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The 1984–85 Dallas Mavericks relied on Mark Aguirre as their primary scoring threat, with Rolando Blackman providing consistent offensive support and Derek Harper directing the offense as the lead playmaker. Sam Perkins contributed across multiple areas in the frontcourt, while James Donaldson strengthened the team with rebounding and interior defense. The statistics reflect a balanced lineup built around efficient scoring, strong inside play, and shared offensive responsibilities across the rotation.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Rolando Blackman | G | 6-6 | 190 | Feb 26, 1959 | Kansas State |
| 12 | Brad Davis | G | 6-3 | 180 | Dec 17, 1955 | Maryland |
| 20 | Pat Cummings | F/C | 6-9 | 225 | Jul 11, 1956 | Cincinnati |
| 21 | Dale Ellis | F | 6-7 | 205 | Aug 6, 1960 | Tennessee |
| 22 | Chris Engler | C | 6-11 | 245 | Mar 1, 1959 | Wyoming |
| 23 | Jim Spanarkel | G/F | 6-5 | 190 | Jun 28, 1957 | Duke |
| 24 | Kurt Nimphius | C | 6-10 | 220 | Mar 13, 1958 | Arizona State |
| 25 | Elston Turner | G | 6-5 | 190 | Jun 10, 1959 | Mississippi |
| 30 | Jay Vincent | F | 6-7 | 220 | Jun 10, 1959 | Michigan State |
| 31 | Mark Aguirre | F | 6-6 | 232 | Dec 10, 1959 | DePaul |
| 33 | Bill Garnett | F | 6-9 | 225 | Apr 7, 1960 | Wyoming |
| 50 | Wallace Bryant | C | 7-0 | 245 | Jul 14, 1959 | San Francisco |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Blackman | SG | 25 | 81 | 80 | 35.0 | 19.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 15.2 | .508 | 0.2 | .300 | 5.1 | .828 |
| Mark Aguirre | SF | 25 | 80 | 79 | 33.7 | 25.7 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 19.6 | .506 | 1.1 | .318 | 7.3 | .759 |
| Jay Vincent | PF | 25 | 79 | 47 | 32.2 | 18.2 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 14.4 | .479 | 0.1 | .000 | 5.3 | .836 |
| Brad Davis | PG | 29 | 82 | 82 | 31.0 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 7.5 | .505 | 1.4 | .409 | 2.2 | .888 |
| Sam Perkins | PF | 23 | 82 | 42 | 28.3 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 9.0 | .471 | 0.4 | .250 | 3.0 | .820 |
| Derek Harper | PG | 23 | 82 | 1 | 27.0 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 7.7 | .520 | 0.7 | .344 | 1.9 | .721 |
| Kurt Nimphius | C | 26 | 82 | 40 | 24.5 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 5.3 | .452 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.7 | .771 |
| Dale Ellis | SF | 24 | 72 | 4 | 18.3 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 8.4 | .454 | 1.5 | .385 | 1.4 | .740 |
| Wallace Bryant | C | 25 | 56 | 35 | 15.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .453 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | .682 |
| Charlie Sitton | SF | 22 | 43 | 0 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | .415 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | .520 |
| Howard Carter | SG | 23 | 11 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | .174 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.1 | 1.000 |
| Tom Sluby | SG | 22 | 31 | 0 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | .517 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.7 | .619 |
| TEAM TOTALS | — | — | 82 | 82 | 242.1 | 111.2 | 42.0 | 26.2 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 14.4 | 88.8 | .489 | 5.4 | .343 | 28.3 | .793 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Blackman | SG | 25 | 4 | 4 | 42.3 | 32.8 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 23.0 | .511 | 0.5 | .500 | 9.5 | .947 |
| Sam Perkins | PF | 23 | 4 | 4 | 42.3 | 18.8 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 12.3 | .490 | 1.0 | .250 | 8.5 | .765 |
| Mark Aguirre | SF | 25 | 4 | 4 | 41.0 | 29.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 22.3 | .494 | 0.5 | .500 | 8.0 | .844 |
| Jay Vincent | PF | 25 | 4 | 2 | 33.5 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 14.0 | .357 | 0.0 | 7.3 | .759 | |
| Derek Harper | PG | 23 | 4 | 0 | 33.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 5.3 | .476 | 0.8 | .333 | 1.8 | .714 |
| Brad Davis | PG | 29 | 4 | 4 | 28.3 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 6.5 | .500 | 2.0 | .375 | 3.3 | .923 |
| Wallace Bryant | C | 25 | 2 | 1 | 18.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | |
| Dale Ellis | SF | 24 | 4 | 1 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.8 | .435 | 1.3 | .400 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Kurt Nimphius | C | 26 | 4 | 0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 258.8 | 120.5 | 42.3 | 24.5 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 15.3 | 90.8 | .471 | 6.0 | .375 | 39.3 | .834 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Blackman | SG | 25 | 81 | 80 | 2834 | 1598 | 300 | 289 | 61 | 16 | 162 | 1230 | 625 | 20 | 6 | 413 | 342 |
