October 27 1981 Released Abdul Jeelani. 1983 Placed Corny Thompson on IR with a knee injury. 1984 Start of the 1984-85 season. Dallas would finish the season with a record of 44-38. 1986 Released Anthony Welch and Dennis Nutt. 1990 Released Bob McCann and Kelvin Upshaw. 1996 Finished the 1996 preseason with a record of 3-4. 1997 Finished the 1997 preseason with a record of 1-7. 2000 Released John Celestand. 2001 Adrian Griffin injured his back during practice and would miss the first 7 games of the season due to back spasms. 2003 Placed Jon Stefansson (sprained left ankle) and Tariq Abdul-Wahad (left knee tendinitis) on IR. Both would remain on IR for the entire season. 2005 Finished the 2005 preseason with a record of 6-2. 2006 Finished the 2006 preseason with a record of 3-5. 2009 Start of the 2009-10 season. Dallas would finish the season with a record of 55-27. 2009 Placed Josh Howard (sore left ankle), Tim Thomas (right knee surgery), and Shawne Williams (not with team) on IL. Howard would be activated 11 days (5 games) later, Thomas would be activated 22 days (11 games) later, and Williams would remain on IL until he was traded 1/10/10. 2010 Placed Alexis Ajinca (no injury), Steve Novak (no injury), and Rodrigue Beaubois (fractured left foot) on IL. Ajinca would be activated 27 days (14 games) later. Novak would be activated 14 days (6 games) later. Beaubois would be activated 112 days (54 games) later. 2010 Start of the 2010-11 season. Dallas would finish the season with a record of 57-25. 2010 Jason Kidd had 18 assists, tying the 4th most in team history. It was the 5th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 29th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 2012 Signed Melvin Ely and Chris Douglas-Roberts to non-guaranteed contracts. Both would be released the next day. Games Record: 4-7 (home: 4-2, road: 0-5; includes one home and one road regular season losses) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L Houston 111-121 -10 Aguirre 30 Aguirre 9 Olajuwon 24 Game #1, current record: 0-1, streak: lost 1; final record: 44-38 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @Detroit 93-103 -10 White 16 TDavis 13 Woolridg 18 at Toronto Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @Houston 102-104 -2 Cambridge 16 White 11 Olajuwon 23 at Mexico City, Mexico Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L @Charlotte 99-117 -18 Tarpley 16 PJ/RT 13 Curry 21 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 W Cleveland 88-86 +2 Jackson 22 Jackson 7 Brandon 22 at Mexico City, Mexico Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L @New York 74-93 -19 Finley 16 Bradley 13 LJohnson 25 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W Atlanta(OT) 108-101 +7 Meyer 20 Popeye 16 Henderso 23 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W Detroit 103-97 +6 Van_Horn 22 DDiop 8 Hamilton 18 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 L @San Antonio 79-100 -21 JHoward 15 JHoward 7 TParker 20 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 L Washington 91-102 -11 DNowitzki 34 DNowitzki 9 GArenas 29 Game #1, current record: 0-1; streak: lost 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W Charlotte 101-86 +15 DNowitzki 28 DNowitzki 13 TThomas 22 Jason Kidd had 18 assists, tying the 4th most in team history. It was the 5th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 29th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #1, current record: 1-0; streak: won 1; final record: 57-25