March 27 1981 Jim Spanarkel received a watch during halftime of the home finale for being voted as the Most Popular Player. 1981 Signed Brad Davis to a 2-year contract extension. Davis' original contract was for just 80-81. 1998 Signed Shawn Respert to a 10-day contract. Due to all of Dallas' injuries, the Mavs had received permission from the league to carry 13 active players. 2001 Assistant coach Rolando Blackman suffered a torn left Achilles tendon while playing 3-on-3 during practice. 2007 Activated Maurice Ager and placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL. Ager was on IL for 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Mensah-Bonsu was activated 15 days (8 games) later. 2008 Activated Eddie Jones and placed Jamaal Magloire (no injury) on IL. Jones had been on IL for 27 days (13 games) with tendinitis left knee. Magloire would be activated 3 days (1 game) later. 2008 Jason Kidd had 15 assists, the 41st time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 16th of 22 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 2009 Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 43 points, the 72nd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. Games Record: 5-10 (home: 2-5, road: 3-5) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L Portland 109-123 -14 Lloyd 28 LaGarde 9 Thompson 29 Game #81, current record: 15-66, streak: lost 1; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L Atlanta 85-96 -11 Vincent 20 Cooper 17 EJ/Drew 21 Game #71, current record: 24-47, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @New York 88-97 -9 Aguirre 27 MA/PC 9 Cartwrig 38 Game #72, current record: 39-33, streak: lost 1; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L @Utah 101-116 -15 Aguirre 33 Perkins 9 Griffith 30 Game #74, current record: 41-33, streak: lost 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W @New York 110-105 +5 Aguirre 38 SP/JD 11 Banniste 35 Game #73, current record: 40-33, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 L @Detroit 77-90 -13 Blackman 23 Perkins 9 Thomas 30 Game #68, current record: 31-37, streak: lost 10; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 W Golden State 118-108 +10 Blackman 25 Tarpley 17 Richmond 32 Game #68, current record: 39-29, streak: won 5; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L Orlando 85-97 -12 Blackman 20 Donaldson 10 Reynolds 20 Game #68, current record: 25-43, streak: lost 2; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 W Houston 117-114 +3 Kidd 22 Popeye 12 Bryant 30 Game #70, current record: 22-48, streak: won 1; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L Utah 90-99 -9 MF/HD 24 Strick 6 Malone 33 Chris Anstey did not play due to a sprained left middle finger (the 3rd of 8 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #71, current record: 18-53, streak: lost 1; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @San Antonio 77-99 -22 Finley 17 Bradley 12 Duncan 21 Gary Trent did not play due to the stomach flu. Game #30, current record: 10-20, streak: lost 1; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W @Utah 113-105 +8 Finley 31 Nowitzki 17 Malone 26 Cedric Ceballos did not play due to a broken left pinky finger (the 2nd of 3 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #70, current record: 30-40, streak: won 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @New Orleans 105-89 +16 JHoward 25 JHoward 10 JPargo 23 at Oklahoma City (Dallas' last New Orleans game in Oklahoma City) Went 6-0 on the road trip. Game #70, current record: 59-11; streak: won 7; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 L @Denver 105-118 -13 JoHoward 30 EDampier 9 CAnthony 32 Denver out-scored Dallas 58-35 in the 2nd half. Jason Kidd had 15 assists, the 41st time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 16th of 22 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #72, current record: 45-27; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 L Denver 101-103 -2 DNowitzki 26 DNowitzki 11 CAnthony 43 Carmelo Anthony (Den) had a layup with 12 seconds left and then hit 1-2 FT with 1 seconds left at Dallas missed on 2 attempts. Den shot 56% FG and Dal shot 35.6% FG. Jason Kidd did not play due to a sore lower back. He would not miss any other games due to the injury. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 43 points, the 72nd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. Game #72, current record: 43-29; streak: lost 1; final record: 50-32