2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season is 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 hired on May 9, 2008 following Avery Johnson was fired after the 2008 NBA Playoffs.
2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season | |
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Head coach | Rick Carlisle |
Owners | 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 @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Southwest, KTXA |
Radio | KESN |
Finishing at 50–32 as the number 6 seed, the Mavericks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the opening round. They were, however, unable to defeat the Carmelo Anthony-led Denver Nuggets in the next round. The Nuggets would go on to the Conference Finals, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 51 | Shan Foster | SG/SF | ![]() |
Vanderbilt University |
Roster
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Regular season
Standings
Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
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November: 8–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 6–4)
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December: 11–4 (Home: 7–2; Road: 4–2)
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January: 8–7 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–6)
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February: 8–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 1–3)
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March: 9–7 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–6)
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April: 5–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 0–2)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Playoffs
West First Round
(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks
April 18 8:00 p.m. |
Dallas Mavericks 105, San Antonio Spurs 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 27–20, 29–25, 31–23 | ||
Pts: Josh Howard 25 Rebs: Erick Dampier 11 Asts: Jason Kidd 5 |
Pts: Tim Duncan 27 Rebs: Tim Duncan 9 Asts: Tony Parker 8 |
April 20 9:30 p.m. |
Dallas Mavericks 84, San Antonio Spurs 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 27–27, 17–28, 21–20 | ||
Pts: Jason Terry 16 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 6 Asts: Jason Kidd 5 |
Pts: Tony Parker 38 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Tony Parker 8 |
April 23 8:30 p.m. |
San Antonio Spurs 67, Dallas Mavericks 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 14–19, 12–29, 25–13 | ||
Pts: Tony Parker 12 Rebs: Kurt Thomas 10 Asts: Tony Parker 3 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 20 Rebs: Erick Dampier 9 Asts: José Juan Barea 6 |
American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,491 Referees: Joe Crawford, Eddie Rush, Derrick Collins, Marc Davis |
April 25 4:00 p.m. |
San Antonio Spurs 90, Dallas Mavericks 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 26–19, 16–29, 19–19 | ||
Pts: Tony Parker 43 Rebs: Tim Duncan 10 Asts: Tim Duncan 7 |
Pts: Josh Howard 28 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Jason Kidd 7 |
April 28 9:30 p.m. |
Dallas Mavericks 106, San Antonio Spurs 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 21–28, 30–19, 24–26 | ||
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 31 Rebs: Erick Dampier 12 Asts: Jason Kidd 6 |
Pts: Tim Duncan 30 Rebs: Tim Duncan 8 Asts: Tony Parker 12 | |
Dallas win series, 4–1 |
Last Playoff Meeting: 2006 Western Conference Semifinals (Dallas won 4-3)
West Conference Semifinals
(2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks
May 3 3:30 p.m. |
Dallas Mavericks 95, Denver Nuggets 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 23–35, 28–31, 20–27 | ||
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 28 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 10 Asts: José Juan Barea 5 |
Pts: Nenê 24 Rebs: Chris Andersen 6 Asts: Billups, Smith 6 each |
May 5 10:30 p.m. |
Dallas Mavericks 105, Denver Nuggets 117 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 33–28, 28–28, 22–31 | ||
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 35 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 9 Asts: Jason Kidd 7 |
Pts: Anthony, Nenê 25 each Rebs: Chris Andersen 9 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 |
May 9 5:00 p.m. |
Denver Nuggets 106, Dallas Mavericks 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 28–25, 31–35, 27–25 | ||
Pts: Chauncey Billups 32 Rebs: Nenê, Anthony 8 each Asts: Nenê 4 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 33 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 16 Asts: Jason Kidd 5 |
American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,620 Referees: Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore, Mark Wunderlich |
May 11 9:30 p.m. |
Denver Nuggets 117, Dallas Mavericks 119 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–23, 27–30, 29–32, 27–34 | ||
Pts: Carmelo Anthony 41 Rebs: Carmelo Anthony 11 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 44 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Jason Kidd 6 |
May 13 9:00 p.m. |
Dallas Mavericks 110, Denver Nuggets 124 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–34, 28–35, 25–25, 30–30 | ||
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 32 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 10 Asts: Jason Kidd 9 |
Pts: Carmelo Anthony 30 Rebs: Billups, Nenê 7 each Asts: Chauncey Billups 12 | |
Denver win series, 4–1 |
Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference Semifinals (Dallas won 4-2)
Awards and records
Transactions
Free agents
Additions
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Subtractions
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