The 2017–18 Dallas Mavericks season was the 38th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks struggled during the season and finished the season with a 24–58 record, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and suffered their worst record since the 1997-98 season.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School 1 9 Dennis Smith Jr. PG NC State
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | October 2 | Milwaukee | | Yogi Ferrell (12) | three players (5) | Wesley Matthews (5) | American Airlines Center16,223 | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | October 4 | Chicago | | Harrison Barnes (17) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Maalik Wayns (5) | American Airlines Center17,091 | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | October 5 | @ Orlando | | Dennis Smith Jr. (13) | Jeff Withey (8) | Yogi Ferrell (3) | Amway Center15,849 | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | October 9 | Orlando | | Dennis Smith Jr. (16) | Salah Mejri (9) | Dennis Smith Jr. (7) | American Airlines Center16,055 | 3–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | October 12 | @ Atlanta | | Gian Clavell (19) | Jeff Withey (8) | Maalik Wayns (6) | McCamish Pavilion6,759 | 4–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | October 13 | @ Charlotte | | Harrison Barnes (24) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Dennis Smith Jr. (9) | Spectrum Center10,018 | 4–2
Regular season
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | October 18 | Atlanta | | Noel, Smith Jr. (16) | Nerlens Noel (11) | Dennis Smith Jr. (10) | American Airlines Center19,709 | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | October 20 | Sacramento | | Harrison Barnes (24) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | J. J. Barea (10) | American Airlines Center19,273 | 0–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | October 21 | @ Houston | | Barea, Ferrell (19) | six players (5) | Yogi Ferrell (6) | Toyota Center18,055 | 0–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | October 23 | Golden State | | Wesley Matthews (19) | three players (7) | J. J. Barea (8) | American Airlines Center19,875 | 0–4 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | October 25 | Memphis | | Dennis Smith Jr. (19) | Harrison Barnes (6) | Dennis Smith Jr. (5) | American Airlines Center19,674 | 1–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | October 26 | @ Memphis | | Harrison Barnes (22) | Harrison Barnes (11) | Dennis Smith Jr. (9) | FedExForum15,839 | 1–5 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | October 28 | Philadelphia | | Harrison Barnes (25) | three players (6) | Dennis Smith Jr. (8) | American Airlines Center19,567 | 1–6 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | October 30 | @ Utah | | Dirk Nowitzki (18) | Dwight Powell (10) | Devin Harris (6) | Vivint Smart Home Arena16,221 | 1–7
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | November 1 | @ LA Clippers | | Dennis Smith Jr. (18) | Dirk Nowitzki (8) | Wesley Matthews (4) | Staples Center13,487 | 1–8 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | November 3 | New Orleans | | Harrison Barnes (26) | Salah Mejri (13) | J. J. Barea (5) | American Airlines Center19,894 | 1–9 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | November 4 | @ Minnesota | | Dennis Smith Jr. (18) | Dennis Smith Jr. (5) | J. J. Barea (6) | Target Center16,837 | 1–10 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 12 | November 7 | @ Washington | | Harrison Barnes (31) | Salah Mejri (12) | Dennis Smith Jr. (8) | Capital One Arena14,505 | 2–10 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 13 | November 11 | Cleveland | | Harrison Barnes (23) | Harrison Barnes (12) | Dennis Smith Jr. (7) | American Airlines Center20,378 | 2–11 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 14 | November 12 | @ Oklahoma City | | Harrison Barnes (22) | Harrison Barnes (13) | Ferrell, Matthews (4) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 2–12 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 15 | November 14 | San Antonio | | Dennis Smith Jr. (27) | Harrison Barnes (8) | Dirk Nowitzki (6) | American Airlines Center19,535 | 2–13 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 16 | November 17 | Minnesota | | Harrison Barnes (18) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | Barea, Harris, Smith Jr. (4) | American Airlines Center19,459 | 2–14 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 17 | November 18 | Milwaukee | | Wesley Matthews (22) | Dwight Powell (13) | Wesley Matthews (8) | American Airlines Center19,949 | 3–14 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 18 | November 20 | Boston | | Harrison Barnes (31) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Barea, Smith Jr. (4) | American Airlines Center20,302 | 3–15 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 19 | November 22 | @ Memphis | | Harrison Barnes (22) | Harrison Barnes (9) | J. J. Barea (11) | FedExForum16,101 | 4–15 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 20 | November 25 | Oklahoma City | | Dirk Nowitzki (19) | Harrison Barnes (12) | J. J. Barea (6) | American Airlines Center20,340 | 5–15 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 21 | November 27 | @ San Antonio | | Matthews, Smith Jr. (19) | Harrison Barnes (8) | J. J. Barea (7) | AT&T Center17,918 | 5–16 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 22 | November 29 | Brooklyn | | Harrison Barnes (17) | Harrison Barnes (8) | Harrison Barnes (6) | American Airlines Center19,327 | 5–17
