November 15 1984 Purvis Short (GS) had 40 points, the 19th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 3rd of 4 times Short had 40+ points against Dallas. 1986 Cleveland had 30 turnovers, setting the opponent record for most turnovers. 1988 Bill Laimbeer (Det) had a 20-20 with 23 points and 21 rebounds. It was the 12th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 18th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. 1994 Activated Roy Tarpley. 2001 Tied the team record low with 0 steals. 2003 Dirk Nowitzki bumped heads with James Posey during the Memphis game midway through the 3rd quarter. He left the game to receive 8 stitches, but was able to return late in the 4th quarter. 2005 Activated Rawle Marshall and placed Keith Van Horn on IL with a sprained middle finger on his right hand. Marshall had been on IL for 15 days (6 games) [no injury]. Van Horn was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2007 Activated Maurice Ager and placed Eddie Jones on IL with a high right ankle sprain. Ager had been on IL for 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Jones would be activated 27 days (15 games) later. 2009 Erick Dampier did not play as he felt dizzy just prior to the game and was taken to the hospital as a precaution. He would miss the next 7 games while doctors tried to determine what was wrong (no cause was found). 2013 Jose Calderon surpassed 4,000 career assists. Games Record: 8-9 (home: 6-2, road: 2-7) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Golden State 112-117 -5 Aguirre 33 Vincent 12 Short 40 Purvis Short had 40 points, the 19th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 3rd of 4 times Short had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #12, current record: 6-6, streak: lost 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 W New Jersey 110-98 +12 Blackman 31 Perkins 16 King 25 Game #10, current record: 4-6, streak: won 2; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W Cleveland 111-96 +15 Aguirre 25 Schrempf 13 Harper 22 Cleveland had 30 turnovers, setting the opponent record for most turnovers. Game #9, current record: 5-4, 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 Detroit 99-108 -9 Aguirre 37 Donaldson 10 Laimbeer 23 Bill Laimbeer had a 20-20 with 23 points and 21 rebounds. It was the 12th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 18th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Game #7, current record: 4-3, streak: lost 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L @Miami 102-115 -13 Jackson 25 Jones 10 Willis 24 Game #5, current record: 3-2, streak: lost 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L @LA Lakers 97-114 -17 Mashburn 32 Lorenzo 9 Ceballos 31 Game #7, current record: 5-2, streak: lost 1; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L Utah 77-85 -8 Finley 21 Bradley 14 Malone 26 Game #8, current record: 3-5, streak: lost 5; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L @Phoenix 78-99 -21 Nash 19 Buckner 10 SM/RR 19 Game #9, current record: 5-4, streak: lost 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 L @Detroit 89-115 -26 Finley 19 Howard 8 Stackhou 28 Tied the team record low with 0 steals. Game #9, current record: 6-3, streak: lost 1; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W @Boston 97-86 +11 Nowitzki 32 Nowitzki 9 Walker 22 Game #9, current record: 9-0, streak: won 9; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 L @Memphis(OT) 101-108 -7 DN/MF 19 Nowitzki 11 MMiller 22 Dirk Nowitzki bumped heads with James Posey midway through the 3rd quarter. He left the game to receive 8 stitches, but was able to return late in the 4th quarter. Tony Delk did not play due to a strained left hamstring (the 3rd of 5 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #10, current record: 6-4, 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 Denver 83-80 +3 DNowitzki 35 DDiop 16 CAnthony 24 Kenyon Martin (Den) only played in the 1st quarter due to a sore knee. Dallas out-scored Denver 23-12 in the 4th quarter. Game #7, current record: 5-2; streak: won 3; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W San Antonio 105-92 +13 JoHoward 23 EDampier 9 MGinobili 25 Game #8, current record: 6-2; 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 @Detroit 95-90 +5 DNowitzki 25 DGooden 11 RStuckey 28 Game #10, current record: 7-3; streak: won 2; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W New Orleans 98-95 +3 JTerry 26 DNowitzki 10 CPaul 22 Jason Terry hit a jumper with 35 seconds left to break a 95-95 tie and Dirk Nowitzki hit 1-2 FT with 2.8 seconds left after New Orleans missed on 3 attempts. Emeka Okafor's (NO) 3-point attempt wasn't close at the buzzer. Dallas out-scored New Orleans 29-19 in the 4th quarter. It was New Orleans' (8-1) first loss of the season (and the Hornets were the last undefeated team in the league). Game #9, current record: 7-2; streak: won 4; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 L @Miami 104-110 -6 DNowitzki 28 Dalembert 9 LJames 39 Wayne Ellington (right thigh contusion) did not play, the 2nd of 3 games he would miss due to the injury. Jose Calderon surpassed 4,000 career assists. Game #9, current record: 5-4; streak: lost 1; final record: 49-33 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 W Minnesota 131-117 +14 MEllis 30 TChandler 16 KMartin 34 Game #10, current record: 7-3; streak: won 3; final record: 50-32