The 2004–05 Dallas Mavericks season was the Mavericks' 25th season in the National Basketball Association.2004-05 Dallas Mavericks During the offseason, the Mavericks acquired Jason Terry from the Atlanta Hawks, and Jerry Stackhouse along with rookie Devin Harris from the Washington Wizards. The Mavericks got off to a fast start winning seven of their first eight games, holding a 35–16 record before the All-Star break. At midseason, the team acquired Keith Van Horn from the Milwaukee Bucks. However, on March 19, head coach Don Nelson stepped down and former Maverick Avery Johnson took over Nelson's duties for the remainder of the season. Under Johnson, the Mavericks won their final nine games of the season, finishing second in the Southwest Division with a 58–24 record, good for fourth place in the Western Conference. Dirk Nowitzki was selected for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Mavericks lost the first two games against their in-state rival, the Houston Rockets, but managed to defeat them in seven games. The semi-finals against the top-seeded Phoenix Suns pitted Nowitzki against former teammate Steve Nash, who was named league MVP following the season. The Mavs would eventually lose the series in six games. Following the season, Michael Finley signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs and Shawn Bradley retired.

For the season, the Mavs added an alternate green uniform, similar to the 1980s road uniform. They were designed by rapper Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and remained in use until 2009.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 50 Vassillis Spanoulis (acquired from Houston and Denver) Guard Greece

Roster

Roster notes Center Shawn Bradley also holds American citizenship, but he played for the German national team and was born in Germany. Shooting guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad missed the entire season due to tendinitis in his left knee.

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | November 2 | Sacramento | | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Devin Harris (7) | American Airlines Center20,041 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 3 | @ New Orleans | | three players tied (19) | Erick Dampier (8) | Nowitzki, Terry (5) | New Orleans Arena17,682 | 2–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 6 | Memphis | | Michael Finley (23) | Erick Dampier (18) | Josh Howard (4) | American Airlines Center19,796 | 3–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 8 | Golden State | | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Josh Howard (13) | five players tied (2) | American Airlines Center19,527 | 4–0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 9 | @ Orlando | | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Erick Dampier (13) | Jerry Stackhouse (3) | TD Waterhouse Centre13,155 | 4–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 11 | @ Miami | | Dirk Nowitzki (41) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Dirk Nowitzki (4) | American Airlines Arena19,985 | 5–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 13 | @ New Jersey | | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Josh Howard (10) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | Continental Airlines Arena12,975 | 6–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 14 | @ Washington | | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Terry (11) | MCI Center15,420 | 7–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 16 | Phoenix | | Jerry Stackhouse (21) | Dirk Nowitzki (16) | Devin Harris (6) | American Airlines Center20,238 | 7–2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 19 | New York | | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Josh Howard (13) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | American Airlines Center19,658 | 8–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 21 | @ Denver | | Devin Harris (15) | Howard, Booth (6) | Devin Harris (5) | Pepsi Center15,622 | 8–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 22 | Minnesota | | Josh Howard (22) | Marquis Daniels (10) | Marquis Daniels (5) | American Airlines Center19,939 | 8–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 24 | @ San Antonio | | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | three players tied (2) | SBC Center18,797 | 8–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 26 | Portland | | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Nowitzki, Daniels (5) | American Airlines Center20,179 | 9–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 27 | @ Memphis | | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Dirk Nowitzki (18) | Jason Terry (4) | FedExForum18,119 | 10–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 30 | San Antonio | | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Dirk Nowitzki (4) | American Airlines Center19,455 | 10–6

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 2 | Houston | | Dirk Nowitzki (53) | Dirk Nowitzki (16) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | American Airlines Center19,524 | 11–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 4 | Utah | | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Josh Howard (10) | Jason Terry (9) | American Airlines Center19,845 | 12–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 6 | Detroit | | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Erick Dampier (14) | Jason Terry (3) | American Airlines Center19,546 | 12–7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 7 | @ Minnesota | | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Alan Henderson (15) | Darrell Armstrong (6) | Target Center16,235 | 13–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 9 | Seattle | | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Erick Dampier (9) | Darrell Armstrong (4) | American Airlines Center19,733 | 13–8 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 11 | @ Houston | | Michael Finley (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Jason Terry (5) | Toyota Center18,189 | 14–8 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 13 | @ Chicago | | Michael Finley (27) | Josh Howard (10) | Marquis Daniels (4) | United Center16,191 | 15–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 14 | Golden State | | Jerry Stackhouse (27) | Josh Howard (10) | three players tied (2) | American Airlines Center19,561 | 15–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 18 | Atlanta | | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Erick Dampier (13) | Jason Terry (4) | American Airlines Center20,068 | 16–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 21 | @ New York | | Josh Howard (26) | Josh Howard (16) | Jason Terry (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 17–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | December 22 | @ Atlanta | | three players tied (23) | Erick Dampier (8) | Michael Finley (4) | Philips Arena12,765 | 17–10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 26 | @ Denver | | Dirk Nowitzki (36) | Erick Dampier (10) | Jason Terry (4) | Pepsi Center19,099 | 18–10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 28 | Boston | | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Terry (14) | American Airlines Center20,499 | 19–10