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 23 | December 2 | LA Clippers | | J. J. Barea (21) | Harrison Barnes (10) | J. J. Barea (10) | American Airlines Center19,245 | 6–17 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 24 | December 4 | Denver | | Harrison Barnes (22) | Harrison Barnes (10) | J. J. Barea (9) | American Airlines Center19,419 | 7–17 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 25 | December 6 | @ Boston | | Harrison Barnes (19) | Barnes, Ferrell, Powell (7) | J. J. Barea (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 7–18 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 26 | December 8 | @ Milwaukee | | Wesley Matthews (29) | Harrison Barnes (8) | J. J. Barea (6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center15,889 | 7–19 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 27 | December 10 | @ Minnesota | | Harrison Barnes (19) | Dwight Powell (6) | Yogi Ferrell (7) | Target Center13,094 | 7–20 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 28 | December 12 | San Antonio | | Harrison Barnes (17) | Dwight Powell (12) | J. J. Barea (6) | American Airlines Center19,874 | 8–20 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 29 | December 14 | @ Golden State | | Dirk Nowitzki (18) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Barea, Harris (6) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 8–21 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 30 | December 16 | @ San Antonio | | Maximilian Kleber (21) | Yogi Ferrell (11) | Barea, Ferrell (6) | AT&T Center18,418 | 8–22 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 31 | December 18 | Phoenix | | Harrison Barnes (26) | Maximilian Kleber (8) | J. J. Barea (6) | American Airlines Center19,245 | 8–23 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 32 | December 20 | Detroit | | Harrison Barnes (25) | Harrison Barnes (7) | J. J. Barea (7) | American Airlines Center19,580 | 9–23 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 33 | December 22 | @ Miami | | Yogi Ferrell (23) | Salah Mejri (5) | J. J. Barea (8) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 9–24 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 34 | December 23 | @ Atlanta | | Harrison Barnes (22) | Dirk Nowitzki (6) | J. J. Barea (12) | Philips Arena13,402 | 9–25 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 35 | December 26 | Toronto | | J. J. Barea (20) | Harrison Barnes (10) | Barea, Smith Jr. (4) | American Airlines Center20,005 | 10–25 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 36 | December 27 | @ Indiana | | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | J. J. Barea (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,923 | 11–25 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 37 | December 29 | @ New Orleans | | Dennis Smith Jr. (21) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Dennis Smith Jr. (10) | Smoothie King Center16,878 | 12–25 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 38 | December 31 | @ Oklahoma City | | Harrison Barnes (24) | J. J. Barea (7) | J. J. Barea (11) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 13–25
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 39 | January 3 | Golden State | | Wesley Matthews (22) | Nowitzki, Powell (8) | Dennis Smith Jr. (8) | American Airlines Center20,212 | 13–26 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 40 | January 5 | Chicago | | Wesley Matthews (24) | Harrison Barnes (7) | J. J. Barea (9) | American Airlines Center20,073 | 13–27 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 41 | January 7 | New York | | Harrison Barnes (25) | Barnes, Mejri (7) | Devin Harris (6) | American Airlines Center20,171 | 13–28 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 42 | January 9 | Orlando | | Smith Jr., Nowitzki (20) | Yogi Ferrell (8) | J. J. Barea (12) | American Airlines Center19,306 | 14–28 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 43 | January 10 | @ Charlotte | | Harrison Barnes (25) | Harrison Barnes (11) | Dennis Smith Jr. (6) | Spectrum Center14,462 | 15–28 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 44 | January 13 | LA Lakers | | Dennis Smith Jr. (23) | Yogi Ferrell (10) | Ferrell, Matthews (4) | American Airlines Center20,209 | 15–29 