November 29 1989 Fired head coach John MacLeod and named Richie Adubato as interim coach. MacLeod was hired 6/4/87. MacLeod finished with a regular season record of 96-79 (.549) and a playoff record of 10-7 (.588) with Dallas. Adubato would be fired 1/13/93. Adubato would finish with a regular season record of 94-170 (.356) and a playoff record of 0-3 (.000) with Dallas. 1991 New Jersey had 8 assists, tying the opponent record low for fewest assists. 1994 Minnesota had 8 assists, tying the opponent record low for fewest assists. 1996 Jason Kidd had 17 assists, the 30th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 12th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1999 Erick Strickland suffered a sprained sternoclavicular joint in his left shoulder during the 1st quarter of the New York game when he went diving for a loose ball. He missed the next month due to the injury. 2002 Released Mark Strickland. Strickland appeared in 4 games with Dallas. 2003 Kevin Garnett (Min) had a 20-20 with 28 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 34th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 1st of 2 times Garnett had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 60th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 2nd of 3 times Garnett had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 2008 Sacramento shot 0-15 3-pointers, setting the opponent record low for most 3-pointers attempted without a make. 2010 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Week for the week ending 11/28/10. Nowitzki averaged 31 points and 7.5 rebounds as Dallas went 4-0. Howard averaged 26.3 points and 14.5 rebounds as Orlando went 3-1. 2012 Signed Derek Fisher and released Troy Murphy. Murphy played 14 games with Dallas. 2014 Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had a triple-double with 18 points (on 4-13 FG and 10-12 FT), 10 rebounds, and 16 assists. It was the 59th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Games Record: 9-10 (home: 7-3, road: 2-7) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1980 L @Houston 90-115 -25 Jeelani 24 Lloyd 9 Murphy 24 Game #25, current record: 3-22, streak: lost 7; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @San Antonio 116-124 -8 Ellis 29 Ellis 7 Gervin 30 Game #17, current record: 8-9, streak: lost 2; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 W Sacramento 113-111 +2 MA/SP 27 Donaldson 10 Theus 23 Game #15, current record: 8-7, 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 Utah 118-107 +11 Blackman 26 Donaldson 15 Malone 23 Game #15, current record: 10-5, streak: won 5; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W Charlotte 102-83 +19 Blackman 22 Williams 13 Tripucka 19 Charlotte shot 0-12 3-pointers. Game #12, current record: 6-6, streak: won 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L New Jersey 91-97 -6 Harper 26 TDavis 12 Petrovic 24 New Jersey had 8 assists, tying the opponent record low for fewest assists. Game #14, current record: 6-8, streak: lost 1; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @LA Lakers 85-114 -29 TM/BH 14 Davis 12 Divac 20 Game #10, current record: 1-9, streak: lost 6; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 W Minnesota 84-83 +1 Jackson 26 Tarpley 12 West 23 Minnesota had 8 assists, tying the opponent record low for fewest assists. Game #11, current record: 7-4, streak: won 3; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L Chicago 97-116 -19 Gatling 35 Gatling 11 Jordan 36 Jason Kidd had 17 assists, the 30th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 12th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #14, current record: 4-10, streak: lost 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L @San Antonio 87-96 -9 Finley 35 Finley 9 Robinson 18 Shawn Bradley did not play due to a torn left calf muscle (the 1st of 14 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #15, current record: 4-11, streak: lost 1; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @New York 82-107 -25 Finley 20 Finley 8 Ward 25 Erick Strickland suffered a sprained sternoclavicular joint in his left shoulder during the 1st quarter when he went diving for a loose ball. He missed the next month due to the injury. Robert Pack did not play due to a strained right groin (the 4th of 8 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #15, current record: 5-10, streak: lost 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 L Sacramento 98-110 -12 Nowitzki 29 Nowitzki 11 Stojakov 32 Game #16, current record: 10-6, streak: lost 1; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W Minnesota 92-88 +4 Finley 25 Jamison 13 KGarnett 28 Kevin Garnett had a 20-20 with 28 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 34th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 1st of 2 times Garnett had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 60th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 2nd of 3 times Garnett had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 2nd of 5 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #17, current record: 11-6, streak: won 1; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 L @Milwaukee(OT) 111-113 -2 JTerry 37 DNowitzki 12 BSimmons 26 Michael Redd (Mil) did not play. Game #14, current record: 10-4; streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W Toronto 117-98 +19 JHoward 26 EDampier 14 TF/CB 18 Dirk Nowitzki left the game late in the 1st quarter with blurred vision due to a bruised retina. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Darrick Martin (Tor) hit a 3-pointer at the finall buzzer to keep Toronto's league lead active streak of games with a 3-pointer made alive at 629. Game #15, current record: 11-4; streak: won 11; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 W @Sacramento 101-78 +23 JTerry 24 EDampier 13 BUdrih 13 Antoine Wright left during the 2nd quarter with a strained left groin and did not return. He would miss the next 3 games due to the injury. Sac shot 0-15 3-pointers, setting the opponent record low for most 3-pointers attempted without a make. Dal shot 7-17 3-pointers. Game #16, current record: 8-8; streak: won 1; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W Houston 101-91 +10 DNowitzki 20 DN/SM 10 KMartin 17 Dallas was up by 21 points with 6 minutes left in the 4th quarter. Game #17, current record: 13-4; streak: won 6; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 L @Atlanta 87-88 -1 DN/JC 16 DBlair 18 JTeague 25 Al Horford (Atl) connected on a jumper with 4.2 seconds left. Vince Carter missed a long jumper. Atlanta out-scored Dallas 24-12 in the 4th quarter as Dallas shot just 3-19 FG in the quarter. Jose Calderon did not play in the 4th quarter due to an injured right ankle. He would miss the next game due to the injury. Game #17, current record: 10-7; streak: lost 1; final record: 49-33 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 W @Philadelphia 110-103 +7 TChandler 20 TChandler 13 KMcDaniel 21 Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had a triple-double with 18 points (on 4-13 FG and 10-12 FT), 10 rebounds, and 16 assists. It was the 59th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. It was Philadelphia's 16th straight loss to open the season. Dirk Nowitzki (rest) did not play. Jameer Nelson did not play due to back spasms, the 3rd of 3 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #18, current record: 13-5; streak: won 3; final record: 50-32