2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Dallas Mavericks 2009 50 32 Southwest 3 6 Rick Carlisle Donnie Nelson Donnie Nelson Mark Cuban American Airlines Center Conference Semifinals(lost to Nuggets 1–4) DAL Fox Sports Southwest KTXA KESN 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. 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. 2 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 2008 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 51 Shan Foster SG/SF United States Vanderbilt University Roster {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%; width: 100%;" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #0B60AD; color: #D3D3D3; text-align: center;" | 2008–09 Dallas Mavericks final roster |- style="background-color: #072156; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" ! Players !! Coaches |- | valign="top" | {| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;" ! Pos. !! # !! Name !! Height !! Weight !! DOB (Y–M–D) !! From |- 11 JJ Barea PG 5 10 175 Northeastern 32 Brandon Bass F/C 6 8 240 Louisiana State 13 Matt Carroll basketball SG 6 6 212 Notre Dame 25 Erick Dampier C 6 11 265 Mississippi State 40 Devean George G/F 6 8 235 Augsburg yes 8 Gerald Green G/F 6 8 200 Gulf Shores Academy 1 Ryan Hollins C 7 0 230 UCLA 5 Josh Howard G/F 6 7 210 Wake Forest 2 Jason Kidd G 6 4 210 California 41 Dirk Nowitzki F 7 0 245 Germany 33 James Singleton basketball F 6 8 230 Murray State 42 Jerry Stackhouse G/F 6 6 218 North Carolina yes 31 Jason Terry G 6 2 180 Arizona 4 Shawne Williams F 6 9 225 Memphis 21 Antoine Wright basketball player G/F 6 7 215 Texas A&M Rick Carlisle (Virginia) Mario Elie (American International) Dwane Casey (Kentucky) Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Tom Sterner (Millersville) Darrell Armstrong (Fayetteville State) https://web.archive.org/web/20090429093700/http://www.nba.com/mavericks/roster/ 2009-01-16 Regular season Standings DAL DAL Game log Dallas Mavericks 2009 Dallas Mavericks October yes 0 1 0 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 30 | Houston | 20081030 HOUDAL 102 112 | Dirk Nowitzki (36) | Josh Howard (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | American Airlines Center20,066 | 0–1 Dallas Mavericks November 2 3 6 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | November 1 | @ Minnesota | 20081101 DALMIN 95 85 | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Target Center16,893 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 3 | Cleveland | 20081103 CLEDAL 81 100 | Josh Howard (18) | DeSagana Diop (9) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center19,923 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 4 | @ San Antonio | 20081104 DALSAS 98 81 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Josh Howard (12) | Jason Kidd (10) | AT&T Center17,398 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 7 | @ Denver | 20081107 DALDEN 105 108 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Brandon Bass (10) | Jason Kidd (9) | Pepsi Center19,175 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 9 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20081109 DALLAC 92 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Gerald Green (12) | Jason Kidd (9) | Staples Center14,249 | 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 11 | L.A. Lakers | 20081111 LALDAL 99 106 | Jason Terry (21) | Erick Dampier (16) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center20,391 | 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 13 | @ Chicago | 20081113 DALCHI 91 98 | Josh Howard (21) | Erick Dampier (18) | Dirk Nowitzki (5) | United Center21,751 | 2–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 14 | Orlando | 20081114 ORLDAL 100 102 | Josh Howard (25) | Josh Howard, Erick Dampier (9) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center20,085 | 2–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 16 | @ New York | 20081116 DALNYK 124 114 1 | Dirk Nowitzki (39) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Jason Kidd (9) | Madison Square Garden19,271 | 3–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 18 | @ Charlotte | 20081118 DALCHA 100 83 | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Erick Dampier (11) | Jason Kidd (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena10,935 | 4–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 19 | @ Houston | 20081119 DALHOU 96 86 | Jason Terry (31) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Kidd (7) | Toyota Center18,203 | 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 21 | Memphis | 20081121 MEMDAL 91 76 | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Jason Kidd (13) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center20,035 | 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 25 | Indiana | 20081125 INDDAL 109 106 | Jason Terry (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Kidd (13) | American Airlines Center19,996 | 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 28 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20081128 DALLAL 107 114 | Jason Terry (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Kidd (11) | Staples Center18,997 | 7–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 29 | @ Sacramento | 20081129 DALSAC 101 78 | Jason Terry (24) | Erick Dampier (13) | Jason Kidd (8) | ARCO Arena12,650 | 8–8 Dallas Mavericks December 7 2 4 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 2 | L.A. Clippers | 20081202 LACDAL 100 98 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center19,670 | 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 4 | Phoenix | 20081204 PHXDAL 112 97 | Dirk Nowitzki (39) | Erick Dampier (14) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center19,813 | 10–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 6 | Atlanta | 20081206 ATLDAL 100 98 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center19,966 | 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 9 | San Antonio | 20081209 SASDAL 126 133 2 | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (12) | American Airlines Center19,937 | 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 11 | Charlotte | 20081211 CHADAL 95 90 | Jason Terry (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center19,736 | 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 13 | Oklahoma City | 20081213 OKCDAL 103 99 | Dirk Nowitzki (46) | Brandon Bass (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center20,190 | 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 15 | Denver | 20081215 DENDAL 88 98 | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Erick Dampier (15) | José Juan Barea (9) | American Airlines Center19,969 | 13–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 17 | @ Toronto | 20081217 DALTOR 96 86 | Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Terry (8) | Air Canada Centre18,832 | 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 19 | @ New Jersey | 20081219 DALNJN 97 121 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Erick Dampier (7) | Jason Kidd (7) | Izod Center9,889 | 14–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 21 | @ Washington | 20081221 DALWAS 97 86 | Jason Terry (25) | James Singleton (13) | Jason Kidd (11) | Verizon Center15,582 | 15–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 23 | Memphis | 20081223 MEMDAL 100 82 | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Erick Dampier (9) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Center20,200 | 16–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 25 | @ Portland | 20081225 DALPOR 102 94 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Jason Kidd (12) | Jason Kidd (10) | Rose Garden20,643 | 17–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 26 | @ Utah | 20081226 DALUTA 88 97 | Jason Terry (26) | Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier (8) | Jason Kidd (9) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 17–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 28 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20081228 DALLAC 98 76 | Josh Howard (29) | Brandon Bass, Josh Howard, Erick Dampier (9) | Josh Howard (7) | Staples Center16,685 | 18–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 30 | Minnesota | 20081230 MINDAL 107 100 | Jason Terry (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (16) | American Airlines Center20,264 | 19–12 Dallas Mavericks January 5 1 3 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 2 | Philadelphia | 20090102 PHIDAL 96 86 | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Erick Dampier (14) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center20,327 | 20–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 4 | @ Memphis | 20090104 DALMEM 82 102 | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (6) | Jason Kidd (5) | FedExForum11,731 | 20–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 6 | L.A. Clippers | 20090106 LACDAL 107 102 | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Jason Kidd (10) | José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center19,794 | 21–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 8 | New York | 20090108 NYKDAL 99 94 | Josh Howard (19) | Brandon Bass (11) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | American Airlines Center19,779 | 22–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 9 | @ Phoenix | 20090109 DALPHX 100 128 | Dirk Nowitzki (19) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | Jason Kidd (7) | US Airways Center18,422 | 22–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 11 | @ Sacramento | 20090111 DALSAC 95 102 | Jason Terry (33) | Dirk Nowitzki (8) | Jason Kidd (7) | ARCO Arena12,294 | 22–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 13 | @ Denver | 20090113 DALDEN 97 99 | Dirk Nowitzki (44) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Jason Kidd (7) | Pepsi Center14,158 | 22–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 14 | New Orleans | 20090114 NOHDAL 97 104 | Jason Terry (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center19,947 | 22–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 17 | Utah | 20090117 UTADAL 115 108 | Dirk Nowitzki (39) | Brandon Bass (9) | Jason Kidd (15) | American Airlines Center20,325 | 23–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 19 | @ Philadelphia | 20090119 DALPHI 95 93 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Jason Kidd (12) | Jason Kidd (6) | Wachovia Center14,503 | 24–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 21 | @ Milwaukee | 20090121 DALMIL 99 133 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Erick Dampier (8) | Jason Terry (5) | Bradley Center13,898 | 24–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 23 | @ Detroit | 20090123 DALDET 112 91 | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | Jason Kidd (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 25–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 25 | @ Boston | 20090125 DALBOS 100 124 | Jason Terry (27) | Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier, Jason Kidd (7) | Jason Kidd (5) | TD Banknorth Garden18,624 | 25–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 28 | Golden State | 20090128 GSWDAL 117 93 | Jason Terry (22) | Brandon Bass, Erick Dampier (11) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center19,864 | 26–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 31 | @ Miami | 20090131 DALMIA 111 96 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 