April 23 1987 Midwest Division title banner raised. 11 team records set in 151-129 playoff win over Seattle. 1989 Roy Tarpley had a 20-20 with 20 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 8th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the 5th of 7 times Tarpley had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was the 24th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 10th of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 1989 Finished the 1988-89 season with a record of 38-44. It was the 1st losing season in 6 seasons. 1995 Loy Vaught (LAC) had a 20-20 with 26 points and 21 rebounds. It was the 20th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 36th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. 1995 Finished the 1994-95 season with a record of 36-46. 1997 Fired assistant coach Lanny Van Eman. 2010 Dirk Nowitzki played in his 100th playoff game. Games Record: 7-7 (home: 5-2, road: 2-5) Regular season: 2-1 (home: 1-0, road: 1-1) Playoffs: 5-6 (home: 4-2, road: 1-4) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L @Portland 109-122 -13 MA/RB 30 JV/SP 9 Vandeweg 24 Portland pulled away with a 22-9 run in the 4th quarter. Mark Aguirre had 30 points and Rolando Blackman had 30 points. Clyde Drexler had a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double in the playoffs and the 1st of 3 times Drexler had a triple-double against Dallas. Game 3: Portland led series 2-1; Portland would win series 3-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 L @Utah 98-100 -2 Donaldson 17 Donaldson 20 Green 32 Karl Malone hit a turnaround jumper with 50 seconds left to give Utah the lead. Rolando Blackman missed with 1 second left. Utah had just 6 turnovers - which set the opponent playoff low. James Donaldson had 17 points and 20 rebounds - the first time a Mavs players had 20+ rebounds in the playoffs. It was the 3rd of 13 times Donaldson had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Rickey Green had 32 points including 12-18 FG and 7 assists and Thurl Bailey had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Adrian Dantley and Darrell Griffith did not play. Game 3: Dallas led series 2-1; Dallas would win series 3-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W Seattle 151-129 +22 Aguirre 28 Tarpley 11 Chambers 35 A blowout win where Dallas held their largest lead at 120-88 after 3 quarters. Dallas shot 59.6% FG and Seattle shot 48.6% FG. 151 points set the team record for most points in a game. 9 Mavs players were in double-digits - tying the NBA record for 2nd most players in double-digits [most: 10]. Mark Aguirre had 28 points and rookie Roy Tarpley had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Tom Chambers had 35 points, Dale Ellis had 22 points, and Xavier McDaniel had 18 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Game 1: Dallas led series 1-0; Seattle would win series 3-1 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W @Denver 113-96 +17 Blackman 21 Tarpley 20 Lever 33 Roy Tarpley had a 20-20 with 20 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 8th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the 5th of 7 times Tarpley had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was the 24th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 10th of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Game #82, current record: 38-44, streak: won 3; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 W Minnesota 103-100 +3 Jackson 32 Davis 14 Williams 31 Game #81, current record: 10-71, streak: won 1; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L @LA Clippers 102-124 -22 Kidd 25 Jones 12 Vaught 26 Loy Vaught had a 20-20 with 26 points and 21 rebounds. It was the 20th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 36th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Game #82, current record: 36-46, streak: lost 3; final record: 36-46 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W Portland 103-99 +4 Nash 28 Nowitzki 9 Wells 45 A 3-point play by Dale Davis tied the game at 98-98 with 48 seconds left. Steve Nash nailed a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left. Bonzi Wells was fouled a few seconds left (unintentional), but only hit 1-2 FT. Nash was fouled after bringing the ball over mid-court and hit both free throws. Portland missed on 2 3-pointer attempts before time expired. Dallas shot 12-25 3-pointers and Portland shot 7-16 3-pointers. Dallas shot 15-18 FT and Portland shot 26-37 FT. Dallas did not have a blocked shot in the game, only the 2nd time in team playoff history that Dallas did not block a shot. Nash had 28 points including 10-14 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 9 rebounds in playing all 48 minutes, and Michael Finley had 17 points. Wells had a then Mavs opponent playoff high 45 points (since surpassed) including 5-6 3-pointers. It was the 5th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points in the playoffs. Rasheed Wallace had 18 points and Davis had 7 points and 15 rebounds. Scottie Pippen did not play due to soreness in his left knee and Derek Anderson left the game 3 minutes in with a strained left knee. Game 2: Dallas led series 2-0; Dallas would win series 4-3 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 L Houston 86-98 -12 Nowitzki 21 Howard 10 TMcGrady 34 Dallas shot 24-68 (.353) FG, setting the playoff record for fewest field goals made. Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points on 5-19 FG (including 1-10 FG in the 1st half) and 11-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Josh Howard had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Terry had 17 points. Tracy McGrady had 34 points. Mike James had a career playoff high 16 points. Game 1: Houston led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 4-3 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W Memphis 103-93 +10 DNowitzki 31 EDampier 12 PGasol 24 Keith Van Horn did not play in the entire series due to an injured right hand. Dallas went on a 17-4 run to open the 4th quarter to go up 100-82 with 5:40 left. Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points including 13-15 FT and 11 rebounds, Jason Terry had 20 points, and Erick Dampier had 12 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 24 points including 8-11 FT and 7 rebounds and Eddie Jones (Mem) had 16 points. Game 1: Dallas led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 4-0 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W San Antonio 88-67 +21 DNowitzki 20 EDampier 9 TParker 12 Dal out-scored SA 46-30 at halftime, 30 points tied the opponent low for points in a half. 67 points by SA set the opponent playoff record low (was 76). Dal shot 47.2% FG and SA shot 32.1% FG, setting the opponent playoff record low. Dal led the entire game. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points and 7 rebounds, Josh Howard had 17 points and 8 rebounds, and J.J. Barea had 13e points and 7 assists. Tony Parker had 12 points and Fabricio Oberto had 10 points. Tim Duncan had a career playoff low of just 4 points (2-9 FG). Game 3: Dallas led series 2-1; Dallas would win series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 L @San Antonio 90-94 -4 DNowitzki 35 DN/JK 7 TDuncan 25 Dirk Nowitzki played in his 100th playoff game. Manu Ginobili (SA) suffered a broken nose during the 3rd quarter, but continued to play. Dallas led 81-80 with 3:15 left, but Dallas missed their next 5 shots while Tony Parker (SA) scored 6 straight points and Ginobili hit 2 free throws to give San Antonio an 88-81 lead with 38 seconds left. San Antonio out-scored Dallas 28-20 in the 4th quarter. Neither team held a double-digit lead in the game (both lead by 9 points during the game). San Antonio shot 0-7 3-pointers. Tim Duncan had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds; George Hill had 17 points and 5 rebounds; Ginobili had 15 points including 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists; and Parker had 23 points including 10-16 FG. Nowitzki had 35 points and 7 rebounds, Jason Terry had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers, and J.J. Barea had 14 points. No other Mav was in double-digits scoring. Game #3, San Antonio led series 2-1; San Antonio would win series 4-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 L @Portland 82-84 -2 DNowitzki 20 SMarion 11 BRoy 24 It was Dallas' game through 3 quarters, but Portland scored the last 5 points of the 3rd quarter and went on to dominate the 4th quarter in out-scored Dallas 35-15 in the 4th. Brandon Roy (Por) hit the game winning jumper with 40 seconds left. Jason Kidd missed a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left, Portland ran the clock down and Roy (Por) missed a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left (and Dallas out of timeouts), and Jason Terry missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Portland shot 15-20 FG in the 4th quarter while Dallas shot just 5-17 FG. The 23 point lead loss was the largest playoff led given away in team history. Neither team shot well from the field (42% for Dallas and 40.8% for Portland), but both were white hot from the line. Dallas shot 10-10 FT and Portland shot 22-23 FT. It was the 5th time Dallas shot 100% FT in the playoffs. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points, Shawn Marion had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Terry had 13 points including 5-16 FG - no other Mav was in double-digit scoring. Roy (Por) had 24 points including 9-13 FG - 18 of his points came in the 4th quarter. He also had 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks and Portland had 5 players in double-digit scoring. Game #4, Series tied 2-2; Dallas would win series 4-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 W @San Antonio 113-92 +21 MEllis 21 SD/DB 7 MGinobili 27 Dallas went on a 17-5 run in the 2nd quarter to go up 56-41 lead with 2:30 left, but San Antonio scored the last 10 points of the quarter and Dallas led 56-51 at the half. Dallas opened the 4th quarter with a 11-1 run to take a 99-76 lead with 8:40 left and Dallas led in the 20s the rest of the quarter. Dallas out-scored San Antonio in each quarter. Dallas had 8 turnovers and San Antonio had 24 turnovers on which Dallas scored 33 points. Shawn Marion had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 5 rebounds, Dirk Nowitzki had 16 points and 5 rebounds, Monta Ellis had 21 points, and Devin Harris had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points including 4-5 FG and 7 rebounds, Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points, and Manu Ginobili (SA) had 27 points including 9-12 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Game 2: Series tied 1-1; San Antonio would win series 4-3 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L Oklahoma City 108-119 -11 DNowitzki 27 DNowitzki 8 EKanter 28 Oklahoma City scored the last 10 points of the quarter to take a 33-18 lead after 1. A 3-point play by Dirk Nowitzki pulled Dallas within 98-107 with 3:35 left in the 4th quarter, but Oklahoma City then went on a 6-1 mini-run to take a 14 point lead with 2:15 to go and Dallas would get no closer than 8 points (with 40 seconds left) the rest of the game. Dallas never led in the game. Oklahoma City shot 53% (44-83) FG including 7-16 3-pointers and 24-34 FT. Dallas shot 51.8% (43-83) FG including 8-22 3-pointers and 14-17 FT. Wesley Matthews had 19 points including 10 in the 4th quarter, Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points including 12-21 FG and 8 rebounds, and Raymond Felton had 19 points and 11 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 19 points including 7-20 FG and Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points and 15 assists. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 28 points including 12-13 FG and 6 rebounds off the bench - 16 of his points (on a perfect 6-6 FG and 4-4 FT) came in the 4th quarter. Deron Williams (sports hernia) left 90 seconds into the game and did not return. Game #4, Oklahoma City led series 3-1, Oklahoma City would win series 4-1