The 2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season was the 44th season for the franchise in the

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(NBA). This was also the final season in which

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was the sole owner of the Mavericks; during the season, Cuban transitioned to a minority ownership stake, and Miriam Adelson and

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became majority owners of the franchise. At the February 8 trade deadline, the Mavericks were eighth in the Western Conference with a 28–23 record when they acquired center Daniel Gafford from the

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and forward P. J. Washington from the

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. The team went 22–9 after the deadline and finished fifth in the West. The Mavericks improved upon their 38–44 record from the 2022–2023 season, qualified for the

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, and won the Southwest Division title. The Mavericks defeated the

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and the top-seeded

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each in six games to advance to their second Western Conference Finals appearance in three seasons. In the Conference Finals, the team defeated the

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in five games to advance to the

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. The Mavericks' NBA Finals appearance was the third in the franchise's history and the team's first in 13 years since winning its lone NBA title in

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. In the Finals, the

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defeated the Mavericks in five games. The Dallas Mavericks drew an average home attendance of 20,217 in 41 home games in the 2023–24 NBA season, the 2nd highest in the league.

Draft

The Mavericks entered this draft with a first round pick.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

The Mavericks faced the

twice in

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Regular season

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18,947 , 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc" , 2 , October 27 ,

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20,238 , 2–0 , - style="background:#cfc" , 3 , October 30 , @ Memphis , , Luka Dončić (35) , Luka Dončić (12) , Luka Dončić (12) ,

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15,031 , 3–0 , - style="background:#cfc" , 4 , November 1 ,

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20,103 , 4–0 , - style="background:#fcc" , 5 , November 3 , @

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19,729 , 4–1 , - style="background:#cfc" , 6 , November 5 , Charlotte , , Luka Dončić (23) , Dereck Lively II (14) ,

(10) , American Airlines Center
20,052 , 5–1 , - style="background:#cfc" , 7 , November 6 , @

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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, ...

19,409 , 6–1 , - style="background:#fcc" , 8 , November 8 ,

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, , Luka Dončić (31) , Luka Dončić (7) , Luka Dončić (8) , American Airlines Center
20,063 , 6–2 , - style="background:#cfc" , 9 , November 10 , L.A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (44) , Derrick Jones Jr. (10) , Dončić, Exum (6) , American Airlines Center
20,377 , 7–2 , - style="background:#cfc" , 10 , November 12 , @

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 ...

, , Kyrie Irving (35) , Dwight Powell (10) , Luka Dončić (9) ,

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 ...

16,302 , 8–2 , - style="background:#fcc" , 11 , November 14 , @ New Orleans , , Hardaway Jr., Irving (17) , Dereck Lively II (9) , Kyrie Irving (6) , Smoothie King Center
16,354 , 8–3 , - style="background:#cfc" , 12 , November 15 , @

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 ...

, , Tim Hardaway Jr. (31) , Dereck Lively II (9) , Luka Dončić (10) ,

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 ...

16,632 , 9–3 , - style="background:#fcc" , 13 , November 18 , @

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, , Kyrie Irving (39) , Dereck Lively II (10) , Luka Dončić (9) ,

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18,128 , 9–4 , - style="background:#fcc" , 14 , November 19 ,

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, , Luka Dončić (25) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (7) , American Airlines Center
20,211 , 9–5 , - style="background:#cfc" , 15 , November 22 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Luka Dončić (30) , Luka Dončić (12) , Luka Dončić (8) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 10–5 , - style="background:#fcc" , 16 , November 25 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (30) , Dante Exum (8) , Luka Dončić (4) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 10–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 17 , November 28 ,

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, , Luka Dončić (41) , Luka Dončić (9) , Luka Dončić (9) , American Airlines Center
20,103 , 11–6 , - style="background:#fcc" , 18 , December 1 , Memphis , , Jones Jr., G. Williams (16) , Grant Williams (8) , ''three players'' (5) ,

20,150 , 11–7 , - style="background:#fcc" , 19 , December 2 ,

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, , Luka Dončić (36) , Dereck Lively II (16) , Luka Dončić (18) , American Airlines Center
20,277 , 11–8 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , December 6 ,

