February 4 1981 Houston won 116-68, 48 points is the 2nd largest loss margin in team history. Was out-scored 38-8 in the 3rd quarter. Only 1 Mav was in double-digits. 1993 Released Tracy Moore. 1993 Signed Lamont Strothers to a 10-day contract. 1994 Placed Terry Davis on IR with a left elbow injury. 1998 Dee Brown (Bos) shot 8-16 3-pointers, tying the opponent record for most 3-pointers made. 1999 Placed Ansu Sesay on IR with a broken right foot. Sesay missed the entire season due to the injury. 2000 Released Leon Smith. 2005 Marquis Daniels underwent an appendectomy. He would miss the next 7 games due to the surgery. 2007 Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had a triple-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 50th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 2009 Jason Kidd surpassed Oscar Robertson (9,887) for 4th place on the NBA career assist list. Games Record: 7-9 (home: 5-3, road: 2-6) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L @Houston 68-116 -48 Robinzine 14 TL/BR 6 BW/MM 21 Out-scored by Houston 38-8 in the 3rd quarter. Only 1 Mav was in double-digits scoring. 48 points is the 2nd largest loss margin in team history. Game #55, current record: 8-47, streak: lost 7; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 L New York 101-120 -19 Aguirre 26 MA/JV/BD 5 Cartwrig 27 Game #46, current record: 22-24, streak: lost 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 L @LA Lakers 102-110 -8 SP/RB 18 Donaldson 8 AJ/MM 21 Game #46, current record: 24-22, streak: lost 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W Seattle 124-94 +30 Aguirre 23 Donaldson 14 Chambers 19 Game #46, current record: 30-16, streak: won 2; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L @Sacramento 101-118 -17 Aguirre 35 Perkins 11 Theus 23 Game #43, current record: 28-15, streak: lost 4; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @LA Clippers 80-97 -17 Williams 17 TDavis 10 Norman 19 Game #46, current record: 13-33, streak: lost 7; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L LA Lakers 87-95 -8 Mashburn 22 Mashburn 11 Lynch 26 Game #45, current record: 4-41, streak: lost 1; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W Utah 119-98 +21 Jackson 30 PJ/LW 15 Malone 22 Game #44, current record: 18-26, streak: won 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 W Sacramento 104-96 +8 Cassell 20 McCloud 9 Richmond 31 Game #44, current record: 16-28, streak: won 2; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L @Boston 99-110 -11 Finley 18 Green 14 Brown 32 Dee Brown shot 8-16 3-pointers, tying the opponent record for most 3-pointers made. Game #46, current record: 9-37, streak: lost 1; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 L Sacramento 109-110 -1 DN/MF 28 Nowitzki 16 Bibby 27 Adrian Griffin did not play due to a sore right knee (the only game he would miss due to the injury). Game #48, current record: 38-10, streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W @New Orleans 113-104 +9 Nowitzki 28 Nowitzki 28 Armstron 27 Eduardo Najera did not play due to a sore left knee (the 21st of 24 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #49, current record: 31-18, streak: won 2; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 L @Indiana 94-95 -1 Nowitzki 32 Dampier 14 JO'Neal 23 Marquis Daniels did not play due to an appendectomy (the 1st of 7 games he would miss due to the surgery). Don Nelson did not coach due to recovering from right rotator cuff surgery (the 9th of 10 games he would miss due to the recovery). Game #45, current record: 30-15; streak: lost 1; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W Seattle 110-91 +19 JHoward 23 EDampier 14 RAllen 17 Game #47, current record: 37-10; streak: won 11; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 W @Orlando 107-98 +9 JoHoward 28 DNowitzki 9 DHoward 28 Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had a triple-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 50th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Orlando never led in the game. Game #47, current record: 32-15; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W Portland 104-99 +5 JHoward 23 DNowitzki 11 BRoy 26 Jason Kidd surpassed Oscar Robertson (9,887) for 4th place on the NBA career assist list. Game #48, current record: 29-19; streak: won 4; final record: 50-32