2007–08 Dallas Mavericks season

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]

2007–08 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachAvery Johnson
OwnersMark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Hornets 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFSN Southwest, KTXA
RadioKESN

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.

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)

Roster
Roster listing
2007–08 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
injured
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 30 Allen, Malik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Villanova
PG 11 Barea, José 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Northeastern
F 32 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) LSU
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
SF 5 Howard, Josh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wake Forest
PF 55 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Michigan
G/F 6 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple
PG 2 Kidd, Jason (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) California
PG 10 Lue, Tyronn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska
C 20 Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kentucky
PF 41 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Germany
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
SG 21 Wright, Antoine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Texas A&M
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2007-11-01

Regular season

Standings
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
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 r-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

Record vs. opponents
2007-08 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–32–22–21–21–11–10–41–10–21–21–11–12–03–12–22–01–30–24–02–23–11–10–21–10–21–11–21–12–2
Boston 3–0—3–14–02–22–01–12–11–12–03–02–02–02–04–04–02–04–01–14–01–23–11–12–02–02–02–03–11–10–3
Charlotte 2–21–3—1–31–30–21–10–31–10–23–12–01–11–13–11–22–01–30–21–21–31–20–22–00–20–22–02–21–11–3
Chicago 2–20–43–1—3–10–21–13–11–10–22–21–10–21–12–13–11–11–20–22–20–41–30–20–21–10–22–01–21–11–2
Cleveland 2–12–23–11–3—1–10–21–31–10–24–02–02–02–03–01–32–01–30–22–11–32–10–22–02–01–11–13–11–12–2
Dallas 1–10–22–02–01–1—1–21–13–13–11–14–01–34–02–01–13–01–12–22–02–01–12–12–22–11–33–11–12–20–2
Denver 1–11–11–11–12–02–1—0–23–12–21–13–10–34–02–01–14–02–01–21–11–11–12–22–22–12–23–12–01–32–0
Detroit 4–01–23–01–33–11–12–0–2–01–14–02–01–12–04–03–12–03–02–02–22–22–22–01–10–22–02–03–10–22–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–11–31–30–2—2–21–13–12–24–02–02–03–11–11–21–11–12–02–22–23–12–12–12–00–32–0
Houston 2–00–22–02–02–01–32–21–12–2—2–03–02–13–11–12–03–02–02–22–01–10–22–24–02–22–24–01–11–22–0
Indiana 2–10–31–32–20–41–11–10–41–10–2—1–10–21–13–13–11–12–21–14–01–23–00–22–01–10–21–11–31–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–21–10–20–41–30–21–30–31–1–0–43–11–11–11–32–00–42–00–20–21–30–33–10–32–11–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–21–12–00–23–13–01–12–21–22–04–0—2–12–01–13–01–12–22–01–12–03–12–23–12–24–02–03–12–0
Memphis 0–20–21–11–10–20–40–40–20–41–31–11–31–2—2–00–22–22–00–42–01–10–20–30–32–21–33–10–20–31–1
Miami 1–30–41–31–20–30–20–20–40–21–11–31–10–20–2—2–21–11–20–21–30–40–31–10–21–10–21–10–41–10–4
Milwaukee 2–20–42–11–33–11–11–11–30–20–21–31–11–12–02–2—1–10–40–21–31–31–20–20–20–20–21–11–20–22–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–21–10–20–30–40–21–30–31–13–10–32–21–11–1—1–11–31–11–11–12–20–42–10–41–30–22–20–2
New Jersey 3–10–43–12–13–11–10–20–31–10–22–20–21–10–22–14–01–1—0–21–31–32–20–21–10–20–22–01–31–12–1
New Orleans 2–01–12–02–02–02–22–10–22–12–21–14–02–24–02–02–03–12–0—2–01–12–04–02–21–22–23–01–11–30–2
New York 0–40–42–12–21–20–21–12–21–10–20–40–20–20–23–13–11–13–10–2—1–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–31–12–1
Orlando 2–22–13–14–03–10–21–12–21–11–12–12–01–11–14–03–11–13–11–13–1—3–10–22–01–10–22–02–10–23–1
Philadelphia 1–31–32–13–11–21–11–12–20–22–00–32–00–22–03–02–11–12–20–23–11–3—1–11–11–11–12–01–30–22–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–02–01–22–20–22–22–22–03–11–33–01–12–02–22–00–42–02–01–1—3–04–03–14–02–01–22–0
Portland 2–00–20–22–00–22–22–21–12–20–40–23–02–23–02–02–04–01–12–22–00–21–10–3—1–30–32–21–13–11–1
Sacramento 1–10–22–01–10–21–21–22–01–32–21–11–31–32–21–12–01–22–02–12–01–11–10–43–1—1–33–11–12–20–2
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–01–13–12–20–21–22–22–03–02–23–12–02–04–02–02–22–02–01–11–33–03–1—2–11–12–22–0
Seattle 1–10–20–20–21–11–31–30–21–20–41–11–20–41–31–11–13–10–20–32–00–20–20–42–21–31–2—1–10–40–2
Toronto 2–11–32–22–11–31–10–21–30–21–13–11–10–22–04–02–12–03–11–13–11–23–10–21–11–11–11–1—0–21–3
Utah 1–11–11–11–11–12–23–12–03–02–11–13–11–33–01–12–02–21–13–11–12–02–02–11–32–22–24–02–0—2–0
Washington 2–23–03–12–12–22–00–21–20–20–22–22–00–21–14–02–22–01–22–01–21–32–20–21–12–00–22–03–10–2—

