The Pistons then won Game 5 in The Palace of Auburn Hills, but the Heat answered by winning Game 6 and advanced to their first NBA Finals in franchise history against Dirk Nowitzki's Dallas Mavericks, who were also in their first NBA Finals.

The Mavericks were down three with a few seconds left after a pair of missed free-throws by Wade.

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.

With the condensed 2011-12 NBA season due to the lockout, the Mavericks were unable to win 50 games, thus ending their 11 consecutive season with 50 or more wins.

Once again, Minnesota lost in the first round of the playoffs where they were swept by the Dallas Mavericks in three straight games.

However, in overtime it was not meant to be as the Mavericks were on fire, scoring 15 points to win the game 119 – 111.

While the Spurs were bouncing the Nuggets, the Mavericks, who had an NBA best 67 – 15 record in the regular season, were unraveling, losing to the Golden State Warriors in six games.

The Mavericks and The ' N Betweens were on their way to separate gigs in Germany when they met on a ferry in 1965.

By 1998, the Dallas Mavericks, then owned by H. Ross Perot, Jr., and the Dallas Stars were indicating their desire for a new facility to replace the dated Reunion Arena.

The Spirits ( who took their name from the Atlantic Ocean-crossing plane flown by Charles Lindbergh ) were the third incarnation of a franchise that was once known as the Houston Mavericks and later the Carolina Cougars.

For the 2012 season, the Mönchengladbach Mavericks, runners-up in the northern division in 2011, were refused a licence, leaving an extra spot in the league which has been offered to the Lübeck Cougars.

The 2007 – 08 Mavericks were 51 – 31 under coach Avery Johnson and lost in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs to the New Orleans Hornets four games to one.

Although the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns were interested in his services, he was strongly linked with a poised move to the Boston Celtics and was expected to be in Boston once he cleared waivers.

The 2011 NBA Finals were a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, pitting the Miami Heat against the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks were led, once again, by Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry.

The Cougars were originally a charter member of the ABA as the Houston Mavericks in 1967.

One of memorable moments were the Miami Heat's loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals, when James averaged 3 points in the 4th quarter the whole series.

Drafted 15th overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, Cato's draft rights were immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for the draft rights to Chris Anstey and cash considerations.

After playing high school basketball at Masuk High School in Monroe, CT he moved to Durham, North Carolina to play for C. E. Jordan High School to finish his high school career, Alexander, a shooting guard, was selected by the Orlando Magic with the 13th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft after he played college basketball at University of Virginia and Fresno State ; his rights were traded to the Dallas Mavericks on the same day.

On July 12, 2010, Haslem re-signed with the Heat, even though he would have received nearly $ 10 million more if he were to sign with the Dallas Mavericks or Denver Nuggets.

This turned out to be a blessing for Harper because the Mavericks were on their way to a 13-69 win-loss campaign, while Harper was an integral part of a Knicks team that came within one game of winning the 1994 NBA Championship.

The Houston Mavericks were a charter member of the American Basketball Association.

The Mavericks were one of the first ABA franchises, announced on February 2, 1967 when the ABA was formed.

According to most reliable sources, the Mavericks padded the gate for most of the early-season games to make the attendance figures look more respectable than they actually were.

The Miami Heat, led by their star shooting guard, Dwyane Wade, and Shaquille O ' Neal, who had been traded from the Lakers during the 2004 summer, won the series over the Dallas Mavericks in 6 after losing the first two games.

This was the Mavericks ' first title.

The Heat reached the 2011 NBA Finals for the first time since 2006, in a rematch against the Dallas Mavericks.

Having clinched the 2nd overall seed for the Western Conference in the 2008 playoffs, the Hornets beat the Dallas Mavericks in the first round but eventually lost to the defending-champion San Antonio Spurs in seven games in the conference semifinals.

The Mavericks returned to prominence in the 2000s, first led by a new " Big Three " of Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash.

Nowitzki emerged as the team's leader, and with Avery Johnson coaching the team, the Mavericks would make their first NBA Finals appearance in 2006 ; along the way exacting revenge against the Spurs and defeating Steve Nash and the Suns.

Once again, the Spurs would get challenged within their own division by the Dallas Mavericks as they held the two best records in the Western Conference all season, battling for first place.

The Spurs struggled with injuries during the regular season, but managed another 50-win season and a rematch with the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs.

In Game 6, the Warriors used a third-quarter 18 – 0 run to eliminate the Mavericks and become the first No. 8 seed to beat a No. 1 seed in a seven-game series ( and the first No. 8 seed to beat the top seed since 1999 when the New York Knicks eliminated the Miami Heat ).

On January 13, 2010, the Lakers became the first team in NBA history to win 3, 000 regular season games by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 100 – 95.

Originally called The Mavericks, Tony Crane ( born Anthony Crane, 17 April 1945, Anfield, Liverpool ) and Billy Kinsley ( born William Ellis Kinsley, 28 November 1946, at The Mill Road Hospital, Mill Road, Everton, Liverpool ) formed their first band in late 1960 and became The Pacifics in September 1961.

The Rockets lost in the first round against the Dallas Mavericks.

It was the first time any Mavericks player had ever led the NBA in any statistical category.

By his third season with the Mavericks, he was voted into his first NBA All-Star Game and had earned his first All-NBA selection.

With Nash directing the team's offense, Nowitzki and Finley playing at their best, and the acquisition of All-Star Juwan Howard complementing the high-scoring trio, the Mavericks earned a playoff berth for the first time in more than a decade.

* Dallas Mavericks – silver " metallic " alternates worn once in the first road game of the 2003 – 2004 season ; green alternate from 2004 to 2009 and currently on St Patrick's day, royal blue alternate in 2009 – 10 ; navy blue alternates since 2011.

For the third consecutive season, the Jazz made the postseason but lost the first round of the 1986 playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks.

Rolando Blackman was drafted by the Mavericks in the first round ( 9th overall ) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

For the 2005-06 NBA season, Blackman returned to the Mavericks ' bench, serving his first season as a full-fledged assistant coach.

On February 19, 2008 Van Horn signed a three-year deal ( only the first year guaranteed ) with the Mavericks in order to help complete a blockbuster trade that sent Jason Kidd from the New Jersey Nets to the Mavericks and Devin Harris to the Nets.