Milwaukee Bucks @ Dallas Mavericks
28-32, 11-21 Away
96
28-32, 11-21 Away
34-23, 20-8 Home
116
34-23, 20-8 Home
Shot Chart
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier misses 6-foot two point shot
- Josh Howard misses 12-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses layup
- Josh Howard makes 12-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Antoine Wright misses two point shot
- Josh Howard misses 6-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes 13-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright makes layup
- Josh Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Francisco Elson blocks Brandon Bass's two point shot
- Josh Howard makes driving layup
- Antoine Wright misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devean George makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
- Devean George misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot
- Matt Carroll misses 20-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
- Devean George misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Devean George makes layup (Brandon Bass assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 19-foot two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- Josh Howard misses 11-foot two point shot
- Antoine Wright misses 4-foot running jumper
- Josh Howard makes layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Jason Kidd makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Antoine Wright makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antoine Wright assists)
- Josh Howard makes driving layup
- Brandon Bass makes 7-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Brandon Bass makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute blocks James Singleton's layup
- Antoine Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Singleton makes layup (Antoine Wright assists)
- Antoine Wright makes driving layup
- Antoine Wright misses 6-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd makes driving layup (Brandon Bass assists)
- Josh Howard misses three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes dunk
- Josh Howard makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Kidd makes driving layup
- Brandon Bass misses 11-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Devean George misses 22-foot jumper
- Charlie Villanueva blocks Devean George's layup
- Josh Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses layup
- Devean George misses tip shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes jumper (Devean George assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes slam dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
- Devean George misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd makes driving layup
- Jason Kidd makes layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot
- Josh Howard makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot two point shot
- Josh Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Singleton assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses 18-foot jumper
- Gerald Green misses 16-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 18-foot jumper
- Ryan Hollins misses 14-foot jumper
- Gerald Green makes layup (Ryan Hollins assists)
- Charlie Villanueva makes 9-foot jumper
- Richard Jefferson misses three point jumper
- Charlie Villanueva makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Charlie Villanueva misses jumper
- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute misses 20-foot jumper
- Ramon Sessions misses 5-foot jumper
- Charlie Villanueva makes 6-foot running jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Ramon Sessions misses driving layup
- Charlie Villanueva makes 23-foot jumper
- Charlie Villanueva makes 13-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Charlie Villanueva makes 13-foot two point shot
- Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
- Ramon Sessions misses driving layup
- Charlie Villanueva misses 20-foot jumper
- Josh Howard blocks Richard Jefferson's jumper
- Charlie Villanueva misses 15-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright blocks Richard Jefferson's driving layup
- Josh Howard blocks Richard Jefferson's layup
- Richard Jefferson misses 22-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper
- Charlie Villanueva makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Keith Bogans misses 11-foot jumper
- Charlie Villanueva makes two point shot (Charlie Bell assists)
- Charlie Villanueva misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass blocks Charlie Villanueva's jumper
- Keith Bogans misses two point shot
- Luke Ridnour misses 18-foot jumper
- Francisco Elson makes 13-foot jumper (Charlie Villanueva assists)
- Francisco Elson makes 12-foot jumper
- Charlie Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Ramon Sessions makes 9-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes 15-foot jumper (Malik Allen assists)
- Charlie Bell makes driving layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Charlie Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Richard Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
- Charlie Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Richard Jefferson misses 21-foot jumper
- Charlie Villanueva misses layup
- Keith Bogans misses three point jumper
- Charlie Villanueva misses layup
- Luke Ridnour makes 17-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd blocks Luke Ridnour's driving layup
- Josh Howard blocks Charlie Bell's 12-foot jumper
- Charlie Bell misses 47-foot three point jumper
- Richard Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
