Tim Thomas agrees to return to Mavs August 12, 2010 ESPN August 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100816030522/http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5456229 August 16, 2010 live He was rostered the previous season, but left the team to take care of his ill wife. Later, Thomas announced that the illness his wife was suffering from would prevent him from playing for the Mavericks.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5573456 Tim Thomas won't play for Mavericks September 29, 2010 ESPN September 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100917160436/http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5573456 September 17, 2010 live NBA draft 2010 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/team 1 25 Dominique Jones (acquired from Memphis) SG United States USF 2 50 Solomon Alabi (traded to Toronto) C Florida State Trades June 24, 2010 To Dallas Mavericks No. 25 pick (Dominique Jones) To Memphis Grizzlies Cash considerations June 24, 2010 To Dallas Mavericks Future second-round pick,cash considerations To Toronto Raptors No. 50 pick (Solomon Alabi) July 13, 2010 To Dallas Mavericks USA Tyson ChandlerFRA Alexis Ajinça To Charlotte Bobcats USA Erick DampierUSA Matt CarrollMEX Eduardo Nájeracash considerations January 24, 2011 To Dallas Mavericks Future second-round pick To Toronto Raptors FRA Alexis Ajinça,cash considerations Free agents Additions Player Signed Former Team Brendan Haywood Signed 6-year contract for $55 Million Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki Signed 4-year contract for $80 Million Dallas Mavericks Ian Mahinmi Signed 2-year contract for $8.5 Million San Antonio Spurs Peja Stojaković Toronto Raptors Corey Brewer Signed 3-year contract for $7.5 Million Minnesota Timberwolves On January 10, the Mavericks signed Sasha Pavlović to a 10-day contract.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6007832 Mavericks sign Sasha Pavlovic January 10, 2011 ESPN January 10, 2011 He received a second 10-day contract on January 20. On January 30 he was released.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6073189 Mavs let Sasha Pavlovic go January 30, 2011 ESPN January 30, 2011 The Mavericks signed Peja Stojaković on January 24, 2011.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6054560 Peja Stojaković signs with Mavs ESPN January 24, 2011 January 24, 2011 Corey Brewer was signed on March 3, 2011.http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/03/mavericks-brewer.ap/index.html Mavericks sign G-F Corey Brewer nba.com March 3, 2011 March 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110305022012/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/03/mavericks-brewer.ap/index.html March 5, 2011 dead mdy-all Subtractions Player Reason Left New Team Steve Novak Waived On January 5, the Mavericks waived Steve Novak before his contract became fully guaranteed.https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/mavericks/post/_/id/4673068/mavs-waive-steve-novak Mavs waive Steve Novak January 5, 2011 ESPN January 12, 2011 Roster Dallas Mavericks 2010–11 11 José Juan Barea José Juan Barea G 5 10 175 Northeastern 1984-06-26 3 Rodrigue Beaubois G 6 2 185 France 1988-02-24 13 Corey Brewer F 6 9 185 Florida 1986-03-05 4 Caron Butler F 6 7 228 Connecticut 1980-03-13 35 Brian Cardinal F 6 8 240 Purdue 1977-05-02 6 Tyson Chandler C 7 1 235 Dominguez HS (CA) 1982-10-02 33 Brendan Haywood C 7 0 263 North Carolina 1979-11-27 20 Dominique Jones G 6 4 215 South Florida 1988-10-15 2 Jason Kidd G 6 4 210 California 1973-03-23 28 Ian Mahinmi C 6 11 230 France 1986-11-05 0 Shawn Marion F 6 7 228 UNLV 1978-05-07 41 Dirk Nowitzki F 7 0 245 Germany 1978-06-19 92 DeShawn Stevenson G 6 5 218 Washington Union High School (CA) 1981-04-03 16 Peja Stojaković F 6 10 229 Serbia 1977-06-09 31 Jason Terry G 6 2 180 Arizona 1977-09-15 |} {| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;" !colspan="7"|Players who left during the season |- ! Pos. !! # !! Name !! Height !! Weight !! DOB (Y–M–D) !! From 8 Alexis Ajinça C 7 0 220 France 1988-05-06 21 Steve Novak F 6 10 220 Marquette 1983-06-13 7 Sasha Pavlović G/F 6 8 220 Serbia 1983-11-15 Rick Carlisle Terry Stotts Dwane Casey Darrell Armstrong Monte Mathis Robert Hackett Pre-season Game log Dallas Mavericks yes 2011 Dallas Mavericks Pre-season yes 2 2 2 2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 5 | Washington | 20101005 WASDAL 94 97 | Jason Terry (15) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jason Kidd (5) | American Airlines Center15,546 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 7 | Chicago | 20101007 CHIDAL 88 83 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Terry (4) | American Airlines Center17,448 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | October 9 | @ Phoenix | 