The 2018–19

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...

season was the 39th season of the franchise in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

(NBA). With an overtime loss to the

New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their hom ...

on March 18, the Mavericks would once again have a losing season and not make the

playoffs The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...

for the third consecutive year. It was

Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gr ...

's 21st and final season with the Mavericks, making his season debut on December 13, 2018 against the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...

. Not only would he break a record previously set by

Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant ( ; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely r ...

for the most seasons spent playing for a single NBA team, but he also became the fifth player in the NBA history to play in the league for 21 seasons. Believed by many as the greatest Maverick of all time, Nowitzki led the Mavs to 15 playoff appearances (

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

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;

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), to a Finals appearance in

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, and to their first championship title in

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, defeating the Big 3-led

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Southe ...

. A 14-time

NBA All-Star The National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game. It is the main event of the NBA All-Star Weekend. Originally, the All-Star Game featured a conference-based format, featuring a team composed of al ...

, Nowitzki is the first European player to start in an All-Star Game, and the first to win the

MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

Award. He is also the highest scoring foreign-born player in NBA history and on March 18, 2019, became the 6th highest scoring player of all time, surpassing

Wilt Chamberlain Wilton Norman Chamberlain (; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player who played as a Center (basketball), center. Standing at tall, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 yea ...

's 31,419 points. Nowitzki's retirement leaves former Maverick and fellow 1998 draftee

Vince Carter Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as a basketball analyst for ESPN. He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, but occasionally played Powe ...

(who played for the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Sou ...

) as the last remaining active player to have played in the 1990s. Additionally, Carter became the first player to play in 4 different decades after retiring the following season, a record that Nowitzki could have possibly achieved prior to announcing his retirement on April 9, 2019. On January 31, 2019, the Mavericks acquired NBA All-Star

Kristaps Porziņģis Kristaps Porziņģis (; born 2 August 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is one of the tallest active players in the NBA, standing at tall, and plays bo ...

in exchange for

Wesley Matthews Wesley Joel Matthews Jr. (born October 14, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He is the son of ...

and former no. 9 overall pick

Dennis Smith Jr. Dennis Cliff Smith Jr. (born November 25, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended North Carolina State University for one season of college basketba ...

Draft

Entering the night of the draft, the Mavericks originally held only the fifth, thirty-third, and fifty-fourth picks of the

2018 NBA Draft The 2018 NBA Draft was held on June 21, 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including inte ...

. The last of their second round picks was acquired from a three-way trade the previous season from the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...

that also involved the

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...

. The Mavericks originally fell down a spot from fourth to fifth during the NBA Draft Lottery due to them originally missing out on the Top 3 selections, despite having the tiebreaker over the

for better odds there. This also resulted in them having the better second round pick over the Hawks by comparison. Ironically, by the night of the draft, Dallas traded their original first round pick in the draft (which became

Oklahoma Sooners The Oklahoma Sooners are the athletic teams that represent the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman. The 19 men's and women's varsity teams are called the "Sooners", a reference to a nickname given to the early participants in the Land Run ...

point guard

Trae Young Rayford Trae Young (born September 19, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners. In 2017, he tied the then-reco ...

) and a protected 2019 first round pick to Atlanta in exchange for the Hawks' own first round pick, which became the

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

n superstar guard/forward

Luka Dončić Luka Dončić ( ; ; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Slovenian national team. Born in Ljubljana, Dončić shone ...

. Dončić is a combo guard/small forward that grew to be a very major contributor for

Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto (English: Real Madrid Basketball) is a Spanish professional basketball team that was founded in 1931, as a division of the Real Madrid CF multi sports club. They play domestically in the Liga ACB, and internationally i ...

in the EuroLeague and Spain's national

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, winning championships and MVP awards throughout his professional tenure there, including being named the youngest ever

EuroLeague Final Four MVP The EuroLeague Final Four Most Valuable Player Award is presented and awarded to the basketball player who has exhibited the most exceptional play during the EuroLeague Final Four. The award often goes to the best player on the European-wide top ...

that year. During the beginning of the second round, the Mavericks selected point guard

Jalen Brunson Jalen Marquis Brunson (born August 31, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Villanova University, where he was the National Pl ...

from

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. Brunson was a key contributor for two out of three years of NCAA Championships during his time at Villanova, with his second championship year (final college year overall) also naming him both the consensus National College Player of the Year and All-American First Team member. Finally, with their last (54th) pick, they traded that selection (which became

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point guard

Shake Milton Malik Benjamin "Shake" Milton (born September 26, 1996), nicknamed "Sniper Shake", is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Southern M ...

