December 26 1989 Released Micheal Williams (never played a game for Dallas) 1996 Traded Jason Kidd, Tony Dumas, and Loren Meyer to Phoenix for Sam Cassell, Michael Finley, A.C. Green and a 2nd round draft pick in 1997 or 1998. 2000 With the win vs Seattle, Don Nelson passed Bill Fitch for 3rd on the all-time NBA coaching wins list with 944 wins. Only Lenny Wilkens and Pat Riley had more wins than Nelson. 2001 Tim Duncan (SA) had 53 points, the 2nd most by an opponent in team history. It was also the 4th time a Mavs opponent had 50+ points and the 1st of 3 times Duncan had 40+ points against Dallas. 2002 Steve Nash was named as winner of the Lionel Conacher Award, which was given to Canada's male athlete of the year. Nash received 23 of 111 1st place media votes and had a total of 130 points. The 2nd place winner had 83 points (Jarome Iginla, NHL player). 2002 Walt Williams suffered a strained left knee during the 2nd quarter of the New Orleans game and did not return. He would miss the next 4 games due to the injury. 2011 Activated Sean Williams and placed Brandan Wright (no injury) on IL. Williams (no injury) was on IL for 1 day (1 game). Wright was activated 8 days (5 games) later. 2014 Dirk Nowitzki passed Elvin Hayes (27,313) for #8 on the NBA all-time scoring list during the Lakers game. 2015 Assigned Justin Anderson and Salah Mejri to the NBADL. 2015 Activated Devin Harris and Deron Williams and placed Salah Mejri (no injury) and Justin Anderson (no injury) on IL. Harris (strained right hamstring) was on IL for 4 days (2 games). Williams (strained left hamstring) was on IL for 3 days (1 game) [but did not play again until 1/1]. Mejri was activated 11 days (6 games) later. Anderson was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2015 The start time for the Chicago at Dallas game was delayed by 30 minutes due to severe weather in the Dallas area. Games Record: 14-13 (home: 9-6, road: 5-7) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1980 W Denver 119-111 +8 Jeelani 20 Lloyd 16 Thompson 34 Game #38, current record: 5-33, streak: won 1; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L Denver 117-124 -7 Vincent 33 JV/KN/WC 8 English 31 Game #28, current record: 6-22, streak: lost 2; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 W LA Clippers 124-118 +6 Aguirre 31 Vincent 13 Nixon 20 Game #28, current record: 14-14, streak: won 2; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 W @Phoenix 105-98 +7 Aguirre 24 Vincent 9 Nance 33 Game #28, current record: 14-14, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W @Denver 123-121 +2 Aguirre 32 Donaldson 16 English 36 Game #27, current record: 18-9, streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W Houston 105-100 +5 Harper 27 SP/JD 12 Olajuwon 24 Game #24, current record: 16-8, streak: won 3; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L @Phoenix 88-115 -27 Harper 19 White 8 Chambers 24 Game #24, current record: 9-15, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @Portland 88-113 -25 McCray 15 HW/FL 7 Drexler 20 Game #28, current record: 12-16, streak: lost 1; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L Golden State 96-110 -14 Bond 20 Smith 11 Hardaway 31 Game #22, current record: 2-20, streak: lost 5; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L @Phoenix 113-139 -26 Jackson 28 Williams 14 Johnson 20 Game #23, current record: 12-11, streak: lost 3; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L @Denver 102-114 -12 Jackson 31 Popeye 12 DEllis 30 Game #25, current record: 7-18, streak: lost 6; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L Golden State 108-113 -5 Gatling 25 Montross 10 Smith 30 Game #26, current record: 9-17, streak: lost 3; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L Washington 95-97 -2 Finley 23 Finley 10 Cheaney 21 Shawn Bradley did not play due to a torn left calf muscle (the 14th of 14 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #28, current record: 5-23, streak: lost 11; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @Sacramento 111-118 -7 Finley 23 Finley 8 Webber 31 Steve Nash did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 12th of 22 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #28, current record: 9-19, streak: lost 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W Seattle 114-93 +21 Finley 38 Nowitzki 11 Payton 23 With the win, Don Nelson passed Bill Fitch for 3rd on the all-time NBA coaching wins list with 944 wins. Game #30, current record: 19-11, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W @San Antonio(OT) 126-123 +3 Finley 28 Nowitzki 11 Duncan 53 Tim Duncan had 53 points, the 2nd most by an opponent. It was also the 4th time a Mavs opponent had 50+ points and the 1st of 3 times Duncan had 40+ points against Dallas. Shawn Bradley did not play due to a sprained ankle (the 6th of 6 games he would miss due to the injury). Adrian Griffin did not play due to back spasms (the 3rd of 3 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #28, current record: 19-9, streak: won 7; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W @New Orleans 83-81 +2 Nowitzki 23 Van_Exel 11 Wesley 24 Adrian Griffin aggravated his dislocated right shoulder during the 1st quarter and did not return. He would not miss any games due to the injury. Walt Williams suffered a strained left knee during the 2nd quarter and did not return. He would miss the next 4 games due to the injury. Game #28, current record: 24-4, streak: won 2; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W @Denver 102-88 +14 Nowitzki 36 Dampier 10 AMiller 18 Jerry Stackhouse did not play due to a sore right hand (the 4th of 4 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #28, current record: 18-10; streak: won 1; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W Indiana 102-80 +22 DNowitzki 23 EDampier 14 JO'Neal 15 Keith Van Horn did not play due to the stomach flu. He would not miss any other games due to the illness. Game #28, current record: 21-7; streak: won 3; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W Charlotte 97-84 +13 JHoward 27 EDampier 10 Morrison 17 Game #28, current record: 21-7; streak: won 7; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Utah 90-99 -9 DNowitzki 20 DNowitzki 9 CBoozer 21 Utah opened the game with a 16-0 run, but only out-scored Dallas 29-18 in the 1st quarter. Game #29, current record: 19-10; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 L @Utah 88-97 -9 JTerry 26 DN/ED/JK 8 RBrewer 21 Dirk Nowitzki was ejected early in the 4th quarter for a flagrant foul level 2. Game #29, current record: 17-12; streak: lost 1; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W Memphis 106-101 +5 JTerry 23 EDampier 10 ZRandolph 27 Drew Gooden (back spasms) did not play (the only game he would miss due to the injury). Game #30, current record: 21-9; streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 L Denver 93-115 -22 DNowitzki 20 LOdom 7 TLawson 27 Denver out-scored Dallas 69-42 in the 1st half. Game #2, current record: 0-2; streak: lost 2; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 L San Antonio 107-116 -9 DNowitzki 25 DBlair 11 TParker 23 Game #29, current record: 16-13; 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 LA Lakers 102-98 +4 RRondo 21 TChandler 12 CBoozer 18 Dallas led the entire game. Dallas shot 50.6% (42-83) FG and LA Lakers shot 36.4% (36-99) FG. Dallas won despite being out-rebounded 63-40 including 24-6 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki passed Elvin Hayes (27,313) for #8 on the NBA all-time scoring list during the game. Game #31, current record: 21-10; streak: won 1; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 W Chicago 118-111 +7 JBarea 26 ZPachulia 12 DRose 25 Game #30, current record: 17-13; streak: won 2; final record: 42-40