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 Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Divisi ...

season was the 39th season of the franchise in the

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(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 Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Confere ...

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 great ...

'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. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

. 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 List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise, spent his entire 20-year career with t ...

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. On March 18, 2019, he became the 6th highest scoring player of all time, surpassing

Wilt Chamberlain Wilton Norman Chamberlain ( ; August21, 1936 – October12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing tall, he played Center (basketball), center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was enshrin ...

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

Vince Carter Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 22 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, b ...

(who played for the

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) as the last remaining active player to have played in the 1990s. 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 Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "The Unicorn" for his ability to make plays and shoot 3-pointers as a Center ...

in exchange for

Wesley Matthews Wesley Joel Matthews Jr. (born October 14, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He i ...

and former no. 9 overall pick Dennis Smith Jr. This was the last time that the Mavericks missed the playoffs until the 2022–23 season.

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 teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including internationa ...

. 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 Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA), W ...

that also involved the

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. 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

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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, where in his one season in 201 ...

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

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n superstar guard/forward

Luka Dončić Luka Dončić ( ; ; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since his rookie season, he has been selected to five NBA All-Star games and fiv ...

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

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in the

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and Spain's national

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

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

Jalen Brunson Jalen Marquis Brunson (born August 31, 1996), nicknamed “Brunson Burner” or “Captain Clutch”, is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted with the 3 ...

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

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

point guard

Shake Milton Malik Benjamin "Shake" Milton (born September 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Southern Methodist University (SMU) fr ...

) 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 from Louisville University, while the very last selection of the

became combo forward

Kostas Antetokounmpo Konstantinos Ndubuisi "Kostas" Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo; November 20, 1997) is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. Antetokounmpo played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers. He was ...

, younger brother of superstar

Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo ( Adetokunbo; born December 6, 1994) is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His size, speed, and strength have earned him the nick ...

, from Dayton University. Antetokounmpo later signed a

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to stay with the team on July 13, 2018.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

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Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

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18,325 , 1–0 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 2 , October 5 , @

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J. J. Barea José Juan Barea Mora (born June 26, 1984) is a Puerto Rican basketball coach and former player. He played college basketball for the Northeastern Huskies before joining the Dallas Mavericks in 2006 and becoming only the seventh Puerto Rican t ...

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17,396 , 2–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 4 , October 12 , Charlotte , , Dončić,

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DeAndre Jordan Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. (born July 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball ...

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Regular season

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18,055 , 0–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 2 , October 20 ,

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(26) , DeAndre Jordan (10) , J. J. Barea (11) ,

20,205 , 1–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 3 , October 22 ,

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(20) , DeAndre Jordan (16) , Luka Dončić (6) , American Airlines Center
19,291 , 2–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 4 , October 24 , @

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, , Wesley Matthews (23) , DeAndre Jordan (13) , J. J. Barea (9) ,

State Farm Arena State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hock ...

16,705 , 2–2 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 5 , October 26 , @

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

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Scotiabank Arena Scotiabank Arena (SBA), formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and t ...

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

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

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19,571 , 2–4 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 7 , October 29 , @

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

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AT&T Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena seat ...

18,354 , 2–5 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 8 , October 31 , @ LA Lakers , , Wesley Matthews (21) , DeAndre Jordan (12) , J. J. Barea (10) ,

Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

18,997 , 2–6 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 9 , November 2 ,

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20,008 , 2–7 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 10 , November 6 ,

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

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19,234 , 3–7 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 11 , November 7 , @

, , Luka Dončić (24) , DeAndre Jordan (12) ,

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Vivint Smart Home Arena The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacity ...

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

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...

, , Luka Dončić (22) , DeAndre Jordan (9) , Luka Dončić (8) , American Airlines Center
19,818 , 4–8 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 13 , November 12 , @

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United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

19,012 , 5–8 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 14 , November 14 ,

, , Harrison Barnes (19) , DeAndre Jordan (10) , J. J. Barea (5) , American Airlines Center
19,371 , 6–8 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 15 , November 17 , Golden State , , Luka Dončić (24) , DeAndre Jordan (10) , Dennis Smith Jr. (6) , American Airlines Center
20,260 , 7–8 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 16 , November 19 , @

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FedExForum FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I Memphis Tigers men's ba ...