) to the

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in exchange for their last two second round picks this year. With pick #57, the Mavericks received power forward

Ray Spalding Raymond Mark Spalding (born March 11, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Louisville. High school career Spalding is the son of Raymond Brooks ...

from

Louisville University The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public university, public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the Unite ...

, while the very last selection of the

became combo forward

Kostas Antetokounmpo Konstantinos Ndubuisi "Kostas" Antetokounmpo ( ; el, Κωνσταντίνος Εντουμπουίσι "Κώστας" Αντετοκούνμπο, ; born Adetokunbo November 20, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for the F ...

, younger brother of superstar

Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo; December 6, 1994) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Antetokounmpo's country of origin, in addition to his s ...

, from

Dayton University The University of Dayton (UD) is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the second-largest private university in Ohio. The univ ...

. Antetokounmpo later signed a

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to stay with the team on July 13, 2018.

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Preseason

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Dwight Powell Dwight Harlan Powell (born July 20, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and is a member of the Canadia ...

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State Farm Arena State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Leag ...

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Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

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19,800 , 2–3 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 6 , October 28 ,

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Harrison Barnes Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels before being sele ...

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18,306 , 3–8 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 12 , November 10 ,

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20,260 , 7–8 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 16 , November 19 , @

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Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once the home of the Houston ...

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20,254 , 13–11 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 25 , December 10 ,

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18,364 , 16–18 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 35 , December 30 ,

, , Luka Dončić (25) , DeAndre Jordan (17) , J. J. Barea (10) , American Airlines Center
20,380 , 17–18 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 36 , December 31 , @ Oklahoma City , , Harrison Barnes (25) , DeAndre Jordan (10) , Dončić, Smith Jr. (3) ,

Chesapeake Energy Arena Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in Downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

18,203 , 17–19 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 37 , January 2 , @

, , Dončić, Smith Jr. (18) ,

(13) , Dennis Smith Jr. (7) , Spectrum Center
16,955 , 18–19 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 38 , January 4 , @

, ,

(20) , DeAndre Jordan (15) , Luka Dončić (4) ,

TD Garden TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after its sponsor, TD Bank, a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Ontario. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has been k ...

18,624 , 18–20 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 39 , January 5 , @

, ,

(18) ,

(11) , Jalen Brunson (8) ,

Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: *Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California *Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo Cen ...

20,656 , 18–21 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 40 , January 7 ,

, , Luka Dončić (27) , DeAndre Jordan (19) , J. J. Barea (3) ,

20,354 , 18–22 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 41 , January 9 ,

, , Luka Dončić (30) ,

(9) , Dončić, Matthews (5) , American Airlines Center
19,596 , 19–22 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 42 , January 11 , @

, , Luka Dončić (29) , DeAndre Jordan (15) , Luka Dončić (12) ,

Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, ...

18,978 , 20–22 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 43 , January 13 , Golden State , , Luka Dončić (26) , DeAndre Jordan (14) , Dončić, Matthews (5) , American Airlines Center
20,340 , 20–23 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 44 , January 16 ,

, , Luka Dončić (25) , DeAndre Jordan (9) , Luka Dončić (8) , American Airlines Center
20,214 , 20–24 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 45 , January 19 , @

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

, , Harrison Barnes (20) , DeAndre Jordan (16) , Luka Dončić (6) ,

Bankers Life Fieldhouse A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...

17,508 , 20–25 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 46 , January 21 , @

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

, , Luka Dončić (18) , DeAndre Jordan (15) , Luka Dončić (10) ,

Fiserv Forum Fiserv Forum (stylized as fiserv.forum) () is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the home of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball tea ...

17,963 , 20–26 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 47 , January 22 ,

, , Harrison Barnes (20) , DeAndre Jordan (16) , Luka Dončić (6) , American Airlines Center
19,466 , 21–26 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 48 , January 25 ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

, , Luka Dončić (32) , DeAndre Jordan (11) , Luka Dončić (8) , American Airlines Center
20,327 , 22–26 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 49 , January 27 ,

, , Luka Dončić (35) , Luka Dončić (12) , Luka Dončić (10) , American Airlines Center
20,308 , 22–27 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 50 , January 30 , @

, , Harrison Barnes (20) , Dennis Smith Jr. (10) , Dennis Smith Jr. (15) ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

18,842 , 23–27 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 51 , January 31 , @ Detroit , , Harrison Barnes (27) , Maxi Kleber (8) , Jalen Brunson (6) ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...

14,075 , 23–28 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 52 , February 2 , @

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

, ,

(35) , Luka Dončić (11) , Luka Dončić (6) ,

Quicken Loans Arena Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serv ...

