January 8 1981 Adrian Dantley (Uta) had 40 points, the 3rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 6 times Dantley had 40+ points against Dallas. 1997 Activated Fred Roberts and placed Samaki Walker on IR with a sprained left ankle. Roberts had missed 30 days (12 games) with a sprained left elbow. Walker was activated 40 days (17 games) later. 1999 The NBA and the Players Association finally reached an agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. It would be 12 more days before the deal was finalized and signed (thus officially ending the lockout). 2000 Signed Damon Jones to a 10-day contract. 2002 The NBA fined Mark Cuban $500,000 comments about the officiating after the Dal-SA game and comments about league head ref Ed Rush (the Dairy Queen comments). It was the largest fine the NBA had handed out to an individual (surpassing the record $250,000 give to Cuban on 1/4/01). 2002 Activated Shawn Bradley and placed Michael Finley on IR with a strained left hamstring. Bradley had missed 6 days (3 games) with a bone bruise in his right knee. [He did not have to sit out the mandatory 5 games as his active roster spot was not filled.] Finley was activated 21 days (11 games) later. 2009 Activated Shawne Williams and placed Gerald Green on IL (no injury). Williams had missed 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Green would be activated 1 day (1 game) later. 2010 Activated Erick Dampier and placed James Singleton (no injury) on IL. Dampier was on IL for 5 days (2 games) with a left knee effusion. Singleton was activated 1 day (1 game) later. 2013 The NBA fined owner Mark Cuban $50,000 for his tweet criticizing the refs on January 5. 2013 Signed Mike James to a 10-day contract. He would be signed for the rest of the season on 1/28/13. 2014 Activated Ricky Ledo and placed Shawn Marion (bruised right shoulder) on IL. Ledo (no injury) was on IL for 39 days (18 games). Marion was activated 5 days (3 games) later. 2014 Dirk Nowitzki had his 1,000th career steal. 2016 Activated Dirk Nowitzki and Deron Williams and placed John Jenkins (no injury) and Salah Mejri (no injury) on IL. Nowitzki (rest) and Williams (rest) were on IL for 2 days (1 game). Jenkins and Mejri were activated 5 days (3 games) later. Games Record: 10-7 (home: 5-3, road: 5-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L @Utah 97-99 -2 LaGarde 24 Robinzine 12 Dantley 40 Adrian Dantley had 40 points, the 3rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 6 times Dantley had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #45, current record: 6-39, streak: lost 1; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 L Boston 110-114 -4 Aguirre 32 Vincent 10 LB/RP 28 Game #33, current record: 13-20, streak: lost 2; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 W @Portland 108-102 +6 Aguirre 27 Perkins 8 Paxson 29 Game #34, current record: 18-16, streak: won 3; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 W Seattle 110-96 +14 Blackman 21 SP/DH 11 McDaniel 19 Game #32, current record: 17-15, streak: won 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L @Chicago 81-100 -19 Jackson 25 Smith 9 Pippen 20 Game #31, current record: 2-29, streak: lost 6; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 W @Philadelphia 111-93 +18 McCloud 23 Finley 9 Iverson 22 Game #31, current record: 11-20, streak: won 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L Sacramento 92-103 -11 Scott 23 Finley 10 Polynice 26 Game #34, current record: 6-28, streak: lost 1; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W Atlanta 95-85 +10 Finley 28 Ceballos 14 Rider 24 Steve Nash did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 17th of 22 games he would miss due to the injury). Gary Trent did not play due to a strained left groin (the 2nd of 6 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #33, current record: 10-23, streak: won 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W @Chicago 104-91 +13 Finley 30 MF/DN 10 Brand 23 Don Nelson did not coach due to undergoing prostate cancer surgery (the 4th of 21 games he would miss due to the surgery). Game #36, current record: 23-13, streak: won 3; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W Denver 95-94 +1 Nowitzki 27 Howard 9 Van_Exel 31 Shawn Bradley did not play due to a bruised right knee (the 4th of 6 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #34, current record: 23-11, streak: won 1; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W @Atlanta 117-99 +18 Nowitzki 30 Nowitzki 14 Terry 27 Shawn Bradley did not play due to a strained right thigh (the only game he would miss due to the injury). Game #34, current record: 29-5, streak: won 4; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W Indiana 121-101 +20 Nowitzki 34 Nowitzki 13 JO'Neal 32 Josh Howard played limited minutes in the Indiana game due to the flu. He would miss the next 3 games due to the illness. Marquis Daniels did not play due to a sore left ankle (the 4th of 14 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #32, current record: 22-10; streak: won 5; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W New York 99-94 +5 JHoward 19 BBass 11 CDuhon 24 Game #35, current record: 22-13; streak: won 2; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W @San Antonio 112-103 +9 DNowitzki 26 DGooden 8 TDuncan 31 Drew Gooden suffered a cut on his chin during the 2nd quarter that required 4 stitches. He did play in the 2nd half. Dallas out-scored San Antonio 42-23 in the 4th quarter, including 16 points by Dirk Nowitzki. Game #36, current record: 25-11; streak: won 2; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 L Orlando 107-117 -10 Stevenson 24 SMarion 8 DHoward 23 Orlando opened the 4th quarter with a 28-7 run to take a 20-point lead. Game #36, current record: 26-10; streak: lost 2; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 L @San Antonio 90-112 -22 MEllis 21 DBlair 6 TParker 25 Dirk Nowitzki had his 1,000th career steal. San Antonio led the entire game. San Antonio shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and 23-26 FT and Dal shot 41.9% (39-93) FG and 8-9 FT. San Antonio out-rebounded Dallas 55-32 including 12-9 offensive. Game #36, current record: 20-16; streak: lost 1; final record: 49-33 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L @Milwaukee 95-96 -1 DNowitzki 20 ZPachulia 15 Middleton 27 Khris Middleton (Mil) hit a short shot with 10 seconds left and Deron Williams missed at the buzzer. Game #37, current record: 21-16; streak: lost 1; final record: 42-40