January 16 1981 Won consecutive games for the first time in team history. 1981 Michael Ray Richardson (NY) had a triple-double with 18 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the 1st time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 1987 Terry Cummings (Mil) had a triple-double with 39 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 10th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 1987 First win in Milwaukee 124-122 in OT. 1990 Signed Kelvin Upshaw to a 2nd 10-day contract. 1992 Placed Brad Davis on IR with a lower back injury. 1998 The citizens of Dallas approved the increase in hotel and car rental tax to help build a new arena by 50.66% (by 1,642 votes). It was the last step for Dallas, the Mavericks, and the Stars to get a new arena. 2000 Signed Greg Buckner to a 2nd 10-day contract. 2002 The NBA named Steve Nash as a contestant for the 3-point Shootout for All-Star Weekend. 2004 Signed Mamadou N'diaye to a 2nd 10-day contract. 2007 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade (Miami) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 14. Nowitzki averaged 32.5 points and 8.5 rebounds as Dallas went 4-0. Wade averaged 27.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 10.7 assists as Miami went 3-0. 2007 Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 45 points, the 61st time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 2 times he had 40+ points against Dallas. 2009 Traded DeSagana Diop to Charlotte for Matt Carroll and Ryan Hollins. 2009 The NBA fined Mark Cuban $25,000 for improper interaction with J.R. Smith (Den) during the 1/13/09 Denver game. Cuban was complaining about an elbow thrown by Smith during the game. 2012 Lamar Odom was selected as one of the 20 finalists by Team USA for the 2012 Olympics. The final 12-man roster for Team USA will be selected from the 20 finalists in June 2012. 2012 Jason Kidd had his 2,500th career steal. 2012 Vince Carter injured his left foot at the end of the LA Lakers game. He would miss the next 5 games due to the injury. 2013 Activated Bernard James and placed Dominique Jones (no injury) on IL. James (no injury) was on IL for 2 days (1 game). Jones was activated 4 days (2 games) later. Games Record: 7-7 (home: 5-3, road: 2-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 W New York 118-110 +8 Huston 24 Robinzine 12 Cartwrig 24 Out-scored New York 44-36 in the 1st quarter. Out-scored New York 33-20 in the 4th quarter. Won consecutive games for the first time in team history. Michael Ray Richardson had a triple-double with 18 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the 1st time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Game #48, current record: 8-40, streak: won 2; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L Portland 103-110 -7 Vincent 27 Nimphius 12 Ransey 24 Game #37, current record: 9-28, streak: lost 4; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L @Phoenix 95-98 -3 Aguirre 27 Vincent 10 Lucas 28 Game #39, current record: 21-18, streak: lost 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W @Milwaukee(OT) 124-122 +2 Aguirre 27 JD/SP 12 Cummings 39 Terry Cummings had a triple-double with 39 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 10th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Game #37, current record: 24-13, streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L Atlanta 98-101 -3 Aguirre 32 Tarpley 8 Wilkins 34 Game #32, current record: 21-11, streak: lost 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @San Antonio 94-100 -6 Harper 27 JD/RM 10 Robinson 30 Game #35, current record: 12-23, streak: lost 4; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L Denver 90-101 -11 Harper 24 TDavis 13 Garland 25 Game #37, current record: 12-25, streak: lost 10; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L @Denver 91-106 -15 Harper 35 Davis 10 Pack 19 Game #32, current record: 2-30, streak: lost 15; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W @Denver 91-88 +3 Nowitzki 22 Walker 10 AMiller 28 Steve Nash aggravated his right hip injury during the 1st quarter and did not play the rest of the game. He would miss the next game due to the injury. Tony Delk did not play due to a sprained left ankle (the 2nd of 19 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #39, current record: 23-16, streak: won 3; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W Milwaukee 114-95 +19 DNowitzki 35 JHoward 11 MRedd 29 Keith Van Horn suffered a sprained left ankle late in the game and did not return. He would miss the next 3 games due to the injury. Game #38, current record: 28-10; streak: won 2; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Houston 109-96 +13 DNowitzki 30 DNowitzki 10 TMcGrady 45 Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 45 points, the 61st time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 2 times he had 40+ points against Dallas. McGrady scored Houston's first 12 points of the game and 21 of Houston's 30 points in the 1st quarter. Dallas shot 10-15 3-pointers in the 2nd half. Game #40, current record: 32-8; streak: won 5; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L @LA Lakers 70-73 -3 DNowitzki 21 IMahinmi 10 ABynum 17 Out-scored the LA Lakers 16-7 in the 3rd quarter. A short push shot by Jason Terry tied the game at 70-70 with 10 seconds left. After a timeout, the Lakers got the ball to Kobe Bryant (LAL) and as the double-team came at him, Bryant found an open Derek Fisher (LAL) on the elbow and Fisher nailed the 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left (the Lakers' only 3-pointer of the game). After a Dallas timeout, the ball was inbounded to Vince Carter and his 3-point attempt at the buzzer was off. Jason Kidd had his 2,500th career steal. Vince Carter injured his left foot at the end of the game. He would miss the next 5 games due to the injury. Game #14, current record: 8-6; streak: lost 1; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 W Houston 105-100 +5 DNowitzki 19 EBrand 10 JHarden 20 Dallas shot 34-43 FT and Houston shot 23-30 FT. Game #40, current record: 17-23; streak: won 4; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 W Denver 97-89 +8 DNowitzki 25 TChandler 16 AAfflalo 16 Dallas led the entire game. Game #41, current record: 28-13; streak: won 1; final record: 50-32