The 2007âÂÂ08 Dallas Mavericks season was their 28th season in the NBA. The Mavericks made the playoffs, but were eliminated in the first round for the second straight season by the New Orleans Hornets. A day later, Avery Johnson was relieved of his duties, finishing with the highest winning percentage for a coach in franchise history and replaced by former NBA Coach of the Year, Rick Carlisle. The Mavericks had the eighth best team offensive rating in the NBA.
The Mavericks acquired Jason Kidd in a mid-season trade which sent Devin Harris to the New Jersey Nets.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
Dallas' selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.
Record: 1âÂÂ0; home: 0âÂÂ0; road: 1âÂÂ0
Record: 10âÂÂ5; home: 8âÂÂ1; road: 2âÂÂ4
Record: 9âÂÂ6; home: 6âÂÂ2; road: 3âÂÂ4
Record: 11âÂÂ3; home: 6âÂÂ0; road: 5âÂÂ3
Record: 8âÂÂ6; home: 5âÂÂ0; road: 3âÂÂ6
Record: 7âÂÂ8; home: 5âÂÂ4; road: 2âÂÂ4
Record: 5âÂÂ3; home: 4âÂÂ0; road: 1âÂÂ3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || April 19 || @ New Orleans || L 92âÂÂ104 || Dirk Nowitzki (31) || Dirk Nowitzki (10) || Jason Kidd (9) ||New Orleans Arena<br>17,446 || 0âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 22 || @ New Orleans || L 103âÂÂ127 || Dirk Nowitzki (27) || Brandon Bass (8) || Jason Kidd (8) ||New Orleans Arena<br>17,855 || 0âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 25 || New Orleans || W 97âÂÂ87 || Dirk Nowitzki (32) || Dirk Nowitzki (19) || Nowitzki, Terry (6) ||American Airlines Center<br>20,839 || 1âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || April 27 || New Orleans || L 84âÂÂ97 || Dirk Nowitzki (22) || Dirk Nowitzki (13) || three players tied (3) ||American Airlines Center<br>20,644 || 1âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || April 29 || @ New Orleans || L 94âÂÂ99 || Dirk Nowitzki (22) || Dirk Nowitzki (13) || Kidd, Terry (9) ||New Orleans Arena<br>18,260 || 1âÂÂ4 |-
The Mavericks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007âÂÂ08 season.