Clearly, the two teams that advanced the farthest in Dallas Mavericks’ history were the 2011 squad that captured the NBA title and the 2006 crew that also reached the NBA Finals.
But the first Mavs’ team that advanced the farthest in franchise history and put this franchise on the map was the squad that reached the 1988 Western Conference Finals. That team started Derek Harper and Rolando Blackman in the backcourt, Mark Aguirre and Sam Perkins at the forward spots, James Donaldson at center, and boasted key reserves such as Roy Tarpley, Brad Davis and Detlef Schrempf, and they were a lethal group of players.