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. 2008 Activated Antoine Wright and placed Jamaal Magloire (no injury) and Tyronn Lue (strained calf) on IL. Wright had been on IL for 4 days (2 games) (no injury). Magloire would be activated 2 days (1 game) later. Lue would be activated 6 days (3 games) later. 2010 Jason Kidd had 15 assists, the 53rd time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 28th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 2011 Jason Kidd surpassed Gary Payton (2,445) for 3rd place on the NBA's All-Time steals list. Kidd trails Michael Jordan (2,514) and John Stockton (3,265) on the list. 2011 Extended their NBA record streak for consecutive games with at least 1 3-pointer made to 1,000 games. 2015 Activated Dwight Powell and placed Devin Harris (right hand injury) on IL. Powell (no injury) was on IL for 1 day (1 game). Harris was activated 4 days (2 games) later. 2016 Activated Salah Mejri and placed JaVale McGee (no injury) on IL. Mejri (no injury) was on IL for 3 days (1 games). McGee was activated 14 days (7 games) later. 2016 Kenneth Faried (Den) had a 20-20 with 25 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 46th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 84th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Games Record: 6-12 (home: 4-4, road: 2-8) 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 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 L Houston 98-113 -15 JoHoward 21 EDampier 8 TMcGrady 31 Dirk Nowitzki (suspended) did not play. Game #62, current record: 39-23; streak: lost 3; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W @Chicago 122-116 +6 DNowitzki 27 JKidd 11 DRose 34 Erick Dampier (dislocation right middle finger) did not play (the 11th of 12 games he would miss). Brendan Haywood (strained lower back) did not play (the 1st of 2 games he would miss). Jason Terry (facial surgery) did not play (the 2nd of 5 games he would miss). Jason Kidd had 15 assists, the 53rd time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 28th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #64, current record: 43-21; streak: won 11; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 L Memphis 103-104 -1 JTerry 26 SMarion 12 ZRandolph 27 Led by 18 in the 1st half, but Memphis out-scored Dallas 41-23 in the 3rd quarter. Shane Battier (Mem) got an offensive rebound and athletic layup to give Memphis a 102-101 lead with 14 seconds left. Dirk Nowitzki hit a tough free throw jumper with 3 seconds left, but Zach Randolph (Mem) swished a baseline jumper with .3 seconds to go. Jason Terry's long 3-point attempt was way off. Extended their NBA record streak for consecutive games with at least 1 3-pointer made to 1,000 games. Game #62, current record: 45-17; streak: lost 1; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 W New York 95-85 +10 DNowitzki 28 SMarion 9 Stoudemir 26 Brendan Haywood (sprained left ankle) did not play. It was the 1st of 4 games he would miss. Game #40, current record: 23-17; streak: won 1; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 W Houston 112-108 +4 SM/DN 22 VCarter 7 JHarden 28 James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 16-16 FT. Dallas shot 11-14 FT and Houston shot 26-33 FT. Game #60, current record: 27-33; streak: won 1; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 L @Golden State 89-104 -15 DN/RR 14 3_with 5 SCurry 22 Game #64, current record: 40-24; streak: lost 2; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L @Denver(OT) 114-116 -2 DNowitzki 30 DLee 12 KFaried 25 2 3-pointers by D.J. Augustin (Den) surrounded 3 free throws by Wesley Matthews and the game was tied with 29 seconds left. Augustine was fouled driving with .6 seconds left and hit both free throws for the game's final points. The largest lead in the game was just 9 points. Kenneth Faried (Den) had a 20-20 with 25 points including 11-18 FG and 20 rebounds including 11 offensive. It was the 46th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 84th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Game #63, current record: 33-30; streak: lost 2; final record: 42-40