Dallas Mavericks, founded in 1980, have won two division
titles and one conference championship. It got its name from a “team name”
contest. Mavericks advanced to their first NBA Finals upon defeating the
Phoenix Suns in game 6 of the Western Conference Finals on June 3, 2006 facing
Miami Heat in the finals. The team scored two convincing consecutive wins in
Games 1 and 2. Dallas
city officials already planned the victory parade by then only to get
disappointed in Game 3. They were blown out again in Game 4 and suffered
another loss in Game 5 whish led to their loss. The Mavericks became only the
third team in NBA history to lose in the Finals after taking a 2–0 lead.
The team’s colors are dark blue, blue and
silver.Their road uniforms are consist
of midnight blue with silver and white trim, while the home uniforms consist of
white with midnight blue, silver and black trim. They introduced the alternate
green uniforms in the beginning of the 2004-2005 season, similar to their '80s
road uniforms, which was designed by rapper P. Diddy sports "Mavs" in
the front side of the jersey with blue trim. The team logo is a horse head superimposed over a blue
basketball, which is on a silver shield with Mavericks written in blue and
black underneath underscored by a white star. Above the basketball, “Dallas” is written on a
white wedge.