20101009 DALPHX 90 98 | José Juan Barea (13) | Caron Butler (7) | Dee Brown,Jason Kidd (4) | Indian Wells Tennis Garden15,617 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | October 11 | Cleveland | 20101011 CLEDAL 79 85 | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Brendan Haywood (8) | José Juan Barea (7) | American Airlines Center16,673 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | October 13 | @ Detroit | 20101013 DALDET 101 96 | Steve Novak (22) | Tyson Chandler (7) | Dominique Jones,Jason Terry (7) | Van Andel Arena10,207 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | October 15 | @ Chicago | 20101015 DALCHI 109 105 1 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Brendan Haywood (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | United Center21,125 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | October 20 | @ Orlando | 20101020 DALORL 76 101 | Caron Butler (15) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | José Juan Barea (8) | Amway Center18,846 | 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | October 22 | Houston | 20101022 HOUDAL 97 96 | Caron Butler (25) | Brendan Haywood,Shawn Marion (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center18,580 | 4–4 |- dal 2011 Regular season Standings DAL DAL Game log Dallas Mavericks 2011 Total: 57–25 (Home: 29–12; Road: 28–13) Dallas Mavericks October yes 1 1 1 0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | October 27 | Charlotte | 20101027 CHADAL 101 86 | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (18) | American Airlines Center19,440 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | October 29 | Memphis | 20101029 MEMDAL 90 91 | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center20,060 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | October 31 | @ LA Clippers | 20101031 DALLAC 99 83 | Caron Butler (17) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Staples Center13,718 | 2–1 Dallas Mavericks November 6 2 5 1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | November 3 | @ Denver | 20101103 DALDEN 102 101 | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Kidd (12) | Pepsi Center14,159 | 3–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | November 6 | Denver | 20101106 DENDAL 92 103 | Jason Terry (26) | Caron Butler (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center19,948 | 3–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | November 8 | Boston | 20101108 BOSDAL 89 87 | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center20,194 | 4–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | November 10 | @ Memphis | 20101110 DALMEM 106 91 | Jason Terry (25) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (12) | FedExForum10,767 | 5–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | November 12 | Philadelphia | 20101112 PHIDAL 99 90 | José Juan Barea (19) | Brendan Haywood (17) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center19,989 | 6–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | November 15 | New Orleans | 20101115 NOHDAL 98 95 | Jason Terry (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center19,712 | 7–2 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | November 17 | @ New Orleans | 20101117 DALNOH 97 99 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | New Orleans Arena13,828 | 7–3 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | November 19 | Chicago | 20101119 CHIDAL 83 88 | Dirk Nowitzki (36) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jason Terry (8) | American Airlines Center20,133 | 7–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 12 | November 20 | @ Atlanta | 20101120 DALATL 98 93 | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Shawn Marion (10) | Jason Kidd (9) | Philips Arena14,143 | 8–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 13 | November 23 | Detroit | 20101123 DETDAL 88 84 | Dirk Nowitzki (42) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center19,734 | 9–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 14 | November 24 | @ Oklahoma | 20101124 DALOKC 111 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Tyson Chandler (18) | Jason Kidd (12) | Ford Center18,203 | 10–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 15 | November 26 | @ San Antonio | 20101126 DALSAS 103 94 | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Tyson ChandlerDirk Nowitzki (8) | José Juan Barea (7) | AT&T Center18,581 | 11–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 16 | November 27 | Miami | 20101127 MIADAL 106 95 | Caron Butler (23) | Tyson Chandler (17) | Jason Kidd (13) | American Airlines Center20,536 | 12–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 17 | November 29 | Houston | 20101129 HOUDAL 101 91 | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Shawn MarionDirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Center19,435 | 13–4 Dallas Mavericks December 6 3 5 0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 18 | December 1 | Minnesota | 20101201 MINDAL 100 86 | Shawn Marion (16) | Tyson Chandler (18) | Jason Terry (7) | American Airlines Center19,567 | 14–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 19 | December 3 | @ Utah | 20101203 DALUTA 93 81 | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Tyson Chandler (8) | Jason Terry (7) | EnergySolutions Arena19,623 | 15–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 20 | December 4 | @ Sacramento | 20101204 DALSAC 105 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Shawn Marion (8) | José Juan Barea (6) | ARCO Arena12,900 | 16–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 21 | December 7 | Golden State | 20101207 GSWDAL 105 100 | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Ian Mahinmi (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center19,593 | 17–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 22 | December 9 | New Jersey | 20101209 NJNDAL 102 89 | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | José Juan Barea (13) | American Airlines Center19,666 | 18–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 23 | December 11 | Utah | 20101211 UTADAL 103 97 | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center20,074 | 19–4 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 24 | December 13 | Milwaukee | 20101213 MILDAL 99 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center19,720 | 19–5 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 25 | December 15 | Portland | 20101215 PORDAL 103 98 | Caron Butler (23) | Tyson Chandler (8) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center19,531 | 20–5 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 26 | December 17 | Phoenix | 20101217 PHXDAL 106 91 | Dirk Nowitzki,Jason Terry (18) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center20,406 | 21–5 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 27 | December 20 | @ Miami | 20101220 DALMIA 98 96 | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Shawn Marion (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Arena20,178 | 22–5 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 28 | December 21 | @ Orlando | 20101221 DALORL 105 99 | Caron Butler (20) | Dirk Nowitzki (8) | Jason Kidd (12) | Amway Center19,057 | 23–5 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 29 | December 27 | @ Oklahoma City | 20101227 DALOKC 103 93 | Caron Butler (21) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Oklahoma City Arena18,203 | 24–5 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 30 | December 28 | Toronto | 20101228 TORDAL 76 84 | Jason Terry (18) | Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd (6) | Jason Terry (6) | American Airlines Center20,027 | 24–6 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 31 | December 30 | San Antonio | 20101230 SASDAL 93 99 | Caron Butler (30) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jason Kidd (13) | American Airlines Center20,604 | 24–7 Dallas Mavericks January 6 2 2 6 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 32 | January 1 | @ Milwaukee | 20110101 DALMIL 87 99 | José Juan Barea (29) | Jason Kidd (7) | Jason Kidd (9) | Bradley Center13,194 | 24–8 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 33 | January 2 | @ Cleveland | 20110102 DALCLE 104 95 | Shawn Marion (22) | Tyson Chandler (14) | Jason Kidd (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 25–8 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 34 | January 4 | Portland | 20110104 PORDAL 84 81 | DeShawn Stevenson,Jason Terry (18) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center19,514 | 26–8 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 35 | January 6 | Oklahoma City | 20110106 OKCDAL 95 99 | Shawn Marion (25) | Tyson Chandler (18) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center20,282 | 26–9 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 36 | January 8 | Orlando | 20110108 ORLDAL 107 117 | DeShawn Stevenson (24) | Shawn Marion (8) | Jason Terry (9) | American Airlines Center20,178 | 26–10 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 37 | January 12 | @ Indiana | 20110112 DALIND 89 102 | Jason Terry (18) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse11,204 | 26–11 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 38 | January 14 | @ San Antonio | 20110114 DALSAS 89 101 | Shawn Marion (14) | Shawn Marion (10) | José Juan Barea (5) | AT&T Center18,581 | 26–12 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 39 | January 15 | @ Memphis | 20110115 DALMEM 70 89 | Ian Mahinmi (17) | four players (6) | Jason Kidd (4) | FedExForum15,812 | 26–13 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 