DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1997-98 Dallas Mavericks
20–62 · #24 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotDAL
Dallas Mavericks went 20–62 in the regular season, good for the #24 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#24
Net rating
-6.7
Home floor
Reunion Arena
Roster
18 players
Record
20–62
24.4% win rate
League rank
#24
Regular season
Net rating
-6.7
SRS -6.3
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley | G-F | 4 | 82 | 82 | 21.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| A.C. Green | F-C | 45 | 82 | 68 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 1.5 |
| Khalid Reeves | G | 6 | 82 | 54 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 44 | 64 | 46 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 0.9 |
| Dennis Scott | F | 7 | 52 | 42 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| Hubert Davis | G | 24 | 81 | 30 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Erick Strickland | G | 20 | 67 | 19 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Samaki Walker | F | 52 | 41 | 19 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 0.6 |
| Eric Riley | C | 50 | 39 | 14 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Robert Pack | G | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Cedric Ceballos | F | 23 | 12 | 9 | 16.9 | 6.0 | 2.1 |
| Chris Anstey | C | 11 | 41 | 8 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Martin Müürsepp | F | 13 | 41 | 7 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| Bubba Wells | F | 35 | 39 | 2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Kevin Ollie | G | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Shawn Respert | G | 21 | 10 | 0 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Kurt Thomas | F | 40 | 5 | 0 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Adrian Caldwell | F-C | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
100.5
ORtg
107.2
DRtg
89.9
Pace
-6.3
SRS
-6.1
MOV
49.8%
TS%
45.8%
eFG%
26.3
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Don Nelson
head_coach
Jim Cleamons
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Reunion Arena
13,023 average attendance
Then and now
Dallas Mavericks
DAL
18 players