2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season

Dallas Mavericks
2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
Owner(s)	Mark Cuban
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southwest); Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Semifinals
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Southwest, KTXA
Radio	KESN
< 2007–08	2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season is the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

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

Offseason

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Draft picks

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	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)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(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 v t e
#	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

Game log

2008–09 game log

October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date Time	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 Time	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 Time	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 Time	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 Time	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 Time	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 Time	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

2012–13 season schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks

ESPN

April 18
8:00 p.m.

Recap

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

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 18,797
Referees: Dick Bavetta, James Capers, Tony Brothers

TNT

April 20
9:30 p.m.

Recap

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

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 18,797
Referees: Mark Wunderlich, Joe Forte, Tom Washington

NBA TV

April 23
8:30 p.m.

Recap

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, Texas
Attendance: 20,491
Referees: Joe Crawford, Eddie Rush, Derrick Collins, Marc Davis

TNT

April 25
4:00 p.m.

Recap

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

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,829
Referees: Mike Callahan, Scott Foster, Zach Zarba

TNT

April 28
9:30 p.m.

Recap

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

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 18,797
Referees: Ron Garretson, Greg Willard, Monty McCutchen

Last Playoff Meeting: 2006 Western Conference Semifinals (Dallas won 4-3)

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks

ABC

May 3
3:30 p.m.

Recap

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

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,631
Referees: David Jones, Tom Washington, Dan Crawford

TNT

May 5
10:30 p.m.

Recap

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

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,890
Referees: Ed Malloy, Mike Callahan, Monty McCutchen

ESPN

May 9
5:00 p.m.

Recap

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, Texas
Attendance: 20,620
Referees: Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore, Mark Wunderlich

TNT

May 11
9:30 p.m.

Recap

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

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,523
Referees: Joe Derosa, Marc Davis, Steve Javie

TNT

May 13
9:00 p.m.

Recap

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

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,962
Referees: Bill Kennedy, Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference Semifinals (Dallas won 4-2)

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Source:	^[1]

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jose Barea
Brandon Bass
Matt Carroll
Erick Dampier
DeSagana Diop
Devean George
Gerald Green
Ryan Hollins
Josh Howard
Jason Kidd
Dirk Nowitzki
James Singleton
Jerry Stackhouse
Jason Terry
Shawne Williams
Antoine Wright

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jose Barea
Brandon Bass
Matt Carroll
Erick Dampier
Gerald Green
Ryan Hollins
Josh Howard
Jason Kidd
Dirk Nowitzki
James Singleton
Jason Terry
Antoine Wright

Awards and records

Awards

Jason Terry, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

References

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2008–09 Dallas Mavericks season

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