May 9 2000 Named Sidney Moncrief as an assistant coach. 2003 An MRI reveled that Chris Webber (Sac) suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and he would miss the rest of the Dallas-Sacramento series. 2009 The NBA released a statement after the Dallas-Denver Game 3 that the refs had made a mistake in not calling a foul on Antoine Wright just prior to Carmelo Anthony's (Den) game winning 3-pointer with 1 second left (Dallas had a foul to give and was trying to take the foul before the shot). The statement had no effect on the outcome of the game. Games Record: 1-4 (home: 0-3, road: 1-1) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 L San Antonio 90-104 -14 Nowitzki 15 Buckner 12 Robinson 19 San Antonio out-scored Dallas 30-11 in the 3rd quarter to go up 78-54 after 3. 11 points tied Dallas' playoff team record low for points in a quarter. San Antonio shot 48% FG and Dallas shot 34.7% FG. Dirk Nowitzki played despite suffering from food poisoning. Nowitzki had 15 points and Greg Buckner had 14 points and 12 rebounds. David Robinson had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Tim Duncan had 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Game 3: San Antonio led series 3-0; San Antonio would win series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 L Sacramento 119-125 -6 Finley 37 LaFrentz 13 Webber 31 The game was tied at the half at 66-66 and at 91-91 after 3. A 3-pointer by Michael Finley pulled Dallas within 112-116 with 1:20 left, but Chris Webber scored the next 4 points to give Sacramento a 120-112 lead with 35 seconds left. Finley had 37 points, Raef LaFrentz had 24 points including 10-16 FG, Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points, and Steve Nash had 15 points and 15 assists. Nash's 15 assists was the 2nd most in team playoff history [most: 16]. It was the 3rd of 6 times Nash had 15+ assists with Dallas. Mike Bibby shot 5-5 3-pointers, which tied 2nd most 3-pointers made without a miss in league playoff history [most: 7-7]. Webber had 31 points and 15 rebounds, Bibby had 29 points and 9 assists, Doug Christie had 20 points, and Vlade Divac had 19 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. 14 of Christie's points came in the 4th quarter where he was a perfect 6-6 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and 6-6 FT. Predrag Stojakovic sprained his right ankle midway through the 3rd quarter and did not play the rest of the series. Game 3: Sacramento led series 2-1; Sacramento would win series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 L @Phoenix 102-127 -25 Nowitzki 28 Nowitzki 13 Stoudemi 40 Coach Avery Johnson was ejected in the 3rd quarter (the game was well out of hand). Phoenix led the entire game. The 25 point loss margin was Dallas' 3rd largest playoff loss. Phoenix shot 23-28 FT and Dallas shot 9-12 FT. Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points and 13 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Josh Howard had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire had 40 points on 13-21 FG and 14-17 FT and 16 rebounds. It was the 7th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points in the playoffs and the 1st of 2 times he had 40+ points against Dallas. 25 of his points came in the 1st half. Joe Johnson had 25 points. Shawn Marion had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Keith Van Horn did not play due to a sprained left ankle (out for the rest of the playoffs). Game 1: Phoenix led series 1-0; Phoenix would win series 4-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W @San Antonio 113-91 +22 JHoward 27 JH/DN 9 TDuncan 28 Keith Van Horn did not play due to an injured right hand. Avery Johnson made a lineup change in starting Devin Harris in place of Adrian Griffin. Nick Van Exel (SA) was ejected early in the 2nd quarter for throwing a towel at the ground. Dallas out-scored San Antonio 32-16 in the 2nd quarter and led 58-38 at the half. Dallas had just 6 turnovers - tying the team playoff low. Josh Howard had 27 points including 11-11 FG and 9 rebounds, Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds, Devin Harris had 20 points, and Jerry Stackhouse had 19 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 28 points on 8-10 FG and 12-14 FT and 9 rebounds and Tony Parker had 15 points. Game 2: The series was tied 1-1; Dallas would win series 4-3 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 L Denver 105-106 -1 DNowitzki 33 DNowitzki 16 CBillups 32 The game was tight the entire game with neither team holding more than a 6 point lead. Jason Terry hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left to give Dal a 105-101 lead. Carmelo Anthony (Den) drove for a quick dunk with 29 seconds left. Dirk Nowitzki missed with 8 seconds left. Dal had a foul to give and Antoine Wright tried to take it, but the ref did not call the foul and Anthony nailed a 3-pointer to give Den a 1 point lead with 1 second left. Nowitzki missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Den shot 32-40 FT and Dal shot 40-49 FT. Anthony had 31 points including 11-14 FT and 8 rebounds, Chauncey Billups had 32 points including 11-12 FT, and Kenyon Martin had 12 points. Nowitzki had 33 points including 13-15 FT and 16 rebounds, Terry had 17 points, Brandon Bass had 16 points including 12-14 FT, Josh Howard had 14 points and 7 rebounds, and Jason Kidd had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Game 3: Denver led series 3-0; Denver would win series 4-1