Jason Kidd dished out 276 assists for the squad.Īvery Johnson coached the team. Dirk Nowitzki scored a team-best 1,817 points for Dallas, and Josh Howard contributed 16 or more per game, too. The Mavericks tossed in 8,234 points and allowed 7,862. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4. The Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association ended the 2007-08 season with a record of 51 wins and 31 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Southwest Division of the Western Conference. 20,286 in 41 home dates 2007-08 Dallas Mavericks Statistics 2007-08 Dallas Mavericks Results Postseason: 1-4 Lost conference first round Conference First Round - Lost to New Orleans Hornets 4-1 Coach: Avery Johnson (51-31) Location: Dallas, Texas Attendance: 831,738, Avg. However, there also hasn’t been anything to get excited about.Finishing 4th in the NBA's Southwest Division of the Western Conference There is no need to get too worked up about anything that occurred in the preseason because it doesn’t count.

Real Madrid shot with reckless abandon and shot well, connecting on 39.2 percent of their threes. The Mavericks have also generally done a decent job of contesting those attempts which leads to a lower percentage from the opponent. The Mavericks biggest defensive strength of the Jason Kidd era has been limiting the number of three-point attempts for the opponents. 20 of 51: Real Madrid’s shooting from three The fact that they were dominated on the boards by Real Madrid is concerning. The Mavericks spent the entire offseason working on getting bigger and more athletic. Winning the rebounding battle is a way for the team to gain more possessions. Rebounding has become a devalued skill in the age of analytics. The Mavericks also allowed Real Madrid to collect 67 rebounds to the Mavericks’ 53. The Mavericks simply have to find ways to get more stops, and this was not a step in the right direction. In fact, missing Doncic and Irving who both have tendencies to take plays off defensively should have improved the defense. Doncic and Irving won’t be counted on to fix the defense. However, what is most concerning is the lack of defense. One would hope the Mavericks would be able to overcome those obstacles against a team that literally isn’t even in the NBA. Missing Irving and Doncic certainly explains the Mavericks being worse and potentially even losing to most teams.

Kyrie Irving was also out, and the Mavericks could not overcome those absences in what ended up being a high-scoring loss.

Unfortunately, Doncic was limited to just five minutes due to a left calf strain. The game was a homecoming for Luka Doncic, who played for Real Madrid as a teenager before joining the NBA. The Dallas Mavericks lost 127-123 to Real Madrid.

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