2011–12 Dallas Mavericks season

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2011–12 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachRick Carlisle
General managerDonnie Nelson
PresidentDonnie Nelson
Owner(s)Mark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record36–30 (.545)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Thunder 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFS Southwest
RadioKESN
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Dallas Mavericks season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in six games in the 2011 NBA Finals. They were attempting to win back-to-back NBA Finals, but were swept in the first round of the NBA Playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder (the team that the Mavericks defeated in last year's Western Conference Finals) in four games. The Thunder would go on to lose to the Heat in the Finals in five games.

The season officially began once NBA players and owners signed a new collective bargaining agreement to end the 2011 NBA lockout.

Key dates[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 26 Jordan Hamilton (traded to Denver) F  United States Texas

At the Draft night the Mavs acquired Rudy Fernández for their 26th pick, Jordan Hamilton, who was sent to Denver.[2]

Offseason[]

Following their championship-winning 2010–2011 season, the Mavericks entered the offseason with six free agents; only one of those six players returned to play with the team in 2011–2012. Starting center Tyson Chandler was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team sign-and-trade deal;[3] the Mavericks received guard Andy Rautins in return[4](in addition to a 2012 second-round pick and a traded player exception) and waived him shortly thereafter.[5] Forward Caron Butler signed a three-year deal worth $24 million with the Los Angeles Clippers.[6] On December 14, reserve guard José Juan Barea announced that he would join the Minnesota Timberwolves.[7] On December 19, reserve forward Peja Stojaković announced his retirement.[8] Guard DeShawn Stevenson signed a one-year deal with New Jersey.[9] Backup forward Brian Cardinal re-signed with the Mavs.[10]

The Mavericks acquired several new players during the offseason. On December 9, the Mavs signed power forward Brandan Wright.[11] Vince Carter signed a contract on December 11, while Lamar Odom came to the Mavs through a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers.[12][13] Drew Neitzel and Jerome Randle were signed on December 11;[13] Neitzel and Randle were both waived on December 21 after playing in the D-League for the Texas Legends.[14] The Mavs signed guard Delonte West on December 12 to a one-year deal.[15] The Mavericks traded Rudy Fernández and Corey Brewer to the Denver Nuggets for a future second-round pick (and a traded player exception).[16] The Mavericks signed Sean Williams on December 21 to a two-year deal.[17] Free agent Yi Jianlian was signed on January 6 to a one-year deal.[18]

Season recap[]

Preseason[]

The Mavericks lost their first preseason game to the Oklahoma City Thunder, with both Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd sitting the game out. With Kidd and Nowitzki back in the lineup but without Jason Terry (illness),[19] Vince Carter and Delonte West they also lost the second and last preseason matchup against the Thunder. The Mavericks ended the preseason with a 0–2 record.

Regular season[]