40 | January 17 | @ Detroit | 20110117 DALDET 89 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Brendan Haywood,Shawn Marion (7) | Jason Kidd (13) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,660 | 26–14 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 41 | January 19 | LA Lakers | 20110119 LALDAL 109 100 | Shawn Marion,Jason Terry (22) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center20,365 | 27–14 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 42 | January 20 | @ Chicago | 20110120 DALCHI 77 82 | Dirk Nowitzki (19) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Dirk Nowitzki,Jason Terry (4) | United Center21,397 | 27–15 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 43 | January 22 | @ New Jersey | 20110122 DALNJN 87 86 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Shawn Marion (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | Prudential Center14,051 | 28–15 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 44 | January 25 | LA Clippers | 20110125 LACDAL 112 105 | Jason Terry (28) | Shawn Marion (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center20,335 | 29–15 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 45 | January 27 | Houston | 20110127 HOUDAL 111 106 | Tyson Chandler (21) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center20,088 | 30–15 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 46 | January 29 | Atlanta | 20110129 ATLDAL 102 91 | Dirk Nowitzki (19) | Jason Kidd (8) | Jason Terry (11) | American Airlines Center20,309 | 31–15 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 47 | January 31 | Washington | 20110131 WASDAL 102 92 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Tyson Chandler (18) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Center19,724 | 32–15 Dallas Mavericks February 3 0 7 1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 48 | February 2 | @ New York | 20110202 DALNYK 113 97 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Tyson Chandler,Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (10) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 33–15 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 49 | February 4 | @ Boston | 20110204 DALBOS 101 97 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Jason Kidd (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 34–15 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 50 | February 5 | @ Charlotte | 20110205 DALCHA 101 92 | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Jason Kidd (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena17,743 | 35–15 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 51 | February 7 | Cleveland | 20110207 CLEDAL 99 96 | Jason Terry (23) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center19,875 | 36–15 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 52 | February 9 | @ Sacramento | 20110209 DALSAC 102 100 | Jason Terry (22) | Jason Kidd (8) | Jason Kidd,Peja Stojaković (5) | ARCO Arena12,310 | 37–15 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 53 | February 10 | @ Denver | 20110210 DALDEN 120 121 | Jason Terry (25) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jason Kidd,Dirk Nowitzki (6) | Pepsi Center16,273 | 37–16 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 54 | February 12 | @ Houston | 20110212 DALHOU 106 102 | Dirk Nowitzki,Peja Stojaković (22) | Shawn Marion (9) | Jason Terry (7) | Toyota Center17,009 | 38–16 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 55 | February 16 | Sacramento | 20110216 SACDAL 116 100 | Jason Kidd (20) | Brendan Haywood (10) | José Juan Barea (10) | American Airlines Center20,420 | 39–16 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 56 | February 17 | @ Phoenix | 20110217 DALPHX 112 106 | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Jason Kidd (12) | US Airways Center17,903 | 40–16 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 57 | February 23 | Utah | 20110223 UTADAL 118 99 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Tyson Chandler,Brendan Haywood (10) | Jason Kidd (12) | American Airlines Center20,379 | 41–16 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 58 | February 26 | @ Washington | 20110226 DALWAS 105 99 | Jason Terry (25) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Jason Kidd (14) | Verizon Center19,203 | 42–16 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 59 | February 27 | @ Toronto | 20110227 DALTOR 114 96 | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | José Juan Barea (9) | Air Canada Centre16,827 | 43–16 Dallas Mavericks March 4 3 5 3 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 60 | March 1 | @ Philadelphia | 20110301 DALPHI 101 93 | Jason Terry (30) | Jason Kidd,Shawn Marion (10) | Jason Kidd (13) | Wells Fargo Center13,509 | 44–16 