20 Facts About The Mavericks

1. The Mavericks went on to the Conference Finals where they defeated the Suns in six games, but succumbed to the champion Heat in the NBA Finals.

2. The Dallas The Mavericks won the first two games but Miami went on to sweep the next four and win the NBA championship for the first time in team history.

3. The Mavericks claimed their second Western Conference Championship in franchise history, and met the team that defeated them in the 2006 NBA Finals, the Miami Heat.

4. The Mavericks shocked the NBA world by winning the first two games in Los Angeles, and took a two games to none lead heading back to Dallas.

5. The Mavericks felt that this trade was necessary due to Howard's declining performance and apparent unhappiness with the Mavericks organization.

6. The Mavericks made a move to compound their age problem, by trading for former All-Star small forward Shawn Marion.

7. The Mavericks were able to advance to the Conference Finals against former teammate Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns.

8. The Mavericks came dangerously close to setting the all-time worst record in NBA history.

9. The Mavericks selected Ohio State guard Jim Jackson with the fourth overall pick of the 1992 NBA draft, but he and owner Donald Carter could not come to terms on a contract for half of his rookie season.

10. The Mavericks gave the Lakers everything they could handle, but in the end the more experienced Lakers prevailed, defeating Dallas in seven games on the way to eventually winning their second consecutive NBA Championship.

11. The Mavericks marked the first NBA team to have a profitable debut season, with an average of 7,789 spectators.

12. The Mavericks came away with a solid haul, including Luka Doncic.

13. The Mavericks is a dangerous wave that breaks off Pillar Point, in Half Moon Bay, at Princeton-by-the-Sea, in Northern California, just 20 miles south of San Francisco.

14. The Mavericks is a winter destination for some of the world's best big wave surfers.

15. The Mavericks is a surfing location in northern California outside Pillar Point Harbor, just north of the town of Half Moon Bay at the village of Princeton-by-the-Sea.

16. The Mavericks released a new album, Mono, on 17 February 2015.

17. In October 2011, The Mavericks announced plans to reunite for a tour in 2012.

18. The Mavericks would contribute to all live shows and studio recordings from this point forward, beginning with 1995's Music for All Occasions.

19. In 1996, The Mavericks won a Grammy Award for the song "Here Comes the Rain".

20. The Mavericks is an American country music band that combine Tex-Mex, neotraditional country music, Latin, and rockabilly influences.