On Christmas Day the Mavs opened the 2011–12 campaign by playing in a finals rematch against the Miami Heat. The Heat were not out on the floor when the Mavs raised their banner,[20] but came out of the gates impressive. They were up by 15 after the first quarter and 21 when the game went into halftime. During the third and fourth quarter the lead blew to 35 at most before the Mavs looked to start a heroic comeback. They cut the lead down to 11 at the end of the game but had chances to slice it down even more. Terry was the leading scorer with 23 points, but the Mavericks had 17 turnovers and allowed 15 offensive rebounds, which were two reasons the Mavs lost the opener.[21] Lamar Odom got ejected for arguing about a call with the officials.[22] In the second game of the season, against Denver, Delonte West started instead of Vince Carter.[23] Denver went on a 20–0 run in the second quarter, ending the first half leading 69–42 and the lead blew to 31 in the third quarter. Sean Williams made his debut for the Mavs in the fourth quarter and scored 12 points on 4/4 shooting. Denver won the game by 22, 115–93 in the end.[24] The Mavericks fell to 0–3 after a 102–104 loss to Oklahoma City where Carter gave the Mavs a one-point lead with 1.4 seconds to go before Kevin Durant hits a Buzzer beater three to put the Thunder at top.[25] The Thunder improved to a perfect 4–0 record, their best start in franchise history. Dirk Nowitzki recorded his first double-double of the season with 29 points and 10 rebounds.[26] For the first time this season, the Mavs took a lead into halftime against the Toronto Raptors. After the Raptors took the lead back and led by as much as seven, 68–61, the Mavericks answered with a 12–0 run and never looked back and won the game 99–86 to get their first win of the season.[27] Ian Mahinmi scored a career-high 19 points and was the leading scorer for the Mavs.[28] Nowitzki scored his 1,000th point against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a loss 82–99 and the Mavs fell to a 1–4 start.[29] The Mavs handed the Thunder their first loss of the season with a 100–87 win.[30] The Mavericks improved to 3–4 in a 98–89 win over Phoenix,[31] in which Nowitzki played in his 1,000th game.[32] After facing the San Antonio Spurs the Mavs fell to 3–5 in a 22-point blowout loss after just scoring 71 points. The Spurs hit eleven threes in the first half and were up by 26 at halftime.[33] With Jason Kidd being out with a lower back injury[34] and Carter to start at the shooting guard position the Mavs defeated the New Orleans Hornets 96–81 to improve to 4–5,[35] though Nowitzki just went 2 of 11 from the field, he still was one of six player to score in double digits for the Mavericks.[36] Nowitzki bounced back with a 9 of 10 shooting night with a +/– of +40 in a 100–86 win at Detroit to help the Mavs improve to a .500 record for the first time this season.[37] West added 10 assists and five steals in absence of Kidd. After a 90–85 win at Boston the Mavs were a +.500 team for the first time this season. Rick Carlisle was ejected early in the second half after a non-call on Kevin Garnett after he grabbed Nowitzki on a play, he ran onto the court, across halfcourt and got two technical fouls.[38] After Paul Pierce tied the game at 85 with 25 seconds to go, Nowitzki got the ball with ten seconds left and Garnett all over him. He would blow by him, get fouled by Brandon Bass but still managed to get the and-1. The Celtics called a timeout but the pass from Rajon Rondo to Ray Allen was fumbled and went out of bounds and the Mavs were able to hold on to the win.[39] Nowitzki scored his 23,000th point[40] of his career against Milwaukee in a 102–76 win to improve to a 7–5 record and the Mavs captured their fourth win in a row.[41] With Kidd back in the lineup,[42] the Mavericks won their fifth straight game by blewing out the Sacramento Kings 99–60.[43] After five wins, the Mavs received a close loss at the Lakers after Derek Fisher hit a game winning three-pointer with 3.1 seconds to go.[44] Vince Carter injured his left foot by taking the last shot to try and tie the game.[45] Without Carter,[46] the Mavs took on the Los Angeles Clippers and lost their third game on a late game three-pointer, this time by Chauncey Billups with 1 second to go after Terry got the Mavs ahead 89–88 with two three-pointers.[47] After that loss the Mavs took on Utah and got away with a 94–91 win, Shawn Marion scored 22 points and Rodrigue Beaubois scored 17 to help them to improve to a 9–7 record.[48] Without Nowitzki, who sits out with a sore right knee,[49] the Mavs won at New Orleans 83–81 for the first time since 2007.[50] Phoenix came to town and the Mavericks were able to win 93–87[51] behind 29 points from Marion.[52] The Mavs lost to the T-Wolves the day they got their 2011 NBA Champion rings[53][54] by fifteen points.[55] Against Utah, Carter returned to the lineup, but West was out due to a hamstring injury,[56] the Mavericks won behind 22 points from Beaubois who got his first start of the season.[57][58] Kidd injured himself during the first quarter and did not return due to a strain calf injury.[59] With Nowitzki back in the lineup, the Mavs won against their rival San Antonio 101–100 after Overtime.[60] Jason Terry scored a team- and season-high 34 points.[61] The Mavs went on the road to Phoenix to win in blowout fashion 122–99[62] with West and Carter hitting 10 of their 13 tries from behind the arc.[63] Without Lamar Odom, Brendan Haywood and Kidd the Mavericks lost to the Thunder 86–95.[64] Marion injured his knee in the second quarter but returned to the game,[65] coach Carlisle was ejected for kicking the ball into the stands.