Dallas Mavericks End 2003-04 Season as NWBA Regular Season Champions, Tournament Second-Place Finishers.

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ELYRIA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004

The five-time championship Dallas Mavericks finished second in the 56th National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz. The Mavericks fell in the championship game to the Denver Nuggets, 110-99.

Paul Schulte led the Mavericks with 28 points in the final game, followed closely by Stephen Welch, who contributed 27 points and 12 assists. The Mavericks tossed in a total 99 points and led the game at halftime, but a tournament record offensive performance by the Nuggets became the Mavs' undoing.

The Mavericks ended the regular season with a 14-2 record, ranked No. 1 heading into the tournament. Against the Nuggets, the Mavs were 3-1. The Mavericks won their fifth NWBA championship in March 2003.

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