January 13 1986 Signed Harold Keeling to a 2nd 10-day contract. 1987 Rolando Blackman had 41 points, the 26th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 6th of 6 times Blackman had 40+ points with Dallas. 1988 John MacLeod's 600th career win. 1988 Roy Tarpley had 23 rebounds, the 13th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 2nd of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 1988 Vern Fleming (Ind) had a triple-double with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. It was the 13th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 1990 Karl Malone (Uta) had 42 points, the 33rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. 1992 Terry Davis had 21 rebounds, the 29th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the only time Davis had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 1992 Dennis Rodman (Det) had 21 rebounds, the 29th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 2nd of 9 times Rodman had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 1993 Fired Richie Adubato as head coach. Named Gar Heard as interim head coach. Adubato was named as coach 11/29/89 (he was hired as an assistant 6/25/86). Adubato finished with a regular season record of 94-170 (.356) and a playoff record of 0-3 (.000) with Dallas. Heard was named as coach for only the rest of the season (Quinn Buckner was hired as coach for the next season on 3/4/93 while the 92-93 season was still going on). Heard was hired as an assistant coach on 8/21/87. Heard finished with a regular season record of 9-44 (.205) (no playoffs). 1996 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the 11th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 7th of 13 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. He also had a triple-double in the previous game - the 2nd time a Mavs player had back-to-back triple-doubles. Games Record: 6-8 (home: 4-5, road: 2-3) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 W Chicago 112-106 +6 Robinzine 26 Robinzine 8 Greenwoo 26 Game #47, current record: 7-40, streak: won 1; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L San Diego 102-105 -3 JV/RB 25 JV/WC 8 Smith 20 Game #35, current record: 9-26, streak: lost 2; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 W Portland 113-110 +3 Blackman 26 Cummings 18 Paxson 24 Game #37, current record: 21-16, streak: won 2; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 W Portland 124-101 +23 Ellis 27 Nimphius 15 MThompso 24 Game #37, current record: 20-17, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W @Seattle 90-89 +1 Perkins 17 Aguirre 12 Sikma 23 Game #34, current record: 18-16, streak: won 3; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W @New York 108-103 +5 Blackman 41 Perkins 15 Ewing 32 Rolando Blackman had 41 points, the 26th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 6th of 6 times Blackman had 40+ points with Dallas. Game #35, current record: 23-12, streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 W Indiana 110-108 +2 Aguirre 35 Tarpley 23 Long 26 Roy Tarpley had 23 rebounds, the 13th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 2nd of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Vern Fleming had a triple-double with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. It was the 13th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Game #31, current record: 21-10, streak: won 3; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L Utah 99-109 -10 Dantley 30 BW/JD 9 Malone 42 Karl Malone had 42 points, the 33rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. Game #35, current record: 17-18, streak: lost 3; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @Detroit 81-84 -3 Blackman 15 TDavis 21 Woolridg 15 Terry Davis had 21 rebounds, the 29th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the only time Davis had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Dennis Rodman had 21 rebounds, the 29th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 2nd of 9 times Rodman had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game #35, current record: 12-23, streak: lost 8; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L @Detroit 96-112 -16 Davis 17 Davis 14 Thomas 20 Game #30, current record: 2-28, streak: lost 13; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L Charlotte 83-103 -20 McCloud 18 Meyer 11 LJohnson 20 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the 11th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 7th of 13 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. He also had a triple-double in the previous game - the 2nd time a Mavs player had back-to-back triple-doubles. Game #34, current record: 10-24, streak: lost 1; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L Phoenix 98-105 -7 Gatling 22 AG/MF 7 Ceballos 26 Game #33, current record: 12-21, streak: lost 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L @Houston 87-100 -13 Walker 26 Walker 13 Willis 30 Game #36, current record: 6-30, streak: lost 3; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 L Phoenix 86-103 -17 Finley 27 Bradley 13 Marion 23 Steve Nash did not play due to a strained left hamstring (the 2nd of 6 games he would miss due to the injury). Don Nelson did not coach due to undergoing prostate cancer surgery (the 7th of 21 games he would miss due to the surgery). Game #39, current record: 24-15, streak: lost 2; final record: 53-29