[66] Against Indiana the Mavericks fell short and lost by 11 to drop to 14 and 10. Nowitzki scored 30 points, Paul George hit 7 of his 11 tries from downtown and scored his career-high 30 points.[67] The Mavericks lost their third game in a row at Cleveland 88–91 when Terry missed the shot to tie it.[68] Without Kidd again,[69] the Mavs were able to win at Denver, with Nowitzki going for 25 and 9 while Carter added 8 assists.[70] In the last season matchup against Minnesota, Nowitzki scored 33 points while Kidd was making his comeback to help the Mavs to push their record to 16 and 11.[71] Against Portland the Mavs needed two overtimes periods to get the win. Nowitzki twice had the chance to put the game away but missed both times, before he hit a shot in the second overtime to ice the game.[72] When the Clippers came to town, Caron Butler got his ring[73] but the Mavs the win. Butler missed the chance to take the lead with a three and the Mavs won by four.[74] Without Terry and Beaubois[75] the Mavs defeated the Nuggets in blowout fashion.[76] West went out with a dislocated finger.[77] Without Terry, Beaubois and West the Mavs took on Philadelphia and won after being down by 14 at the half, before Nowitzki scored 24 points in the second half, just as much as the Sixers.[78] The Mavericks traveled to New York City to take on the Knicks and their new sensation Jeremy Lin. Terry was back in the lineup,[79] but the Mavs lost by seven in the end after being up 10 in the third quarter, while Nowitzki put up a new season-high 34 points.[80] In a win against the Celtics,[81] Nowitzki recorded his 1000 block of his career[82] and moved up to No. 20 on the all-time scoring list.[83] At the last game before the All-Star break the Mavs lost to the Lakers.[84] After the All-Star break the Mavs took on the New Jersey Nets and lost by one, when Jason Kidd missed a buzzer-beating three-point attempt.[85] Brook Lopez scored 38 points for the Nets.[86] On the next night, at Memphis the Mavs failed short[87] with Nowitzki playing just nine minutes before going to the locker room with a tight back.[88] Mavs lost their fourth straight game at New Orleans.[89] After four consecutive losses the Mavs beat the Jazz by 6,[90] with Nowitzki going off for 40 points.[91] The Mavericks lost Haywood in the opening play at Oklahoma[92] and lost the game by four while shooting 23 less free throws.[93] On the following day, the Mavs won against the Knicks after blowing a 19-point lead before Nowitzki took over in the fourth quarter.[94] On the first night of their back-to-back-to-back they lost to the Suns by two.[95] On the next night, the Kings won against the Mavs' who dropped to the seventh place in the conference.[96] The Mavericks ended their only three games in three nights stint with another loss, this time getting blown out by Golden State.[97] Back home and after two days of rest, the Mavs' defeated Washington by nine.[98] Two days later they took on Charlotte and won by 5 despite being up by a higher margin.[99] Without Marion, who missed his first game of the season, the Mavericks beat the Spurs by seven.[100] At Denver, the Mavericks won by 17 in blowout fashion.[101] Without Haywood, Marion and West the Mavs lost to the Lakers.[102] With Marion back in the lineup but withput Odom due to a DNP-CD, the Mavs lost at the Spurs by 17.[103] On the next day, at Houston the Mavs won after overtime 101–99.[104] When Hoston came to visit the Mavs, the Mavericks won by 9 after giving just up 51 points in the last three quarters.[105] In the second meeting against the Heat the Mavs got blown out by 21.[106] They completed their Florida road trip by winning at Orlando, with Nowitzki hitting the go-ahead bucket with 5.9 second to go. Hedo Türkoğlu missing the buzzer beating three-point attempt and Ryan Anderson failed to convert the putback layup.[107] Without Kidd and Odom, injured and ill, the Mavs got beaten badly by the Clippers.[108] Against Memphis, the Mavs got back on the winning track by beating them by 10.[109] Against the Blazers the Mavs lost in Overtime, despite being up by as much as 15.[110] A day later, at Memphis the Mavs lost by 5, while being down by 19 after the first quarter.[111] After the departure of Odom, the Mavs took on the Kings and won by 10.[112] At Golden State they won by nine after being up by as much as 19.[113] With Kidd getting a rest,[114] the Mavs won at Portland 97–94 despite being up by more than 20.[115] Against the Lakers the Mavs lost in overtime, although some questionable calls were made in the favour of LA.[116] After triple overtime they failed to the Jazz 121–123.[117] Against the Rockets they trailed by 6 going into 4th quarter, in a crucial game for a playoff berth. They cancelled out the deficit and went on to win 117–110 with Nowitzki shooting 21 of his 31 2nd-half points (35 in total) in the last quarter. This marked their 4th last quarter comeback for the season.[118] The playoff spot was guaranteed the next day, without playing themselves, because of the loss of the Rockets to the Hornets. They won their last home game of the regular season 104–94 against Golden State the next day.[119] Without either Kidd or Terry,[120] the Mavs took on Chicago but fell short and lost by ten.[121] After four days, with Kidd still resting,[122] they lost 89–106 at Atlanta to close out the regular season. They clinched the seventh spot to play the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, which also happened to be a rematch of the conference finals from the year before. The series was about to start just two days after the last regular-season game.[123]