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 45 | January 16 | @ Denver | | Dennis Smith Jr. (25) | Dwight Powell (7) | Yogi Ferrell (7) | Pepsi Center14,097 | 15–30 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 46 | January 20 | @ Portland | | Wesley Matthews (23) | Harrison Barnes (10) | Dennis Smith Jr. (6) | Moda Center19,464 | 15–31 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 47 | January 22 | Washington | | Harrison Barnes (20) | Harrison Barnes (10) | Dennis Smith Jr. (6) | American Airlines Center19,328 | 16–31 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 48 | January 24 | Houston | | Wesley Matthews (29) | Salah Mejri (10) | Dennis Smith Jr. (6) | American Airlines Center19,378 | 16–32 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 49 | January 26 | Portland | | Harrison Barnes (21) | Harrison Barnes (7) | Dennis Smith Jr. (7) | American Airlines Center19,876 | 16–33 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 50 | January 27 | @ Denver | | Harrison Barnes (22) | Barnes, Matthews, Mejri, Smith Jr. (6) | Dennis Smith Jr. (6) | Pepsi Center19,520 | 16–34 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 51 | January 29 | Miami | | Harrison Barnes (20) | Dwight Powell (10) | Dennis Smith Jr. (10) | American Airlines Center19,555 | 16–35 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 52 | January 31 | @ Phoenix | | Dennis Smith Jr. (17) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Dennis Smith Jr. (6) | Talking Stick Resort Arena15,923 | 16–36
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 53 | February 3 | @ Sacramento | | Harrison Barnes (18) | Dwight Powell (9) | J. J. Barea (11) | Golden 1 Center17,583 | 17–36 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 54 | February 5 | @ LA Clippers | | Wesley Matthews (23) | Dwight Powell (10) | three players (5) | Staples Center15,127 | 17–37 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 55 | February 8 | @ Golden State | | Dennis Smith Jr. (22) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | J. J. Barea (8) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 17–38 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 56 | February 10 | LA Lakers | | Dirk Nowitzki (22) | Dwight Powell (7) | J. J. Barea (9) | American Airlines Center20,162 | 18–38 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 57 | February 11 | @ Houston | | Yogi Ferrell (20) | Dwight Powell (12) | Dennis Smith Jr. (11) | Toyota Center18,055 | 18–39 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 58 | February 13 | Sacramento | | J. J. Barea (19) | Nowitzki, Powell (6) | J. J. Barea (13) | American Airlines Center19,801 | 18–40 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 59 | February 23 | @ LA Lakers | | Barnes, Matthews (19) | Harrison Barnes (7) | J. J. Barea (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 18–41 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 60 | February 24 | @ Utah | | J. J. Barea (17) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | J. J. Barea (10) | Vivint Smart Home Arena18,306 | 18–42 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 61 | February 26 | Indiana | | Harrison Barnes (21) | Dwight Powell (14) | J. J. Barea (9) | American Airlines Center19,536 | 19–42 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 62 | February 28 | Oklahoma City | | Harrison Barnes (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (8) | J. J. Barea (7) | American Airlines Center20,202 | 19–43
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 63 | March 2 | @ Chicago | | Harrison Barnes (26) | Dwight Powell (11) | Wesley Matthews (4) | United Center21,017 | 19–44 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 64 | March 4 | New Orleans | | Nowitzki, Smith Jr. (23) | Dwight Powell (11) | Dennis Smith Jr. (7) | American Airlines Center19,798 | 19–45 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 65 | March 6 | Denver | | Yogi Ferrell (24) | Nerlens Noel (14) | Dennis Smith Jr. (11) | American Airlines Center19,504 | 20–45 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 66 | March 10 | Memphis | | Harrison Barnes (25) | Dwight Powell (10) | Yogi Ferrell (6) | American Airlines Center19,579 | 21–45 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 67 | March 11 | Houston | | Dwight Powell (20) | Kyle Collinsworth (10) | J. J. Barea (13) | American Airlines Center20,394 | 21–46 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 68 | March 13 | @ New York | | Harrison Barnes (30) | Dorian Finney-Smith (9) | J. J. Barea (7) | Madison Square Garden18,597 | 22–46 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 69 | March 16 | @ Toronto | | Harrison Barnes (27) | Dwight Powell (8) | J. J. Barea (6) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 22–47 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 70 | March 17 | @ Brooklyn | | Dennis Smith Jr. (21) | Collinsworth, Jones, Nowitzki (7) | Yogi Ferrell (12)