December 8 1992 Set the team record with 43 fouls. 1992 Miami shot 47-61 FT, tying the opponent record for most free throws attempted. 1994 Jamal Mashburn had 45 points, the 35th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 2nd of 3 times Mashburn had 40+ points with Dallas. 1997 Named Scott Roth as Director of Scouting. 2000 Hired Woody Mayfield, a former NBA ref, as a consultant. 2000 With the win vs Chicago, Don Nelson passed Red Auerbach for 4th place on the most NBA coaching wins list (939). Lenny Wilkens (then 1189), Pat Riley (then 1009), and Bill Fitch (944) were ahead of Nelson on the all-time list. 2001 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a strained tendon in his left ankle putting on his shoes and missed the Washington game due to the injury (the only game he would miss due to the injury). 2007 Activated Maurice Ager and placed J.J. Barea (no injury) on IL. Ager had been on IL for 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Barea would be activated 4 days (2 games) later. 2007 Josh Howard had 47 points, the 53rd time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the only time Howard had 40+ points with Dallas. 2007 Deron Williams (Uta) had 41 points, the 68th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. 2008 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade (Mia) as Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 30.7 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas went 3-0. Wade averaged 32.7 points as Miami went 3-0. 2009 Activated Josh Howard and placed Matt Carroll (no injury) on IL. Howard was on IL for 26 days (13 games) with a sore left ankle. Carroll would be activated 4 days (2 games) later. 2011 The NBA owners and players formally approved the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, formally ending the lockout. The 2011-12 season would begin December 25 and consist of a 66 game season. 2011 Dallas opened their 2011-12 training camp with 10 players under contract. 2011 Dallas free agent Caron Butler signed a 3 year, $24 million contract with the LA Clippers. 2012 Activated Rodrigue Beaubois and placed Shawn Marion (strained right groin) on IL. Beaubois (injured finger) was on IL for 2 days (1 game). Marion was activated 4 days (2 games) later. 2012 O.J. Mayo had 40 points, the 68th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the only time Mayo had 40+ points with Dallas. 2014 Assigned Ricky Ledo to the NBADL. Games Record: 6-9 (home: 5-5, road: 1-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 W Utah 128-103 +25 Aguirre 24 Nimphius 10 Dantley 34 Shot 62% FG. Then largest win margin in team history. Game #19, current record: 4-15, streak: won 2; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 W Seattle 110-94 +16 Blackman 26 Cummings 11 Sikma 21 Game #18, current record: 9-9, streak: won 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Chicago 97-99 -2 Aguirre 24 Vincent 13 Woolridg 30 Game #21, current record: 10-11, streak: lost 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L @LA Lakers 119-125 -6 Aguirre 32 Donaldson 10 Scott 30 Game #20, current record: 11-9, streak: lost 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 L San Antonio 93-99 -6 Williams 21 Perkins 14 Robinson 29 Game #17, current record: 8-9, streak: lost 2; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L Houston 107-113 -6 RB/DH 30 McCray 8 Thorpe 28 Game #17, current record: 6-11, streak: lost 5; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @LA Lakers 88-103 -15 Harper 20 TDavis 7 BS/ACG 16 Game #19, current record: 7-12, streak: lost 4; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L Miami 112-126 -14 Harper 27 Rooks 12 Long 21 Set the team record with 43 fouls. Miami shot 47-61 FG, tying the opponent record for most free throws attempted. Game #14, current record: 1-13, streak: lost 10; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L Washington(OT) 121-124 -3 Mashburn 45 Jones 19 Webber 23 Jamal Mashburn had 45 points, the 35th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 2nd of 3 times Mashburn had 40+ points with Dallas. Game #15, current record: 8-7, streak: lost 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @Utah 79-85 -6 Ceballos 19 Finley 10 Malone 29 Steve Nash did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 5th of 22 games he would miss due to the injury). Gary Trent did not play due to a slightly torn left hamstring (the 21th of 22 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #21, current record: 7-14, streak: lost 3; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W Chicago 105-86 +19 Nash 22 DN/SB/LV 7 El_Amin 18 With the win, Don Nelson passed Red Auerbach for 4th place on the most NBA coaching wins list (939). Game #21, current record: 13-8, streak: won 2; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 L Washington 95-102 -7 Finley 32 Howard 6 Jordan 21 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a strained tendon in his left ankle putting on his shoes and missed the game due to the injury (the only game he would miss due to the injury). Game #20, current record: 12-8, streak: lost 2; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Utah 125-117 +8 JoHoward 47 JoHoward 10 DWilliams 41 Dallas' 125 points was the most the team scored in the 07-08 season. Josh Howard had 47 points, the 53rd time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the only time Howard had 40+ points with Dallas. Deron Williams (Uta) had 41 points, the 68th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. Game #21, current record: 13-8; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W Phoenix 102-101 +1 DNowitzki 33 DNowitzki 8 SNash 27 Game #22, current record: 15-7; streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 W @Houston 116-109 +7 OMayo 40 OMayo 8 JHarden 39 Dallas out-scored Houston 39-24 in the 1st quarter (with O.J. Mayo scoring 16 points), but Houston out-scored Dallas 42-24 in the 2nd quarter (with James Harden scoring 19 points). Houston head coach Kevin McHale's coached his first game after missing 13 games due to the death of his daughter (with all Mavs players giving him a hug before the game). James Harden (Hou) had 39 points on 10-17 FG, 4-9 3-pointers, and 15-16 FT and 9 assists. O.J. Mayo had 40 points, the 68th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the only time Mayo had 40+ points with Dallas. Game #20, current record: 10-10; streak: won 2; final record: 41-41