April 21 1989 John Stockton (Uta) had 20 assists, the 5th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ assists. 1991 Finished the 1990-91 season with a record of 28-54. It was the 1st of a string of 10 seasons with a losing record. 1991 Derek Harper became the 1st player in NBA history to increase his scoring average in each of his first 8 seasons. 1996 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. It was the 17th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 13th of 14 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. It was also the 29th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 11th of 13 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1996 Finished the 1995-96 season with a record of 26-56. 1999 Bruno Sundov became the youngest Mavs to appear in a game at 19 years, 2 months, and 11 days old. 2001 Played in their first playoff game after an 11 year drought. 2005 The NBA named Avery Johnson as Western Coach of the Month for April. Dallas went 10-1 in April. 2005 Left Tariq Abdul-Wahad, DJ Mbenga, and Pavel Podkolzin off the playoff roster. Games Record: 4-6 (home: 2-0, road: 2-6) Regular season: 3-4 (home: 1-0, road: 2-4) Playoffs: 1-2 (home: 1-0, road: 0-2) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Seattle 94-104 -10 Blackman 27 Vincent 10 Sikma 23 Mark Aguirre had 20 points in the 1st half (just 5 in the 2nd half). Seattle out-scored Dallas 52-37 in the 2nd half as Dallas shot just 22.5% FG. Rolando Blackman had 27 points, Aguirre had 25 points, and Jay Vincent had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jack Sikma had 23 points and 17 rebounds, Gus Williams had 19 points and 15 assists, and Al Wood had 18 points. Seattle shot 50.6% FG and Dallas shot 36.6% FG. Game 3: Seattle led series 2-1; Dallas would win series 3-2 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W Utah 91-88 +3 Tarpley 33 Tarpley 17 Stockton 19 John Stockton had 20 assists, the 5th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ assists. Game #81, current record: 37-44, streak: won 2; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @San Antonio 101-135 -34 DH/RB 18 Donaldson 9 Massenbu 19 Game #82, current record: 28-54, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L @Denver 112-137 -25 Jackson 29 Davis 10 LE/CJ 21 Game #80, current record: 9-71, streak: lost 3; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L @Houston 100-126 -26 Jackson 14 Williams 9 Olajuwon 21 Game #80, current record: 11-69, streak: lost 3; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L @Phoenix 99-110 -11 DS/JK 14 Tarpley 8 Barkley 22 Game #81, current record: 36-45, streak: lost 2; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 W @San Antonio 103-98 +5 Jackson 35 Popeye 12 Robinson 32 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. It was the 17th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 13th of 14 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. It was also the 29th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 11th of 17 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #82, current record: 26-56, streak: won 1; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 W @Houston 109-95 +14 Finley 27 GT/SB 10 Olajuwon 27 Bruno Sundov became the youngest Mavs to appear in a game at 19 years, 2 months, and 11 days old. Steve Nash did not play due to a strained lower back (the 2nd of 10 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #42, current record: 15-27, streak: won 2; final record: 19-31 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 L @Utah 86-88 -2 Finley 26 Nowitzki 12 Malone 26 2 free throws by Steve Nash gave Dallas an 86-82 lead with 1:12 left. Danny Manning swished a 3-pointer with 58 seconds left. Dallas missed and John Stockton was fouled on the other end. He hit both free throws to give Utah an 87-86 lead with 26 seconds left. Karl Malone stripped Dirk Nowitzki inside and Donyell Marshall was intentionally fouled wit 3.3 seconds left. Marshall hit 1-2 FT and Michael Finley's 3-point attempt was short at the buzzer. Coach Don Nelson was ejected during the 4th quarter - the first time someone (either team) was ejected during a Mavs playoff game. Mavs owner Mark Cuban complained to the league about the shot clock operator incorrectly starting and stopping the clock in a couple of instances. The league acknowledge that errors were made, specifically that there should have been 4.1 seconds left for Dallas' final play instead of 3.3 seconds. The next season the league assigned time keepers to work playoff games instead of the home team supplying the time keeper. Finley had 26 points, Nowitzki had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Nash had 20 points. Finley and Nowitzki both played all 48 minutes - previously, only Roy Tarpley (in 1990) had played all 48 minutes in a playoff game. Malone had 26 points, Bryon Russell had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Stockton had 12 points and 18 assists - 3rd most by an opponent in the playoffs. It was Dallas' first playoff game in 11 years. Game 1: Utah led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 3-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W Minnesota 101-94 +7 Nowitzki 30 Nowitzki 15 Billups 25 Minnesota pulled within 85-88 with 3:20 left, but Dallas scored the next 6 points. Dallas shot 8-9 FT in the last minute of the game to preserve the win. Minnesota out-rebounded Dallas 58-39 including 20-4 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and 15 assists, Steve Nash had 21 points, and Nick Van Exel had 18 points. Nowitzki tweaked his right ankle at the end of the game. He did not miss any games due to the injury. Chauncey Billups had 25 points and 9 assists. Kevin Garnett had 19 points and 21 rebounds including 7 offensive. It was the 5th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds in the playoffs and the 1st of 3 times Garnett had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game 1: Dallas led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 3-0