October 28 1980 Signed free agent Scott Lloyd to a 2 year, minimum contract. 1980 Placed Ralph Drollinger on IR with tendinitis in his knees. He would retire 3/2/81 without playing another game for Dallas. 1990 Finished the 1990 preseason with a record of 2-6. 1991 Finished the 1991 preseason with a record of 3-5. 1995 Finished the 1995 preseason with a record of 2-6. 1997 Released Jerome Allen, Ike Nwankwo, Carlos Strong, and Kevin Whitted. 2002 Placed Tariq Abdul-Wahad (left knee chondromalacia), Adam Harrington (left knee tendinitis), and Popeye Jones (back spasms) on IR. Abdul-Wahad was activated 136 days (63 games) later. Harrington was activated 14 days (6 games) later. Jones was activated 12 days (5 games) later. 2004 Avery Johnson announced his retirement as a player. Dallas named Johnson as an assistant coach. 2004 Finished the 2004 preseason with a record of 3-5. 2005 Released Tariq Abdul-Wahad. 2005 Pavel Podkolzin was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot. He would undergo surgery and was out for most of the season. 2006 Signed Josh Howard to a 4 year, $40 million contract extension. Howard was signed through 10-11. 2008 Exercised their 09-10 option for Shawne Williams. Games Record: 4-3 (home: 4-2, road: 0-1) Regular season: 1-2 (home: 1-1, road: 0-1) Preseason: 3-1 (home: 3-1, road: 0-0) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1980 L Utah 96-104 -8 Huston 26 Washingto 11 Griffith 33 Marty Barnes did not play due to a bruised heel (the 1st of 3 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #10, current record: 2-8, streak: lost 3; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 W LA Lakers 107-96 +11 Aguirre 31 Vincent 10 A-Jabbar 20 Game #2, current record: 1-1, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L Denver 137-138 -1 Harper 30 McCray 9 Woolridg 24 at Fort Worth Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 W Indiana 101-99 +2 Harper 25 TDavis 22 Smits 22 at Denton, Texas Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W LA Lakers 102-97 +5 Mashburn 28 Pop/Parks 11 Ceballos 17 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 L @LA Lakers 93-109 -16 AW/DN 19 Nowitzki 13 GPayton 21 Game #1, current record: 0-1, streak: lost 1; final record: 52-30 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W Sacramento 112-93 +19 Nowitzki 30 Dampier 15 BJackson 15