The 2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season was the 41st season of the franchise in the

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(NBA). The Mavericks clinched the Southwest division for the first time since the 2009-10 season following a 110–90 victory over the

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on May 7, 2021. However, the Mavericks lost in the first round to the

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for the second consecutive season in seven games. Following the season on June 17, 2021, long time head coach

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resigned from his position as head coach after 13 seasons and leading the team to a championship in

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Draft

¹ The Mavericks acquired the second-round pick from the

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Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Notes * z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs * c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs * y – Clinched division title * x – Clinched playoff spot * pb – Clinched play-in spot * o – Eliminated from playoff contention * * – Division leader

Game log

Preseason

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PHX Arena The PHX Arena (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix Suns Arena and Footprint Center) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It opened under the name America West Arena on June 6, 1992, at ...

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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 ...

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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) ...

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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 ...

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Ball Arena 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 Inter ...

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New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Amalie Arena Amalie Arena (officially stylized as AMALIE Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Tampa, Florida, United States, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. It is mainly used as the home for the Tamp ...

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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) ...

0 , 7–7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , January 22 , @

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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 ...

0 , 8–7 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 16 , January 23 , Houston , , Luka Dončić (26) , Boban Marjanović (12) , Luka Dončić (8) , American Airlines Center
0 , 8–8 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 17 , January 25 , Denver , , Luka Dončić (35) , Luka Dončić (11) , Luka Dončić (16) , American Airlines Center
0 , 8–9 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 18 , January 27 , @

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Vivint 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 capacit ...

1,932 , 8–10 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 19 , January 29 , @ Utah , , Luka Dončić (25) , Kristaps Porziņģis (9) , Luka Dončić (7) , Vivint Arena
1,932 , 8–11 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 20 , January 30 , Phoenix , , Luka Dončić (29) , Willie Cauley-Stein (9) , Luka Dončić (7) , American Airlines Center
0 , 8–12 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 21 , February 1 , Phoenix , , Luka Dončić (25) ,

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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 ...

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0 , 9–13 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , February 4 , Golden State , , Luka Dončić (27) , Maxi Kleber (7) , Luka Dončić (6) , American Airlines Center
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0 , 10–14 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 25 , February 8 ,

, , Kristaps Porziņģis (27) , Kristaps Porziņģis (13) , Josh Richardson (8) , American Airlines Center
1,000 , 11–14 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , February 10 , Atlanta , , Luka Dončić (28) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (10) , American Airlines Center
1,000 , 12–14 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , February 12 ,

, , Luka Dončić (46) , Luka Dončić (8) , Luka Dončić (12) , American Airlines Center
1,514 , 13–14 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 28 , February 14 ,

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2,211 , 13–15 , -style="background:#ccc;" , – , February 17 ,

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2,099 , 14–15 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 30 , February 23 ,

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, , Luka Dončić (31) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (8) , American Airlines Center
3,338 , 15–15 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , February 25 , @

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Boban Marjanović Boban Marjanović ( sr-Cyrl, Бобан Марјановић; born August 15, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also represents the Serbia men' ...

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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 ...

0 , 15–16 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , 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 ...

684 , 16–16 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , March 1 , @

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Porziņģis (10) , Luka Dončić (9) ,

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, ...

3,766 , 17–16 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , March 3 ,

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 ...

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Porziņģis (9) , Kristaps Porziņģis (13) ,

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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3,508 , 18–16 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , March 10 ,

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3,813 , 19–16 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 36 , March 11 , @ Oklahoma City , , Josh Richardson (27) , Dorian Finney-Smith (8) , Josh Richardson (6) ,

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 ...

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0 , 20–17 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 38 , March 15 , L. A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (25) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (16) , American Airlines Center
3,945 , 20–18 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , March 17 , L. A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (42) , Kristaps Porziņģis (13) , Luka Dončić (9) , American Airlines Center
3,975 , 21–18 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , March 19 , @

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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 ...

0 , 21–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , March 21 , @ Portland , , Luka Dončić (37) , Kristaps Porziņģis (8) , ''three players'' (4) , Moda Center
0 , 22–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 42 , March 24 , @

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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 ...

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Richardson (3) , American Airlines Center
4,132 , 23–20 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 44 , March 27 ,

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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 ...

