December 20 1999 Steve Nash had the cast removed from his sprained right ankle and a walking boot was placed on the foot. He was out until 1/22/00 due to the injury. 2000 Refs Joe Forte, Ron Olesiak, and Marc Davis whistled 12 combined technicals. Dallas: Howard Eisley(1), Michael Finley(1), Shawn Bradley(2), illegal defense(1). Portland: Rasheed Wallace(1), Mike Dunleavy(2), Dale Davis(2), Bonzi Wells(1), Stacey Augmon(1). 2003 Elton Brand (LAC) had a 20-20 with 22 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 35th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 61st time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. 2005 Activated Marquis Daniels and placed Rawle Marshall on IL. Daniels had missed 4 days (2 games) with a strained neck. Marshall was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2005 Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 62 points, the most points by a Mavs opponent ever, only time a Mav opponent had 60+ points, and the 3rd of 5 times Bryant had 40+ points against Dallas. 2006 Activated Anthony Johnson and placed J.J. Barea on IL. Johnson was on IL for 5 days (3 games) with a sprained right ankle. Barea was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2006 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained left ankle late in the 1st quarter of the Seattle game and did not return. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. 2009 Activated James Singleton and placed Dirk Nowitzki (laceration right elbow) on IL. Singleton (no injury) was on IL for 10 days (4 games). Nowitzki would be activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2011 Finished the lockout shortened 2011 preseason with a record of 0-2. 2014 Activated Ricky Ledo. Ledo was recalled from the NBADL. Ledo (no injury) was on IL for 4 days (2 games). 2015 Recalled Justin Anderson, Jeremy Evans, and Salah Mejri from the NBADL. Games Record: 10-13 (home: 5-8, road: 5-5; includes 1 preseason road loss) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1980 L Golden State 98-101 -3 Huston 20 TL/BR 10 Free 31 Winford Boynes did not play due to the flu. Game #36, current record: 4-32, streak: lost 5; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 L @Detroit 104-116 -12 Aguirre 34 MA/DE 6 Long 27 Game #26, current record: 15-11, streak: lost 3; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W LA Lakers 130-119 +11 Blackman 39 Donaldson 12 Johnson 34 Game #25, current record: 17-8, 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 @Philadelphia 108-102 +6 Perkins 25 Perkins 9 Barkley 35 Game #22, current record: 15-7, streak: won 4; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W @New Jersey 84-78 +6 SP/RB 19 Perkins 11 Hopson 17 Game #23, current record: 11-12, streak: won 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L Washington 99-107 -8 Williams 22 McCray 14 Ellison 31 Game #25, current record: 10-15, streak: lost 2; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L @New York 92-101 -9 Harper 16 Rooks 10 Ewing 21 Game #23, current record: 1-22, streak: lost 19; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 W @Golden State 110-107 +3 Mashburn 27 Tarpley 10 Sprewell 28 Game #20, current record: 12-8, streak: won 3; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L @Portland 77-107 -30 Gatling 16 CG/JJ 5 CRobinso 21 Game #24, current record: 9-15, streak: lost 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L Sacramento 88-89 -1 Scott 21 Green 10 CWilliam 27 Shawn Bradley did not play due to a torn left calf muscle (the 11th of 14 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #25, current record: 5-20, streak: lost 8; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L Miami 89-92 -3 Trent 22 Bradley 10 Brown 25 Steve Nash did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 10th of 22 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #26, current record: 8-18, streak: lost 4; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W Portland 106-101 +5 Nowitzki 29 DN/SB 12 Stoudami 22 Refs Joe Forte, Ron Olesiak, and Marc Davis whistled 12 combined technicals. Dallas: Howard Eisley(1), Michael Finley(1), Shawn Bradley(2), illegal defense(1). Portland: Rasheed Wallace(1), Mike Dunleavy(2), Dale Davis(2), Bonzi Wells(1), Stacey Augmon(1). Game #28, current record: 18-10, streak: won 4; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W Milwaukee 113-101 +12 MF/SN 33 Nowitzki 12 GR/RA 21 Shawn Bradley did not play due to a sprained ankle (the 4th of 6 games he would miss due to the injury). Adrian Griffin did not play due to back spasms (the 1st of 3 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #26, current record: 17-9, streak: won 5; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 L Utah 81-93 -12 Nowitzki 28 Nowitzki 17 Harpring 19 Game #26, current record: 22-4, streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 L LA Clippers 105-115 -10 Jamison 26 Fortson 10 Maggette 26 Elton Brand had a 20-20 with 22 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 35th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 61st time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Don Nelson did not coach due to the flu. Michael Finley did not play due to a sprained right big toe (the 5th of 5 games he would miss due to the injury). Shawn Bradley did not play due to back spasms (the 4th of 8 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #26, current record: 15-11, streak: lost 3; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 L @LA Lakers 90-112 -22 DN/DH 18 DNowitzki 11 KBryant 62 Marquis Daniels aggravated his strained neck late in the 3rd quarter and did not return. He would miss the next 3 games due to the injury. Laron Profit (LAL) torn his Achilles tendon during the 4th quarter. The Lakers out-scored Dallas 42-17 in the 3rd quarter to go up 95-61 after 3 - Kobe Bryant had 62 points in the 3 quarters and did not play in the 4th quarter. [Bryant would score 81 points against Toronto on 1/27/06, the 2nd most points scored by a player in an NBA game.] Bryant (LAL) had 62 points, the most points by a Mavs opponent ever, only time a Mav opponent had 60+ points, and the 3rd of 3 times Bryant had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #25, current record: 18-7; streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W @Seattle 103-95 +8 EDampier 22 EDampier 16 LRidnour 21 Rashard Lewis (Sea) suffered a torn tendon in his right hand a minute into the game and would be out for the next 6 weeks due to the injury. Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained left ankle late in the 1st quarter and did not return. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Game #26, current record: 19-7; streak: won 5; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W Cleveland 102-95 +7 TThomas 22 EDampier 10 LJames 25 Game #28, current record: 20-8; streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W @Miami 98-96 +2 DNowitzki 26 SMarion 13 DWade 22 Dallas shot 9-10 FT at the end of the game to hang on to the win. All of Jason Terry's 19 points came in the 4th quarter. Game #27, current record: 22-5; streak: won 3; final record: 57-25 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 L @Oklahoma City 83-87 -4 JRandle 17 IMahinmi 9 JHarden 13 Dallas out-scored Oklahoma City 30-13 in the 4th quarter. Game #2, current record: 0-2; streak: lost 2; final record: 0-2 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L Miami 95-110 -15 JCrowder 15 SM/BJ 9 LJames 24 Miami opened the 3rd quarter with a 21-7 run to take a 79-50 lead with 7 minutes left in the quarter. Miami shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and Dallas shot 38.5% (42-78) FG. Elton Brand (strained right groin) did not play, the 2nd of 3 games he would miss due to the injury. Brandan Wright (sprained right ankle) did not play. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Derek Fisher (strained right knee) did not play, the 1st of 2 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #26, current record: 12-14; streak: lost 1; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 L Toronto(OT) 108-109 -1 JCalderon 23 SM/DN 9 KLowry 20 Toronto shot 14-18 FT and Dallas shot 6-10 FT. Game #26, current record: 15-11; 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 San Antonio 99-93 +6 MEllis 38 TChandler 14 Belinelli 21 San Antonio elected not to play 7 key players due to injuries and rest in the 2nd night of a back-to-back. Game #28, current record: 20-8; streak: won 3; final record: 50-32