April 1 1984 With Golden State's loss to the LA Lakers, Dallas clinched their first ever playoff berth. 1990 Roy Tarpley had a 20-20 with 24 points and 25 rebounds. It was the 10th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the 7th of 7 times Tarpley had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was the 2nd time a Mavs player had 25+ rebounds and the 13th of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 1992 Activated Derek Harper. 1992 Released Tom Garrick. 1997 Activated Sasha Danilovic. Danilovic had missed 35 days (19 games) with a sprained left ankle. 2003 Michael Finley was named as the Midwest divisional winner for the Sportsmanship Award. He joined P.J. Brown (NO), Allan Houston (NY), and Ray Allen (Sea) as divisional winners. 2003 During a timeout early in the 2nd quarter of the New Orleans game, owner Mark Cuban went on to the court and got in the face of a ref and started yelling at him. The two exchanged words and Cuban gave the ref a two-handed shove. Cuban shoved him again and the ref shoved him back and the assistant equipment manager and player Evan Eschmeyer came out to separated the two. Then the PA announcer reminded everyone that it was April 1st. The ref was an actor (and the real refs had been warned that a prank was about to be pulled). 2004 Steve Nash had 19 assists, the 37th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 6th of 6 times Nash had 15+ assists with Dallas. 2005 Activated Erick Dampier and placed Pavel Podkolzin on IR with torn cartilage in his right knee. Dampier had missed 38 days (20 games) with a stress fracture in his right foot. Podkolzin would stay on IR the rest of the season (11 games). 2005 With their win over Philadelphia, formally clinched a playoff berth. 2007 Josh Howard suffered a cut above his eye during the Phoenix game that required 4 stitches. He continued to play with the injury. 2007 Jerry Stackhouse surpassed his 15,000 career point mark during the 2nd quarter of the Phoenix game, the 106th NBA player to reach 15,000 points. 2007 With San Antonio's loss, Dallas formally clinched the Southwest Division Title, the 2nd division title in team history. 2010 Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 rebounds, the 66th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 1st of 2 times Howard had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 2011 The NBA suspended Matt Barnes (LAL) for 1 game for escalating an altercation between Jason Terry and Steve Blake (LAL) during the 3/31/11 Dal-LAL game. Terry's flagrant foul on Blake was downgraded to a level 1. The NBA also gave Dirk Nowitzki a flagrant foul level 1 for his shove on Kobe Bryant (LAL) late in the 4th quarter. 2015 Activated Monta Ellis and J.J. Barea and placed Dwight Powell (no injury) and Greg Smith (no injury)on IL. Ellis (injured right calf) was on IL for 4 days (2 games). Barea (sprained left ankle) was on IL for 9 days (4 games). Powell was activated 3 days (2 games) later. Smith was activated 9 days (4 games) later. 2015 Dirk Nowitzki scored his 28,000th career point during the Oklahoma City game. 2015 Russell Westbrook (OKC) had a triple-double with 31 points (on 10-32 FG and 9-11 FT), 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the 62nd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and 1st of 2 times Westbrook would have a triple-double against Dallas. Games Record: 12-8 (home: 7-4, road: 5-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 W @Detroit 121-120 +1 Vincent 37 Cooper 9 Tripucka 25 Game #74, current record: 25-49, streak: won 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 L @Seattle 95-101 -6 Cummings 27 Cummings 10 Williams 28 Game #75, current record: 36-39, streak: lost 4; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Washington 98-102 -4 Aguirre 35 Cummings 11 Ruland 29 Game #75, current record: 39-36, streak: lost 4; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W Phoenix 128-98 +30 Perkins 25 Donaldson 10 Nance 26 Game #75, current record: 41-34, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L @Washington 103-118 -15 Aguirre 38 Donaldson 11 Malone 27 Game #70, current record: 46-24, streak: lost 3; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 W Milwaukee 86-72 +14 Tarpley 24 Tarpley 25 Roberts 13 Roy Tarpley had a 20-20 with 24 points and 25 rebounds. It was the 10th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the 7th of 7 times Tarpley had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was the 2nd time a Mavs player had 25+ rebounds and the 13th