January 10 1980 The NBA Expansion Committee recommended the expansion of the league by 1 team with a cost of $12 million (with Dallas being the prime candidate). 1987 Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had a 20-20 with 25 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 8th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 1st of 5 times Olajuwon had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 13th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 1st of 5 times Olajuwon had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 1996 Placed Lucious Harris on IR with a broken left wrist. 1996 Signed Reggie Slater to a 10-day contract. 2000 Dirk Nowitzki was selected to play in the NBA Rookie Game on February 12. Due to the lockout and there not being an All-Star weekend in 98-99, the 99-00 Rookie Game featured the 1998 rookies vs the 1999 rookies. 2005 Assistant coach Del Harris underwent rotator cuff surgery on his left shoulder. Games Record: 6-7 (home: 4-3, road: 2-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L Washington 94-106 -12 JS/GH 20 Robinzine 18 Porter 25 Game #46, current record: 6-40, streak: lost 2; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Kansas City 102-112 -10 Aguirre 24 Nimphius 15 Woodson 27 Game #35, current record: 19-16, streak: lost 2; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 W @Kansas City(OT) 117-110 +7 Blackman 26 Nimphius 10 Woodson 29 Game #35, current record: 19-16, streak: won 4; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W Phoenix 117-104 +13 Aguirre 26 Blackman 11 LN/BT 17 Game #32, current record: 16-16, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 L @Houston 96-106 -10 Aguirre 23 Perkins 14 Olajuwon 25 Hakeem Olajuwon had a 20-20 with 25 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 8th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 1st of 5 times Olajuwon had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 13th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 1st of 5 times Olajuwon had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game #34, current record: 22-12, streak: lost 2; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L @Golden State 119-123 -4 Blackman 30 Perkins 8 Teagle 28 Game #33, current record: 17-16, streak: lost 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L Seattle 82-94 -12 Harper 27 TDavis 14 Johnson 19 Game #34, current record: 12-22, streak: lost 7; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L Indiana 79-84 -5 Bradley 17 Bradley 14 Miller 24 Game #35, current record: 6-29, streak: lost 2; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L @Portland 94-107 -13 Nowitzki 19 Ceballos 11 SP/DS/DS 17 Steve Nash did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 18th of 22 games he would miss due to the injury). Gary Trent did not play due to a strained left groin (the 3rd of 6 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #34, current record: 10-24, streak: lost 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W @Minnesota 106-86 +20 Nowitzki 28 CL/SB 9 Garnett 26 Don Nelson did not coach due to undergoing prostate cancer surgery (the 5th of 21 games he would miss due to the surgery). Game #37, current record: 24-13, streak: won 4; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W New York 111-89 +22 Nowitzki 29 Nowitzki 13 Thomas 21 Shawn Bradley did not play due to a bruised right knee (the 5th of 6 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #35, current record: 24-11, streak: won 2; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W Boston 103-78 +25 Nowitzki 28 Griffin 12 Pierce 20 Game #35, current record: 30-5, streak: won 5; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Portland 99-74 +25 JTerry 20 EDampier 10 ZRandolph 21 Game #37, current record: 29-8; streak: won 2; final record: 67-15