April 20 1988 Magic Johnson (LAL) had 23 assists, the 2nd most by an opponent in team history, the 3rd time a Mavs opponent had 20+ assists, and the 1st of 2 times Johnson had 20+ assists against Dallas. 1995 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 8th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 4th of 14 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. 1999 Steve Nash injured his back in the morning and missed the last 10 games due to a strained lower back. 2004 Chris Webber (Sac) had a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists. It was the 6th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double in the playoffs and the 3rd of 3 times Webber had a triple-double against Dallas. 2005 Finished the 2004-05 season with a record of 58-24. 2006 Left Rawle Marshall and Pavel Podkolzin off of the playoff roster. The 2 were assigned to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL and they played in the NBADL Finals on 4/22/06. Keith Van Horn was placed on IL for the start of the playoffs. [New for 05-06, the playoff roster had 13 players with 1 player on IL for each game.] Games Record: 4-5 (home: 3-4, road: 1-1) Regular season: 3-3 (home: 2-3, road: 1-0) Playoffs: 1-2 (home: 1-1, road: 0-1) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L Portland(OT) 121-124 -3 Blackman 41 Perkins 19 Vandeweg 27 Clyde Drexler fed Mychal Thompson for a layup with 1 second left in regulation to tie the game at 110-110. Rolando Blackman had 41 points - only the 2nd time a Mav had 40+ points in a playoff game. He scored 43 points in the previous game to become the only Mavs player to have back-to-back 40+ points games in the playoffs. It was the 3rd of 6 times he had 40+ points with Dallas. He scored 9 points in the overtime, a team playoff record for points in overtime. Mark Aguirre had 20 points and 7 assists, and Sam Perkins had 14 points and 19 rebounds. Aguirre fouled out. [when???] Kiki Vandeweghe had 27 points, Mychal Thompson had 25 points and 13 rebounds, and Clyde Drexler had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Sam Bowie had 20 rebounds - it was the 1st time an opponent had 20+ rebounds in the playoffs. Portland out-rebounded Dallas 62-38. Game 2: Series tied 1-1; Portland would win series 3-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W Utah 113-106 +7 Aguirre 27 Perkins 10 Malone 31 Mark Aguirre had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists, Rolando Blackman had 22 points and 7 rebounds, and Sam Perkins had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Karl Malone had 31 points and 8 rebounds and Mark Eaton had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Mark Eaton set the opponent playoff record with 7 blocks. Adrian Dantley and Darrell Griffith did not play. Game 2: Dallas led series 2-0; Dallas would win series 3-1 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L LA Lakers 107-114 -7 Tarpley 24 Tarpley 13 Scott 31 Magic Johnson had 23 assists, the 2nd most by an opponent in team history, the 3rd time a Mavs opponent had 20+ assists, and the 1st of 2 times Johnson had 20+ assists against Dallas. Game #80, current record: 51-29, streak: lost 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 W Houston 121-120 +1 Harper 26 Tarpley 10 Floyd 35 Game #81, current record: 46-35, streak: won 3; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L LA Clippers 98-107 -9 Jackson 21 Davis 19 Harper 22 Game #79, current record: 9-70, streak: lost 2; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L San Antonio 111-112 -1 Tarpley 25 Kidd 12 Robinson 36 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 8th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 4th of 13 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. Game #80, current record: 36-44, streak: lost 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 W Phoenix 104-100 +4 Finley 36 MF/SB 10 JK/CR 17 Steve Nash did not play due to a strained lower back (the 1st of 10 games he would miss due to the injury). Gary Trent did not play due to a bruised right thigh. Game #41, current record: 14-27, streak: won 1; final record: 19-31 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 L @Sacramento 79-83 -4 Nowitzki 28 Daniels 11 MBibby 24 The game was tied at 79-79 with 56 seconds left. Mike Bibby found an open Brad Miller as the shot clock was running down and Miller nailed the 20-footer with 34 seconds left. Steve Nash missed a 3-point attempt, Marquis Daniels got the rebound but missed the short jumper, and Eduardo Najera was called for a loose ball foul which sent Chris Webber to the free throw line with 19 seconds left. But Webber missed both free throws. Michael Finley lost the ball and Doug Christie was fouled with 9 seconds left. He hit both free throws. Dirk Nowitzki missed a quick 3-point attempt. Sacramento shot 37% FG and Dallas shot 32.3% FG. Nowitzki had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Daniels had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Antawn Jamison did not play in the 2nd half due to strained hamstrings. Webber had a triple-double with 19 points on 6-19 FG and 7-12 FT, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists. It was the 6th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double in the playoffs and the 3rd of 3 times Webber had a triple-double against Dallas. Bibby had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Bobby Jackson did not play the entire series due to an abdominal strain. Game 2: Sacramento led series 2-0; Sacramento would win series 4-1 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W @Memphis 108-88 +20 Howard 27 Nowitzki 8 PGasol 18 Game #82, current record: 58-24; streak: won 9; final record: 58-24