Playoffs[]

The Mavericks opened their series against Oklahoma City Thunder on the first day of the playoffs. The game was close throughout and the Mavs took the lead by seven with 2 minutes to go. Dirk Nowitzki turned the ball over several times in the crucial stretch and the team stayed scoreless on four straight possessions. With nine seconds to go, the Mavs had a one-point lead, when Kevin Durant hit a shot that bounced a couple of times on the rim and backboard and fell through with 1.5 seconds to go. Shawn Marion's attempt for a half court shot came too late and the Thunder took Game 1.[124] Game 2 was closeout again, even though the Mavs were down by 16 in the first half. They came back and took the lead in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was much of a freethrow contest, James Harden made all of his late in the game and both, Nowitzki and Jason Terry missed his threes. Terry had two tries to send it to overtime, but missed. Thunder were up 2–0.[125] The Thunder took a commanding 3–0 lead after their blowout win in Game 3.[126] Despite having a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter the Mavs lost by six in Game 4 and were swept.[127]

Roster[]

2011–12 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G/F 4 Azubuike, Kelenna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1983–12–16 Kentucky
G 3 Beaubois, Rodrigue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–02–24 France
F 35 Cardinal, Brian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1977–05–02 Purdue
G/F 25 Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–01–26 North Carolina
C 33 Haywood, Brendan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 263 lb (119 kg) 1979–11–27 North Carolina
G 20 Jones, Dominique 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–10–15 South Florida
G 2 Kidd, Jason (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–03–23 California
C 28 Mahinmi, Ian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–11–05 France
F 0 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1978–05–07 UNLV
F 41 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany
F 7 Odom, Lamar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1979–11–06 Rhode Island
G 31 Terry, Jason (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
G 13 West, Delonte 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–07–26 Saint Joseph's
F 34 Wright, Brandan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–10–05 North Carolina
F 9 Yi, Jianlian 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1987–10–27 China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2012–03–23

Pre-season[]

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 18 Oklahoma City L 92–106 Rodrigue Beaubois
Dominique Jones (17) 		Lamar Odom (7) Dominique Jones (9) American Airlines Center
19,287 		0–1
2 December 20 @ Oklahoma City L 83–87 Jerome Randle (17) Ian Mahinmi (9) Dominique Jones
Brian Cardinal (4) 		Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		0–2
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-San Antonio Spurs 50 16 .758 0.0 28–5 22–11 12–4 66
x-Memphis Grizzlies 41 25 .621 9.0 26–7 15–18 7–8 66
x-Dallas Mavericks 36 30 .545 14.0 23–10 13–20 8–5 66
Houston Rockets 34 32 .515 16.0 22–11 12–21 6–8 66
New Orleans Hornets 21 45 .318 29.0 11–22 10–23 3–11 66


Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-San Antonio Spurs * 50 16 .758 – 66
2 y-Oklahoma City Thunder * 47 19 .712 3.0 66
3 y-Los Angeles Lakers * 41 25 .621 9.0 66
4 x-Memphis Grizzlies 41 25 .621 9.0 66
5 x-Los Angeles Clippers 40 26 .606 10.0 66
6 x-Denver Nuggets 38 28 .576 12.0 66
7 x-Dallas Mavericks 36 30 .545 14.0 66
8 x-Utah Jazz 36 30 .545 14.0 66
9 Houston Rockets 34 32 .515 16.0 66
10 Phoenix Suns 33 33 .500 17.0 66
11 Portland Trail Blazers 28 38 .424 22.0 66
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 26 40 .394 24.0 66
13 Golden State Warriors 23 43 .348 27.0 66
14 Sacramento Kings 22 44 .333 28.0 66
15 New Orleans Hornets 21 45 .318 29.0 66