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | January 2 | Milwaukee | | Dirk Nowitzki (39) | Josh Howard (13) | Jason Terry (10) | American Airlines Center20,067 | 20–10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | January 5 | L.A. Lakers | | Jason Terry (28) | Erick Dampier (13) | Jason Terry (5) | American Airlines Center20,393 | 21–10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | January 8 | Indiana | | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Terry (8) | American Airlines Center20,385 | 22–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 12 | Houston | | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Shawn Bradley (8) | Terry, Stackhouse (7) | American Airlines Center20,365 | 22–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 14 | @ San Antonio | | Dirk Nowitzki (36) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Michael Finley (3) | SBC Center17,897 | 22–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 15 | New Jersey | | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Jason Terry (5) | American Airlines Center20,270 | 23–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 18 | Washington | | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Alan Henderson (12) | Jason Terry (7) | American Airlines Center19,653 | 24–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 20 | L.A. Clippers | | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Erick Dampier (11) | Terry, Stackhouse (5) | American Airlines Center19,576 | 25–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 21 | @ Charlotte | | Finley, Nowitzki (20) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Terry (7) | Charlotte Coliseum17,186 | 26–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 23 | Denver | | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Erick Dampier (14) | Terry, Stackhouse (5) | American Airlines Center19,744 | 27–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 24 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Dirk Nowitzki (22) | Erick Dampier (14) | Jason Terry (8) | Staples Center16,642 | 27–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 26 | @ Portland | | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Jason Terry (8) | Rose Garden Arena16,402 | 28–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 29 | Philadelphia | | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Erick Dampier (26) | Jason Terry (7) | American Airlines Center20,432 | 28–14

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | February 1 | Miami | | Jerry Stackhouse (24) | Erick Dampier (14) | Jason Terry (8) | American Airlines Center20,465 | 29–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | February 2 | @ New Orleans | | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Erick Dampier (14) | Jason Terry (7) | New Orleans Arena11,094 | 30–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | February 4 | @ Indiana | | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Erick Dampier (14) | Finley, Nowitzki (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse16,739 | 30–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 6 | @ Toronto | | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Erick Dampier (12) | Jason Terry (11) | Air Canada Centre17,896 | 31–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 8 | Chicago | | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Nowitzki, Dampier (12) | Finley, Terry (6) | American Airlines Center20,224 | 31–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 11 | @ Sacramento | | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Erick Dampier (8) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 32–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 13 | @ Seattle | | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Erick Dampier (14) | three players tied (6) | KeyArena17,072 | 33–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 15 | @ Golden State | | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Nowitzki, Armstrong (5) | Oakland Arena15,254 | 34–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 17 | @ Phoenix | | Michael Finley (33) | Dirk Nowitzki (16) | three players tied (4) | America West Arena18,422 | 35–16 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |-style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 23 | @ Utah | | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Josh Howard (9) | Devin Harris (5) | Delta Center18,521 | 36–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 24 | Sacramento | | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Marquis Daniels (8) | American Airlines Center20,377 | 37–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 26 | Phoenix | | Jason Terry (27) | Dirk Nowitzki (16) | Jason Terry (7) | American Airlines Center20,435 | 37–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 28 | New Orleans | | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Darrell Armstrong (5) | American Airlines Center19,947 | 38–17

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | March 2 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Alan Henderson (6) | Jason Terry (10) | Staples Center16,531 | 38–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | March 4 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Jason Terry (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 38–19 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | March 6 | @ Houston | | Jason Terry (20) | Van Horn, Howard (7) | Darrell Armstrong (4) | Toyota Center18,195 | 38–20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 7 | Toronto | | Marquis Daniels (32) | Alan Henderson (11) | Jason Terry (6) | American Airlines Center19,509 | 39–20 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | March 10 | L.A. Lakers | | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Jason Terry (6) | American Airlines Center20,411 | 39–21 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | March 11 | @ Milwaukee | | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Jason Terry (5) | Bradley Center16,489 | 40–21 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 13 | @ Minnesota | | Jason Terry (22) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Jason Terry (12) | Target Center19,420 | 41–21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 15 | Minnesota | | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Jason Terry (7)