January 2 1981 Signed Monti Davis to a 10-day contract. He would be released 9 days later and only appeared in 1 game with Dallas. 1981 Placed Ralph Drollinger on IR. He would retire 3/2/81. 1981 Moses Malone (Hou) had 40 points, the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 2 times Malone had 40+ points against Dallas. 1987 James Donaldson had 20 rebounds, the 7th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 5th of 13 times Donaldson had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 1991 Tyrone Corbin (Min) had a triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 20th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 1998 Activated Erick Strickland and placed Chris Anstey on IR with a sprained left ankle. Strickland had missed 17 days (8 games) with a sprained right ankle. Anstey was activated 15 days (7 games) later. 1998 Named Donn Nelson as director of scouting. [Having reached an agreement with Phoenix (his then employer), Nelson would be named as an assistant coach 2 days later.] 1998 Named Mark Aguirre as a scout. 1998 Jason Kidd (Pho) had a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 14 assists. It was the 35th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and the 1st of 4 times Kidd had a triple-double against Dallas. 2002 Placed Shawn Bradley on IR with a bone bruise in his right knee. Bradley was activated 6 days (3 games) later. [He did not have to sit out the mandatory 5 games as his active roster spot was not filled.] 2004 Placed Eduardo Najera on IR with a sore left knee. Najera was activated 26 days (15 games) later. 2007 The NBA named Josh Howard and Michael Redd (Milwaukee) as Players of the Week for the week ending December 31. Howard averaged 21.5 points and 10.8 rebounds as Dallas went 4-0. Redd averaged 27 points and 5.3 rebounds as Milwaukee went 3-1. Howard was named as Player of the Week for the 2nd week in a row, the only time a Mavs player won the award in consecutive weeks. 2007 Activated Maurice Ager and placed J.J. Barea on IL. Ager was on IL for 15 days (7 games) (no injury). Barea was activated 30 days (16 games) later. 2011 Activated Dominique Jones and placed Caron Butler (torn right patella tendon) on IL. Jones was recalled from the NBADL. Jones was on IL for 33 days (15 games). Butler would miss the rest of the season (50 games). 2012 Dirk Nowitzki had his 1,200 career 3-pointer and 8,000 career field goal. 2016 Assigned Salah Mejri to the NBADL. 2016 Activated Justin Anderson and placed Devin Harris (strained back) on IL. Anderson (no injury) was on IL for 1 day (1 game). Harris was activated 3 days (1 game) later. Games Record: 13-11 (home: 8-3, road: 5-8) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L Houston(OT) 120-124 -4 Huston 29 LaGarde 9 Malone 40 Calvin Murphy (Hou) hit a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left to tie the game at 113-113 and send it into overtime. Moses Malone had 40 points, the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 2 times Malone had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #42, current record: 5-37, streak: lost 4; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L @Golden State 100-119 -19 Vincent 26 Nimphius 9 Short 35 Game #30, current record: 7-23, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W Seattle 117-107 +10 Aguirre 27 Donaldson 20 Ellis 28 James Donaldson had 20 rebounds, the 7th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 5th of 13 times Donaldson had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Game #29, current record: 20-9, streak: won 3; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 W @San Antonio 116-109 +7 Aguirre 23 RT/JD 10 Berry 28 Game #26, current record: 18-8, streak: won 5; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 W Indiana 110-106 +4 Blackman 29 Donaldson 15 Miller 36 Game #29, current record: 16-13, streak: won 2; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @Minnesota 95-115 -20 Harper 29 McCray 10 Campbell 32 Tyrone Corbin had a triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 20th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Game #27, current record: 10-17, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L @Minnesota 71-103 -32 Bond 16 Smith 12 Laettner 26 Game #25, current record: 2-23, streak: lost 8; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L @Sacramento 116-119 -3 Mashburn 30 Jones 7 Simmons 25 Game #27, current record: 2-25, streak: lost 2; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L Utah 92-102 -10 JJ/Kidd 23 Popeye 9 KMalone 29 Game #28, current record: 8-20, streak: lost 2; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L @Charlotte 97-107 -10 JJ/CG 22 Gatling 13 Rice 37 Game #28, current record: 10-18, streak: lost 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L @Phoenix 85-92 -7 Finley 19 Walker 12 Kidd 20 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 14 assists. It was the 35th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and the 1st of 4 times Kidd had a triple-double against Dallas. Game #31, current record: 5-26, streak: lost 14; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W @Chicago 107-97 +10 Nash 24 Nowitzki 9 Artest 29 Michael Finley did not play due to a strained left hamstring (the 2nd of 2 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #31, current record: 22-9, streak: won 10; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W LA Clippers 102-92 +10 Nash 24 Nowitzki 10 Odom 20 Walt Williams did not play due to a strained left knee (the 3rd of 4 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #31, current record: 26-5, streak: won 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 L @Milwaukee 101-109 -8 Nowitzki 23 Nowitzki 14 MRedd 21 Danny Fortson did not play due to a tooth infection (the only game he would miss due to the injury). Game #31, current record: 18-13, streak: lost 1; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W Milwaukee 123-104 +19 Nowitzki 39 Howard 13 MJames 20 Marquis Daniels did not play due to a sore left ankle (the 2nd of 14 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #30, current record: 20-10; streak: won 3; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Seattle 112-88 +24 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 15 RAllen 27 Game #32, current record: 25-7; streak: won 11; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 W Golden State 121-99 +22 DNowitzki 29 JoHoward 13 SJackson 25 Golden State never led in the game. Game #32, current record: 21-11; streak: won 2; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W Philadelphia 96-86 +10 DNowitzki 31 EDampier 14 AIguodala 22 Game #32, current record: 20-12; streak: won 3; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W @Sacramento 99-91 +8 DNowitzki 25 DGooden 10 OCasspi 22 Game #33, current record: 23-10; streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 W @Cleveland 104-95 +9 SMarion 22 TChandler 14 AJamison 35 Game #33, current record: 25-8; streak: won 1; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 W Oklahoma City 100-87 +13 DNowitzki 26 IMahinmi 9 KDurant 27 Dirk Nowitzki had his 1,200 career 3-pointer and 8,000 career field goal. Game #6, current record: 2-4; streak: won 1; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 L @Miami(OT) 109-119 -10 OMayo 30 CKaman 10 LJames 32 Dirk Nowitzki hit a fadeaway jumper with 4 seconds to go at the end of the 4th quarter and LeBron James (Mia) missed a shot at the buzzer. Miami quickly scored the first 7 points of overtime and out-scored Dallas 16-6 in overtime. LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists. Game #33, current record: 13-20; streak: lost 1; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 W @Boston 119-101 +18 RRondo 29 TChandler 16 ABradley 22 Dallas closed the 3rd quarter with a 17-1 run to go up 92-64 after 3. Dallas led the entire game. Game #34, current record: 24-10; streak: won 4; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L New Orleans 98-105 -7 DNowitzki 24 ZPachulia 9 ADavis 31 New Orleans out-rebounded Dallas 53-33 including 9-3 offensive. Deron Williams did not play 4th quarter of the game due to his strained left hamstring. He would not miss any games due to the injury. Game #34, current record: 19-15; streak: lost 2; final record: 42-40