- Richard Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Francisco Elson makes layup (Charlie Villanueva assists)
- Richard Jefferson makes 5-foot jumper
- Ramon Sessions misses layup
- Brandon Bass blocks Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's layup
- Richard Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Charlie Villanueva assists)
- Charlie Villanueva misses 16-foot jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Charlie Villanueva makes slam dunk
- Brandon Bass blocks Charlie Villanueva's 12-foot jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper
- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Richard Jefferson misses 23-foot jumper
- Ramon Sessions makes 21-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses layup
- Ramon Sessions makes driving layup
- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute makes two point shot (Richard Jefferson assists)
- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute misses layup
- Dirk Nowitzki blocks Ramon Sessions's layup
- Ramon Sessions makes layup
- Charlie Villanueva misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Charlie Bell makes 16-foot jumper
- Charlie Bell makes 16-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes three point jumper
- Charlie Villanueva misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Charlie Villanueva makes driving layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Charlie Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses layup
- Dirk Nowitzki blocks Ramon Sessions's layup
- Ramon Sessions misses 11-foot jumper
- Charlie Villanueva misses two point shot
- Charlie Bell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Malik Allen makes 18-foot jumper (Eddie Gill assists)
- Keith Bogans misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Charlie Bell makes 14-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass blocks Malik Allen's 16-foot jumper
- Charlie Bell misses 21-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses layup
- Charlie Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Francisco Elson assists)
- Francisco Elson misses 21-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans makes 22-foot three point jumper (Eddie Gill assists)
BUCKS
MAVERICKS
| TIME | PLAY | MIL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Francisco Elson vs. Erick Dampier (Charlie Villanueva gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Charlie Villanueva makes 9-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Richard Jefferson misses three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:49 | | Erick Dampier misses 6-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 |
| 10:45 | | Francisco Elson defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:34 | | Charlie Villanueva makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists) | 5 | 0 |
| 10:22 | | Josh Howard misses 12-foot jumper | 5 | 0 |
| 10:17 | | Ramon Sessions defensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 10:04 | | Charlie Villanueva misses jumper | 5 | 0 |
| 10:03 | | Charlie Villanueva offensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 9:56 | | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute misses 20-foot jumper | 5 | 0 |
| 9:53 | | Josh Howard defensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 9:47 | | Jason Kidd misses layup | 5 | 0 |
| 9:44 | | Francisco Elson defensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 9:34 | | Ramon Sessions misses 5-foot jumper | 5 | 0 |
| 9:33 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 9:22 | | Jason Kidd bad pass | 5 | 0 |
| 9:07 | | Richard Jefferson bad pass (Antoine Wright steals) | 5 | 0 |
| 8:52 | | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul) | 5 | 0 |
| 8:52 | | Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 8:52 | | Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 8:41 | | Charlie Villanueva makes 6-foot running jumper (Ramon Sessions assists) | 7 | 2 |
| 8:25 | | Josh Howard makes 12-foot jumper | 7 | 4 |
| 8:07 | | Ramon Sessions misses driving layup | 7 | 4 |
| 8:04 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 7:56 | | Antoine Wright makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 7 | 7 |
| 7:37 | | Charlie Villanueva makes 23-foot jumper | 9 | 7 |
| 7:28 | | Antoine Wright misses two point shot | 9 | 7 |
| 7:26 | | Francisco Elson defensive rebound | 9 | 7 |
| 7:18 | | Charlie Villanueva makes 13-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists) | 11 | 7 |
| 7:05 | | Erick Dampier bad pass | 11 | 7 |
| 7:00 | | Erick Dampier shooting foul (Francisco Elson draws the foul) | 11 | 7 |
| 7:00 | | Francisco Elson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 7 |
| 7:00 | | James Singleton enters the game for Erick Dampier | 12 | 7 |
| 7:00 | | Francisco Elson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 6:39 | | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute personal foul (Josh Howard draws the foul) | 13 | 7 |
| 6:39 | | Charlie Bell enters the game for Luc Richard Mbah a Moute | 13 | 7 |
| 6:33 | | Josh Howard misses 6-foot jumper | 13 | 7 |
| 6:31 | | Charlie Bell defensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 6:13 | | Charlie Villanueva makes 13-foot two point shot | 15 | 7 |
| 6:11 | | Dallas full timeout | 15 | 7 |
| 6:03 | | Francisco Elson shooting foul (Antoine Wright draws the foul) | 15 | 7 |
| 6:03 | | Antoine Wright makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 8 |
| 6:03 | | Antoine Wright misses free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 8 |
| 6:01 | | James Singleton offensive rebound | 15 | 8 |
| 5:52 | | Josh Howard makes 13-foot jumper | 15 | 10 |