Record vs. opponents[]

2011-12 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Boston 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Charlotte 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Chicago 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Cleveland 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Dallas 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Denver 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Detroit 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Golden State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Houston 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Indiana 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Clippers 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Lakers 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Memphis 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Miami 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Milwaukee 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–4 4–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 3–0 0���1 4–0 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–1
Minnesota 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0—1 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New Jersey 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0
New Orleans 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New York 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Oklahoma City 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Orlando 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Philadelphia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Phoenix 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Portland 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Sacramento 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
San Antonio 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
Toronto 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0
Utah 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0
Washington 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 —

Schedule[]

2011–12 game log
Total: 36–30 (Home: 23–10; Road: 13–20)
December: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 25 Miami L 94–105 Jason Terry (23) Shawn Marion (6) seven players (3) American Airlines Center
20,421 		0–1
2 December 26 Denver L 93–115 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Lamar Odom (7) three players (4) American Airlines Center
20,408 		0–2
3 December 29 @ Oklahoma City L 102–104 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Jason Terry (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		0–3
4 December 30 Toronto W 99–86 Ian Mahinmi (19) Brendan Haywood (9) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
20,307 		1–3
January : 13–5 (Home: 8–1; Road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 January 1 @ Minnesota L 82–99 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Shawn Marion (6) Jason Kidd (5) Target Center
15,115 		1–4
6 January 2 Oklahoma City W 100–87 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Ian Mahinmi (9) Jason Kidd (9) American Airlines Center
20,108 		2–4
7 January 4 Phoenix W 98–89 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Brendan Haywood (12) Dirk Nowitzki (7) American Airlines Center
19,885 		3–4
8 January 5 @ San Antonio L 71–93 Jason Terry (12) Ian Mahinmi (9) Jason Kidd
Delonte West
(3) 		AT&T Center
18,581 		3–5
9 January 7 New Orleans W 96–81 Vince Carter
Ian Mahinmi
(13) 		Ian Mahinmi (7) three players (4) American Airlines Center
20,409 		4–5
10 January 10 @ Detroit W 100–86 Dirk Nowitzki (18) Dirk Nowitzki
Lamar Odom
(7) 		Delonte West (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,073 		5–5
11 January 11 @ Boston W 90–85 Jason Terry (18) Brendan Haywood (11) Dirk Nowitzki (4) TD Garden
18,624 		6–5
12 January 13 Milwaukee W 102–76 Jason Terry (17) three players (6) Delonte West (4) American Airlines Center
20,112 		7–5
13 January 14 Sacramento W 99–60 Jason Terry (21) Shawn Marion (8) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
20,313 		8–5
14 January 16 @ L.A. Lakers L 70–73 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Ian Mahinmi (10) Jason Terry (7) Staples Center
18,997 		8–6
15 January 18 @ L.A. Clippers L 89–91 Dirk Nowitzki
Delonte West
(17) 		Shawn Marion (10) Jason Kidd (10) Staples Center
19,252 		8–7
16 January 19 @ Utah W 94–91 Shawn Marion (22) Shawn Marion (7) Jason Kidd (11) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		9–7
17 January 21 @ New Orleans W 83–81 Lamar Odom
Delonte West
(22) 		Shawn Marion (12) Delonte West (6) New Orleans Arena
15,471 		10–7
18 January 23 Phoenix W 93–87 Shawn Marion (29) Ian Mahinmi (9) Jason Kidd
Lamar Odom
(6) 		American Airlines Center
19,944 		11–7
19 January 25 Minnesota L 90–105 Jason Terry (17) Brendan Haywood (10) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center
20,150 		11–8
20 January 27 Utah W 116–101 Rodrigue Beaubois (22) Brendan Haywood (12) Rodrigue Beaubois (7) American Airlines Center
20,096 		12–8
21 January 29 San Antonio W 101–100 (OT) Jason Terry (34) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Rodrigue Beaubois (7) American Airlines Center
20,262 		13–8
22 January 30 @ Phoenix W 122–99 Delonte West (25) Brendan Haywood (8) Rodrigue Beaubois (7) US Airways Center
13,132 		14–8
February : 7–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 February 1 Oklahoma City L 86–95 Jason Terry (25) Shawn Marion (10) Rodrigue Beaubois (4) American Airlines Center
20,316 		14–9
24 February 3 Indiana L 87–98 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Shawn Marion
Dirk Nowitzki
(7) 		Vince Carter (5) American Airlines Center
20,146 		14–10
25 February 4 @ Cleveland L 88–91 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Dirk Nowitzki
Brandan Wright
(8) 		Delonte West (7) Quicken Loans Arena
17,443 		14–11
26 February 8 @ Denver W 105–95 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Vince Carter (8) Pepsi Center
15,970 		15–11
27 February 10 @ Minnesota W 104–97 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Shawn Marion (8) Jason Kidd (10) Target Center
