March 17 1981 First home sellout - 17,828 vs LA Lakers. 1981 Brad Davis had 16 assists, the 2nd time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 2nd of 6 times Davis had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1984 Adrian Dantley (Uta) had 40 points, the 18th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 6th of 6 times Dantley had 40+ points against Dallas. 1984 Mark Eaton (Uta) had 12 blocks, setting the opponent record for most blocks. 1989 Magic Johnson (LAL) had a triple-double with 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 18th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and the 6th of 7 times Johnson had a triple-double against Dallas. 1993 Placed Derek Harper on IR with a strained right hamstring. 1993 Activated Brian Howard. 1999 Jayson Williams (NY) had 21 rebounds, the 46th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. 2004 The NBA fined Mark Cuban $10,000 for "inappropriate public comments". Cuban had told a reporter that he had said to Josh Howard during the 3/5/04 game at San Antonio that Cuban would pay the fine if Howard got a technical if Howard would smack the ball out of Bruce Bowen's hands and cause the ball to hit Bowen in the face. Games Record: 8-10 (home: 7-3, road: 1-7) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L LA Lakers 109-114 -5 Robinzine 26 LaGarde 15 A-Jabbar 28 First home sellout - 17,828. Brad Davis had 16 assists, the 2nd time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 2nd of 6 times Davis had 15+ assists with Dallas. Dick Motta publically complained about ref Dick Bavetta after the game (no mention of a fine levied, but one was likely given). Game #75, current record: 12-63, streak: lost 2; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L Chicago 92-102 -10 JV/BD/MA 13 Vincent 13 Lester 27 Game #65, current record: 22-43, streak: lost 2; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 W Indiana 120-105 +15 Blackman 24 PC/RB 11 Knight 27 Game #67, current record: 34-33, streak: won 3; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Utah 103-118 -15 Blackman 29 Cummings 11 Dantley 40 Adrian Dantley had 40 points, the 18th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 6th of 6 times Dantley had 40+ points against Dallas. Mark Eaton had 12 blocks, setting the opponent record for most blocks. Game #68, current record: 36-32, streak: lost 1; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W Chicago 114-96 +18 Aguirre 31 Perkins 15 Oakley 23 Game #65, current record: 42-23, streak: won 2; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 L @LA Lakers 103-106 -3 Perkins 25 Dantley 10 MJohnson 31 Magic Johnson had a triple-double with 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 18th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and the 6th of 7 times Johnson had a triple-double against Dallas. Game #63, current record: 31-32, streak: lost 5; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @Phoenix 81-92 -11 TDavis 16 TDavis 15 Johnson 18 Game #66, current record: 17-49, streak: lost 10; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 W Orlando 102-96 +6 Jackson 17 Davis 10 Anderson 25 Game #62, current record: 5-57, streak: won 1; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L @Miami 98-115 -17 Jackson 25 Williams 9 Seikaly 28 Game #64, current record: 8-56, streak: lost 10; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W Philadelphia 103-101 +2 Mashburn 31 Williams 16 'Spoon 27 Game #61, current record: 25-36, streak: won 3; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L @Portland 86-112 -26 Parks 25 Wood 8 CRobinso 23 Game #65, current record: 21-44, streak: lost 7; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 W Boston 99-93 +6 Anstey 26 Green 9 Walker 23 Game #66, current record: 15-51, streak: won 1; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @New Jersey 87-88 -1 MF/GT 21 Trent 16 Marbury 29 Jayson Williams had 21 rebounds, the 46th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Game #24, current record: 8-16, streak: lost 2; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W Phoenix 109-99 +10 Nowitzki 34 Howard 14 Kidd 32 Gary Trent did not play due to a bruised right knee (the 2nd of 2 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #66, current record: 43-23, streak: won 6; 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 Finley 21 DN/MF 10 O'Neal 28 Game #66, current record: 46-20, streak: lost 1; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 L Atlanta 110-111 -1 Nash 30 Walker 12 SJackson 36 Michael Finley suffered a sore right calf during the 3rd quarter. He left the game briefly with the injury, but did return a few minutes later. He would not miss any games due to the injury. Game #67, current record: 42-25, streak: lost 1; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W Portland 98-94 +4 Howard 21 Howard 11 DS/SAR 20 Game #64, current record: 42-22; streak: won 1; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W @Washington 104-94 +10 DN/JT 25 DNowitzki 13 GArenas 26 Adrian Griffin did not play due to a strained right hamstring (the 4th of 15 games he would miss due to the injury). Keith Van Horn did not play due to a sprained left MCL (the 8th of 11 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #66, current record: 52-14; streak: won 3; final record: 60-22