In 2000, a compilation entitled The Genesis of Slade was released which contained rare and some previously unreleased material from The Vendors, Steve Brett & The Mavericks and The ' N Betweens.

Powell then spotted Noddy Holder playing with Steve Brett & The Mavericks and he and Hill got Holder to join the N ' Betweens.

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.

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 team's operating income of $ 12. 7 million was on par with such old standards of the NBA such as the Boston Celtics who earned $ 12. 9 million and far exceeding the net operating losses of the Dallas Mavericks and the Portland Trailblazers of -$ 17. 4 and -$ 20. 3 respectively.

The Spurs went on to erase their 7-game deficit and finished the season in a tie with the Dallas Mavericks for the best record in the NBA ( 60-22 ).

After falling to the Mavericks in Game 1, the Spurs went on to win the series in six games.

The Clippers won 12 of their next 14 games, including road wins over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks and the Western-Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, clinching only their fifth playoff birth since their 1976 conference semi-finals loss to the Boston Celtics ( the last time they made the playoffs as the Buffalo Braves ) before a dominating home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 16, 2012.

* Jerry Stackhouse, NBA player on the Dallas Mavericks

When Johnson was replaced by Rick Carlisle, Westphal left coaching to become executive vice-president of basketball operations ( under Donnie Nelson ) for the Mavericks on October 2, 2008.

The Bobcats in a game versus the Dallas Mavericks on November 11, 2005

* Traded by New York to Houston Rockets as part of three-team deal on August 17, 2001 ( Dallas Mavericks received Muggsy Bogues from New York ; Houston also received draft rights to Kyle Hill and future considerations from Dallas ; New York received Shandon Anderson from Houston and Howard Eisley from Dallas ).

* 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.

In the whole 2003 – 04 and 2004 – 05 seasons Abdul-Wahad was on the Dallas Mavericks ' roster on injured reserve, as he was permanently unable to play.

He was released by Mavericks on 28 September 2005, during training camp prior to the 2005 – 06 season.

Sloan collected his 1, 000th career win against the Dallas Mavericks on December 11, 2006, in a 101 – 79 victory, which made him only the fifth coach in NBA history to reach the milestone.

With his skills declining with age, Hardaway was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on August 22, 2001, for a second-round draft pick.

In eleven seasons with the Mavericks, Blackman was named to the NBA All-Star Team four times and played on six Maverick playoff teams.

Blackman scored 16, 643 points ( which was a franchise record he held for 18 years until being broken by Dirk Nowitzki on March 8, 2008 ) and 6, 487 field goals with the Mavericks.

His number 22 was retired by the Mavericks on March 11, 2000.

Bradley Ernest Davis ( born on December 17, 1955, in Rochester, Pennsylvania ) is a retired professional basketball player who spent the bulk of his National Basketball Association career with the Dallas Mavericks.

The last SuperSonics game played there was on April 13, 2008, a 99 – 95 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

In order to make salary cap room for the signing of free-agent-to-be Michael Redd in the coming off season, on February 24, 2005 the Bucks traded Van Horn to the Dallas Mavericks for the expiring contracts of Alan Henderson, Calvin Booth and cash.

The Mavericks suffered, however, when Stackhouse was suspended for Game 5 for a flagrant foul on Shaquille O ' Neal, and the Heat eventually won the series 4 – 2.

The deal was confirmed by the Mavericks on December 11.