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. Games Record: 5-4 (home: 4-1, road: 1-3) Regular season: 2-1 (home: 1-0, road: 1-1) Playoffs: 3-3 (home: 3-1, road: 0-2) 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. Seattle out-scored Dallas 41-31 in the 4th quarter - which set the opponent playoff record for points in any quarter. 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