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
2008 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
2008 playoff schedule

Player stats
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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Malik Allen* 731615.0.480.500.9202.7.6.26.424.6
José Juan Barea 44910.5.418.389.8001.11.3.32.024.3
Brandon Bass 79119.7.499.000.8224.4.7.28.618.3
Erick Dampier 726424.4.643.000.5757.5.9.331.476.1
Devean George 53415.5.357.324.7062.6.7.36.253.7
Josh Howard 767636.3.455.319.8137.02.2.78.4219.9
Juwan Howard 5007.1.359.000.7861.6.3.10.041.1
Eddie Jones 473319.6.367.293.7142.81.5.55.173.7
Jason Kidd* 808036.3.385.381.8187.510.11.70.3310.8
Tyronn Lue* 50314.7.447.453.7811.11.5.22.025.8
Jamaal Magloire* 3129.2.327.000.4552.9.2.03.321.8
Dirk Nowitzki 777736.0.479.359.8798.63.5.66.9223.6
Jerry Stackhouse 581324.3.405.326.8922.32.5.48.1710.7
Jason Terry 823431.5.467.375.8572.53.21.07.2215.5
Antoine Wright* 561022.0.413.291.6872.61.4.50.386.3

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Malik Allen 306.0.000.000.000.0.0.00.00.0
José Juan Barea 105.0.7501.000.000.01.0.00.008.0
Brandon Bass 5026.6.472.000.9606.8.4.60.6011.6
Erick Dampier 5519.0.412.000.4004.2.0.20.603.6
Devean George 5012.4.393.333.6003.0.0.40.405.8
Josh Howard 5534.2.292.100.8007.01.4.40.4012.6
Juwan Howard 303.7.000.000.250.0.3.00.00.3
Eddie Jones 307.3.333.2501.0001.0.3.33.002.0
Jason Kidd 5536.0.421.462.6256.46.81.40.408.6
Tyronn Lue 201.0.000.000.000.5.5.00.00.0
Dirk Nowitzki 5542.2.473.333.80812.04.0.201.4026.8
Jerry Stackhouse 5220.4.316.1671.0003.21.2.20.006.2
Jason Terry 5336.0.433.438.8671.64.8.40.2015.8
Antoine Wright 107.0.000.000.0001.0.0.00.00.0

Awards and records

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

See also

Reference list
  1. Dallas Mavericks fire Avery Johnson, The Dallas Morning News, April 30, 2008.
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