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 61 | March 4 | Indiana | 20110304 INDDAL 116 108 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Shawn Marion (7) | José Juan Barea (8) | American Airlines Center20,385 | 45–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 6 | Memphis | 20110306 MEMDAL 103 104 | Jason Terry (26) | Shawn Marion (12) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center20,102 | 45–17 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 63 | March 7 | @ Minnesota | 20110307 DALMIN 108 105 | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Brendan Haywood,Shawn Marion (10) | Jason Kidd (9) | Target Center13,288 | 46–17 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 64 | March 9 | @ New Orleans | 20110309 DALNOH 92 93 | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | New Orleans Arena14,472 | 46–18 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 65 | March 10 | New York | 20110310 NYKDAL 127 109 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center20,517 | 47–18 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 66 | March 12 | LA Lakers | 20110312 LALDAL 91 96 | Shawn Marion,Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Shawn Marion (12) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center20,619 | 47–19 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 67 | March 15 | @ Portland | 20110315 DALPOR 101 104 | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (14) | Rose Garden20,631 | 47–20 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 68 | March 16 | @ Golden State | 20110316 DALGSW 112 106 | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (11) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 48–20 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 69 | March 18 | San Antonio | 20110318 SASDAL 91 97 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center20,614 | 48–21 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 70 | March 20 | Golden State | 20110320 GSWDAL 101 73 | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Tyson Chandler (17) | José Juan Barea,Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center20,324 | 49–21 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 71 | March 24 | Minnesota | 20110324 MINDAL 104 96 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (13) | American Airlines Center20,296 | 50–21 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 72 | March 26 | @ Utah | 20110326 DALUTA 94 77 | Jason Terry (22) | Tyson Chandler,Shawn Marion (7) | José Juan Barea,Jason Kidd (6) | EnergySolutions Arena19,649 | 51–21 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 73 | March 27 | @ Phoenix | 20110327 DALPHX 91 83 | Tyson Chandler,Jason Kidd,Jason Terry (16) | Tyson Chandler (18) | José Juan Barea (5) | US Airways Center17,314 | 52–21 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 74 | March 30 | @ LA Clippers | 20110330 DALLAC 106 100 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Shawn Marion (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | Staples Center19,060 | 53–21 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 75 | March 31 | @ LA Lakers | 20110331 DALLAL 82 110 | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 53–22 Dallas Mavericks April 3 1 1 2 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 76 | April 2 | @ Golden State | 20110402 DALGSW 92 99 | Shawn Marion (21) | Shawn Marion (8) | José Juan Barea (11) | Oracle Arena18,128 | 53–23 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 77 | April 3 | @ Portland | 20110403 DALPOR 96 104 | Rodrigue Beaubois (20) | Brendan Haywood (11) | Rodrigue Beaubois,Jason Kidd (4) | Rose Garden20,534 | 53–24 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 78 | April 6 | Denver | 20110406 DENDAL 96 104 | Shawn Marion (21) | Brendan Haywood (19) | José Juan Barea (10) | American Airlines Center20,364 | 53–25 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 79 | April 8 | LA Clippers | 20110408 LACDAL 107 96 | Corey Brewer,Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Shawn Marion (10) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | American Airlines Center20,382 | 54–25 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 80 | April 10 | Phoenix | 20110410 PHXDAL 115 90 | Dirk Nowitzki (19) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center20,355 | 55–25 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 81 | April 11 | @ Houston | 20110411 DALHOU 98 91 1 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Tyson Chandler,Dirk Nowitzki (12) | José Juan Barea,Jason Kidd,Shawn Marion,Jason Terry (4) | Toyota Center14,898 | 56–25 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 82 | April 13 | New Orleans | 20110413 NOHDAL 121 89 | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Shawn Marion (8) | José Juan Barea,Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center20,366 | 57–25 dal 2011 Playoffs 2011 NBA playoffs The Mavericks' playoff run began with a six-game first round series against the Portland Trail Blazers. In the conference semi-finals, the Mavericks swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. The series against the Lakers also birthed the Mavericks Royal Blue-Out games in the AAC, with almost all fans wearing T-shirts that read "The Time is Now". In the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Mavericks won the last three games with fourth-quarter comebacks to win their second Western Conference Championship and earn a trip to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006. Following a disappointing Game One, the Mavericks came back from 15 points down in Game 2 to even the series at 1 game apiece, the 5th largest comeback in a Finals game as of August 2026 Keith Jenkins June 11, 2026 What are the biggest comebacks in NBA Finals history? https://abc7.com/post/what-are-biggest-comebacks-nba-finals-history/14942097/ NBA June 13, 2026 Game 5 Summary, 2026 NBA Finals https://www.nba.com/game/nyk-vs-sas-0042500405. After a loss in Game Three, the Mavericks won the last two games in Dallas to take a 3–2 series lead heading to Game Six in Miami. The Mavericks won Game Six; with that win, the Mavs became NBA Champions for the first time. Game log Dallas Mavericks yes 2011 Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–2; Road: 7–3) Dallas Mavericks First Round yes yes 3 0 1 2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | April 16 | Portland | 20110416 PORDAL 89 81 | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (4) | American Airlines Center20,541 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | April 19 | Portland | 20110419 PORDAL 101 89 | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center20,620 | 2–0 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | April 21 | @ Portland | 20110421 DALPOR 92 97 | Jason Terry (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Terry (7) | Rose Garden20,217 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | April 23 | @ Portland | 20110423 DALPOR 82 84 | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Shawn Marion (11) | Jason Kidd (4) | Rose Garden20,357 | 2–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | April 25 | Portland | 20110425 PORDAL 93 82 | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Tyson Chandler (20) | Jason Kidd (14) | American Airlines Center20,837 | 3–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | April 28 | @ Portland | 20110428 DALPOR 103 96 | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Terry (8) | Rose Garden20,494 | 4–2 Dallas Mavericks Conference Semifinals yes 2 0 2 0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | May 2 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20110502 DALLAL 96 94 | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Jason Kidd (11) | Staples Center18,997 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | May 4 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20110504 DALLAL 93 81 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Shawn Marion (9) | Jason Kidd (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 2–0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | May 6 | L.A. Lakers | 20110506 LALDAL 98 92 | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center21,156 | 3–0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | May 8 | L.A. Lakers | 20110508 LALDAL 122 86 | Jason Terry (32) | Tyson Chandler (9) | José Juan Barea (8) | American Airlines Center21,087 | 4–0 Dallas Mavericks Conference Finals yes 2 1 2 0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | May 17 | Oklahoma City | 20110517 OKCDAL 121 112 | Dirk Nowitzki (48) | Tyson Chandler (8) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Center20,911 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | May 19 | Oklahoma City | 20110519 OKCDAL 100 106 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center21,051 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | May 21 | @ Oklahoma City | 20110521 DALOKC 93 87 | Shawn Marion,Dirk Nowitzki (18) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Jason Kidd (8) | Oklahoma City Arena18,203 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | May 23 | @ Oklahoma City | 20110523 DALOKC 112 105 1 | Dirk Nowitzki (40) | Tyson Chandler (8) | Jason Kidd (7) | Oklahoma City Arena18,203 | 3–1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | May 25 | Oklahoma City | 20110525 OKCDAL 100 96 | Shawn Marion,Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Tyson Chandler,Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center21,092 | 4–1 Dallas Mavericks NBA Finals yes 2 1 2 