15,997 , 7–9 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 17 , November 21 ,

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19,926 , 8–9 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 18 , November 24 ,

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

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20,226 , 9–9 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 19 , November 28 , @

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Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston, Texas, United States. 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 th ...

18,055 , 10–9 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 20 , November 30 , @ LA Lakers , , Harrison Barnes (29) , DeAndre Jordan (12) , Luka Dončić (5) ,

18,997 , 10–10 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 21 , December 2 , LA Clippers , ,

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19,551 , 11–10 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 22 , December 4 ,

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19,341 , 12–10 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 23 , December 5 , @

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Smoothie King Center Smoothie King Center (locally referred to as SKC) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Central Business District, adjacent to the Caesars ...

14,810 , 12–11 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 24 , December 8 ,

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

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19,334 , 14–11 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 26 , December 12 ,

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19,643 , 15–11 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 27 , December 13 , @ Phoenix , , Harrison Barnes (15) , DeAndre Jordan (15) , Luka Dončić (6) ,

13,265 , 15–12 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 28 , December 16 ,

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19,935 , 15–13 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 29 , December 18 , @

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Pepsi Center Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Int ...

15,764 , 15–14 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 30 , December 20 , @ LA Clippers , , Luka Dončić (32) , DeAndre Jordan (22) , J. J. Barea (8) ,

17,528 , 15–15 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 31 , December 22 , @ Golden State , , Wesley Matthews (25) , DeAndre Jordan (23) , J. J. Barea (6) ,

Oracle Arena An oracle is a person or thing considered to provide insight, wise counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities. If done through occultic means, it is a form of divination. Descript ...

19,596 , 15–16 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 32 , December 23 , @ Portland , , Harrison Barnes (27) , Luka Dončić (11) , J. J. Barea (8) ,

Moda Center Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena has a capa ...

19,707 , 15–17 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 33 , December 26 , New Orleans , , Luka Dončić (21) , DeAndre Jordan (12) , Luka Dončić (10) , American Airlines Center
20,340 , 16–17 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 34 , December 28 , @ New Orleans , , Luka Dončić (34) , DeAndre Jordan (15) , ''three players'' (4) , Smoothie King Center
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 , @ Charlotte , , Dončić, Smith Jr. (18) ,

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Spectrum Center The Spectrum Center is an indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Located in Uptown Charlotte, Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Ass ...

16,955 , 18–19 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 38 , January 4 , @

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TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

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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 C ...

20,656 , 18–21 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 40 , January 7 , LA Lakers , , Luka Dončić (27) , DeAndre Jordan (19) , J. J. Barea (3) ,

20,354 , 18–22 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 41 , January 9 , Phoenix , , Luka Dončić (30) ,

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19,596 , 19–22 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 42 , January 11 , @

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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, h ...

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 ,

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20,214 , 20–24 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 45 , January 19 , @

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Bankers Life Fieldhouse Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...

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

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

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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 team ...

17,963 , 20–26 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 47 , January 22 , LA Clippers , , Harrison Barnes (20) , DeAndre Jordan (16) , Luka Dončić (6) , American Airlines Center
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Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

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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 Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

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Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening 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 t ...

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Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

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Quicken Loans Arena Rocket Arena 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 serves as a sec ...

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Trey Burke Alfonso Clark "Trey" Burke III (born November 12, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines where in the 2012–1 ...

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

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

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Dorian Finney-Smith Dorian Lawrence Finney-Smith (born May 4, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball, Virgini ...

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18,306 , 26–33 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 60 , February 25 , @ LA Clippers , , Luka Dončić (28) , Dončić, Finney-Smith (10) , Luka Dončić (10) ,

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

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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 Liber ...

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Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened o ...

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Amway Center Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the Downtown Orlando, downtown core of Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, ...

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20,423 , 27–39 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 67 , March 12 ,

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

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

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Golden 1 Center Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena 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 called ...

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
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American Airlines Arena Kaseya Center is a multi-purpose arena on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The arena is home to the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. The arena was previously named American Airlines Arena from opening in 1999 until 2021, FTX ...

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Salah Mejri Salah Mejri (; born June 15, 1986) is a Tunisian former professional basketball player who represented the senior Tunisian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played at the center position. After a successful career in E ...

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

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16,744 , 32–48 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 81 , April 9 , Phoenix , , Dirk Nowitzki (30) , Luka Dončić (11) , Luka Dončić (11) , American Airlines Center
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