December 6 1986 Sleepy Floyd (GS) had 41 points, the 26th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 2 times Floyd had 40+ points against Dallas. 1994 David Robinson (SA) had 42 points, the 39th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 2 times Robinson had 40+ points against Dallas. 1995 The NBA disqualified Roy Tarpley for violating his terms of his aftercare agreement. 1999 Steve Nash received another cortisone injection in his sprained right ankle and had the ankle placed in a cast. He was out until 1/22/00 due to the injury. 1999 A judge in Chicago issued an arrest warrant for Leon Smith. Smith checked himself into a psychiatric ward in a Dallas hospital over the weekend. Smith's bond slip from 12/3/99 stated that he was not to leave the area, thus the arrest warrant for for leaving Chicago without permission. 1999 Suspended Leon Smith indefinitely. 2002 Eduardo Najera underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He would miss the next 29 games due to the surgery. 2002 Lead by 30 points in the 3rd quarter but collapsed as the Lakers won 105-103, the largest lead lost in team history. 2003 The NBA fined Don Nelson $7,500 for criticizing the refs. Nelson questioned how the refs would treat Danny Fortson following Fortson's flagrant foul and said that the refs still treat Eduardo Najera different as a result of Najera's inadvertent bump of a ref the previous season. 2004 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Gilbert Arenas (Was) as Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 34.7 points and 12 rebounds as Dallas went 2-1. 2005 Indiana shot 23-67 FG, tying the opponent low for fewest field goals made. 2007 Activated Devean George and placed Maurice Ager (no injury) on IL. George had been on IL for 36 days (19 games) with a left foot stress reaction. Ager would be activated 2 days (1 game) later. Games Record: 7-7 (home: 3-3 [includes 1 loss in Mexico City], road: 4-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1980 L @Atlanta 104-110 -6 LaGarde 26 LaGarde 8 Collins 25 Game #28, current record: 3-25, streak: lost 10; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 L @Kansas City 103-112 -9 Aguirre 38 Aguirre 11 Olberdin 26 Game #18, current record: 13-5, streak: lost 1; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 W @New York 112-83 +29 RB/DH 18 Vincent 10 Orr 28 Game #20, current record: 10-10, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W @Golden State 109-104 +5 Blackman 22 SP/RT 10 Floyd 41 Sleepy Floyd had 41 points, the 26th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 2 times Floyd had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #18, current record: 12-6, streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 W @San Antonio(OT) 124-121 +3 Mashburn 34 Jones 17 Robinson 42 David Robinson had 42 points, the 39th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 2 times Robinson had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #14, current record: 8-6, 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 @Philadelphia 87-108 -21 Mashburn 22 Popeye 15 Maxwell 25 Game #17, current record: 6-11, streak: lost 3; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L Houston 106-108 -2 Finley 35 Finley 7 Barkley 19 played in Mexico City Shawn Bradley did not play due to a torn left calf muscle (the 4th of 14 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #18, current record: 5-13, streak: lost 1; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W New York 94-85 +9 Finley 21 Nowitzki 14 Camby 18 Eduardo Najera did not play due to a sprained ankle (the 3rd of 3 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #20, current record: 12-8, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 L @LA Lakers 103-105 -2 Van_Exel 25 Nowitzki 12 Bryant 27 Lead by 30 points in the 3rd quarter but collapsed as the Lakers out-scored Dallas 67-39 the rest of the game, the largest lead lost in team history. Game #19, current record: 17-2, 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 Orlando 110-97 +13 Walker 24 Walker 16 TMcGrady 27 Dirk Nowitzki did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 5th of 5 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #20, current record: 13-7, streak: won 1; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 L Detroit 85-101 -16 Nowitzki 27 Dampier 14 CBillups 24 Game #19, current record: 12-7; streak: lost 1; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W @Indiana 84-75 +9 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 11 JO'Neal 25 Jason Terry did not play due to a strained right hamstring (the 1st of 2 games he would miss due to the injury. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) did not play. Indiana shot 23-67 FG, tying the opponent low for fewest field goals made. Game #18, current record: 13-5; streak: won 3; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L Denver 109-122 -13 DNowitzki 32 DNowitzki 12 AIverson 35 Game #20, current record: 12-8; streak: lost 2; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 W Atlanta 100-98 +2 DNowitzki 24 DN/ED 11 JJohnson 32 Antoine Wright did not play, the 3rd of 3 games he would miss due to a strained left groin. Game #19, current record: 11-8; streak: won 4; final record: 50-32