1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | May 31 | @ Miami | 20110531 DALMIA 84 92 | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Shawn Marion (10) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | June 2 | @ Miami | 20110602 DALMIA 95 93 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd,Jason Terry (5) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | June 5 | Miami | 20110605 MIADAL 86 88 | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Tyson Chandler,Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center20,340 | 1–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | June 7 | Miami | 20110607 MIADAL 86 83 | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Tyson Chandler (16) | José Juan Barea (4) | American Airlines Center20,430 | 2–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | June 9 | Miami | 20110609 MIADAL 112 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Tyson Chandler (7) | Jason Kidd,Jason Terry (6) | American Airlines Center20,433 | 3–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | June 12 | @ Miami | 20110612 DALMIA 105 95 | Jason Terry (27) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 4–2 |- DAL yes 2011 Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameJason TerrySG82 10 2,564 153 334 93 13 1,293 31.3 1.9 4.1 1.1 .2 15.8J. J. BareaPG 81 2 1,669 159 317 30 1 769 20.6 2.0 3.9 .4 .0 9.5Jason KiddPG 80 80 2,653 351 655 134 29 630 33.2 4.4 8.2 1.7 .4 7.9Shawn MarionSF 80 27 2,253 551 110 68 50 999 28.2 6.9 1.4 .9 .6 12.5Tyson ChandlerC 74 74 2,059 692 32 36 80 748 27.8 9.4 .4 .5 1.1 10.1Dirk NowitzkiPF 73 73 2,504 513 190 38 47 1,681 34.3 7.0 2.6 .5 .6 23.0DeShawn StevensonSG 72 54 1,158 106 77 21 5 383 16.1 1.5 1.1 .3 .1 5.3Brendan HaywoodC 72 8 1,331 376 19 16 74 320 18.5 5.2 .3 .2 1.0 4.4Brian CardinalSF 56 4 618 59 40 24 7 145 11.0 1.1 .7 .4 .1 2.6Ian MahinmiC 56 0 488 120 8 14 15 173 8.7 2.1 .1 .3 .3 3.1Caron ButlerSF 29 29 867 118 46 28 8 436 29.9 4.1 1.6 1.0 .3 15.0Rodrigue BeauboisPG 28 26 496 52 64 20 8 236 17.7 1.9 2.3 .7 .3 8.4Peja Stojaković†SF 25 13 506 66 22 11 2 215 20.2 2.6 .9 .4 .1 8.6Dominique JonesSG 18 0 135 25 19 5 3 42 7.5 1.4 1.1 .3 .2 2.3Corey Brewer†SG 13 2 148 23 12 11 2 69 11.4 1.8 .9 .8 .2 5.3Aleksandar Pavlović basketball†SF 10 6 163 12 7 5 3 41 16.3 1.2 .7 .5 .3 4.1Alexis Ajinça†C 10 2 75 17 2 3 5 29 7.5 1.7 .2 .3 .5 2.9Steve Novak†SF 7 0 18 5 0 0 0 11 2.6 .7 .0 .0 .0 1.6 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only. Playoffs Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameDirk NowitzkiPF21 21 826 171 53 12 13 582 39.3 8.1 2.5 .6 .6 27.7Jason KiddPG21 21 744 95 153 40 10 195 35.4 4.5 7.3 1.9 .5 9.3Shawn MarionSF21 21 690 133 45 21 19 250 32.9 6.3 2.1 1.0 .9 11.9Tyson ChandlerC21 21 680 193 8 13 19 167 32.4 9.2 .4 .6 .9 8.0DeShawn StevensonSG21 18 332 19 12 11 2 94 15.8 .9 .6 .5 .1 4.5J. J. BareaPG21 3 390 39 71 6 0 187 18.6 1.9 3.4 .3 .0 8.9Jason TerrySG21 0 684 40 67 26 3 368 32.6 1.9 3.2 1.2 .1 17.5Peja StojakovićSF 19 0 350 32 7 12 2 134 18.4 1.7 .4 .6 .1 7.1Brendan HaywoodC 18 0 275 73 4 2 18 56 15.3 4.1 .2 .1 1.0 3.1Brian CardinalSF 9 0 37 3 2 1 0 10 4.1 .3 .2 .1 .0 1.1Ian MahinmiC 6 0 33 6 0 1 0 11 5.5 1.0 .0 .2 .0 1.8Corey BrewerSG 6 0 23 2 1 4 0 9 3.8 .3 .2 .7 .0 1.5 Awards, records and milestones Awards Week/Month Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 22 through November 28.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/11/29/players-of-week-howard-nowitzki/index.html Nowitzki collect Player of the Week honor November 29, 2010 nba.com November 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101201013114/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/11/29/players-of-week-howard-nowitzki/index.html December 1, 2010 dead Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from December 6 through December 12.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/13/players-of-the-week/index.html Mavericks' Nowitzki named Player of the Week December 31, 2010 nba.com December 13, 2010 Rick Carlisle was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for games played in February.http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/01/coaches-of-the-month/index.html Mavs' Carlisle named Coaches of the Month March 1, 2011 nba.com March 1, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304194916/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/01/coaches-of-the-month/index.html March 4, 2011 dead mdy-all All-Star Dirk Nowitzki was voted to his 10th NBA All-Star Game. Season Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA Second Team Tyson Chandler was named to the All-Defensive Second Team Playoffs Dirk Nowitzki was voted the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. Records On October 29, Dirk Nowitzki's free-throw streak came to an end at 82, when he missed a free-throw against Memphis. He