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, , Luka Dončić (40) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (11) , American Airlines Center
19,877 , 12–8 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , December 8 , @

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18,762 , 13–8 , - style="background:#cfc" , 22 , December 11 , @ Memphis , , Luka Dončić (35) , Dereck Lively II (16) , Dončić, Exum (6) ,

16,379 , 14–8 , - style="background:#cfc" , 23 , December 12 , L.A. Lakers , , Luka Dončić (33) , Dereck Lively II (8) , Luka Dončić (17) , American Airlines Center
20,377 , 15–8 , - style="background:#fcc" , 24 , December 14 ,

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20,177 , 15–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 25 , December 16 , @

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18,439 , 16–9 , - style="background:#fcc" , 26 , December 18 , @

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19,659 , 16–10 , - style="background:#fcc" , 27 , December 20 , L.A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (28) , Dončić, G. Williams (9) , Luka Dončić (10) , American Airlines Center
20,310 , 16–11 , - style="background:#fcc" , 28 , December 22 , @

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18,055 , 16–12 , - style="background:#cfc" , 29 , December 23 ,

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20,409 , 17–12 , - style="background:#cfc" , 30 ,

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17,071 , 18–12 , - style="background:#fcc" , 31 , December 27 ,

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18,024 , 18–13 , - style="background:#fcc" , 32 , December 28 , @ Minnesota , , Tim Hardaway Jr. (32) , Dwight Powell (14) , Dante Exum (6) ,

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20,377 , 18–14 , - style="background:#cfc" , 33 , December 30 , @ Golden State , , Luka Dončić (39) , Dereck Lively II (14) , Luka Dončić (10) ,

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18,064 , 19–14 , - style="background:#fcc" , 34 , January 1 , @

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18,206 , 19–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 35 , January 3 ,

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20,077 , 20–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 36 , January 5 , Portland , , Kyrie Irving (24) , ''three players'' (9) , Jaden Hardy (9) , American Airlines Center
20,162 , 21–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 37 , January 7 ,

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20,111 , 22–15 , - style="background:#fcc" , 38 , January 9 , Memphis , , Kyrie Irving (33) , Kyrie Irving (8) , Luka Dončić (8) , American Airlines Center
20,116 , 22–16 , - style="background:#cfc" , 39 , January 11 ,

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20,040 , 23–16 , - style="background:#fcc" , 40 , January 13 ,

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20,155 , 23–17 , - style="background:#cfc" , 41 , January 15 , New Orleans , , Kyrie Irving (42) , Dereck Lively II (12) , Irving, G. Williams (7) , American Airlines Center
20,010 , 24–17 , - style="background:#fcc" , 42 , January 17 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Luka Dončić (33) , Luka Dončić (13) , Luka Dončić (10) , Crypto.com Arena
18,338 , 24–18 , - style="background:#bbb" , – , January 19 , @ Golden State , colspan="6" , ''Postponed due to the death of Warriors assistant coach

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20,277 , 24–19 , - style="background:#fcc" , 44 , January 24 , Phoenix , , Luka Dončić (34) , Luka Dončić (8) , Luka Dončić (9) , American Airlines Center
20,202 , 24–20 , - style="background:#cfc" , 45 , January 26 , @

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16,149 , 25–20 , - style="background:#fcc" , 46 , January 27 ,

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20,373 , 25–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 47 , January 29 ,

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20,020 , 26–21 , - style="background:#fcc" , 48 , January 31 , @ Minnesota , , Josh Green (18) , Richaun Holmes (10) ,

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18,024 , 26–22 , - style="background:#fcc" , 49 , February 3 ,

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20,377 , 26–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 50 , February 5 , @

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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 ...

19,176 , 27–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 51 , February 6 , @

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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 ...

17,732 , 28–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 52 , February 8 , @

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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 ...

19,812 , 29–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 53 , February 10 ,

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20,277 , 30–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 54 , February 12 ,

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19,921 , 31–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 55 , February 14 ,

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20,311 , 32–23 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff",

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20,377 , 33–23 , - style="background:#fcc" , 57 , February 25 , @

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Gainbridge 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) ...

17,274 , 33–24 , - style="background:#fcc" , 58 , February 27 , @

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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 ...

