2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season

2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season
Conference champions
Head coach	Avery Johnson
Owners	Mark Cuban
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	60–22 (.732)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (Lost to Heat 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN Southwest, KTXA
Radio	KESN

The 2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Coming off a crushing defeat to the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the playoffs last year, the Mavericks started the season off with an impressive 35-10 record as Dirk Nowitzki was selected for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game in Houston, and Avery Johnson was named Coach of The Year. This hugely successful team was also outscored by Kobe Bryant 62-60 in just 3 quarters on December 20th, 2005. The Mavericks won their final six games to finish with a 60-22 record, good enough for second place in the Southwest Division, and in the Western Conference overall. In the first round of the playoffs, the Mavericks swept the Memphis Grizzlies in four straight games, then defeated their in-state rivals, the San Antonio Spurs in a tough, hard-fought seven-game series, and finally, defeated the Phoenix Suns led by two time league MVP and former Mavericks point guard Steve Nash in a rematch of last year's Semifinals in six games in the Western Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. However, it was not meant to be as they lost to the Miami Heat, who were led by Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, in six games. Following the season, Keith Van Horn retired.

Dallas and Miami would meet again in the 2011 NBA Finals, where the Mavericks would get their revenge, defeating the favored Heat, who was led by the Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, in six games to win their first ever NBA championship; teammates Nowitzki and Jason Terry are the only members of both 2006 and 2011 Finals teams.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA Draft

The Mavericks did not have any selections in the 2005 NBA Draft.

Roster

Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 10 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fayetteville State C 25 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mississippi State SG 6 Daniels, Marquis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn C 7 Diop, DeSagana 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Oak Hill Academy (HS) SG 44 Griffin, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Seton Hall PG 34 Harris, Devin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Wisconsin SF 5 Howard, Josh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wake Forest C 28 Mbenga, D. J. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) DR Congo SF 1 Marshall, Rawle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oakland PF 41 Nowitzki, Dirk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Germany C 24 Podkolzin, Pavel 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 305 lb (138 kg) Russia PF 33 Powell, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) NC State SG 42 Stackhouse, Jerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina PG 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arizona SF 2 Van Horn, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Utah

Head coach Avery Johnson Assistant coach(es) Rolando Blackman (Kansas State) Del Harris (Milligan) Joe Prunty (Cal Poly) Larry Riley (Chadron State) Brad Davis (player development) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	63	19	.768	-	34–7	29–12	13–3
x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	3	34–7	26–15	13–3
x-Memphis Grizzlies	49	33	.598	14	30–11	19–22	6–10
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	38	44	.463	25	24–17	14–27	7–9
Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	29	15–26	19–22	1–15

Conference

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	63	19	.768	-
2	y-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	9
3	y-Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	19
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	3
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	49	33	.598	14
6	x-Los Angeles Clippers	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	18
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	19
9	Utah Jazz	41	41	.500	22
10	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	38	44	.463	25
11	Seattle SuperSonics	35	47	.427	28
12	Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	29
13	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	29
14	Minnesota Timberwolves	33	49	.402	30
15	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	42

Record vs. opponents

2005-06 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOK	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–1	1–3	0–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–3
Boston	1–2	—	2–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–3
Charlotte	3–1	1–2	—	2–2	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–2	3–0	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–3
Chicago	3–0	4–0	2–2	—	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	3–1
Cleveland	2–1	4–0	3–0	4–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–3
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–3
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–4	2–1	2–0	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	3–1	—	1–1	2–2	1–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–3	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–0
Indiana	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–0	0–4	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–1	2–0	2–2	1–1
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–0
Miami	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–0	2–2	3–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–0	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	—	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	2–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1
New York	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	2–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–2
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	0–2	3–1	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–1	—	1–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	4–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–3	2–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	—	1–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–4	0–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–2
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	4–0	1–3	0–3	1–3	2–0	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	—

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies

TNT

April 23 8:00 pm

Recap

Memphis Grizzlies 93, Dallas Mavericks 103
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 29–32, 27–23, 15–20
Pts: Pau Gasol 24 Rebs: Jake Tsakalidis 8 Asts: Gasol, Jackson 4 each		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 31 Rebs: Erick Dampier 12 Asts: Jason Terry 4

