1997–98 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Jim Cleamons (fired) Don Nelson
General manager	Don Nelson
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	20–62 (.244)
Place	Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KXTX-TV Fox Sports Southwest
Radio	WBAP
< 1996–97 1998–99 >

The 1997–98 NBA season was the Mavericks' 18th season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] In the off-season, the Mavericks acquired three-point specialist Dennis Scott from the Orlando Magic,^[2][3][4][5] and signed free agent Hubert Davis.^[6][7][8] After winning their first three games of the season, the Mavericks struggled once again losing ten straight in November. Head coach Jim Cleamons was fired, and replaced with General Manager Don Nelson after a 4–12 start.^{[9][10][11][12]} Along the way, forward A.C. Green broke the NBA's Iron Man record of most consecutive games played, breaking Randy Smith's record, which was 906 consecutive games.^{[13][14][15][16]} After winning their first game under Nelson, which was a 105–91 home victory over the New York Knicks on December 4, 1997, the Mavericks traveled to Mexico City, Mexico, where they lost to the Houston Rockets, 108–106 on December 6, which was the first NBA regular season game played in Mexico.^{[17][18][19][20]}

The Mavericks posted a 15-game losing streak between December and January, which led to a dreadful 5–27 start, then later holding a 9–38 record at the All-Star break.^[21] Players like Shawn Bradley, Robert Pack, Kurt Thomas and second-year forward Samaki Walker all missed large parts of the season with injuries.^[22] At midseason, the team traded Scott to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Cedric Ceballos,^{[23][24][25][26]} who only played just 12 games before sitting out the remainder of the season with a knee injury.^[22][27] The team also signed free agent Shawn Respert, who was previously released by the Toronto Raptors.^[28] The Mavericks played .500 basketball posting an 8–8 record in March, but then lost eight of their final nine games, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 20–62 record.^[29]

Michael Finley averaged 21.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and finished tied in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting,^[30][31] while Bradley averaged 11.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game, and Davis contributed 11.1 points per game. In addition, Walker provided the team with 8.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in only just 41 games, while Khalid Reeves contributed 8.7 points per game, second-year guard Erick Strickland contributed 7.6 points per game, and Green provided with 7.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.^[32] Following the season, Thomas signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks,^[33][34][35] while second-year forward Martin Muursepp and rookie forward Bubba Wells were both traded to the Phoenix Suns,^[36][37][38] and Respert was released to free agency.

One notable highlight of the season was a game against the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls at the United Center on December 29, 1997, where Wells fouled out of the game in just three minutes, which was an NBA record for fouling out in the shortest amount of time. Nelson used a strategy for Wells to foul Bulls forward and rebound-specialist Dennis Rodman, who is known as a poor free throw shooter. However, the plan backfired as Rodman shot 9–12 from the foul line, and the Bulls defeated the Mavericks, 111–105.^{[39][40][41][42]} The Bulls would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz in six games in the NBA Finals for their third consecutive championship, and sixth overall in eight years.^{[43][44][45][46][47]}

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Kelvin Cato	C	United States	Iowa State
2	34	Bubba Wells	SF/SG	United States	Austin Peay State

Roster

1997–98 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 11 Anstey, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1975–01–01 Australia C 44 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–03–22 BYU G/F 23 Ceballos, Cedric  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1969–08–02 Cal State Fullerton G 24 Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1970–05–17 North Carolina G/F 4 Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1973–03–06 Wisconsin F 45 Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–10–04 Oregon State F 13 Muursepp, Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974–09–26 Estonia G 14 Pack, Robert  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1969–02–03 USC G 6 Reeves, Khalid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1972–07–15 Arizona G 21 Respert, Shawn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1972–02–06 Michigan State C 50 Riley, Eric 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1970–06–02 Michigan G 20 Strickland, Erick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–11–25 Nebraska F 40 Thomas, Kurt  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1972–10–04 TCU F/C 52 Walker, Samaki  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–02–25 Louisville G/F 35 Wells, Bubba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1974–07–26 Austin Peay

Head coach Don Nelson Assistant coach(es) Sonny Allen Butch Beard Ron Ekker Donnie Nelson Charlie Parker Scott Roth Bob Salmi Kurt Thomas Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (IN) Inactive Injured Roster Last transaction: March 27, 1998

Roster Notes

• Center Shawn Bradley holds both American and German citizenship.
• Rookie power forward Ace Custis missed the entire season due to a preseason knee injury.^[48]

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
z-Utah Jazz	62	20	.756	–	36–5	26–15	22–2
x-San Antonio Spurs	56	26	.683	6	31–10	25–16	18–6
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	45	37	.549	17	26–15	19–22	14–10
x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	21	24–17	17–24	14–10
Dallas Mavericks	20	62	.244	42	13–28	7–34	9–15
Vancouver Grizzlies	19	63	.232	43	14–27	5–36	4–20
Denver Nuggets	11	71	.134	51	9–32	2–39	3–21

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Utah Jazz	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Seattle SuperSonics	61	21	.744	1
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	61	21	.744	1
4	x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	6
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	56	26	.683	6
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	16
7	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	45	37	.549	17
8	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	21
9	Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	35
10	Dallas Mavericks	20	62	.244	42
11	Vancouver Grizzlies	19	63	.232	43
11	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	43
13	Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45
14	Denver Nuggets	11	71	.134	51

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1997-98 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2