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 21 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. 2009 Dirk Nowitzki had 44 points, the 55th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 14th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. 2010 Activated Josh Howard and placed Eduardo Najera (sore lower back) and Tim Thomas (strained right Achilles) on IL. Howard was on IL for 4 days (1 game) with a left thigh contusion. Najera was activated 2 days (1 game) later and Thomas was activated 11 days (6 games) later. 2010 Dirk Nowitzki scored his 20,000th point early in the 4th quarter. He was the 34th player in NBA history to score 20,000 points. He is the first European to reach the mark. 2012 Dirk Nowitzki scored his 23,000th career point. 2014 Dallas activated Shawn Marion and placed Shane Larkin (sprained right ankle) on IL. Marion (bruised right shoulder) was on IL for 5 days (3 games). Larkin was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2016 Activated Salah Mejri and John Jenkins and placed Wesley Matthews (rest) and Chandler Parsons (rest) on IL. Mejri (no injury) and Jenkins (no injury) were on IL for 5 days (3 games). Matthews and Parsons were activated 2 days (1 game) later. Games Record: 9-11 (home: 6-6, road: 3-5) 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 21 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 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 L @Denver 97-99 -2 DNowitzki 44 DNowitzki 14 CBillups 23 Chauncey Billups (Den) hit the game winning 2 free throws with 2.2 seconds left. Dirk Nowitzki had 44 points, the 55th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 14th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. Game #38, current record: 22-16; streak: lost 3; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 L LA Lakers 95-100 -5 DNowitzki 30 DNowitzki 16 ABynum 22 Dirk Nowitzki scored his 20,000th point early in the 4th quarter. The game was tied at 95-95 with 43 seconds left and the Lakers scored the last 5 points of the game. Was the Lakers' 3000th team win. Game #38, current record: 25-13; streak: lost 2; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 W Milwaukee 102-76 +26 JTerry 17 LO/RB/BW 6 BJennings 19 Dallas went on a 14-2 run to open the 3rd quarter to take a 74-47 lead. Dallas shot 52% (39-75) FG and Milwaukee shot 37.2% (29-78) FG. Dirk Nowitzki scored his 23,000th career point. Game #12, current record: 7-5; streak: won 4; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 W Orlando 107-88 +19 MEllis 21 DBlair 7 JNelson 21 Shawn Marion (right shoulder contusion) did not play, the 4th of 4 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #39, current record: 23-16; streak: won 3; final record: 49-33 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 W @Sacramento(OT) 108-104 +4 MEllis 28 TChandler 17 DCousins 32 Game #39, current record: 27-12; streak: won 1; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L @Oklahoma City 89-108 -19 JBarea 18 DPowell 9 KDurant 29 Oklahoma City led 63-39 at the half. Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams, Wesley Matthews, Chandler Parsons, and Zaza Pachulia did not play (rest) as it was the 2nd night of a back-to-back (and having played overtime the night before). Devin Harris left the Oklahoma City game in the 2nd quarter with foot injury and did not return. He would not miss any games due to the injury. Game #40, current record: 22-18; streak: lost 2; final record: 42-40