May 17 1988 Roy Tarpley named as winner of the 6th Man Award. 1990 Derek Harper named to the 2nd team NBA All-Defensive Team. 1994 Dick Motta named as head coach. It was Motta's 2nd stint with Dallas. He would coach 2 seasons before the new ownership went with a different coach (announced 5/17/94). He would have a record of 62-102 (.378) for 1994-95 and 1995-96 (no playoffs). 1994 Keith Grant promoted to Director of Player Personnel. 1995 Jason Kidd and Grant Hill (Det) named co-Rookies of the Year. 1998 The draft lottery was held and Dallas moved neither up nor down and received the #6 draft pick. 2003 In the second round of the playoffs, Dallas defeated Sacramento 112-99 to take the series 4-3 and advance to the Western Conference Finals - then the 2nd time in team history to make it to the conference finals. 2006 Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA First Team. Nowitzki received 584 points including 105 1st team votes in the media voting. LeBron James (Cle), Shaquille O'Neal (Mia), Kobe Bryant (LAL), and Steve Nash (Pho) joined Nowitzki on the First Team. Games Record: 3-1 (home: 2-0, road: 1-1) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 W @Denver 110-106 +4 Aguirre 25 Tarpley 16 Schayes 33 Denver missed 7 straight free throws during the 4th quarter. Danny Schayes hit 2 free throws to pull Denver within 102-104 with 1:22 left. Mark Aguirre hit a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left. Aguirre had 25 points, Rolando Blackman had 24 points including 11-17 FG, Roy Tarpley had 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Sam Perkins had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Danny Schayes had 33 points including 11-16 FG and 13 rebounds and Alex English had 30 points and 8 rebounds. Fat Lever (strained right knee) and Jay Vincent (pulled right calf muscle) [with Denver] did not play. Game 5: Dallas led series 3-2; Dallas would win series 4-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W Sacramento 112-99 +13 Nowitzki 30 Nowitzki 19 Bibby 25 Sacramento pulled within 82-87 with 8:30 left, but Dallas then scored the next 8 points to go up 95-82 with 7:30 left. Sacramento then scored the next 5 points, but Dallas put the game away with a 14-2 run to go up 109-89 with 4 minutes left. Dallas shot 49.5% FG and Sacramento shot 41.9% FG. Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and 19 rebounds, Nick Van Exel had 23 points, Michael Finley had 18 points, and Steve Nash had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Mike Bibby had 25 points, Jim Jackson had 24 points including 10-12 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, and Predrag Stojakovic had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Adrian Griffin (sprained right ankle) and Chris Webber (torn meniscus left knee) did not play. Game 7: Dallas won series 4-3 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 L @San Antonio 97-98 -1 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 10 TDuncan 36 Keith Van Horn played. He had been out since 3/31/06 with a broken bone in his right hand. Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points in the 2nd quarter. Bruce Bowen (SA) got his hand on a Dirk Nowitzki shot attempt and there was a jumpball with 6.3 seconds left and San Antonio up by 1. On a loose ball after the jump, Jason Terry and Manu Ginobili (SA) were both tagged for a 2nd jumpball with 3.4 seconds left. Dallas got the ball and called timeout. Terry's long turnaround heave wasn't close and Nowitzki was unable to tap the miss in and time expired. Tim Duncan (SA) had 36 points on 13-19 FG and 10-15 FT and 12 rebounds, Tony Parker (SA) had 27 points, and Manu Ginobili (SA) had 18 points - only 5 San Antonio players scored in the game. Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Josh Howard had 16 points and 8 rebounds, and Jason Terry had 15 points and 5 assists. Game 5: Dallas led series 3-2; Dallas would win series 4-3 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 W Oklahoma City 121-112 +9 DNowitzki 48 TChandler 8 KDurant 40 Dallas out-scored Oklahoma City 35-21 in the 2nd quarter and led the rest of the game. Oklahoma City did pull within 5 points with 3:40 left in the 4th quarter, but Dallas then went on a 6-1 mini-run to take a 112-102 lead with 2:10 left. Dallas shot 34-36 FT and Oklahoma City shot 37-43 FT. Dirk Nowitzki had 48 points, the 2nd most by a Mav in playoff history. It was the 9th time a Mavs player had 40+ points in the playoffs and the 22nd of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. He shot 24-24 FT, setting the team record for most free throws made, attempted, and made without a miss. It was also the NBA record for most free throws made without a miss and most free throws made in an no overtime game. He also shot 12-15 FG and had 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. Jason Terry had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and J.J. Barea had 21 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 40 points, the 14th time an opponent had 40+ points in the playoffs. He shot 18-19 FT and had 8 rebounds and 5 assists. It was the 79th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 4 times Durant had 40+ points against Dallas. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points on 3-15 FG and 14-18 FT. Game #1, Dallas led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 4-1