The Mavericks became the third team to win an NBA title in the state of Texas, joining the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs.
The Mavericks sent $3 million to the Memphis Grizzlies to acquire the rights for shooting guard Dominique Jones.
[13] The Mavericks' playoff run began with a six-game first round series against the Portland Trail Blazers.
In the conference semi-finals, the Mavericks swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.
The series against the Lakers also birthed the Mavericks Royal Blue-Out games in the AAC, with almost all fans wearing T-shirts that read "The Time is Now".
On January 4, 2011, Caron Butler was ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured right patellar tendon.
[21] Head coach Rick Carlisle did not make the trip to Oklahoma because he was recovering from a minor arthroscopic knee surgery.
Rodrigue Beaubois missed Game 1 of the playoff series against Portland due to a foot sprain.
Dirk Nowitzki tore a tendon in the middle finger of his left (non-shooting) hand in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
[25] During the Finals against Miami, Brendan Haywood missed Game 3 due to a strained right hip flexor.