19,432 , 24–28 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 53 , February 6 ,

, , Luka Dončić (19) ,

(12) , Luka Dončić (11) ,

19,606 , 25–28 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 54 , February 8 ,

, , Luka Dončić (20) , Dwight Powell (8) ,

Trey Burke Alfonso Clark "Trey" Burke III (born November 12, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines where in the 2012–13 season, he earn ...

(5) , American Airlines Center
20,420 , 25–29 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 55 , February 10 ,

, , Luka Dončić (28) , Luka Dončić (9) ,

(7) , American Airlines Center
20,340 , 26–29 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 56 , February 11 , @

, , Luka Dončić (21) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (8) ,

18,055 , 26–30 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 57 , February 13 ,

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

, ,

Tim Hardaway Jr. Timothy Duane Hardaway Jr. (born March 16, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines and declared for th ...

(20) , Luka Dončić (12) , Luka Dončić (9) , American Airlines Center
20,364 , 26–31 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 58 , February 22 ,

, , Jalen Brunson (22) ,

Dorian Finney-Smith Dorian Lawrence Finney-Smith (born May 4, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Virginia Tech and Florida. After spending his first ...

(9) ,

, Brunson (5) , American Airlines Center
20,382 , 26–32 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 59 , February 23 , @

, , Tim Hardaway Jr. (21) , Trey Burke (7) , Tim Hardaway Jr. (4) ,

18,306 , 26–33 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 60 , February 25 , @

, , Luka Dončić (28) , Dončić, Finney-Smith (10) , Luka Dončić (10) ,

19,068 , 26–34 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 61 , February 27 ,

, , Luka Dončić (26) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (7) , American Airlines Center
19,978 , 27–34 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 62 , March 2 ,

, ,

(22) ,

(8) , Dwight Powell (4) ,

20,233 , 27–35 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 63 , March 4 , @

, , Dwight Powell (20) , Dončić, Powell (6) , Luka Dončić (6) ,

Barclays Center Barclays Center is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liberty o ...

17,064 , 27–36 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 64 , March 6 , @

, , Luka Dončić (31) , Luka Dončić (11) ,

(8) ,

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place (WMATA station), Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. It has been largely considered ...

16,867 , 27–37 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 65 , March 8 , @

, , Luka Dončić (24) , Luka Dončić (8) , Jalen Brunson (9) ,

Amway Center Amway Center is an indoor arena located in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the NBA, the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, and the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League. Amway Center hosted the 2012 N ...

19,196 , 27–38 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 66 , March 10 ,

, , Luka Dončić (19) , Luka Dončić (15) , Luka Dončić (9) , American Airlines Center
20,423 , 27–39 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 67 , March 12 ,

, , Jalen Brunson (34) , Finney-Smith, Powell (6) , Luka Dončić (7) , American Airlines Center
20,366 , 27–40 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 68 , March 14 , @

, , Luka Dončić (24) , Dončić, Kleber (11) , Luka Dončić (9) ,

19,520 , 27–41 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 69 , March 16 ,

, ,

(22) , Maxi Kleber (12) , Jalen Brunson (7) , American Airlines Center
20,347 , 28–41 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 70 , March 18 ,

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

, , Luka Dončić (29) , Luka Dončić (13) , Luka Dončić (10) , American Airlines Center
20,276 , 28–42 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 71 , March 20 , @

, , Luka Dončić (24) , Dwight Powell (9) , Luka Dončić (6) ,

19,803 , 28–43 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 72 , March 21 , @

Sacramento ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...

, , Justin Jackson (19) , Luka Dončić (10) , Dwight Powell (5) ,

Golden 1 Center Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena, located in downtown Sacramento, California, United States. It sits partially on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center. The publicly owned arena is part of a business and entertainment district ...

17,583 , 28–44 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 73 , March 23 , @ Golden State , , Luka Dončić (23) , Luka Dončić (11) , Luka Dončić (10) ,

19,596 , 29–44 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 74 , March 26 , Sacramento , , Luka Dončić (28) , Dwight Powell (13) , Luka Dončić (12) , American Airlines Center
20,168 , 29–45 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 75 , March 28 , @

, , Luka Dončić (19) , Maxi Kleber (10) , Luka Dončić (7) ,

American Airlines Arena FTX Arena (known as American Airlines Arena from 1999 to 2021) is a multi-purpose arena located in Miami, Florida, along Biscayne Bay. It was constructed beginning in 1998 as a replacement for the Miami Arena and designed by the architecture f ...

