February 3 1979 The NBA voted for expansion of the league by 2 teams (would later approve for expansion by 1 team as interest at the price they were asking for was small). 1981 Sam Lacey (KC) had a triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 1988 Brad Davis hit his 10th straight 3-pointer without a miss, the team record for consecutive 3-pointers made. 1992 Placed Fat Lever on IR with a left knee injury. 1992 Signed Brian Howard to a 10-day contract. 1995 Dennis Rodman (SA) had 20 rebounds, the 35th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 6th of 9 times Rodman had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 1996 Tom Gugliotta (Min) had a 20-20 with 22 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 21st time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 38th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. 1999 Signed President and CEO Terdema Ussery to a 3 year contract extension. 2000 Signed Dennis Rodman for the rest of the season. 2004 Dirk Nowitzki was selected as a Western Conference All-Star reserve. 2007 Activated Josh Howard and placed DJ Mbenga on IL. Howard was on IL for 4 days (2 games) due to the birth of a child. Mbenga was activated 4 days (1 game) later. 2010 Formally named Sean Heath as the new PA announcer for Mavs games. Billy Hayes moved from Dallas shortly before preseason began to attend to family matters. Hayes had been the PA announcer since 1/14/00. The Mavs held PA tryouts during the preseason and the 2 finalists, Heath and Michael Taylor, alternated PAing home games for the first 15 regular season games. Heath has been the PA announcer for all the games since 12/22/09. 2010 Activated James Singleton and placed Erick Dampier (sore left knee) on IL. Singleton (no injury) was on IL for 2 days (1 game). Dampier was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2010 Jason Kidd had 16 assists, the 51st time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 26th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 2010 Monte Ellis (GS) had 46 points, the 77th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. 2011 Dirk Nowitzki was named as a reserve for the All-Star game, as selected by the Western Conference coaches. 2012 The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban $75,000 for criticizing the refs following the 2/1/12 Dal-OKC game. 2012 The NBA fined Dallas coach Rick Carlisle $35,000 for kicking the ball into the stands during the 2/1/12 Dal-OKC game. 2016 Activated Salah Mejri and placed Deron Williams (right hip contusion) on IL. Mejri (ill) was on IL for 2 days (1 game). Williams was activated 2 days (1 game) later. Games Record: 9-13 (home: 8-9, road: 1-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L Kansas City 100-121 -21 Huston 23 LaGarde 13 Ford 30 Sam Lacey had a triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Game #54, current record: 8-46, streak: lost 6; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L San Diego 106-113 -7 Vincent 25 Cooper 19 Bryant 32 Game #44, current record: 13-31, streak: lost 3; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L Denver 111-114 -3 Aguirre 28 Cummings 13 Vandeweg 34 Game #47, current record: 25-22, streak: lost 3; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 W Denver 114-106 +8 Vincent 24 Perkins 16 English 20 Game #48, current record: 25-23, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L @Denver 105-115 -10 Aguirre 27 Donaldson 15 English 26 Brad Davis hit his 10th straight 3-pointer without a miss, the team record for consecutive 3-pointers made. Game #42, current record: 28-14, streak: lost 3; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W Phoenix 121-117 +4 Aguirre 36 SP/JD 13 Chambers 27 Game #42, current record: 22-20, streak: won 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L @Portland 100-131 -31 Perkins 24 Tarpley 16 Williams 24 Game #46, current record: 24-22, streak: lost 2; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @Sacramento 95-99 -4 Blackman 23 TDavis 13 Richmond 22 Game #45, current record: 13-32, streak: lost 6; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L Houston 102-119 -17 Harper 27 Davis 16 Olajuwon 30 Game #41, current record: 3-38, streak: lost 8; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L San Antonio 103-114 -11 Jackson 22 Jones 8 Robinson 20 Dennis Rodman had 20 rebounds, the 35th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 6th of 9 times Rodman had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game #43, current record: 17-26, streak: lost 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L Minnesota 96-105 -9 Kidd 26 Popeye 13 Rider 26 Tom Gugliotta had a 20-20 with 22 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 21st time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 38th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Game #43, current record: 15-28, streak: lost 1; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W Charlotte 106-96 +10 Finley 32 Finley 9 Jones 21 Game #45, current record: 18-27, streak: won 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W Golden State 101-95 +6 Nowitzki 23 Nowitzki 9 Sura 28 Steve Nash did not play due to a sore left hamstring (the 1st of 4 games he would miss due to the injury). Don Nelson did not coach due to undergoing prostate cancer surgery (the 16th of 21 games he would miss due to the surgery). Game #48, current record: 30-18, streak: won 2; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 L LA Lakers 94-101 -7 Nash 20 Nowitzki 15 O'Neal 31 Eduardo Najera did not play due to a sore left knee (the 2nd of 4 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #47, current record: 33-14, 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 @Utah 92-90 +2 Nowitzki 25 LaFrentz 6 Harpring 20 Game #47, current record: 38-9, streak: won 4; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W Golden State 107-93 +14 Finley 23 Jamison 12 SC/JR 20 Eduardo Najera did not play due to a sore left knee (the 20th of 24 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #48, current record: 30-18, streak: won 1; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Minnesota 94-93 +1 JT/JH 22 DDiop 12 KGarnett 25 Game #48, current record: 39-9; streak: won 4; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 L @Detroit 67-90 -23 DN/JoH 15 DN/ED 10 RWallace 21 Dallas' 67 points was the fewest the team scored in the 07-08 season. Game #46, current record: 31-15; streak: lost 2; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W Golden State 110-101 +9 JTerry 21 SMarion 9 MEllis 46 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained right thumb during the 3rd quarter, but was able to return in the 4th quarter. Dallas led the entire game. Jason Kidd had 16 assists, the 51st time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 26th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Monte Ellis (GS) had 46 points, the 77th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. Game #49, current record: 31-18; streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L Indiana 87-98 -11 DNowitzki 30 SM/DN 7 PGeorge 30 Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back) and George Hill (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. Game #24, current record: 14-10; streak: lost 2; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 W Cleveland 124-107 +17 DNowitzki 23 DN/SD 8 KIrving 27 Game #49, current record: 28-21; streak: won 2; final record: 49-33 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L Miami 90-93 -3 DNowitzki 28 ZPachulia 15 CBosh 20 Dallas had just 4 turnovers and Miami had 8 turnovers. Game #52, current record: 28-24; streak: lost 2; final record: 42-40