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2007–08 Dallas Mavericks season

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The 2007–08 Dallas Mavericks season was their 28th season in the NBA. The Mavericks made the playoffs, but were eliminated in the first round for the second straight season by the New Orleans Hornets. A day later, Avery Johnson was relieved of his duties, finishing with the highest winning percentage for a coach in franchise history and replaced by former NBA Coach of the Year, Rick Carlisle.[1] The Mavericks had the eighth best team offensive rating in the NBA.[2]

Head coachAvery Johnson
PresidentDonnie Nelson
General managerDonnie Nelson
OwnerMark Cuban
Quick facts Dallas Mavericks season, Head coach ...
2007–08 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachAvery Johnson
PresidentDonnie Nelson
General managerDonnie Nelson
OwnerMark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Hornets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioKESN
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The Mavericks acquired Jason Kidd in a mid-season trade which sent Devin Harris to the New Jersey Nets.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Draft picks

Dallas' selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
2 34 Nick Fazekas Power forward/center  United States Nevada
2 50 Renaldas Seibutis Shooting guard  Lithuania Maroussi (Greece)
2 60 Milovan Raković Center  Serbia Mega Ishrana (Serbia)
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2007–08 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 30 Malik Allen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978–06–27 Villanova
G 11 José Juan Barea 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984–06–26 Northeastern
PF 32 Brandon Bass 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–04–30 LSU
C 25 Erick Dampier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975–07–14 Mississippi State
F 40 Devean George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–08–29 Augsburg
F 5 Josh Howard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–04–28 Wake Forest
F 55 Juwan Howard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1973–02–07 Michigan
G/F 6 Eddie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971–10–20 Temple
G 2 Jason Kidd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–03–23 California
G 10 Tyronn Lue 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1977–05–03 Nebraska
C 20 Jamaal Magloire 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1978–05–21 Kentucky
F 41 Dirk Nowitzki 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany
F 42 Jerry Stackhouse 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974–11–05 North Carolina
SG 31 Jason Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
SG 21 Antoine Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–02–06 Texas A&M
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: 2007-11-01

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Regular season

Standings

More information W, L ...
Southwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Orleans Hornets 5626.683–30–1126–1510–6
x-San Antonio Spurs 5626.683–34–722–1910–6
x-Houston Rockets 5527.671131–1024–178–8
x-Dallas Mavericks 5131.622534–717–2410–6
Memphis Grizzlies 2260.2683414–278–332–14
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-New Orleans Hornets5626.6831
3 x-San Antonio Spurs5626.6831
4 y-Utah Jazz5428.6593
5 x-Houston Rockets5527.6712
6 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6712
7 x-Dallas Mavericks5131.6226
8 x-Denver Nuggets5032.6107
9 Golden State Warriors4834.5859
10 Portland Trail Blazers4141.50016
11 Sacramento Kings3844.46319
12 Los Angeles Clippers2359.28034
13 Minnesota Timberwolves2260.26835
14 Memphis Grizzlies2260.26835
15 Seattle SuperSonics2062.24437
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Game log

October

Record: 1–0; home: 0–0; road: 1–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
1October 31, 2007Mavericks92–74ClevelandNAJason Terry (24)20,5621–0

November

Record: 10–5; home: 8–1; road: 2–4

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
22 November 2007Mavericks94–101HawksNADirk Nowitzki (28)19,7671–1
33 November 2007Kings102–123MavericksNAJosh Howard (27)20,3432–1
45 November 2007Rockets98–107MavericksNAJason Terry (31)20,3893–1
58 November 2007Mavericks120–115WarriorsNATwo-way tie (24)19,5964–1
610 November 2007Mavericks82–91TrailblazersNAJosh Howard (20)19,2554–2
713 November 200776ers99–84MavericksNAJason Terry (25)19,8755–2
815 November 2007Spurs105–92MavericksNAJosh Howard (23)20,4686–2
917 November 2007Grizzlies108–105MavericksNAJosh Howard (27)20,3857–2
1020 November 2007Raptors105–99MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (32)20,2728–2
1121 November 2007Mavericks100–94RocketsNADevin Harris (22)18,1439–2
1223 November 2007Mavericks107–111PacersNADevin Harris (24)14,0029–3
1324 November 2007Mavericks95–97BucksNAJosh Howard (24)16,3769–4
1426 November 2007Wizards110–98MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (31)19,5569–5
1528 November 2007Timberwolves103–109MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (27)20,05410–5
1630 November 2007Trailblazers80–91MavericksNAJosh Howard (23)20,30111–5