17,119 		16–11
28 February 11 Portland W 97–94 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Shawn Marion (12) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
20,457 		17–11
29 February 13 L.A. Clippers W 96–92 Dirk Nowitzki (22) Brendan Haywood (9) Jason Kidd (4) American Airlines Center
20,436 		18–11
30 February 15 Denver W 102–84 Shawn Marion (16) Shawn Marion (10) Shawn Marion
Dominique Jones
(6) 		American Airlines Center
20,075 		19–11
31 February 17 @ Philadelphia W 82–75 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Kidd (8) Wells Fargo Center
19,369 		20–11
32 February 19 @ New York L 97–104 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Shawn Marion
Jason Terry
(7) 		Jason Terry (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		20–12
33 February 20 Boston W 89–73 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (16) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
20,364 		21–12
34 February 22 L.A. Lakers L 91–96 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Shawn Marion
Jason Terry
(5) 		American Airlines Center
20,577 		21–13
All-Star Break
35 February 28 New Jersey L 92–93 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Brendan Haywood
Dirk Nowitzki
(10) 		Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
20,170 		21–14
36 February 29 @ Memphis L 85–96 Jason Terry (18) Shawn Marion (8) Jason Terry (5) FedExForum
17,023 		21–15
March : 9–8 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
37 March 2 @ New Orleans L 92–97 Rodrigue Beaubois (25) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd (6) New Orleans Arena
15,568 		21–16
38 March 3 Utah W 102–96 Dirk Nowitzki (40) Ian Mahinmi (8) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
20,560 		22–16
39 March 5 @ Oklahoma City L 91–95 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Shawn Marion (10) Jason Terry (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		22–17
40 March 6 New York W 95–85 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Shawn Marion (9) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Center
20,605 		23–17
41 March 8 @ Phoenix L 94–96 Vince Carter
Dirk Nowitzki
(18) 		Shawn Marion (8) Vince Carter (4) US Airways Center
15,498 		23–18
42 March 9 @ Sacramento L 97–110 Jason Terry (23) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Jason Kidd
Rodrigue Beaubois
(4) 		Power Balance Pavilion
16,857 		23–19
43 March 10 @ Golden State L 87–111 Dirk Nowitzki (22) Ian Mahinmi (9) Dominique Jones
Jason Terry
(5) 		Oracle Arena
19,596 		23–20
44 March 13 Washington W 107–98 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Shawn Marion (13) three players (4) American Airlines Center
20,319 		24–20
45 March 15 Charlotte W 101–96 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Brendan Haywood (8) Dirk Nowitzki (5) American Airlines Center
20,507 		25–20
46 March 17 San Antonio W 106–99 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Brandan Wright (9) Jason Kidd (10) American Airlines Center
20,528 		26–20
47 March 19 @ Denver W 112–95 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Jason Kidd (10) Pepsi Center
20,528 		27–20
48 March 21 L.A. Lakers L 93–109 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Rodrigue Beaubois (5) American Airlines Center
20,664 		27–21
49 March 23 @ San Antonio L 87–104 Jason Terry (18) Ian Mahinmi (10) Rodrigue Beaubois (5) AT&T Center
18,581 		27–22
50 March 24 @ Houston W 101–99 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Shawn Marion (15) Jason Kidd (4) Toyota Center
18,193 		28–22
51 March 27 Houston W 90–81 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Shawn Marion (11) Rodrigue Beaubois (5) American Airlines Center
20,359 		29–22
52 March 29 @ Miami L 85–106 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Jason Kidd
Dirk Nowitzki
(6) 		Jason Kidd
Jason Terry
(4) 		American Airlines Arena
20,096 		29–23
53 March 30 @ Orlando W 100–98 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Shawn Marion (9) Jason Kidd (6) Amway Center
18,951 		30–23
April : 6–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
54 April 2 L.A. Clippers L 74–95 Dirk Nowitzki (19) Shawn Marion (9) Delonte West
Jason Terry
(4) 		American Airlines Center
20,479 		30–24
55 April 4 Memphis W 95–85 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Ian Mahinmi
Dirk Nowitzki
(10) 		Rodrigue Beaubois (5) American Airlines Center
20,233 		31–24
56 April 6 Portland L 97–99 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Dirk Nowitzki (14) three players (5) American Airlines Center
20,544 		31–25
57 April 7 @ Memphis L 89–94 Dirk Nowitzki (17) Shawn Marion (11) Jason Terry (8) FedExForum
18,119 		31–26
58 April 10 Sacramento W 110–100 Dirk Nowitzki
Rodrigue Beaubois
(15) 		Shawn Marion (14) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Center
20,241 		32–26
59 April 12 @ Golden State W 113–102 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Shawn Marion (12) Jason Kidd (12) Oracle Arena
17,929 		33–26
60 April 13 @ Portland W 97–94 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Shawn Marion (14) Delonte West (7) Rose Garden
17,929 		34–26
61 April 15 @ L.A. Lakers L 108–112 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Jason Kidd (7) Staples Center
18,997 		34–27
62 April 16 @ Utah L 121–123 Dirk Nowitzki (40) Vince Carter (12) Jason Kidd
Dirk Nowitzki
(6) 		EnergySolutions Arena
19,363 		34–28
63 April 18 Houston W 117–110 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Shawn Marion (6) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
20,508 		35–28
64 April 20 Golden State W 104–94 Vince Carter (21) Vince Carter
Ian Mahinmi
(9) 		three players (4) American Airlines Center
20,547 		36–28
65 April 21 @ Chicago L 83–93 Dirk Nowitzki (17) Dirk Nowitzki
Brandan Wright
(7) 		Rodrigue Beaubois (5) United Center
20,547 		36–29
66 April 26 @ Atlanta L 89–106 Dirk Nowitzki (22) Shawn Marion (8) Rodrigue Beaubois (6) Philips Arena
14,595 		36–30
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs[]