| 5:30 | | Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper | 15 | 10 |
| 5:28 | | James Singleton defensive rebound | 15 | 10 |
| 5:24 | | Antoine Wright makes layup | 15 | 12 |
| 5:24 | | Charlie Bell shooting foul (Antoine Wright draws the foul) | 15 | 12 |
| 5:24 | | Antoine Wright makes free throw 1 of 1 | 15 | 13 |
| 5:11 | | Ramon Sessions misses driving layup | 15 | 13 |
| 5:09 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 15 | 13 |
| 5:03 | | Josh Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 15 | 16 |
| 4:52 | | James Singleton personal foul (Charlie Villanueva draws the foul) | 15 | 16 |
| 4:52 | | Brandon Bass enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki | 15 | 16 |
| 4:47 | | Charlie Villanueva misses 20-foot jumper | 15 | 16 |
| 4:45 | | Josh Howard defensive rebound | 15 | 16 |
| 4:37 | | Francisco Elson blocks Brandon Bass's two point shot | 15 | 16 |
| 4:37 | | Brandon Bass offensive rebound | 15 | 16 |
| 4:37 | | Francisco Elson shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul) | 15 | 16 |
| 4:37 | | Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 4:37 | | Joe Alexander enters the game for Francisco Elson | 15 | 17 |
| 4:37 | | Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 18 |
| 4:22 | | Josh Howard blocks Richard Jefferson's jumper | 15 | 18 |
| 4:18 | | Josh Howard defensive rebound | 15 | 18 |
| 4:15 | | Brandon Bass bad pass (Charlie Bell steals) | 15 | 18 |
| 4:09 | | Joe Alexander bad pass (Jason Kidd steals) | 15 | 18 |
| 4:07 | | Joe Alexander shooting foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul) | 15 | 18 |
| 4:07 | | Jason Kidd makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4:07 | | Jason Kidd makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 3:48 | | Charlie Villanueva misses 15-foot jumper | 15 | 20 |
| 3:47 | | Brandon Bass defensive rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 3:40 | | Josh Howard makes driving layup | 15 | 22 |
| 3:34 | | Milwaukee full timeout | 15 | 22 |
| 3:34 | | Keith Bogans enters the game for Charlie Bell | 15 | 22 |
| 3:34 | | Josh Howard makes technical free throw | 15 | 23 |
| 3:27 | | James Singleton shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul) | 15 | 23 |
| 3:27 | | Antoine Wright technical foul (1st technical foul) | 15 | 23 |
| 3:27 | | Richard Jefferson makes technical free throw | 16 | 23 |
| 3:27 | | Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 23 |
| 3:27 | | Milwaukee offensive rebound | 16 | 23 |
| 3:27 | | Luke Ridnour enters the game for Ramon Sessions | 16 | 23 |
| 3:27 | | Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 23 |
| 3:09 | | Antoine Wright misses 25-foot three point jumper | 17 | 23 |
| 3:06 | | Luke Ridnour defensive rebound | 17 | 23 |
| 3:04 | | Antoine Wright blocks Richard Jefferson's driving layup | 17 | 23 |
| 3:04 | | Milwaukee offensive rebound | 17 | 23 |
| 3:04 | | Devean George enters the game for Antoine Wright | 17 | 23 |
| 3:00 | | Josh Howard blocks Richard Jefferson's layup | 17 | 23 |
| 2:57 | | James Singleton defensive rebound | 17 | 23 |
| 2:50 | | Devean George makes layup (Jason Kidd assists) | 17 | 25 |
| 2:34 | | Richard Jefferson misses 22-foot jumper | 17 | 25 |
| 2:34 | | Milwaukee offensive rebound | 17 | 25 |
| 2:34 | | Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Jason Kidd | 17 | 25 |
| 2:34 | | Jose Juan Barea enters the game for James Singleton | 17 | 25 |
| 2:17 | | Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper | 17 | 25 |
| 2:15 | | Josh Howard defensive rebound | 17 | 25 |
| 2:08 | | Jose Juan Barea bad pass (Richard Jefferson steals) | 17 | 25 |
| 1:59 | | Charlie Villanueva makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists) | 19 | 25 |
| 1:34 | | Jose Juan Barea makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists) | 19 | 28 |
| 1:23 | | Luke Ridnour lost ball (Josh Howard steals) | 19 | 28 |
| 1:20 | | Richard Jefferson shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul) | 19 | 28 |
| 1:20 | | Charlie Bell enters the game for Richard Jefferson | 19 | 28 |
| 1:20 | | Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 29 |
| 1:20 | | Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 30 |
| 1:14 | | Josh Howard personal foul (Charlie Bell draws the foul) | 19 | 30 |
| 1:01 | | Keith Bogans misses 11-foot jumper | 19 | 30 |
| 1:00 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 19 | 30 |
| 45.9 | | Josh Howard offensive foul (Charlie Bell draws the foul) | 19 | 30 |
| 45.9 | | Josh Howard turnover | 19 | 30 |
| 45.9 | | Josh Howard technical foul (1st technical foul) | 19 | 30 |
| 45.9 | | Charlie Villanueva makes technical free throw | 20 | 30 |
| 45.9 | | Matt Carroll enters the game for Josh Howard | 20 | 30 |
| 36.4 | | Charlie Villanueva makes two point shot (Charlie Bell assists) | 22 | 30 |
| 17.5 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup | 22 | 32 |
| 17.5 | | Joe Alexander shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul) | 22 | 32 |
| 17.5 | | Charlie Villanueva makes technical free throw | 23 | 32 |
| 17.5 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1 | 23 | 33 |
| 0.9 | | Charlie Villanueva misses 26-foot three point jumper | 23 | 33 |
| 0.3 | | Matt Carroll defensive rebound | 23 | 33 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 33 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
American Airlines Center
1:30 AM, 26 February 2009
Dallas, TX
Attendance: 19,558
- Referees:
- Scott Foster
- Jason Phillips
- Ron Olesiak
2025-26 Central Standings
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |
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