December 30 1995 Jason Kidd had 15 assists, the 22nd time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 4th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1997 Dallas and Don Nelson reached an agreement on a 2 year coaching contract, under which Nelson would coach through the 1999-2000 season. Nelson was coaching under his 5 year, $7.2 million GM contract. The 2 year coaching contract was worth about $6 million, which Nelson would receive in addition to his GM salary. 2002 Dirk Nowitzki had 40 points, the 42nd time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 3rd of 25 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. 2005 Activated Marquis Daniels and placed Josh Powell on IL. Daniels had missed 8 days (3 games) with a strained neck. Powell was activated 7 days (4 games) later. 2008 Activated Gerald Green and placed Shawne Williams on IL (no injury). Green had missed 9 days (5 games) (no injury). Williams would be activated 5 days (2 games) later. 2008 Came back after being down by 29 points in the 3rd quarter to win the game vs Minnesota 107-100, the largest comeback win in team history. 2008 Jason Kidd had 16 assists, the 43rd time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 18th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 2010 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 36th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 20th of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. Games Record: 6-11 (home: 6-7, road: 0-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1980 L @New York 98-100 -2 Spanarkel 26 LaGarde 17 Cartwrig 21 Jim Spanarkel missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Spanarkel's free throw streak ended at 34. Game #41, current record: 5-36, streak: lost 3; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L @Milwaukee 99-111 -12 Vincent 19 Vincent 8 Johnson 32 Game #28, current record: 12-16, streak: lost 3; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 L Boston(OT) 109-114 -5 Blackman 34 Cummings 11 Bird 36 Game #30, current record: 16-14, streak: lost 1; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W Denver(OT) 116-109 +7 Blackman 29 Donaldson 16 Lever 26 Game #28, current record: 15-13, streak: won 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @Portland 92-111 -19 Smith 20 Davis 9 Porter 20 Game #24, current record: 2-22, streak: lost 7; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 W Golden State 110-94 +16 Tarpley 22 Kidd 12 Seikaly 38 Game #25, current record: 13-12, streak: won 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L Houston 102-105 -3 Dumas 27 Popeye 11 Olajuwon 35 Jason Kidd had 15 assists, the 22nd time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 4th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #27, current record: 8-19, 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 @Milwaukee(OT) 98-105 -7 Finley 23 Green 13 Robinson 32 Game #30, current record: 5-25, streak: lost 13; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L Toronto 104-109 -5 Nowitzki 32 Finley 7 McGrady 24 Steve Nash did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 14th of 22 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #30, current record: 9-21, streak: lost 3; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L Houston 99-114 -15 Finley 32 Finley 9 Mobley 24 Game #32, current record: 20-12, streak: lost 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 L Milwaukee 107-110 -3 Nowitzki 40 Nowitzki 14 Cassell 28 Dirk Nowitzki had 40 points, the 42nd time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 3rd of 25 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. Walt Williams did not play due to a strained left knee (the 2nd of 4 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #30, current record: 25-5, streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W Milwaukee 101-92 +9 Walker 22 Walker 14 MRedd 25 Eduardo Najera did not play due to a sore left knee (the 2nd of 17 games he would miss due to the injury). Shawn Bradley did not play due to back spasms (the 8th of 8 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #30, current record: 18-12, streak: won 3; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 L Golden State 109-111 -2 DNowitzki 24 EDampier 11 BDavis 34 Baron Davis hit a long jumper with .5 seconds left for the game winner. Game #29, current record: 21-8; 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 New Orleans 94-80 +14 JTerry 25 EDampier 9 MJackson 22 It was the 20th straight time that Dallas had defeated New Orleans. Game #30, current record: 23-7; streak: won 9; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 W Minnesota 107-100 +7 JTerry 29 DNowitzki 13 Jefferson 21 Rick Carlisle was ejected midway through the 2nd quarter after picking up consecutive technicals. J.J. Barea left during the 2nd quarter with a shoulder injury and did not return. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Came back after being down by 29 points in the 3rd quarter, the largest comeback win in team history. Out-scored Min 67-38 in the 2nd half. Jason Kidd had 16 assists, the 43rd time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 18th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #31, current record: 19-12; streak: won 2; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 L San Antonio 93-99 -6 CButler 30 TChandler 11 GNeal 21 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 36th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 20th of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. Game #31, current record: 24-7; streak: lost 2; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 W Toronto 99-86 +13 IMahinmi 19 BHaywood 9 ABargnani 30 Ian Mahinmi had a career high 19 points on 6-6 FG and 7-11 FT. Game #4, current record: 1-3; streak: won 1; final record: 36-30