December

Record: 9–6; home: 6–2; road: 3–4

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
171 December 2007Mavericks108–112Hornets1Three-way tie (19)12,22311–6
183 December 2007Mavericks103–98BullsNAJosh Howard (27)21,78012–6
195 December 2007Mavericks95–97SpursNAJosh Howard (22)18,79712–7
206 December 2007Nuggets122–109MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (32)20,15512–8
218 December 2007Jazz117–125MavericksNAJosh Howard (47)20,30013–8
2210 December 2007Mavericks99–89KnicksNADirk Nowitzki (36)19,76314–8
2312 December 2007Mavericks76–92RaptorsNAJason Terry (21)19,80014–9
2414 December 2007Hornets80–89MavericksNAJason Terry (25)20,07115–9
2515 December 2007Mavericks96–83RocketsNAJosh Howard (23)18,30716–9
2617 December 2007Magic108–111MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (31)20,11417–9
2719 December 2007Suns105–108MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (31)20,31618–9
2821 December 2007Clippers89–102MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (30)20,24619–9
2926 December 2007Mavericks90–99JazzNADirk Nowitzki (20)19,91119–10
3027 December 2007Cavaliers88–81MavericksNATwo-way tie (19)20,46219–11
3129 December 2007Hawks84–97MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (22)20,33820–11

January

Record: 11–3; home: 6–0; road: 5–3

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
322 January 2008Warriors99–121MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (29)20,17221–11
334 January 2008Heat89–94MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (24)20,35722–11
346 January 2008Mavericks101–78TimberwolvesNADirk Nowitzki (30)17,64423–11
359 January 2008Pistons86–102MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (23)20,36224–11
3611 January 2008Mavericks90–70SuperSonicsNADirk Nowitzki (20)12,52225–11
3712 January 2008Mavericks95–94ClippersNADirk Nowitzki (22)16,49426–11
3814 January 2008Mavericks120–122KingsNATwo-way tie (25)14,07726–12
3919 January 2008SuperSonics96–111MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (20)20,38627–12
4021 January 2008Mavericks84–102WizardsNAJosh Howard (32)20,17327–13
4123 January 2008Mavericks102–95BobcatsNADevin Harris (23)13,76428–13
4225 January 2008Lakers105–112MavericksNATwo-way tie (26)20,43829–13
4327 January 2008Nuggets85–90MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (32)20,43730–13
4428 January 2008Mavericks103–84GrizzliesNAJosh Howard (26)11,67231–13
4531 January 2008Mavericks90–96CelticsNADirk Nowitzki (31)18,62431–14

February

Record: 8–6; home: 5–0; road: 3–6

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
463 February 2008Mavericks67–90PistonsNATwo-way tie (15)22,07631–15
474 February 2008Mavericks107–98MagicNAJosh Howard (28)16,97432–15
486 February 2008Bucks96–107MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (29)20,07933–15
498 February 2008Grizzlies81–92MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (21)20,31534–15
5010 February 2008Mavericks82–101NetsNADirk Nowitzki (21)16,39534–16
5111 February 2008Mavericks76–84SixersNAJosh Howard (17)11,72834–17
5213 February 2008Trail Blazers76–96MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (37)20,15935–17
5314 February 2008Mavericks97–109SunsNADirk Nowitzki (36)18,42235–18
5420 February 2008Mavericks93–104HornetsNADirk Nowitzki (31)15,94135–19
5522 February 2008Mavericks98–83GrizzliesNADirk Nowitzki (27)16,24536–19
5624 February 2008Mavericks99–83TimberwolvesNADirk Nowitzki (29)19,42937–19
5725 February 2008Bulls94–102MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (29)20,34038–19
5828 February 2008Mavericks94–97SpursNADirk Nowitzki (28)18,79738–20
5929 February 2008Kings106–115MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (34)20,35439–20

March

Record: 7–8; home: 5–4; road: 2–4

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
602 March 2008Mavericks104–108Lakers1Dirk Nowitzki (30)18,99739–21
613 March 2008Mavericks110–116JazzNAJosh Howard (25)19,91139–22
626 March 2008Rockets113–98MavericksNAJosh Howard (21)20,31539–23
638 March 2008Nets91–111MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (34)20,39940–23
6410 March 2008Knicks79–108MavericksNATwo-way tie (18)20,20341–23
6512 March 2008Bobcats93–118MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (26)20,27942–23
6614 March 2008Pacers97–116MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (21)20,35443–23
6716 March 2008Mavericks98–73HeatNADirk Nowitzki (21)19,30444–23
6818 March 2008Lakers102–100MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (35)20,53444–24
6920 March 2008Celtics94–90MavericksNAJosh Howard (24)20,58244–25
7023 March 2008Spurs88–81MavericksNAJerry Stackhouse (19)20,41144–26
7125 March 2008Clippers90–103MavericksNAJosh Howard (32)20,20745–26
7227 March 2008Mavericks105–118NuggetsNAJosh Howard (30)18,24745–27
7330 March 2008Mavericks104–114WarriorsNAJosh Howard (36)19,85245–28
7431 March 2008Mavericks93–86ClippersNAJason Kidd (27)17,12446–28

