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.[1] 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.
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Pos. | | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (Y–M–D) | FromPre-season
Game log
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1 | October 5 | Washington | | Jason Terry (15) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jason Kidd (5) | American Airlines Center 15,546 | 0–1 |
2 | October 7 | Chicago | | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Terry (4) | American Airlines Center 17,448 | 1–1 |
3 | October 9 | @ Phoenix | | José Juan Barea (13) | Caron Butler (7) | Dee Brown, Jason Kidd (4) | Indian Wells Tennis Garden 15,617 | 1–2 |
4 | October 11 | Cleveland | | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Brendan Haywood (8) | José Juan Barea (7) | American Airlines Center 16,673 | 1–3 |
5 | October 13 | @ Detroit | | Steve Novak (22) | Tyson Chandler (7) | Dominique Jones, Jason Terry (7) | Van Andel Arena 10,207 | 2–3 |
6 | October 15 | @ Chicago | | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Brendan Haywood (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | United Center 21,125 | 3–3 |
7 | October 20 | @ Orlando | | Caron Butler (15) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | José Juan Barea (8) | Amway Center 18,846 | 3–4 |
8 | October 22 | Houston | | Caron Butler (25) | Brendan Haywood, Shawn Marion (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center 18,580 | 4–4 |
1 | October 27 | Charlotte | | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (18) | American Airlines Center 19,440 | 1–0 |
2 | October 29 | Memphis | | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center 20,060 | 1–1 |
3 | October 31 | @ LA Clippers | | Caron Butler (17) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Staples Center 13,718 | 2–1 |
4 | November 3 | @ Denver | | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Kidd (12) | Pepsi Center 14,159 | 3–1 |
5 | November 6 | Denver | | Jason Terry (26) | Caron Butler (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center 19,948 | 3–2 |
6 | November 8 | Boston | | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center 20,194 | 4–2 |
7 | November 10 | @ Memphis | | Jason Terry (25) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (12) | FedExForum 10,767 | 5–2 |
8 | November 12 | Philadelphia | | José Juan Barea (19) | Brendan Haywood (17) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center 19,989 | 6–2 |
9 | November 15 | New Orleans | | Jason Terry (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center 19,712 | 7–2 |
10 | November 17 | @ New Orleans | | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | New Orleans Arena 13,828 | 7–3 |
11 | November 19 | Chicago | | Dirk Nowitzki (36) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jason Terry (8) | American Airlines Center 20,133 | 7–4 |
12 | November 20 | @ Atlanta | | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Shawn Marion (10) | Jason Kidd (9) | Philips Arena 14,143 | 8–4 |
13 | November 23 | Detroit | | Dirk Nowitzki (42) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center 19,734 | 9–4 |
14 | November 24 | @ Oklahoma | | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Tyson Chandler (18) | Jason Kidd (12) | Ford Center 18,203 | 10–4 |
15 | November 26 | @ San Antonio | | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Tyson Chandler Dirk Nowitzki (8) | José Juan Barea (7) | AT&T Center 18,581 | 11–4 |
16 | November 27 | Miami | | Caron Butler (23) | Tyson Chandler (17) | Jason Kidd (13) | American Airlines Center 20,536 | 12–4 |
17 | November 29 | Houston | | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Shawn Marion Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Center 19,435 | 13–4 |
18 | December 1 | Minnesota | | Shawn Marion (16) | Tyson Chandler (18) | Jason Terry (7) | American Airlines Center 19,567 | 14–4 |
19 | December 3 | @ Utah | | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Tyson Chandler (8) | Jason Terry (7) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,623 | 15–4 |
20 | December 4 | @ Sacramento | | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Shawn Marion (8) | José Juan Barea (6) | ARCO Arena 12,900 | 16–4 |
21 | December 7 | Golden State | | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Ian Mahinmi (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center 19,593 | 17–4 |
22 | December 9 | New Jersey | | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | José Juan Barea (13) | American Airlines Center 19,666 | 18–4 |
23 | December 11 | Utah | | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center 20,074 | 19–4 |
24 | December 13 | Milwaukee | | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center 19,720 | 19–5 |
25 | December 15 | Portland | | Caron Butler (23) | Tyson Chandler (8) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center 19,531 | 20–5 |
26 | December 17 | Phoenix | | Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry (18) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center 20,406 | 21–5 |
27 | December 20 | @ Miami | | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Shawn Marion (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Arena 20,178 | 22–5 |
28 | December 21 | @ Orlando | | Caron Butler (20) | Dirk Nowitzki (8) | Jason Kidd (12) | Amway Center 19,057 | 23–5 |
29 | December 27 | @ Oklahoma City | | Caron Butler (21) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 | 24–5 |