19,432 , 33–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 59 , February 28 , @

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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 , 34–25 , - style="background:#fcc" , 60 , March 1 , @

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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 ...

19,156 , 34–26 , - style="background:#fcc" , 61 , March 3 ,

, , Luka Dončić (38) , Luka Dončić (11) , Luka Dončić (10) ,

20,277 , 34–27 , - style="background:#fcc" , 62 , March 5 ,

, , Luka Dončić (39) , Dončić, Gafford (10) , Luka Dončić (11) , American Airlines Center
20,200 , 34–28 , - style="background:#cfc" , 63 , March 7 ,

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 ...

, , Luka Dončić (35) , Luka Dončić (11) , Luka Dončić (11) , American Airlines Center
20,221 , 35–28 , - style="background:#cfc" , 64 , March 9 , @

, , Luka Dončić (39) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (10) ,

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 ...

20,062 , 36–28 , - style="background:#cfc" , 65 , March 11 , @

, , Luka Dončić (27) , Luka Dončić (12) , Luka Dončić (14) ,

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) ...

21,363 , 37–28 , - style="background:#cfc" , 66 , March 13 , Golden State , ,

(23) , Irving, Lively II (8) , Kyrie Irving (10) , American Airlines Center
20,411 , 38–28 , - style="background:#fcc" , 67 , March 14 , @

, , Kyrie Irving (36) , Daniel Gafford (15) , Kyrie Irving (12) ,

Paycom Center 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 , 38–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 68 , March 17 ,

, , Luka Dončić (37) , P. J. Washington (11) , Kyrie Irving (9) , American Airlines Center
20,377 , 39–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 69 , March 19 , @

, , Kyrie Irving (28) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (16) ,

18,354 , 40–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 70 , March 21 ,

, , Luka Dončić (34) , Luka Dončić (9) , Luka Dončić (8) , American Airlines Center
20,277 , 41–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 71 , March 25 , @ Utah , , Luka Dončić (29) , Luka Dončić (12) , Luka Dončić (13) ,

18,206 , 42–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 72 , March 26 , @

, , Luka Dončić (28) , P. J. Washington (13) , Kyrie Irving (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 ...

17,832 , 43–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 73 , March 29 , @ Sacramento , , Kyrie Irving (30) , Dončić, Lively II (9) , Luka Dončić (12) , Golden 1 Center
17,832 , 44–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 74 , March 31 , @

, , Luka Dončić (47) , Luka Dončić (12) , Dončić, Irving (7) ,

18,055 , 45–29 , - style="background:#fcc" , 75 , April 2 , @ Golden State , , Luka Dončić (30) , Luka Dončić (12) , Luka Dončić (11) ,

18,064 , 45–30 , - style="background:#cfc" , 76 , April 4 ,

, ,

(26) , Luka Dončić (12) , Luka Dončić (8) ,

20,211 , 46–30 , - style="background:#cfc" , 77 , April 5 , Golden State , , P. J. Washington (32) , Daniel Gafford (15) , Exum, Irving (7) , American Airlines Center
20,425 , 47–30 , - style="background:#cfc" , 78 , April 7 ,

, , Kyrie Irving (48) , P. J. Washington (13) , Luka Dončić (12) , American Airlines Center
20,317 , 48–30 , - style="background:#cfc" , 79 , April 9 , @ Charlotte , , Luka Dončić (39) , Luka Dončić (12) , Luka Dončić (10) ,

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 ...

17,425 , 49–30 , - style="background:#cfc" , 80 , April 10 , @

, , Luka Dončić (29) , Luka Dončić (9) , Luka Dončić (9) ,

Kaseya Center 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 ...