April

Record: 5–3; home: 4–0; road: 1–3

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
752 April 2008Warriors86–111MavericksNAJason Terry (31)20,33147–28
764 April 2008Mavericks108–112LakersNADirk Nowitzki (27)18,99747–29
776 April 2008Mavericks105–98SunsNADirk Nowitzki (32)18,42248–29
788 April 2008SuperSonics83–99MavericksNAJason Terry (22)20,22849–29
7910 April 2008Jazz94–97MavericksNADirk Nowitzki (32)20,37850–29
8012 April 2008Mavericks105–108Trail BlazersNADirk Nowitzki (28)19,98050–30
8113 April 2008Mavericks95–99SuperSonicsNADirk Nowitzki (32)16,27250–31
8216 April 2008Hornets98–111MavericksNAJason Terry (30)20,47351–31
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.

Playoffs

More information 2008 playoff game log, Game ...
2008 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 19@ New OrleansL 92–104Dirk Nowitzki (31)Dirk Nowitzki (10)Jason Kidd (9)New Orleans Arena
17,446		0–1
2April 22@ New OrleansL 103–127Dirk Nowitzki (27)Brandon Bass (8)Jason Kidd (8)New Orleans Arena
17,855		0–2
3April 25New OrleansW 97–87Dirk Nowitzki (32)Dirk Nowitzki (19)Nowitzki, Terry (6)American Airlines Center
20,839		1–2
4April 27New OrleansL 84–97Dirk Nowitzki (22)Dirk Nowitzki (13)three players tied (3)American Airlines Center
20,644		1–3
5April 29@ New OrleansL 94–99Dirk Nowitzki (22)Dirk Nowitzki (13)Kidd, Terry (9)New Orleans Arena
18,260		1–4
2008 schedule
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Player statistics

Ragular season

More information Player, POS ...
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jason TerrySG 82342,57920826488181,26931.52.53.21.1.215.5
Brandon BassC 7911,55734758224865419.74.4.7.3.68.3
Dirk NowitzkiPF 77772,76965926651711,81736.08.63.5.7.923.6
Josh HowardSF 76762,75753216459321,51336.37.02.2.8.419.9
Erick DampierC 72641,755539632410644024.47.5.9.31.56.1
Jerry StackhouseSG 58131,412133145281061824.32.32.5.5.210.7
Devean GeorgeSF 53482113735191319415.52.6.7.4.23.7
DeSagana Diop†C 521889427026206315817.25.2.5.41.23.0
Juwan HowardPF 500353811752577.11.6.3.1.01.1
Eddie JonesSG 47339221326926817619.62.81.5.6.23.7
J. J. BareaPG 449460475814119110.51.11.3.3.04.3
Devin Harris†PG 39391,1849120656256030.42.35.31.4.114.4
Trenton Hassell†SG 3764634426917612.51.2.7.2.02.1
Jason Kidd†PG 29291,011188276621128734.96.59.52.1.49.9
Malik Allen†PF 25433368154107713.32.7.6.2.43.1
Tyronn Lue†PG 1701721315016410.1.8.9.0.13.8
Antoine Wright†SG 1501762213245211.71.5.9.1.33.5
Maurice Ager†SG 123774401156.4.3.3.0.11.3
Jamaal Magloire†C 70278010123.91.1.0.1.01.7
Nick Fazekas†PF 409300042.3.8.0.0.01.0
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

More information Player, POS ...
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dirk NowitzkiPF 5521160201713442.212.04.0.21.426.8
Jason KiddPG 551803234724336.06.46.81.4.48.6
Josh HowardSF 55171357226334.27.01.4.4.412.6
Erick DampierC 5595210131819.04.2.0.2.63.6
Jason TerrySG 53180824217936.01.64.8.4.215.8
Jerry StackhouseSG 52102166103120.43.21.2.2.06.2
Brandon BassC 50133342335826.66.8.4.6.611.6
Devean GeorgeSF 5062150222912.43.0.0.4.45.8
Eddie JonesSG 3022311067.31.0.3.3.02.0
Malik AllenPF 3018000006.0.0.0.0.0.0
Juwan HowardPF 3011010013.7.0.3.0.0.3
Tyronn LuePG 202110001.0.5.5.0.0.0
Antoine WrightSG 107100007.01.0.0.0.0.0
J. J. BareaPG 105010085.0.01.0.0.08.0
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Transactions

The Mavericks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

February 19, 2008 To Dallas Mavericks
Jason Kidd, Malik Allen, and Antoine Wright		 To New Jersey Nets
Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, Keith Van Horn, and 1st-round picks in the 2009 NBA draft and 2010 NBA draft

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
PlayerNew team

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