30 | December 28 | Toronto | | Jason Terry (18) | Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd (6) | Jason Terry (6) | American Airlines Center 20,027 | 24–6 |
31 | December 30 | San Antonio | | Caron Butler (30) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jason Kidd (13) | American Airlines Center 20,604 | 24–7 |
32 | January 1 | @ Milwaukee | | José Juan Barea (29) | Jason Kidd (7) | Jason Kidd (9) | Bradley Center 13,194 | 24–8 |
33 | January 2 | @ Cleveland | | Shawn Marion (22) | Tyson Chandler (14) | Jason Kidd (8) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 25–8 |
34 | January 4 | Portland | | DeShawn Stevenson, Jason Terry (18) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center 19,514 | 26–8 |
35 | January 6 | Oklahoma City | | Shawn Marion (25) | Tyson Chandler (18) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center 20,282 | 26–9 |
36 | January 8 | Orlando | | DeShawn Stevenson (24) | Shawn Marion (8) | Jason Terry (9) | American Airlines Center 20,178 | 26–10 |
37 | January 12 | @ Indiana | | Jason Terry (18) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse 11,204 | 26–11 |
38 | January 14 | @ San Antonio | | Shawn Marion (14) | Shawn Marion (10) | José Juan Barea (5) | AT&T Center 18,581 | 26–12 |
39 | January 15 | @ Memphis | | Ian Mahinmi (17) | four players (6) | Jason Kidd (4) | FedExForum 15,812 | 26–13 |
40 | January 17 | @ Detroit | | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Brendan Haywood, Shawn Marion (7) | Jason Kidd (13) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,660 | 26–14 |
41 | January 19 | LA Lakers | | Shawn Marion, Jason Terry (22) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center 20,365 | 27–14 |
42 | January 20 | @ Chicago | | Dirk Nowitzki (19) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry (4) | United Center 21,397 | 27–15 |
43 | January 22 | @ New Jersey | | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Shawn Marion (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | Prudential Center 14,051 | 28–15 |
44 | January 25 | LA Clippers | | Jason Terry (28) | Shawn Marion (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center 20,335 | 29–15 |
45 | January 27 | Houston | | Tyson Chandler (21) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center 20,088 | 30–15 |
46 | January 29 | Atlanta | | Dirk Nowitzki (19) | Jason Kidd (8) | Jason Terry (11) | American Airlines Center 20,309 | 31–15 |
47 | January 31 | Washington | | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Tyson Chandler (18) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Center 19,724 | 32–15 |
48 | February 2 | @ New York | | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (10) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 33–15 |
49 | February 4 | @ Boston | | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Jason Kidd (9) | TD Garden 18,624 | 34–15 |
50 | February 5 | @ Charlotte | | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Jason Kidd (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena 17,743 | 35–15 |
51 | February 7 | Cleveland | | Jason Terry (23) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center 19,875 | 36–15 |
52 | February 9 | @ Sacramento | | Jason Terry (22) | Jason Kidd (8) | Jason Kidd, Peja Stojaković (5) | ARCO Arena 12,310 | 37–15 |
53 | February 10 | @ Denver | | Jason Terry (25) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki (6) | Pepsi Center 16,273 | 37–16 |
54 | February 12 | @ Houston | | Dirk Nowitzki, Peja Stojaković (22) | Shawn Marion (9) | Jason Terry (7) | Toyota Center 17,009 | 38–16 |
55 | February 16 | Sacramento | | Jason Kidd (20) | Brendan Haywood (10) | José Juan Barea (10) | American Airlines Center 20,420 | 39–16 |
56 | February 17 | @ Phoenix | | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Jason Kidd (12) | US Airways Center 17,903 | 40–16 |
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57 | February 23 | Utah | | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Tyson Chandler, Brendan Haywood (10) | Jason Kidd (12) | American Airlines Center 20,379 | 41–16 |
58 | February 26 | @ Washington | | Jason Terry (25) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Jason Kidd (14) | Verizon Center 19,203 | 42–16 |
59 | February 27 | @ Toronto | | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | José Juan Barea (9) | Air Canada Centre 16,827 | 43–16 |
60 | March 1 | @ Philadelphia | | Jason Terry (30) | Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion (10) | Jason Kidd (13) | Wells Fargo Center 13,509 | 44–16 |
61 | March 4 | Indiana | | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Shawn Marion (7) | José Juan Barea (8) | American Airlines Center 20,385 | 45–16 |
62 | March 6 | Memphis | | Jason Terry (26) | Shawn Marion (12) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center 20,102 | 45–17 |
63 | March 7 | @ Minnesota | | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Brendan Haywood, Shawn Marion (10) | Jason Kidd (9) | Target Center 13,288 | 46–17 |
64 | March 9 | @ New Orleans | | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | New Orleans Arena 14,472 | 46–18 |
65 | March 10 | New York | | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center 20,517 | 47–18 |
66 | March 12 | LA Lakers | | Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Shawn Marion (12) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center 20,619 | 47–19 |
67 | March 15 | @ Portland | | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (14) | Rose Garden 20,631 | 47–20 |