19,660 , 50–30 , - style="background:#fcc" , 81 , April 12 ,

, , Jaden Hardy (25) , Dwight Powell (10) , Dwight Powell (4) , American Airlines Center
20,274 , 50–31 , - style="background:#fcc" , 82 , April 14 , @

, , Brandon Williams (22) , Powell, Prosper (8) , ''five players'' (3) ,

18,203 , 50–32

Postseason

, -style="background:#fcc" , 1 , April 21 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (33) , Luka Dončić (13) , Luka Dončić (6) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 0–1 , -style="background:#cfc , 2 , April 23 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (32) , Dereck Lively II (9) , Luka Dončić (9) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 1–1 , -style="background:#cfc , 3 , April 26 , L.A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (22) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (9) ,

20,402 , 2–1 , -style="background:#fcc , 4 , April 28 , L.A. Clippers , ,

(40) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (10) , American Airlines Center
20,411 , 2–2 , -style="background:#cfc , 5 , May 1 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (35) , Dončić, Lively II (7) , Luka Dončić (10) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 3–2 , -style="background:#cfc , 6 , May 3 , L.A. Clippers , , Kyrie Irving (30) , Dereck Lively II (9) , Luka Dončić (13) , American Airlines Center
20,625 , 4–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , May 7 , @

, ,

(20) , Daniel Gafford (11) , Luka Dončić (9) ,

18,203 , 0–1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , May 9 , @ Oklahoma City , , Dončić,

(29) , P. J. Washington (11) , Kyrie Irving (11) , Paycom Center
18,203 , 1–1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , May 11 , Oklahoma City , , P. J. Washington (27) , Luka Dončić (15) , Kyrie Irving (7) ,

20,325 , 2–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , May 13 , Oklahoma City , , P. J. Washington (21) , Dončić, Washington (12) , Luka Dončić (10) , American Airlines Center
20,607 , 2–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , May 15 , @ Oklahoma City , , Luka Dončić (31) , ''three players'' (10) , Luka Dončić (11) , Paycom Center
18,203 , 3–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , May 18 , Oklahoma City , , Luka Dončić (29) , Dereck Lively II (15) , Luka Dončić (10) , American Airlines Center
20,555 , 4–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , May 22 , @

, , Luka Dončić (33) , Dereck Lively II (11) , Luka Dončić (8) ,

19,433 , 1–0 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , May 24 , @ Minnesota , , Luka Dončić (32) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (13) , Target Center
19,636 , 2–0 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , May 26 , Minnesota , , Dončić, Irving (33) , P. J. Washington (8) , Luka Dončić (5) ,

20,511 , 3–0 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , May 28 , Minnesota , , Luka Dončić (28) , Luka Dončić (15) , Luka Dončić (10) , American Airlines Center
20,477 , 3–1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , May 30 , @ Minnesota , , Dončić, Irving (36) , Luka Dončić (10) , Dončić, Irving (5) , Target Center
19,333 , 4–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , June 6 , @

, , Luka Dončić (30) , Luka Dončić (10) ,

(2) ,

19,156 , 0–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , June 9 , @ Boston , , Luka Dončić (32) , Luka Dončić (11) , Luka Dončić (11) , TD Garden
19,156 , 0–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , June 12 , Boston , , Kyrie Irving (35) , Dereck Lively II (13) , Luka Dončić (6) ,

20,311 , 0–3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , June 14 , Boston , , Luka Dončić (29) , Dereck Lively II (12) , Kyrie Irving (6) , American Airlines Center
20,277 , 1–3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , June 17 , @ Boston , , Luka Dončić (28) , Luka Dončić (12) , Kyrie Irving (9) , TD Garden
19,156 , 1–4

In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament. During the in-season tournament period, the Mavericks competed in Group B of the Western Conference, which included the defending champion

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 ...

, the

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, and the

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West group B

, -style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , November 3 , @

, , Luka Dončić (34) , Luka Dončić (10) , Luka Dončić (8) , Ball Arena
19,729 , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc" , 2 , November 10 , L.A. Clippers , , Luka Dončić (44) , Derrick Jones Jr. (10) , Dončić, Exum (6) ,

20,377 , 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc" , 3 , November 14 , @

, , Hardaway Jr., Irving (17) , Dereck Lively II (9) , Kyrie Irving (6) ,

16,354 , 1–2 , - style="background:#cfc" , 4 , November 28 ,

, , Luka Dončić (41) , Luka Dončić (9) , Luka Dončić (9) , American Airlines Center
20,103 , 2–2

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Transactions

Trades

Re-signed

Contract extensions

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

Notes

References

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2023 in Dallas

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Western Conference (NBA) championship seasons