May 1 1980 Dallas Mavericks were founded as the Board of Governors voted 22-2 (with New York and Chicago voting against) for the expansion team. The franchise agreement was signed and the team name was announced. 1985 Traded Denver's 1st round draft pick to Boston for a 1st round draft pick in 1985 and a 2nd round draft pick in 1988. 1990 In the first round of the playoffs, Portland defeated Dallas 106-92 to sweep the series 3-0 and eliminate Dallas from the playoffs. It was the first time Dallas was ever swept in the playoffs. 1991 Elected not to exercise their option on the 2nd year of Alex English's contract, making him an unrestricted free agent. [English was not picked up by another team and eventually retired.] 1996 Announced that owner Donald Carter had sold majority ownership to Ross Perot Jr. David McDavid and Frank Zaccaneli purchased minority shares. 1996 Announced that head coach Dick Motta would be retained as an consultant (but not as head coach). He was hired (for the 2nd time) 5/17/94. He had a record of 62-102 (.378) for 1994-95 and 1995-96 (no playoffs). He also had a record of 267-307 (.465) in the regular season and 10-14 (.417) in the playoffs with Dallas from 1980-81 - 1986-87. His total regular season record with Dallas was 329-409 (.446). 2002 Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA 2nd team and Steve Nash was named to the All-NBA 3rd team. Nowitzki received 358 points including 22 1st team votes and Nash received 96 points including 1 1st team vote. 2006 In the first round of the playoffs, Dallas defeated Memphis 102-76 to take the series 4-0 and advance to the second round. It was second time Dallas had swept a series and the first time Dallas had swept a 7-game series. 2015 Chandler Parsons underwent surgery on his right knee. Games Record: 4-2 (home: 3-1, road: 1-1; includes one home regular season win) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @LA Lakers 101-117 -16 Blackman 27 Ellis 8 Magic 27 The LA Lakers led 90-72 after 3 quarters. Rolando Blackman had 27 points including 11-19 FG. Magic Johnson had 27 points including 12-17 FG and 11 assists and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 22 points on 11-15 FG. Game 2: LA Lakers led series 2-0; LA Lakers would win series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L Portland 92-106 -14 Blackman 23 Tarpley 15 Kersey 29 Portland led 58-43 at the half. Dallas pulled within 69-76 after 3 quarters, but Portland out-scored Dallas 30-23 in the 4th quarter. Portland shot 61.3% FG and Dallas shot 44.8% FG. It was the first time Dallas was swept in a playoff series. Roy Tarpley played with an upset stomach and had just 6 points on 2-12 FG and 2-8 FT, but did have 15 rebounds. Rolando Blackman had 23 points, Herb Williams had 17 points and 8 rebounds, and Derek Harper had 11 points and 12 assists. Brad Davis (pulled right hamstring) and Adrian Dantley (fractured right leg) did not play. Jerome Kersey had 29 points and 9 rebounds, Clyde Drexler had 20 points and 10 assists, and Terry Porter had 20 points and 9 assists. Buck Williams was hit in the face with an inadvertent elbow during the 1st quarter and was taken to the hospital with blurred vision. Kevin Duckworth broke his right hand late in the 3rd quarter. Drexler had 13 steals during the 3 games, setting the league playoff record for most steals in a 3-game series. Game 3: Portland won series 3-0 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 W Golden State 105-94 +11 Finley 31 Bradley 15 Marshall 36 Steve Nash did not play due to a strained lower back (the 8th of 10 games he would miss due to the injury). Gary Trent left in the 3rd quarter with a pulled left hamstring. Game #48, current record: 19-29, streak: won 4; final record: 19-31 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W Utah 107-77 +30 Nowitzki 33 Finley 12 Malone 25 Utah led 24-17 after the 1st quarter, but Dallas out-scored them 90-53 in the last 3 quarters. Dallas shot 13-25 3-pointers. 77 points by Utah set the then opponent playoff record low (since lowered). 30 points was the Mavs' largest playoff win in team history (since surpassed). Dirk Nowitzki had 33 points, Steve Nash had 27 points, and Michael Finley had 20 points and 12 rebounds (the only Mavs in double-digits). Karl Malone had 25 points, David Benoit had 12 points, and Danny Manning had 10 points (all the Jazz players were in double-digits). John Starks was ejected early in the 4th quarter. Game 4: Series tied 2-2; Dallas would win series 3-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W @Memphis 102-76 +26 DNowitzki 27 JHoward 9 PGasol 25 Keith Van Horn did not play in the entire series due to an injured right hand. Marquis Daniels did not play due to a strained right hamstring. It was the only game he would miss due to the injury. Eddie Jones (Mem) hardly played due to a hand injury. Dallas led 79-61 after 3 and Dallas opened the 4th quarter with an 11-4 run to go up 90-65 with 7:35 left. Memphis shot 0-7 3-pointers, the most 3-pointers attempted without a make by a Mavs opponent in the playoffs. Dallas shot 17-17 FT - the 4th time Dallas has been perfect from the line in the playoffs. 76 points by Memphis tied the then opponent playoff record low. Memphis had just 9 assists - which set the opponent playoff low. The loss was Memphis' 12th straight playoff loss - setting the NBA record for most consecutive playoff losses. Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and 9 rebounds, Josh Howard had 27 points and 7 rebounds, and Jerry Stackhouse had 19 points. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 25 points and 6 rebounds and Mike Miller (Mem) had 10 points - no other Memphis player was in double-digits. Game 4: Dallas won series 4-0 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Golden State 118-112 +6 DNowitzki 30 DNowitzki 12 BDavis 27 Dallas took their largest lead at 53-32 with 5:20 left in the 2nd quarter, but Golden State then went on a 35-14 run to tie the game at 67-67 with 7:55 left in the 3rd quarter. Consecutive 3-pointers gave Golden State a 112-103 lead with 3:20 remaining, but Dallas then scored the last 15 points of the game (including 12 points by Dirk Nowitzki) as Golden State missed their last 8 shots. Nowitzki had 30 points including 14-15 FT and 12 rebounds. Josh Howard had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Harris had 16 points and 7 assists. Baron Davis (GS) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 9 assists. Jason Richardson had 23 points and 7 rebounds and Matt Barnes had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Golden State shot 16-35 3-pointers, setting the opponent record for 3-pointers made and attempted. Dallas shot 10-21 3-pointers. Game 5: Golden State led series 3-2; Golden State would win series 4-2