of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Game #71, current record: 41-30, streak: won 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 W Orlando 102-89 +13 Iuzzolino 20 McCray 15 Anderson 25 Game #73, current record: 19-54, streak: won 2; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L Charlotte 104-106 -2 SR/JJ 19 Jones 11 Mourning 25 Game #70, current record: 8-62, streak: lost 16; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L Detroit 82-100 -18 MF/RP 15 Green 10 Hill 35 Game #72, current record: 22-50, streak: lost 8; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 W LA Clippers 93-84 +9 Trent 23 Bradley 13 Murray 17 Game #33, current record: 11-22, streak: won 1; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W @Sacramento 119-107 +12 Howard 32 Howard 12 Webber 27 Game #73, current record: 47-26, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W New Orleans 95-86 +9 Nowitzki 30 Nowitzki 11 Davis 18 Michael Finley did not play due to a strained left hamstring (the 7th of 13 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #74, current record: 56-18, streak: won 2; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W Sacramento 127-117 +10 Finley 29 Nowitzki 10 MBibby 23 Josh Howard did not play in the 2nd half due to a tight hamstring. He would not miss any other games due to the injury. Steve Nash had 19 assists, the 37th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 6th of 6 times Nash had 15+ assists with Dallas. Scott Williams did not play due to a sore right knee (the only game he would miss due to the injury). Game #75, current record: 47-28, streak: won 3; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W @Philadelphia 100-83 +17 Nowitzki 29 Dampier 10 AIv/MJ 22 Game #72, current record: 49-23; streak: won 4; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Phoenix 104-126 -22 JHoward 28 JHoward 7 LBarbosa 29 Josh Howard suffered a cut above his eye during that required 4 stitches. He continued to play with the injury. Jerry Stackhouse surpassed his 15,000 career point mark during the 2nd quarter, the 106th NBA player to reach 15,000 points. Phoenix shot 64.8% (46-71) FG in the game. Game #73, current record: 61-12; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W Miami 98-96 +2 DNowitzki 30 JH/BB 8 DWade 23 Dwyane Wade (Mia) missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer. Game #75, current record: 45-30; streak: won 2; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 L Orlando 82-97 -15 DNowitzki 24 EDampier 11 MPietrus 24 Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 rebounds, the 66th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 1st of 2 times Howard had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game #76, current record: 50-26; streak: lost 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 L Golden State(OT) 120-122 -2 DNowitzki 33 DNowitzki 11 KThomspon 27 Dallas out-scored Golden State 41-23 in the 2nd quarter as Dallas shot 8-10 3-pointers. Golden State out-scored Dallas 32-19 in the 3rd quarter. Monta Ellis' short shot was block (but should have been a goaltend - as the league later admitted) with 14 seconds left and Golden State ran the clock down and Stephen Curry (GS) nailed a tough baseliner with .1 seconds left. Golden State shot 3-6 FT and Dallas shot 12-16 FT. Dirk Nowitzki had 33 points including 13-21 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Game #75, current record: 44-31; streak: lost 1; final record: 49-33 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 W @Oklahoma City 135-131 +4 MEllis 26 TChandler 10 AMorrow 32 The largest lead in the game was just 10 points. Dallas shot 61.5% (56-91) FG and Oklahoma City shot 48.4% (45-93) FG including 14-31 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki scored his 28,000th career point. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had a triple-double with 31 points (on 10-32 FG and 9-11 FT), 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the 62nd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and 1st of 2 times Westbrook would have a triple-double against Dallas. Game #75, current record: 46-29; streak: won 1; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 W @Detroit 98-89 +9 JBarea 29 ZPachulia 11 MMorris 31 Dallas out-scored Detroit 26-11 in the 2nd quarter. Deron Williams (left abdominal strain) did not play, the 5th of 8 games he would miss. Raymond Felton (strained right groin) did not play, he would not miss any other games due to the injury. Game #76, current record: 38-38; streak: won 3; final record: 42-40