December 12 1980 1st overtime win in defeating San Diego 112-109. 1985 Sam Perkins had a 20-20 with 31 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 1st time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the only time Perkins had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was also the 1st time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the only time Perkins had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 1989 Michael Jordan (Chi) had 41 points, the 32nd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 3 times Jordan had 40+ points against Dallas. 1990 Defeat LA Lakers 112-97 in overtime in LA. Outscored the Lakers 23-8 in overtime, setting the team record for most points in an overtime. 1995 Placed Jamal Mashburn on IR with a sore left knee. 1995 Jason Kidd had 18 assists, the 21st time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 3rd of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1995 Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 22 rebounds, the 37th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. 1997 Utah shot 23-53 FG, setting the NBA record low for fewest field goals attempted. 2000 Greg Buckner underwent surgery on his right ankle. 2003 With their win, Dallas snapped a 13 year, 26 game losing streak vs the Lakers in LA. 2003 Shawn Bradley did not play in the 2nd half of the Lakers game due to back spasms. He missed the next 8 games due to the injury. 2005 Activated Josh Howard and placed Rawle Marshall on IL. Howard had missed 14 days (8 games) due to a sprained right ankle. Marshall was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2005 Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 43 points, the 58th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 5 times Bryant had 40+ points against Dallas. 2007 Activated J.J. Barea and Eddie Jones and placed Maurice Ager (no injury) and Devin Harris (stomach flu) on IL. Barea had been on IL for 4 days (2 games) (no injury). Jones had been on IL for 27 days (15 games) with a high right ankle sprain. Ager would be activated 25 days (11 games) later. Harris would be activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2009 Activated Matt Carroll and placed Josh Howard (rest on a back-to-back) on IL. Carroll (no injury) was on IL for 4 days (2 games). Howard would be activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2011 Signed Vince Carter to a 3 year, $9 million contract, with the last 2 years at the team's option. 2011 Re-signed Brian Cardinal to a 1 year, minimum contract. 2011 Dallas free agent J.J. Barea signed a 4 year, $19 million contract with Minnesota. Games Record: 6-9 (home: 4-4, road: 2-5) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1980 W San Diego(OT) 112-109 +3 Spanarkel 22 LaGarde 10 Williams 31 Brad Davis' banker with 5 seconds left to sent the game into overtime. Geoff Huston stole the inbounds pass with 5 seconds left to seal the win. 1st overtime win. Ended a 12-game losing streak. Game #31, current record: 4-27, streak: won 1; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L @Houston 97-101 -4 Vincent 29 Vincent 7 Malone 25 Game #22, current record: 4-18, streak: lost 3; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 W Kansas City 116-107 +9 Aguirre 27 Vincent 11 EJohnson 25 Game #22, current record: 11-11, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L @Houston 120-123 -3 Perkins 31 Perkins 20 Olajuwon 27 Sam Perkins had a 20-20 with 31 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 1st time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the only time Perkins had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was also the 1st time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the only time Perkins had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Game #22, current record: 11-11, streak: lost 3; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 L @Chicago 97-105 -8 Blackman 16 White 8 Jordan 41 Michael Jordan had 41 points, the 32nd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 3 times Jordan had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #18, current record: 8-10, streak: lost 3; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 W @LA Lakers(OT) 112-97 +15 RB/DH 22 Donaldson 15 Worthy 28 Outscored the Lakers 23-8 in overtime, setting the team record for most points in an overtime. Game #18, current record: 7-11, streak: won 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L San Antonio 91-113 -22 Harper 25 Rooks 16 Robinson 22 Game #16, current record: 1-15, streak: lost 12; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W Seattle(OT) 112-101 +11 Dumas 35 Popeye 12 Hawkins 24 Jason Kidd had 18 assists, the 21st time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 3rd of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Shawn Kemp had 22 rebounds, the 37th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. George McCloud had 12 points in the overtime. Game #19, current record: 7-12, streak: won 1; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L @Sacramento 86-93 -7 Gatling 21 Gatling 9 Richmond 24 Game #20, current record: 8-12, 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 @Utah 66-68 -2 MF/DS 21 Green 7 Malone 23 Utah shot 23-53 FG, setting the NBA record low for fewest field goals attempted. Shawn Bradley did not play due to a torn left calf muscle (the 7th of 14 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #21, current record: 5-16, streak: lost 4; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L @Cleveland 87-92 -5 Nash 21 Finley 7 Ilgauska 24 Game #23, current record: 14-9, streak: lost 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W @LA Lakers 110-93 +17 AW/DN 27 Howard 13 SO'Neal 25 Shawn Bradley did not play in the 2nd half of the Lakers game due to back spasms. He missed the next 8 games due to the injury. Michael Finley did not play due to a sprained right big toe (the 1st of 5 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #22, current record: 14-8, 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 LA Lakers 106-109 -3 DNowitzki 27 DNowitzki 15 KBryant 43 Josh Howard did not play in the 2nd half due to a sprained right ankle. He would not miss any other games due to the injury. Keith Van Horn suffered a hip bruise during the 2nd quarter and did not return. He would miss the next game due to the injury. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 43 points, the 58th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 5 times Bryant had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #21, current record: 15-6; streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Toronto 76-92 -16 JTerry 21 EDampier 11 CBosh 17 Game #23, current record: 14-9; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W Charlotte(OT) 98-97 +1 DNowitzki 36 EDampier 18 SJackson 28 Dirk Nowitzki scored the last 6 points of the 4th quarter to force overtime. Nowitzki hit the game winning fade away jumper with 1.7 seconds left. Game #24, current record: 17-7; streak: won 3; final record: 55-27