now holds the record for the third-longest free-throw streak. In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks set a playoff record for most free throws made without a miss with 24, previously held by Paul Pierce (21) in 2003. Milestones On November 12, Jason Kidd recorded his 11,000th Assist during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He is the second player in NBA history to achieve it. On May 8, in a playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Brian Cardinal hit the 20th three-pointer of the game, tying what was at the time the record set by the Houston Rockets on May 6, 1996. The current record belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who hit 25 three-pointers in a game against the Atlanta Hawks on May 4, 2016.http://wtop.com/nba/2016/05/most-3-pointers-playoff-game-team-3/ Most 3-Pointers Playoff Game-Team WTOP 2016-05-04 en-US 2016-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20161009050713/http://wtop.com/nba/2016/05/most-3-pointers-playoff-game-team-3/ October 9, 2016 dead On June 12, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in game 6 of the 2011 Finals, to win their first NBA Championship. On June 16, a crowd estimated at 200,000 lined the streets of Dallas for the first-ever NBA Championship Victory Parade. A celebration followed inside, at the American Airlines Center for Season ticket holders, and was broadcast on local TV.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6667655 Mavs celebrate championship with parade, rally June 16, 2011 Major injuries and surgeries Rodrigue Beaubois injured his foot during a practice session with the France national team. Beaubois broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot. He underwent surgery, which was successful.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5443649 Mavs' Rodrigue Beaubois breaks foot August 6, 2010 ESPN August 6, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100817021707/http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5443649 August 17, 2010 live He rebroke his foot, but returned to practice at February 8, 2011.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6102177 Rodrigue Beaubois back at practice February 8, 2011 ESPN February 9, 2011 Beaubois made his comeback in a game against Sacramento on February 16. On January 4, 2011, Caron Butler was ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured right patellar tendon.http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/01/04/caron-butler-out-for-season/ Caron Butler out for season " NBA.com - Hang Time Blog January 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20170905012102/http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/01/04/caron-butler-out-for-season/ September 5, 2017 dead Head coach Rick Carlisle did not make the trip to Oklahoma because he was recovering from a minor arthroscopic knee surgery.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5957357 Dwane Casey to coach Mavs in OKC December 26, 2010 ESPN December 27, 2010 During a game against Milwaukee, Caron Butler injured his right knee and did not return to the game. Butler suffered a ruptured right patellar tendon on his right knee, underwent surgery on Tuesday, January 4, and missed the remainder of the season.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5988038 Caron Butler done for season January 4, 2011 ESPN January 4, 2011 During the first quarter of a game against Detroit, Aleksandar Pavlović suffered a broken nose. Rodrigue Beaubois missed Game 1 of the playoff series against Portland due to a foot sprain.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6370260 Rodrigue Beaubois out with foot sprain April 16, 2011 ESPN April 16, 2011 He also missed Games 2–5 of the same series. Dirk Nowitzki tore a tendon in the middle finger of his left (non-shooting) hand in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.http://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6613978 Dirk tears finger tendon, plans to play Thursday June 2011 During the Finals against Miami, Brendan Haywood missed Game 3 due to a strained right hip flexor.MacMahon Tim June 6, 2011 Brendan Haywood out for Game 3 https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6628183 June 6, 2011 ESPN He returned to play Game 4, but could not move well and only played a few minutes.https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6632104 Hip limits Brendan Haywood in Game 4 June 8, 2011 ESPN June 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721014944/http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6632104 July 21, 2011 live See also 2010–11 NBA season References 2 Category:Dallas Mavericks seasons Dallas Category:Western Conference (NBA) championship seasons Category:NBA championship seasons Dallas Dallas Category:2010s in Dallas