Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are a NBA team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference along with the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Memphis Grizzlies, and New Orleans Hornets. The Mavs won their first NBA championship in 2011.

About Dallas Mavericks

In 1979, businessman Don Carter and partner Norm Sonju requested the right to bring an NBA franchise to Dallas, Texas. The last professional basketball team in Dallas had been the Dallas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association, which moved to San Antonio in 1973 to become the San Antonio Spurs.

At the 1980 NBA All-Star Game, league owners voted to admit the new team, with the team's name coming from the 1957–1962 TV western Maverick, the name was chosen by the fans with 4600 postcards received beating Wranglers and Express. The actor that played the title character, James Garner, was a part of the original ownership group.

For much of the 1980s, the Mavericks boast a very good team in the highly competitive Western Conference. The Mavericks made the playoffs six of seven times from 1983–90, winning the Midwest Division in 1986-87 and reaching the Western Conference Finals in 1988. However, they never made it deep in the playoffs.

The 1990s were known as the Mavs' dark ages. They never reached the playoffs from 1991 through 2000, bottoming out with an 11-71 record in 1992-93 and a 13-69 mark in 1993-94.

The Mavericks returned to prominence in the 2000s, first led by a new Big Three of Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash. With a new owner in Mark Cuban and head coach Don Nelson leading the crew, they returned to the playoffs in 2001, eventually returning to the Conference Finals in 2003. The planning paid off with the Mavs' first NBA Championship win in 2011.

The Mavs' best regular season came in 2006-07, winning 67 games and earned the NBA's best record. Despite Nowitzki's MVP showing, the Mavericks were upset by their former coach Don Nelson and the 8th seeded Golden State Warriors in the 2007 NBA Playoffs. Kidd returned to the team in 2008, and with new coach Rick Carlisle leading the crew, the Mavericks maintained their winning form throughout the decade.

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