68 | March 16 | @ Golden State | | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (11) | Oracle Arena 19,596 | 48–20 |
69 | March 18 | San Antonio | | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center 20,614 | 48–21 |
70 | March 20 | Golden State | | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Tyson Chandler (17) | José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Center 20,324 | 49–21 |
71 | March 24 | Minnesota | | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (13) | American Airlines Center 20,296 | 50–21 |
72 | March 26 | @ Utah | | Jason Terry (22) | Tyson Chandler, Shawn Marion (7) | José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (6) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,649 | 51–21 |
73 | March 27 | @ Phoenix | | Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (16) | Tyson Chandler (18) | José Juan Barea (5) | US Airways Center 17,314 | 52–21 |
74 | March 30 | @ LA Clippers | | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Shawn Marion (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | Staples Center 19,060 | 53–21 |
75 | March 31 | @ LA Lakers | | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Kidd (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 53–22 |
76 | April 2 | @ Golden State | | Shawn Marion (21) | Shawn Marion (8) | José Juan Barea (11) | Oracle Arena 18,128 | 53–23 |
77 | April 3 | @ Portland | | Rodrigue Beaubois (20) | Brendan Haywood (11) | Rodrigue Beaubois, Jason Kidd (4) | Rose Garden 20,534 | 53–24 |
78 | April 6 | Denver | | Shawn Marion (21) | Brendan Haywood (19) | José Juan Barea (10) | American Airlines Center 20,364 | 53–25 |
79 | April 8 | LA Clippers | | Corey Brewer, Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Shawn Marion (10) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | American Airlines Center 20,382 | 54–25 |
80 | April 10 | Phoenix | | Dirk Nowitzki (19) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center 20,355 | 55–25 |
81 | April 11 | @ Houston | | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (12) | José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Jason Terry (4) | Toyota Center 14,898 | 56–25 |
82 | April 13 | New Orleans | | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Shawn Marion (8) | José Juan Barea, Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center 20,366 | 57–25Playoffs
See also: 2011 NBA Finals.
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 pulled the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history in Game Two to even the series at a game each. 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
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1 | April 16 | Portland | | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Kidd (4) | American Airlines Center 20,541 | 1–0 |
2 | April 19 | Portland | | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Center 20,620 | 2–0 |
3 | April 21 | @ Portland | | Jason Terry (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Terry (7) | Rose Garden 20,217 | 2–1 |
4 | April 23 | @ Portland | | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Shawn Marion (11) | Jason Kidd (4) | Rose Garden 20,357 | 2–2 |
5 | April 25 | Portland | | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Tyson Chandler (20) | Jason Kidd (14) | American Airlines Center 20,837 | 3–2 |
6 | April 28 | @ Portland | | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Terry (8) | Rose Garden 20,494 | 4–2 |
1 | May 2 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Jason Kidd (11) | Staples Center 18,997 | 1–0 |
2 | May 4 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Shawn Marion (9) | Jason Kidd (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 2–0 |
3 | May 6 | L.A. Lakers | | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | American Airlines Center 21,156 | 3–0 |
4 | May 8 | L.A. Lakers | | Jason Terry (32) | Tyson Chandler (9) | José Juan Barea (8) | American Airlines Center 21,087 | 4–0 |
1 | May 17 | Oklahoma City | | Dirk Nowitzki (48) | Tyson Chandler (8) | Jason Kidd (11) | American Airlines Center 20,911 | 1–0 |
2 | May 19 | Oklahoma City | | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Center 21,051 | 1–1 |
3 | May 21 | @ Oklahoma City | | Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki (18) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Jason Kidd (8) | Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 | 2–1 |
4 | May 23 | @ Oklahoma City | | Dirk Nowitzki (40) | Tyson Chandler (8) | Jason Kidd (7) | Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 | 3–1 |
5 | May 25 | Oklahoma City | | Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center 21,092 | 4–1 |
1 | May 31 | @ Miami | | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Shawn Marion (10) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Arena 20,003 | 0–1 |
2 | June 2 | @ Miami | | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (5) | American Airlines Arena 20,003 | 1–1 |
3 | June 5 | Miami | | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Center 20,340 | 1–2 |
4 | June 7 | Miami | | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Tyson Chandler (16) | José Juan Barea (4) | American Airlines Center 20,430 | 2–2 |
5 | June 9 | Miami | | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Tyson Chandler (7) | Jason Kidd, Jason Terry (6) | American Airlines Center 20,433 | 3–2 |
6 | June 12 | @ Miami | | Jason Terry (27) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Arena 20,003 | 4–2 |
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