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,340 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Sean Corbin, Joe Forte

TNT

April 25 8:00 pm

Recap

Memphis Grizzlies 79, Dallas Mavericks 94
Scoring by quarter: 31–32, 12–24, 13–20, 23–18
Pts: Pau Gasol 16 Rebs: Pau Gasol 7 Asts: Pau Gasol 5		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 31 Rebs: Dampier, Howard, Terry 6 each Asts: Jason Terry 9

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,612 Referees: James Capers, Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington

TNT

April 29 5:30 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 94, Memphis Grizzlies 89 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–23, 22–15, 16–15, Overtime: 18–13
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 36 Rebs: Dampier, Griffin, Nowitzki 9 each Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 5		Pts: Chucky Atkins 20 Rebs: Lorenzen Wright 10 Asts: Eddie Jones 5

FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee Attendance: 17,871 Referees: Tony Brothers, Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford

TNT

May 1 8:00 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 102, Memphis Grizzlies 76
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 22–16, 31–22, 23–15
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 27 Rebs: Josh Howard 9 Asts: Stackhouse, Terry 5 each		Pts: Pau Gasol 25 Rebs: Shane Battier 7 Asts: Chucky Atkins 4
Dallas wins the series, 4–0

FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee Attendance: 15,104 Referees: Bob Delaney, Steve Javie, David Jones

Last Playoffs meeting: This is the first meeting between the Mavericks and Grizzlies.

West Conference Semifinals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks

ABC

May 7 1:00 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 85, San Antonio Spurs 87
Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 23–20, 20–25, 13–16
Pts: Jerry Stackhouse 24 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 14 Asts: Marquis Daniels 3		Pts: Tim Duncan 31 Rebs: Tim Duncan 13 Asts: Duncan, Parker 4 each

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Mark Wunderlich

TNT

May 9 9:30 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 113, San Antonio Spurs 91
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 32–16, 26–28, 29–25
Pts: Josh Howard 27 Rebs: Howard, Nowitzki 9 each Asts: Daniels, Harris, Terry 3 each		Pts: Tim Duncan 28 Rebs: Tim Duncan 9 Asts: Tim Duncan 3

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Steve Javie, David Jones, Eddie F. Rush

ABC

May 13 8:00 pm

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 103, Dallas Mavericks 104
Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 30–26, 21–20, 34–31
Pts: Tim Duncan 35 Rebs: Tim Duncan 12 Asts: Tony Parker 4		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 27 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 15 Asts: Jason Terry 4

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,865 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bill Spooner

TNT

May 15 9:30 pm

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 118, Dallas Mavericks 123 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 27–34, 27–31, 31–27, Overtime: 7–12
Pts: Tony Parker 33 Rebs: Tim Duncan 13 Asts: Tim Duncan 6		Pts: Jason Terry 32 Rebs: Dampier, Nowitzki 9 each Asts: Devin Harris 6

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,969 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Jimmy Clark, Derrick Stafford

TNT

May 17 9:30 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 97, San Antonio Spurs 98
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 33–28, 21–24, 19–17
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 31 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 12 Asts: Jason Terry 5		Pts: Tim Duncan 36 Rebs: Tim Duncan 10 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Joe Forte, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson

ESPN

May 19 9:30 pm

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 91, Dallas Mavericks 86
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 21–22, 26–20, 24–19
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 30 Rebs: Manu Ginóbili 10 Asts: Tony Parker 3		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 26 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 21 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 5

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,986 Referees: Mike Callahan, Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore

TNT

May 22 8:00 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 119, San Antonio Spurs 111 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 37–27, 27–23, 20–28, 20–26, Overtime: 15–7
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 37 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 15 Asts: Jerry Stackhouse 6		Pts: Tim Duncan 41 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Tim Duncan 6
Dallas wins the series, 4–3

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Referees: Dick Bavetta, Bob Delaney, Steve Javie