3,700 , 23–21 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , March 29 , @ Oklahoma City , , Luka Dončić (25) , Kristaps Porziņģis (9) , Jalen Brunson (7) , Chesapeake Energy Arena
0 , 24–21 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , March 31 , @

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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 ...

2,298 , 25–21 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , April 2 , @

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

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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 ...

1,981 , 26–21 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , April 3 , @

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

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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 ...

0 , 27–21 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , April 5 ,

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4,261 , 28–21 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 50 , April 7 , @

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3,399 , 28–22 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , April 8 ,

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4,190 , 29–22 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 52 , April 11 ,

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4,054 , 29–23 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 53 , April 12 ,

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4,016 , 29–24 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , April 14 , @ Memphis , , Luka Dončić (29) , Brunson,
Kleber (8) , Brunson,
Dončić (9) ,

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 ...

2,141 , 30–24 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 55 , April 16 , New York , , Kristaps Porziņģis (23) , Kristaps Porziņģis (12) , Luka Dončić (19) , American Airlines Center
4,246 , 30–25 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 56 , April 18 ,

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

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4,193 , 30–26 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , April 21 ,

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4,043 , 31–26 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 58 , April 22 , L. A. Lakers , , Luka Dončić (30) , Luka Dončić (9) , Luka Dončić (8) , American Airlines Center
4,443 , 32–26 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 59 , April 24 , L. A. Lakers , , Dwight Powell (25) , Dwight Powell (10) , Luka Dončić (13) , American Airlines Center
4,561 , 33–26 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 60 , April 26 , @ Sacramento , , Luka Dončić (24) , ''three players'' (7) , Luka Dončić (8) ,

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 ...

0 , 33–27 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , April 27 , @ Golden State , , Luka Dončić (39) , Finney-Smith,
Powell (8) , Luka Dončić (8) ,

Chase Center Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is the home of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball A ...

3,613 , 34–27 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , April 29 , @ Detroit , , Tim Hardaway Jr. (42) , ''three players'' (7) , Jalen Brunson (4) ,

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 ...

750 , 35–27 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , May 1 ,

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4,351 , 36–27 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 64 , May 2 ,

, , Luka Dončić (30) , Marjanović,
Powell (7) , Luka Dončić (6) , American Airlines Center
4,268 , 36–28 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 65 , May 4 , @

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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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, , Luka Dončić (24) , Dončić,
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4,602 , 38–28 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 67 , May 7 ,

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 ...

, , Luka Dončić (24) , Luka Dončić (8) , Jalen Brunson (6) , American Airlines Center
4,220 , 39–28 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , May 9 , @ Cleveland , , Tim Hardaway Jr. (25) , Dwight Powell (9) , Luka Dončić (5) ,

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 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 ...

4,148 , 40–28 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 69 , May 11 , @ Memphis , , Tim Hardaway Jr. (19) , Willie Cauley-Stein (8) , Luka Dončić (5) ,

2,684 , 40–29 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , May 12 ,

, , Luka Dončić (33) , Dončić,
Powell (8) , Luka Dončić (8) , American Airlines Center
4,373 , 41–29 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 71 , May 14 ,

, ,

(21) , Dončić,
Porziņģis (10) , Luka Dončić (11) , American Airlines Center
4,493 , 42–29 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , May 16 , @

, , Dončić,
Porziņģis (18) , Dwight Powell (8) , Luka Dončić (2) ,

1,638 , 42–30

Postseason

, -style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , May 22 , @ L. A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (31) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (11) ,

6,117 , 1–0 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , May 25 , @ L. A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (39) , Luka Dončić (7) , Luka Dončić (7) , Staples Center
6,885 , 2–0 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , May 28 , L. A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (44) , Luka Dončić (9) , Luka Dončić (9) ,

17,705 , 2–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , May 30 , L. A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (19) , Dorian Finney-Smith (8) , Luka Dončić (6) , American Airlines Center
17,761 , 2–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , June 2 , @ L. A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (42) , Luka Dončić (8) , Luka Dončić (14) , Staples Center
7,428 , 3–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , June 4 , L. A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (29) ,

(9) , Luka Dončić (11) , American Airlines Center
18,324 , 3–3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , June 6 , @ L. A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (46) ,

(11) , Luka Dončić (14) , Staples Center
7,342 , 3–4 , -

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Subtractions

Awards

Notes

References

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