In the playoffs, they met the San Antonio Spurs for the second straight season in a rematch of the previous year's first round series in which Dallas won in five games.
This time, Dallas lost to the Spurs in six games.
^ a: Nick Calathes was born in the United States, but also has Greek citizenship through his parents, and competes internationally for Greece.
Injuries On Tuesday, July 28 Dallas signed free agent forward Tim Thomas On Thursday July 30 Dallas signed forward Drew Gooden.
9-15-09: Released, Greg Buckner (G) 10-23-09: Waived, Jake Voskuhl (C)