March 18 1981 Adrian Dantley (Uta) had 48 points, the 5th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 3rd of 6 times Dantley had 40+ points against Dallas. 1986 Brad Davis had 17 assists, the 7th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 6th of 6 times Davis had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1988 Roy Tarpley had a 20-20 with 25 points and 21 rebounds. It was the 4th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the 2nd of 7 times Tarpley had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was the 17th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 6th of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 1997 Erick Strickland severely sprained his right thumb during the Washington game. He would miss the next 10 games due to the injury. 1999 The Arena Group signed a contract with American Airlines for the naming rights to the new arena. The $195 million agreement included the naming of the new arena as named American Airlines Center and placement of numerous ads for American Airlines both inside and outside the arena. 2003 Michael Finley left the Cleveland game at the end of the 1st half with a strained left hamstring. He would miss the next 13 games due to the injury. 2011 Shawn Marion did not play in the 2nd half of the San Antonio game due to an injured right wrist. He would miss the next due to the injury. Games Record: 5-10 (home: 3-4, road: 2-6) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L @Utah 113-120 -7 MB/BD 25 Lloyd 8 Dantley 48 Adrian Dantley had 48 points, the 5th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 3rd of 6 times Dantley had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #76, current record: 12-64, streak: lost 3; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L @Denver 111-113 -2 Aguirre 30 Blackman 8 Natt 29 Game #69, current record: 38-31, streak: lost 2; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W San Antonio 120-113 +7 Ellis 28 Donaldson 10 Mitchell 37 Brad Davis had 17 assists, the 7th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 6th of 6 times Davis had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #68, current record: 37-31, streak: won 3; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 W @LA Clippers 106-98 +8 Tarpley 25 Tarpley 21 Woodson 20 Roy Tarpley had a 20-20 with 25 points and 21 rebounds. It was the 4th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the 2nd of 7 times Tarpley had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was the 17th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 6th of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Game #63, current record: 43-20, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 L @Sacramento 90-100 -10 Dantley 30 Perkins 14 KSmith 23 Game #64, current record: 31-33, streak: lost 6; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L @Detroit 84-114 -30 Perkins 18 Tarpley 9 JE/BL 16 Game #63, current record: 34-29, streak: lost 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 W Sacramento 104-86 +18 Blackman 31 McCray 18 Simmons 19 Game #64, current record: 24-40, streak: won 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L LA Clippers 86-117 -31 Iuzzolino 19 TDavis 11 Manning 23 Game #67, current record: 17-50, streak: lost 11; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L @San Antonio 106-116 -10 Mashburn 29 Tarpley 13 Robinson 36 Game #62, current record: 25-37, streak: lost 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L Washington 85-86 -1 Finley 18 Green 11 Webber 20 Erick Strickland severely sprained his right thumb. He would miss the next 10 games due to the injury. Game #65, current record: 22-43, streak: lost 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L Boston 99-104 -5 Finley 28 Nowitzki 11 Walker 29 Game #65, current record: 27-38, streak: lost 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W Cleveland 114-93 +21 Nowitzki 28 Nowitzki 8 Ilgauska 30 Michael Finley left the game at the end of the 1st half with a strained left hamstring. He would miss the next 13 games due to the injury. Game #67, current record: 51-16, streak: won 3; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Detroit 92-88 +4 DNowitzki 28 DNowitzki 12 RMurray 18 Greg Buckner did not play in the game due to a sprained left knee, the 1st of 4 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #65, current record: 54-11; streak: won 2; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 L LA Lakers 100-102 -2 DNowitzki 35 DNowitzki 11 KBryant 29 Dirk Nowitzki missed a 3-pointer at the final buzzer. The Lakers out-scored Dallas 59-38 in the 1st half and Dallas out-scored the Lakers 62-43 in the 2nd half. Game #68, current record: 44-24; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 L San Antonio 91-97 -6 DNowitzki 23 DNowitzki 9 TParker 33 Game #69, current record: 48-21; streak: lost 1; final record: 57-25