 In 2010–11, Barea played a career-high 81 regular season games, while averaging 9.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 3.9 assists in 20.6 minutes per contest.On January 1, 2011, he scored a then career-high 29 points during an 87–99 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.In the second round of the 2011 playoffs, the Mavericks faced off against the defending champions, the Los Angeles Lakers.