27–19 Dallas Mavericks February 7 1 1 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 2 | @ Orlando | 20090202 DALORL 105 95 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Erick Dampier (7) | Jason Kidd (8) | Amway Arena16,551 | 28–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 4 | Portland | 20090204 PORDAL 104 99 | Josh Howard (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center19,767 | 29–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 5 | @ Utah | 20090205 DALUTA 87 115 | Josh Howard (18) | Dirk Nowitzki (6) | Jason Kidd (8) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 29–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 7 | Chicago | 20090207 CHIDAL 115 114 1 | Dirk Nowitzki (44) | Erick Dampier (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center20,349 | 30–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 10 | Sacramento | 20090210 SACDAL 118 100 | Antoine Wright, Josh Howard (23) | Erick Dampier (16) | Jason Kidd (12) | American Airlines Center19,667 | 31–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 12 | Boston | 20090212 BOSDAL 92 99 | Dirk Nowitzki (37) | Dirk Nowitzki (8) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center20,285 | 31–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 18 | New Jersey | 20090218 NJNDAL 113 98 | Josh Howard (24) | Josh Howard (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center19,878 | 32–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 20 | @ Houston | 20090220 DALHOU 86 93 | José Juan Barea (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (5) | Toyota Center18,195 | 32–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 21 | Sacramento | 20090221 SACDAL 116 95 | Brandon Bass, Josh Howard (20) | James Singleton (12) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Center20,223 | 33–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 24 | @ San Antonio | 20090224 DALSAS 76 93 | Josh Howard (19) | James Singleton (14) | Jason Kidd (4) | AT&T Center18,797 | 33–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 25 | Milwaukee | 20090225 MILDAL 116 96 | Josh Howard (27) | Brandon Bass (11) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center19,558 | 34–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 27 | Oklahoma City | 20090227 OKCDAL 110 108 1 | Dirk Nowitzki (41) | Dirk Nowitzki, James Singleton (9) | Jason Kidd (13) | American Airlines Center20,007 | 35–23 Dallas Mavericks March 5 1 4 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 1 | Toronto | 20090301 TORDAL 109 98 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | James Singleton (16) | Jason Kidd (15) | American Airlines Center19,688 | 36–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 2 | @ Oklahoma City | 20090302 DALOKC 87 96 | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | James Singleton (6) | Dirk Nowitzki (6) | Ford Center18,527 | 36–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 4 | San Antonio | 20090304 SASDAL 107 102 | Josh Howard (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center20,316 | 37–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 5 | @ New Orleans | 20090305 DALNOH 88 104 | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Erick Dampier (9) | Jason Terry (4) | New Orleans Arena17,230 | 37–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 7 | Washington | 20090307 WASDAL 119 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Center20,150 | 38–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 10 | @ Phoenix | 20090310 DALPHX 122 117 | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Dirk Nowitzki, José Juan Barea (4) | US Airways Center18,422 | 39–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 11 | @ Portland | 20090311 DALPOR 93 89 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Rose Garden20,286 | 40–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 13 | @ Golden State | 20090313 DALGSW 110 119 | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | James Singleton (11) | Jason Kidd (11) | Oracle Arena18,751 | 40–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 15 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20090315 DALLAL 100 107 | Jason Terry (29) | James Singleton (10) | Jason Kidd (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 40–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 17 | Detroit | 20090317 DETDAL 103 101 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Erick Dampier (13) | José Juan Barea (8) | American Airlines Center20,427 | 41–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 19 | @ Atlanta | 20090319 DALATL 87 95 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Kidd (6) | Philips Arena17,499 | 41–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 20 | @ Indiana | 20090320 DALIND 94 92 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | James Singleton (11) | José Juan Barea (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse17,232 | 42–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 25 | Golden State | 20090325 GSWDAL 128 106 | Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Erick Dampier (10) | José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center19,862 | 43–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 27 | Denver | 20090327 DENDAL 101 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | José Juan Barea, Jason Terry (4) | American Airlines Center20,310 | 43–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 29 | @ Cleveland | 20090329 DALCLE 74 102 | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Ryan Hollins (12) | Jason Kidd (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 43–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 31 | @ Minnesota | 20090331 DALMIN 108 