Dallas Mavs Playoffs 2004 Quiz | Dallas Mavericks

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1. Who did the Mavs play in the first round?

Answer: Sacramento Kings

They played against the Kings. This series featured the top 2 scoring teams in the league. The Kings won the series 4-1. The Kings had homecourt advantage. Dallas actually outscored the Kings on average 99.6 - 98.2 points per game. Dallas had the best home record during the season at 36-5, but lost game 3 at home in Dallas.

2. Dirk led the playoffs in scoring, until they were eliminated at the end of round one against the Kings.

Answer: True

He was ahead of everyone in points per game with about 26.6 ppg. The next highest scorer was Kevin Garnett at about 25.8 ppg. The Mavs actually outscored the Kings in points per game.

3. Which seed did the Mavs enter the playoffs at?

Answer: 5

They were ahead of the Grizzlies and behind the Kings. They finished at 53-29, they were three games behind the Kings and two games ahead of the Memphis Grizzles, who are making their first playoff appearance.

4. Who scored a playoff career high during the Mavs-Kings series?

Answer: Mike Bibby

Mike Bibby had 40 in game 4 in Dallas. The Kings won that game and would go on to win the series.

5. Don Nelson got a technical foul during the first round series against the Kings.

Answer: True

Yes, he was upset about a blocking foul called on Steve Nash after he was planted for about 6 seconds, which should have been a charging foul on Peja. Peja Stojakovik got the bucket the foul and then missed the techical foul shot.

6. If the Mavs had won the first round series against the Kings, whom would they have played?

Answer: Minnesota Twolves

The Timberwolves beat the Nuggets in five games and would have been Dallas's next opponent. The Timberwolves were the first seed and Denver was the eigtht seed. That was the first playoff series in Denver since 1994, and the first playoffs in the Pepsi center.

7. Dallas broke 100 points every game of their first round series against the Kings.

Answer: False

The scored only 95 points in game one. They were one of the leagues premier offenses during the season averaging 105 points per game, but during a couple games of their short playoff run, the games were actually decided by who could play better defense, and Dallas was not very good at that.

8. How many points did the Mavs lose by in game 5 in the first round series against the Kings?

Answer: 1

Dirk missed the buzzer beater for the win. Peja Stojakivic was guarding him and the shot was visible clean, but their may have been a foul on the inbound. Dallas only had 11 games decided by 1 point in the season but, lost twice in the playoffs by one.

9. Did Dallas lose at home during the first round series against the Kings?

Answer: Yes

They lost game four at homr 94-92. Mike Bibby scored a playoff career high forty points, and Atwoine Walker missed the go ahead goal for overtime.

10. Which Maverick was awarded the sixth man award during the playoffs?

Answer: Antwan Jamison

Antwan Jamison had one of the longest starting streaks in league history with the Golden State Warriors, until he came to Dallas and started coming of the bench. In over forty games, he outscored the other teams entire bench.

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