Game log[]

2012 playoff game log
Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
First Round: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 @ Oklahoma City L 98–99 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Shawn Marion (8) Jason Kidd
Jason Terry (5) 		Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		0–1
2 April 30 @ Oklahoma City L 99–102 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Shawn Marion (8) Jason Kidd (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		0–2
3 May 3 Oklahoma City L 79–95 Dirk Nowitzki (17) Shawn Marion (10) Jason Terry (6) American Airlines Center
20,640 		0–3
4 May 5 Oklahoma City L 97–103 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Vince Carter (8) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Center
20,533 		0–4
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[]

Dallas Mavericks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kelenna Azubuike 3 0 6.0 .375 .333 .000 0.00 0.00 0.33 .00 2.3
Rodrigue Beaubois 53 12 21.7 .422 .288 .841 2.80 2.9 1.06 .53 8.9
Brian Cardinal 44 0 6.3 .255 .204 .833 .80 .4 .18 .05 1.0
Vince Carter 61 40 25.3 .411 .361 .826 3.40 2.3 .92 .41 10.1
Brendan Haywood 54 54 21.2 .518 .000 .469 6.00 .4 .44 1.00 5.2
Dominique Jones 33 1 8.1 .397 .125 .784 1.30 1.3 .30 .15 2.7
Jason Kidd 48 48 28.7 .363 .354 .786 4.10 5.5 1.71 .21 6.2
Ian Mahinmi 61 12 18.7 .546 .000 .639 4.70 .2 .62 .51 5.8
Shawn Marion 63 63 30.5 .446 .294 .796 7.40 2.1 1.06 .57 10.6
Dirk Nowitzki 62 62 33.5 .457 .368 .896 6.80 2.2 .68 .48 21.6
Lamar Odom 50 4 20.5 .352 .252 .592 4.20 1.7 .40 .40 6.6
Jason Terry 63 1 31.7 .430 .378 .883 2.40 3.6 1.16 .17 15.1
Delonte West 44 33 24.1 .461 .355 .886 2.30 3.2 1.32 .25 9.6
Sean Williams 8 0 8.1 .750 .000 .833 1.60 .3 .13 .63 3.6
Brandan Wright 49 0 16.1 .618 .000 .634 3.60 .3 .45 1.29 6.9
Yi Jianlian 30 0 6.8 .378 .300 .667 1.60 .2 .23 .27 2.6