88 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Kidd (13) | Target Center12,111 | 44–30 Dallas Mavericks April 5 0 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 1 | Miami | 20090401 MIADAL 98 96 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Josh Howard, Brandon Bass (8) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Center20,021 | 45–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 3 | @ Memphis | 20090403 DALMEM 102 107 | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | FedExForum15,126 | 45–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 5 | Phoenix | 20090405 PHXDAL 140 116 | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | James Singleton, Brandon Bass (6) | Jason Kidd (20) | American Airlines Center20,301 | 46–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 8 | Utah | 20090408 UTADAL 130 101 | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Erick Dampier (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center20,017 | 47–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 10 | New Orleans | 20090410 NOHDAL 100 92 | Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard (25) | Brandon Bass (13) | Jason Kidd (15) | American Airlines Center20,370 | 48–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 12 | @ New Orleans | 20090412 DALNOH 92 102 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Jason Kidd (6) | New Orleans Arena16,640 | 48–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 13 | Minnesota | 20090413 MINDAL 96 94 | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Erick Dampier (13) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center19,900 | 49–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 15 | Houston | 20090415 HOUDAL 95 84 | Jason Terry (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Jason Kidd (12) | American Airlines Center20,350 | 50–32 DAL 2009 Playoffs Dallas Mavericks 2009 yes Dallas Mavericks First Round no yes yes 2 0 2 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 18 | @ San Antonio | W 105–97 | Josh Howard (25) | Erick Dampier (11) | Jason Kidd (5) | AT&T Center18,797 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 20 | @ San Antonio | L 84–105 | Jason Terry (16) | Dirk Nowitzki (6) | Jason Kidd (5) | AT&T Center18,797 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 23 | San Antonio | W 88–67 | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Erick Dampier (9) | José Juan Barea (6) | American Airlines Center20,491 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 25 | San Antonio | W 99–90 | Josh Howard (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center20,829 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 28 | @ San Antonio | W 106–93 | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Erick Dampier (12) | Jason Kidd (6) | AT&T Center18,797 | 4–1 |- Dallas Mavericks Conference Semifinals no yes 1 1 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 3 | @ Denver | L 95–109 | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | José Juan Barea (5) | Pepsi Center19,631 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 5 | @ Denver | L 105–117 | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Pepsi Center19,890 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 9 | Denver | L 105–106 | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Dirk Nowitzki (16) | Jason Kidd (5) | American Airlines Center20,620 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 11 | Denver | W 119–117 | Dirk Nowitzki (44) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center20,523 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 13 | @ Denver | L 110–124 | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (9) | Pepsi Center19,962 | 1–4 |- DAL 2009 yes 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 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 NowitzkiPF81 81 3,050 681 197 61 63 2,094 37.7 8.4 2.4 .8 .8 25.9Jason KiddPG81 81 2,886 500 702 160 39 731 35.6 6.2 8.7 2.0 .5 9.0Brandon BassC81 0 1,574 367 43 27 55 686 19.4 4.5 .5 .3 .7 8.5Erick DampierC 80 80 1,836 565 77 24 95 454 23.0 7.1 1.0 .3 1.2 5.7J. J. BareaSG 79 15 1,600 177 269 37 5 617 20.3 2.2 3.4 .5 .1 7.8Jason TerrySG 74 11 2,491 177 251 97 20 1,447 33.7 2.4 3.4 1.3 .3 19.6Antoine Wright basketballSF 65 53 1,552 136 77 46 27 474 23.9 2.1 1.2 .7 .4 7.3James Singleton basketballPF 62 6 884 250 17 26 28 314 14.3 4.0 .3 .4 .5 5.1Josh HowardSF 52 51 1,663 263 83 55 30 936 32.0 5.1 1.6 1.1 .6 18.0Devean GeorgeSF 43 17 708 78 15 23 11 147 16.5 1.8 .3 .5 .3 3.4Gerald GreenSG 38 12 376 54 15 10 5 199 9.9 1.4 .4 .3 .1 5.2DeSagana Diop†C 34 0 452 118 13 12 25 56 13.3 3.5 .4 .4 .7 1.6Ryan Hollins†C 27 2 260 61 3 4 15 79 9.6 2.3 .1 .1 .6 2.9Matt Carroll basketball†SG 21 0 141 14 3 3 1 25 6.7 .7 .1 .1 .0 1.2Shawne WilliamsSF 15 0 170 46 2 2 9 42 11.3 3.1 .1 .1 .6 2.8Jerry StackhouseSG 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 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 NowitzkiPF10 10 394 101 31 9 8 268 39.4 10.1 3.1 .9 .8 26.8Jason KiddPG10 10 386 58 59 22 3 114 38.6 5.8 5.9 2.2 .3 11.4Josh HowardSF10 10 295 51 13 9 4 158 29.5 5.1 1.3 .9 .4 15.8Erick DampierC10 10 255 61 7 4 9 57 25.5 6.1 .7 .4 .9 5.7Antoine Wright basketballSF10 5 167 13 10 3 2 59 16.7 1.3 1.0 .3 .2 5.9J. J. BareaSG10 4 221 20 34 3 0 76 22.1 2.0 3.4 .3 .0 7.6Jason TerrySG10 1 325 28 19 6 3 143 32.5 2.8 1.9 .6 .3 14.3Brandon BassC10 0 192 41 7 7 4 94 19.2 4.1 .7 .7 .4 9.4Ryan HollinsC 9 0 84 24 1 1 4 22 9.3 2.7 .1 .1 .4 2.4James Singleton basketballPF 9 0 42 6 0 0 1 12 4.7 .7 .0 .0 .1 1.3Gerald GreenSG 6 0 26 2 0 1 0 11 4.3 .3 .0 .2 .0 1.8Matt Carroll basketballSG 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 References 2 Category:Dallas Mavericks seasons Dallas Dallas Dallas