March 6 1980 The NBA informed Don Carter, Norm Sonju, and Doug Adkins that Dallas had been granted an expansion franchise. 1987 James Donaldson had 20 rebounds, the 10th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 7th of 13 times Donaldson had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 1988 Magic Johnson (LAL) had a triple-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 16 assists. It was the 15th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and the 5th of 7 times Johnson had a triple-double against Dallas. 1989 James Donaldson had a 20-20 with 20 points and 22 rebounds. It was the 7th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the 2nd of 2 times Donaldson had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was the 23rd time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 12 of 13 times Donaldson had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 2000 Chris Webber (Sac) had a triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the 38th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and the 1st of 3 times Webber had a triple-double against Dallas. 2004 Bruce Bowen (SA) was assessed a flagrant foul level 1 for his elbow to Michael Finley during the 3/5/03 Dallas-San Antonio game. No call was made on Bowen's elbow during the game and Finley was ejected with a flagrant foul level 2 on his retaliatory forearm shiver. 2006 Jason Terry went to Atlanta as his 9 year old niece died unexpectedly. Terry did not miss any games while tending to family matters. 2007 Activated Devean George and placed Maurice Ager on IL. George was on IL for 19 days (7 games) with a sprained right MCL. Ager was activated 8 days (3 games) later. 2007 With the win over New Jersey, Dallas formally cliched a playoff berth. 2007 Won 23rd straight home game, longest home winning streak in team history. Games Record: 3-8 (home: 2-3, road: 1-5) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L @Golden State 109-115 -6 LaGarde 22 Robinzine 9 King 28 Game #70, current record: 10-60, streak: lost 2; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W @LA Clippers 131-113 +18 Aguirre 28 Donaldson 18 Maxwell 18 Game #61, current record: 32-29, streak: won 3; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 L @Detroit 115-125 -10 Aguirre 25 Donaldson 20 Johnson 28 James Donaldson had 20 rebounds, the 10th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 7th of 13 times Donaldson had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Game #60, current record: 39-21, streak: lost 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L LA Lakers 97-108 -11 Aguirre 27 Perkins 10 Scott 28 Magic Johnson had a triple-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 16 assists. It was the 15th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and the 5th of 7 times Johnson had a triple-double against Dallas. Game #58, current record: 40-18, streak: lost 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W New Jersey 105-99 +6 Harper 28 Donaldson 22 Hinson 23 James Donaldson had a 20-20 with 20 points and 22 rebounds. It was the 7th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the 2nd of 2 times Donaldson had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was the 23rd time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 12 of 13 times Donaldson had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Game #57, current record: 30-27, streak: won 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L Philadelphia 92-97 -5 Williams 22 McCray 10 Barkley 33 Game #58, current record: 22-36, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @Philadelphia 86-88 -2 Blackman 22 TDavis 13 Barkley 24 Game #60, current record: 17-43, streak: lost 4; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L Phoenix 102-109 -7 Harper 27 White 10 KJohnson 28 Game #56, current record: 4-52, streak: lost 14; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L @Sacramento 109-130 -21 Ceballos 27 Rodman 8 Webber 22 Chris Webber had a triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the 38th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and the 1st of 3 times Webber had a triple-double against Dallas. Don Nelson did not coach due to the flu (the 3rd of 4 games he would miss due to the illness). Game #59, current record: 24-35, streak: lost 4; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 L @Houston 69-90 -21 Terry 20 KVH/JH 7 TMcGrady 32 Michael Finley did not play due to a left calf contusion (the 2nd of 3 games he would miss due to the injury). Dirk Nowitzki did not play due to a sprained left knee (the 1st of 2 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #58, current record: 38-20; streak: lost 3; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W New Jersey 102-89 +13 JTerry 24 EDampier 14 VCarter 32 Won 23rd straight home game, longest home winning streak in team history. Game #60, current record: 51-9; streak: won 16; final record: 67-15