Playoffs[]

Dallas Mavericks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kelenna Azubuike 1 0 5.0 .333 1.000 .000 1.00 0.0 1.00 0.00 3.0
Rodrigue Beaubois 2 0 6.0 .000 .000 .000 0.50 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Brian Cardinal 2 0 4.5 .500 1.000 .000 1.50 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.5
Vince Carter 4 0 26.8 .293 .300 .750 5.50 0.3 1.25 .50 8.3
Brendan Haywood 4 4 15.3 .286 .000 .625 3.30 0.3 0.25 .50 3.3
Dominique Jones 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Jason Kidd 4 4 36.0 .341 .346 .900 6.00 6.0 3.00 0.25 11.5
Ian Mahinmi 4 0 17.5 .643 .000 .846 4.50 0.0 .75 .75 7.3
Shawn Marion 4 4 35.0 .425 .286 .900 8.00 1.0 .25 1.25 11.8
Dirk Nowitzki 4 4 38.5 .442 .167 .905 6.30 1.8 .75 0.00 26.8
Jason Terry 4 0 34.8 .455 .500 .625 2.30 3.8 .25 0.00 13.8
Delonte West 4 3 22.0 .423 .500 1.000 1.80 2.0 .75 0.00 7.5
Brandan Wright 4 0 6.8 .400 .000 .500 1.30 0.0 .25 .25 1.3
Yi Jianlian 1 0 5.0 .333 .000 .000 2.00 0.0 1.00 0.00 2.0

Awards, records and milestones[]

All-Star[]

  • Dirk Nowitzki was voted to his 11th NBA All-Star Game.[128]

Milestones[]

Injuries[]

Shawn Marion fractured his left little finger during the opening game against the Miami Heat but did not miss a game.[132] Marion was ill but played against the Phoenix Suns.[133] In a game against San Antonio, Jason Kidd was subbed out with under a minute to go in the first quarter and went straight into the Mavs' locker room and was diagnosed with a lower back injury and did not return to the game.[134] He missed the game at New Orleans[135] and two more games.[34] He then missed the game at home against Milwaukee[136] before returning versus the Sacramento Kings.[42] Vince Carter injured his left foot, x-rays showed that it was a sprain.[45] He missed the next four games.[46] He returned against Utah.[56] Dirk Nowitzki sat four games because of a sore knee.[49] Delonte West was out against Utah due to a harmstring injury.[56] Kidd left the Game versus Utah due to a strain calf[59] and missed more than a week.[69][137][138] Marion injured his knee against Oklahoma but did not miss a game.[65] He, Lamar Odom and Brendan Haywood, the latter two missed the game against Oklahoma, returned to play against Indiana.[139] Jason Terry and Rodrigue Beaubois were out against the Denver Nuggets.[75] Terry joined the team at New York.[79] West went out against the Nuggets before halftime and had fractured, dislocated finger and missed 4–6 weeks.[77] Nowitzki left the game against Memphis with a back injury and was listed day-to-day but returned for the next game.[88] Brandan Wright missed the game against Utah due to a concussion.[140] Haywood sprained his ankle at Oklahoma.[92] He sprained his knee against Charlotte and missed five games.[141][142] Marion missed three games with a sore left knee.[143][144] Kidd and Odom both missed the Game against the Clippers, Kidd with a groin injury which kept him out for a week and Odom was ill.[145] Odom returned against Memphis, one game later.[146] Beaubois missed the games at the Los Angeles Lakers and Jazz due to a right calf strain. He returned the next game against Houston. He dislocated his finger against Chicago but was able to return to the game.[147]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

December 10, 2011
 To Dallas Mavericks
 To New York Knicks
December 11, 2011
 To Dallas Mavericks
 To Los Angeles Lakers
  • 2012 first-round pick, TPE[12]
December 12, 2011
 To Dallas Mavericks
  • 2016 Second-round pick, TPE[16]
 To Denver Nuggets

Free agents[]

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