Dallas Mavericks

Guide Note

The Dallas Mavericks play in the Southwest Division of the NBA's Western Conference. The Mavericks were founded in 1980 and are currently owned by Mark Cuban. The Mavericks are the third most valuable basketball franchise behind the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Fast Facts

Conference: Western Conference
Division: Southwest Division
Founded: 1980
Arena: American Airlines Center
City: Dallas, Texas
Team colors: Midnight blue, Green, White, Blue, and Silver
Owner: Mark Cuban
Championships: 0
Conference titles: 1 (2006)
Division titles: 2 (1987, 2007)

Recent Years

The Mavericks had several successful seasons before finally making it to the NBA Finals in 2006. They managed to take a commanding 2-0 series lead against the Miami Heat. However, the Heat would take the next four games on their way to winning their first NBA Championship. The Mavs would bounce back the following year, finishing with the league's best record and Dirk Nowiztki winning the MVP award. They faced the 8th seeded Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs. The Warriors beat the Mavericks in 6 games, leading many to call it the biggest upset in NBA history.

Another first round playoff exit in 2008 led to the firing of head coach Avery Johnson.

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Western Conference Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals			Conference Semifinals			Conference Finals

1	Los Angeles Lakers	4
8	Denver Nuggets	0
			1	Los Angeles Lakers	4

			4	Utah Jazz	2
4	Houston Rockets	2

5	Utah Jazz	4
						1	Los Angeles Lakers

3	San Antonio Spurs	4
6	Phoenix Suns	1
			3	San Antonio Spurs	3

			2	New Orleans Hornets	3
2	New Orleans Hornets	4

7	Dallas Mavericks	1