Previous Playoffs meeting: 2003 Western Conference Finals (San Antonio won 4–2)

West Conference Finals

(2) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks

TNT

May 24 8:30 pm

Recap

Phoenix Suns 121, Dallas Mavericks 118
Scoring by quarter: 35–29, 27–29, 29–27, 30–23
Pts: Boris Diaw 34 Rebs: Shawn Marion 13 Asts: Steve Nash 16		Pts: Devin Harris 30 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 19 Asts: Terry, Stackhouse 3 each

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,789 Referees: Joe Forte, Bernie Fryer, Greg Willard

TNT

May 26 8:30 pm

Recap

Phoenix Suns 98, Dallas Mavericks 105
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 35–25, 25–28, 21–30
Pts: Boris Diaw 25 Rebs: Shawn Marion 19 Asts: Steve Nash 11		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 30 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 14 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 6

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,934 Referees: Jimmy Clark, Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa

TNT

May 28 8:30 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 95, Phoenix Suns 88
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 25–27, 25–16, 23–20
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 28 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 17 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 5		Pts: Steve Nash 21 Rebs: Shawn Marion 18 Asts: Steve Nash 7

US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush

TNT

May 30 8:30 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 86, Phoenix Suns 106
Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 18–23, 21–28, 19–27
Pts: Josh Howard 16 Rebs: Josh Howard 9 Asts: Devin Harris 5		Pts: Leandro Barbosa 24 Rebs: Boris Diaw 9 Asts: Steve Nash 7

US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Ron Garretson, Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington

TNT

June 1 8:30 pm

Recap

Phoenix Suns 101, Dallas Mavericks 117
Scoring by quarter: 23–36, 32–22, 26–24, 20–35
Pts: Tim Thomas 26 Rebs: Shawn Marion 10 Asts: Steve Nash 11		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 50 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 12 Asts: Jason Terry 9

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,977 Referees: Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer, Jack Nies

TNT

June 3 8:30 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 102, Phoenix Suns 93
Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 25–22, 23–15, 40–27
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 24 Rebs: Josh Howard 15 Asts: Nowitzki, Terry 3 each		Pts: Boris Diaw 30 Rebs: Diaw, Marion 11 each Asts: Steve Nash 9
Dallas wins the series, 4–2

US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Bob Delaney, Bernie Fryer

Previous Playoffs meeting: 2005 Western Conference Semifinals (Phoenix won 4–2)

NBA Finals

(W4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (E2) Miami Heat

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Main article: 2006 NBA Finals

ABC

June 8 9:00 pm

Recap

Miami Heat 80, Dallas Mavericks 90
Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 13–23, 24–24, 12–20
Pts: Dwyane Wade 28 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 9 Asts: Dwyane Wade 6		Pts: Jason Terry 32 Rebs: Josh Howard 12 Asts: Howard, Stackhouse, Nowitzki 4 each

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,475 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bennett Salvatore

ABC

June 10 9:00 pm

Recap

Miami Heat 85, Dallas Mavericks 99
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 17–32, 24–32, 27–17
Pts: Dwyane Wade 23 Rebs: Dwyane Wade 8 Asts: Payton, Williams 4 each		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 26 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 16 Asts: Jason Terry 9

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,459 Referees: Bob Delaney, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush

ABC

June 13 9:00 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 96, Miami Heat 98
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 22–23, 34–16, 19–30
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 30 Rebs: Erick Dampier 9 Asts: Jason Terry 5		Pts: Dwyane Wade 42 Rebs: Dwyane Wade 13 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal 5

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance: 20,145 Referees: Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer, Jack Nies

ABC

June 15 9:00 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 74, Miami Heat 98
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 19–24, 23–24, 7–20
Pts: Jason Terry 17 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 9 Asts: Jerry Stackhouse 4		Pts: Dwyane Wade 36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 13 Asts: Jason Williams 6

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance: 20,145 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Bernie Fryer

