January 18 1991 The NBA suspended coach Richie Adubato for 1 game and fined him $1,500 for his conduct following Dallas' 100-94 loss at San Antonio on January 16. 1995 Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) had 42 points, the 42nd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 4 times O'Neal had 40+ points against Dallas. 1999 Reached a 1 year contract agreement with Kurt Thomas. The new contract could not be signed until the new Collective Bargaining Agreement was signed and Thomas changed his mind (without telling Dallas) when New York made him a better offer and he signed with the Knicks 3 days later. 2000 Dirk Nowitzki and Hubert Davis were selected to participate in the NBA 3-Point shootout for the All-Star weekend. 2000 Signed Damon Jones to a 2nd 10-day contract. 2005 With his first bucket of the Washington game, Dirk Nowitzki reached 10,000 career points. He became the 5th player to score 10,000 points as a Mav, joining Mark Aguirre, Rolando Blackman, Derek Harper, and Michael Finley with 10,000 Mav points. 2005 Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 43 points, the 54th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. 2005 Washington scored 80 points in the 2nd half, setting team record for the most points scored by an opponent in a half. 2007 Activated Maurice Ager and placed Devin Harris on IL with the flu. Ager was on IL for 14 days (8 games) (no injury). Harris was activated 3 days (1 game) later. Games Record: 8-7 (home: 4-3, road: 4-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L @San Diego 109-115 -6 LaGarde 18 Lloyd 11 Smith 22 Game #49, current record: 8-41, streak: lost 1; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 W @Golden State 112-102 +10 Aguirre 30 Cummings 12 Short 30 Game #38, current record: 16-22, streak: won 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Seattle 107-114 -7 Aguirre 25 Cummings 8 GW/JS 24 Game #40, current record: 22-18, streak: lost 2; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L @LA Lakers 92-110 -18 Aguirre 22 JV/WB 7 Worthy 19 Game #40, current record: 21-19, streak: lost 2; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 W @LA Clippers 99-87 +12 Aguirre 26 Tarpley 13 Dailey 27 Game #33, current record: 22-11, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W Denver 102-92 +10 Aguirre 26 Donaldson 13 Schayes 20 Game #35, current record: 19-16, streak: won 2; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L LA Clippers(OT) 112-119 -7 RB/JD 25 Donaldson 18 Benjamin 27 Game #36, current record: 12-24, streak: lost 5; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L Golden State 141-143 -2 Harper 38 TDavis 11 Mullin 29 141 points is the most points scored by Dallas in a loss. Game #38, current record: 12-26, streak: lost 11; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L @Phoenix 103-113 -10 Rooks 21 DS/PJ 9 Majerle 27 Game #35, current record: 2-33, streak: lost 10; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L Orlando 97-108 -11 Mashburn 29 Jones 19 O'Neal 42 Shaquille O'Neal had 42 points, the 42nd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 4 times O'Neal had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #34, current record: 16-18, streak: lost 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 W @Denver 107-104 +3 Mashburn 27 Jackson 9 DEllis 24 Game #36, current record: 13-23, streak: won 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W Orlando(OT) 115-106 +9 Nowitzki 38 Nowitzki 17 McGrady 34 Steve Nash did not play due to a strained left hamstring (the 5th of 6 games he would miss due to the injury). Don Nelson did not coach due to undergoing prostate cancer surgery (the 10th of 21 games he would miss due to the surgery). Game #42, current record: 26-16, streak: won 2; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W Washington 137-120 +17 Stackhous 29 Henderson 12 GArenas 43 Dirk Nowitzki scored his 10,000th career point early in the game. Gilbert Arenas had 43 points, the 54th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. Washington scored 80 points in the 2nd half, setting the most points scored by an opponent in a half. Game #36, current record: 24-12; streak: won 2; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W @Houston 103-76 +27 DNowitzki 29 EDampier 8 RAlston 17 Keith Van Horn did not play due to a sprained left ankle (the 1st of 3 games he would miss due to the injury). Tracy McGrady (Hou) and Yao Ming (Hou) did not play. Dallas led 82-50 after 3. Game #39, current record: 29-10; streak: won 3; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W LA Lakers 114-95 +19 JHoward 29 JHoward 11 KBryant 26 Jerry Stackhouse sang the national anthem before the game. Game #41, current record: 33-8; streak: won 6; final record: 67-15