| Mark Aguirre | SF | 25 | 80 | 79 | 2699 | 2055 | 477 | 249 | 60 | 24 | 253 | 1569 | 794 | 85 | 27 | 580 | 440 |
| Jay Vincent | PF | 25 | 79 | 47 | 2543 | 1441 | 704 | 169 | 48 | 22 | 170 | 1138 | 545 | 4 | 0 | 420 | 351 |
| Brad Davis | PG | 29 | 82 | 82 | 2539 | 825 | 193 | 581 | 91 | 10 | 123 | 614 | 310 | 115 | 47 | 178 | 158 |
| Sam Perkins | PF | 23 | 82 | 42 | 2317 | 903 | 605 | 135 | 63 | 63 | 102 | 736 | 347 | 36 | 9 | 244 | 200 |
| Derek Harper | PG | 23 | 82 | 1 | 2218 | 790 | 199 | 360 | 144 | 37 | 123 | 633 | 329 | 61 | 21 | 154 | 111 |
| Kurt Nimphius | C | 26 | 82 | 40 | 2010 | 500 | 408 | 183 | 30 | 126 | 95 | 434 | 196 | 6 | 0 | 140 | 108 |
| Dale Ellis | SF | 24 | 72 | 4 | 1314 | 667 | 238 | 56 | 46 | 7 | 58 | 603 | 274 | 109 | 42 | 104 | 77 |
| Wallace Bryant | C | 25 | 56 | 35 | 860 | 164 | 241 | 84 | 21 | 24 | 46 | 148 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 30 |
| Charlie Sitton | SF | 22 | 43 | 0 | 304 | 91 | 60 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 94 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 13 |
| Tom Sluby | SG | 22 | 31 | 0 | 151 | 73 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 58 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
| Howard Carter | SG | 23 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19855 | 9116 | 3440 | 2152 | 575 | 335 | 1170 | 7280 | 3560 | 443 | 152 | 2324 | 1844 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Blackman | SG | 25 | 4 | 4 | 169 | 131 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 92 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 36 |
| Sam Perkins | PF | 23 | 4 | 4 | 169 | 75 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 26 |
| Mark Aguirre | SF | 25 | 4 | 4 | 164 | 116 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 89 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 27 |
| Jay Vincent | PF | 25 | 4 | 2 | 134 | 62 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 22 |
| Derek Harper | PG | 23 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 26 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Brad Davis | PG | 29 | 4 | 4 | 113 | 41 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 12 |
| Dale Ellis | SF | 24 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kurt Nimphius | C | 26 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wallace Bryant | C | 25 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 1035 | 482 | 169 | 98 | 29 | 10 | 61 | 363 | 171 | 24 | 9 | 157 | 131 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguirre | Primary Scorer | 33.7 | High | 25.7 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 17.95 | Team’s offensive leader, high scoring efficiency, contributes across rebounds and assists. |
| Rolando Blackman | Secondary Scorer | 35.0 | High | 19.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 14.0 | Efficient scoring SG, supports primary scorer, moderate defensive contributions. |
| Jay Vincent | Secondary Scorer | 32.2 | Medium | 18.2 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 15.05 | Balanced scoring and rebounding, rising star with Sixth Man impact. |
| Brad Davis | Floor General | 31.0 | Medium | 10.1 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 10.4 | Veteran PG facilitating offense, strong assist numbers, stabilizes team tempo. |
| Sam Perkins | Two-Way Forward | 28.3 | Medium | 11.0 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 10.8 | Efficient two-way contributor, strong on boards and defense, reliable scoring. |
| Derek Harper | Floor General | 27.0 | Medium | 9.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 9.35 | Facilitator with defensive activity, moderate scoring, developing all-around impact. |
| Kurt Nimphius | Role Player | 24.5 | Low | 6.1 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 7.6 | Provides rebounding and defensive support off the bench, limited scoring. |
| Dale Ellis | Role Scorer | 18.3 | Low | 9.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 6.65 | Spot scoring threat, perimeter shooting, occasional contributions in limited minutes. |
| Wallace Bryant | Spot Minutes | 15.4 | Low | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 4.75 | Contributes in boards and short stints, limited scoring impact. |
| Charlie Sitton | Peripheral | 7.1 | Low | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 | Minimal minutes, developmental forward. |
| Howard Carter | Peripheral | 6.0 | Low | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | Limited bench role, negligible impact. |
| Tom Sluby | Peripheral | 4.9 | Low | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | Spot SG minutes, developmental role. |