ABC

June 18 9:00 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 100, Miami Heat 101 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 30–19, 20–27, 22–23, Overtime: 7–8
Pts: Jason Terry 35 Rebs: Josh Howard 10 Asts: Marquis Daniels 4		Pts: Dwyane Wade 43 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Wade, Williams 4 each

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance: 20,145 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bennett Salvatore

ABC

June 20 9:00 pm

Recap

Miami Heat 95, Dallas Mavericks 92
Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 26–18, 22–20, 24–24
Pts: Dwyane Wade 36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Jason Williams 7		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 29 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 15 Asts: Jason Terry 5
Miami wins the NBA Finals, 4–2

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,522 Referees: Dan Crawford, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Darrell Armstrong	62	2	10.0	.336	.229	.786	1.3	1.4	.4	.0	2.1
Doug Christie	7	7	26.4	.346	.000	.667	1.9	2.0	1.3	.1	3.7
Erick Dampier	82	36	23.6	.493	.000	.591	7.8	.6	.3	1.3	5.7
Marquis Daniels	62	29	28.5	.480	.211	.754	3.6	2.8	1.1	.2	10.2
DeSagana Diop	81	45	18.6	.487	.500	.542	4.6	.3	.5	1.8	2.3
Adrian Griffin	52	45	23.9	.480	.000	.774	4.4	1.7	1.0	.2	4.6
Devin Harris	56	4	22.8	.469	.238	.716	2.2	3.2	0.9	0.3	9.9
Josh Howard	59	58	32.5	.471	.429	.734	6.3	1.9	1.2	.4	15.6
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga	43	1	5.5	.533	.000	.500	1.3	.0	.1	.6	1.7
Rawle Marshall	23	9	10.5	.400	.333	.759	1.3	.4	.3	.3	3.1
Dirk Nowitzki	81	81	38.1	.480	.406	.901	9.0	2.8	.7	1.0	26.6
Pavel Podkolzin	1	0	18.0	.000	.000	.500	7.0	.0	.0	1.0	3.0
Josh Powell	37	2	11.6	.457	.000	.800	2.2	.2	.2	.1	3.0
Jerry Stackhouse	55	11	27.7	.401	.277	.882	2.8	2.9	.7	.2	13.0
Jason Terry	80	80	35.0	.470	.411	.800	2.0	3.8	1.3	.3	17.1
Keith Van Horn	53	0	20.6	.424	.368	.832	3.6	.7	.6	.2	8.9

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Darrell Armstrong	11	0	4.3	.200	.000	1.000	.6	.2	.3	.1	.7
Erick Dampier	19	2	23.9	.540	.000	.614	6.7	.3	.6	1.3	5.0
Marquis Daniels	20	0	11.1	.446	.400	.762	1.1	1.3	03	.1	3.4
DeSagana Diop	22	18	18.5	.615	.000	.611	5.0	.1	.6	1.3	2.7
Adrian Griffin	20	8	17.5	.542	.000	.875	3.6	1.2	.8	.1	3.6
Devin Harris	23	15	24.3	.480	.000	.703	1.7	2.2	.8	.1	9.4
Josh Howard	23	23	35.8	.453	.369	.808	7.4	1.4	1.0	.6	16.7
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga	7	0	3.6	.333	.000	1.000	1.1	.0	.0	.1	.6
Dirk Nowitzki	23	23	42.7	.468	.343	.895	11.7	2.9	1.1	.6	27.0
Josh Powell	6	0	4.2	.000	.000	.000	.3	.2	.0	.0	.0
Jerry Stackhouse	22	1	32.3	.402	.338	.784	2.8	2.5	.5	.3	13.7
Jason Terry	22	22	38.4	.442	.307	.831	2.9	3.8	1.2	.0	18.9
Keith Van Horn	14	3	12.3	.339	.286	1.000	2.3	.1	.0	.3	3.6

Awards and records

Awards

• Avery Johnson, NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Dirk Nowitzki, All-NBA First Team
• Dirk Nowitzki, NBA All-Star Game
• Dirk Nowitzki, NBA All-Star Weekend Three Point Shootout Champion

Transactions

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

See also

• 2005–06 NBA season