19,851 , 29–46 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 76 , March 31 , @

, ,

(25) ,

(13) ,

(8) ,

18,203 , 30–46 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 77 , April 1 ,

, , Justin Jackson (24) ,

Salah Mejri Salah Mejri ( ar, صالح الماجري; born June 15, 1986) is a Tunisian professional basketball player for Beirut Club. He also represents the senior Tunisian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays at the center p ...

(14) ,

(7) ,

19,645 , 31–46 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 78 , April 3 ,

, ,

(27) , Luka Dončić (12) , Luka Dončić (6) , American Airlines Center
19,576 , 31–47 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 79 , April 5 ,

, ,

Courtney Lee Courtney Lee (born October 3, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Western Kentucky University. Lee was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 22nd overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft and wa ...

(21) ,

(7) , Courtney Lee (7) , American Airlines Center
20,111 , 31–48 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 80 , April 7 , @ Memphis , ,

(24) ,

(12) , Jalen Brunson (10) ,

16,744 , 32–48 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 81 , April 9 ,

, , Dirk Nowitzki (30) , Luka Dončić (11) , Luka Dončić (11) , American Airlines Center
21,041 , 33–48 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 82 , April 10 , @

, , Dirk Nowitzki (20) ,

(16) , Jalen Brunson (10) ,

18.629 , 33–49

Player statistics

''After all games''. , - , , 2 , , 0 , , 5.5 , , .000 , , .000 , , .500 , , .5 , , .0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 1.0 , - , , 38 , , 0 , , 19.8 , , .418 , , .297 , , .705 , , 2.5 , , 5.6 , , .6 , , .0 , , 10.9 , - , ^† , 49 , , 49 , , style=background:#0B60AD;color:white;, 32.3 , , .404 , , .389 , , .833 , , 4.2 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .2 , , 17.7 , - , , 42 , , 0 , , 10.8 , , .452 , , .409 , , .789 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .1 , , .1 , , 4.0 , - , , 73 , , 38 , , 21.8 , , .467 , , .348 , , .725 , , 2.3 , , 3.2 , , .5 , , .1 , , 9.3 , - , ^≠ , 25 , , 1 , , 17.4 , , .463 , , .356 , , style=background:#0B60AD;color:white;, .837 , , 1.5 , , 2.6 , , .5 , , .1 , , 9.7 , - , , 72 , , style=background:#0B60AD;color:white;, 72 , , 32.2 , , .427 , , .327 , , .713 , , 7.8 , , style=background:#0B60AD;color:white;, 6.0 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , style=background:#0B60AD;color:white;, 21.2 , - , , style=background:#0B60AD;color:white;, 81 , , 26 , , 24.5 , , .432 , , .311 , , .709 , , 4.8 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .4 , , 7.5 , - , ^≠ , 19 , , 17 , , 29.4 , , .404 , , .321 , , .767 , , 3.2 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , .1 , , 15.5 , - , , 68 , , 2 , , 15.8 , , .380 , , .310 , , .761 , , 1.6 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .2 , , 6.3 , - , ^≠ , 29 , , 11 , , 18.3 , , .484 , , .372 , , .724 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .0 , , 8.2 , - , ^† , 50 , , 50 , , 31.1 , , style=background:#0B60AD;color:white;, .644 , , .000 , , .682 , , style=background:#0B60AD;color:white;, 13.7 , , 2.0 , , .7 , , 1.1 , , 11.0 , - , , 71 , , 18 , , 21.2 , , .453 , , .353 , , .784 , , 4.6 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 1.1 , , 6.8 , - , ^≠ , 22 , , 4 , , 12.2 , , .390 , , .282 , , .714 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .0 , , 3.6 , - , , 8 , , 0 , , 11.3 , , .370 , , style=background:#0B60AD;color:white;, .455 , , .571 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .1 , , .0 , , 3.6 , - , ^† , 44 , , 44 , , 29.8 , , .414 , , .380 , , .791 , , 2.3 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .3 , , 13.1 , - , , 36 , , 4 , , 11.1 , , .491 , , .324 , , .625 , , 3.6 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .7 , , 3.9 , - , , 51 , , 20 , , 15.6 , , .359 , , .312 , , .780 , , 3.1 , , .7 , , .2 , , .4 , , 7.3 , - , , 77 , , 22 , , 21.6 , , .597 , , .307 , , .772 , , 5.3 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .6 , , 10.6 , - , ^† , 32 , , 32 , , 28.4 , , .440 , , .344 , , .695 , , 3.0 , , 4.3 , , style=background:#0B60AD;color:white;, 1.3 , , .3 , , 12.9 , - , ^‡ , 1 , , 0 , , 1.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0
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