February 1 1981 Trainer Doug Atkinson served as the trainer for the All-Star game. 1984 The NBA named Mark Aguirre as Player of the Month for January. Aguirre averaged 30.5 points as Dallas went 9-5 in January. It was the 1st time a Mavs player had been named as Player of the Month and only time Aguirre received the honor. 1984 Bernard King (NY) had 50 points, tying the 3rd most for an opponent. It was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had 50+ points. He shot 20-28 FG, setting the opponent record for most field goals made (since surpassed in an overtime game). 1985 Set the team record low with 4 turnovers. 1985 Mark Eaton (Uta) had 20 rebounds, the 9th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. 1988 John Bagley (NJ) had a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 14th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 1989 Signed Anthony Jones to a 2nd 10-day contract. 1992 Shot 5-16 (31.3%) FT, setting the team record lowest free throw percentage. 1995 Popeye Jones had 20 rebounds, the 33rd time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 4th of 8 times Jones had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 1996 Placed Lorenzo Williams on IR with a broken right orbit bone. 1996 Signed David Wood to a 10-day contract. 1999 Finished the 1998 (lockout season) preseason with a record of 0-2. 2000 Michael Finley was named as All-Star reserve for the All-Star game. 2000 Bought-out Leon Smith's contract. Smith would be formally released 3 days later. Dallas would pay Smith's contract over a period of 10 years. 2001 Steve Nash left the Miami game after the 1st quarter due to a sore left hamstring. He would miss the next 4 games due to the injury. 2002 Donnell Harvey suffered a sprained right ankle during practice and would not play again before he was traded 2/21/02. 2005 Activated Marquis Daniels and placed DJ Mbenga on IR with a strained right hamstring. Daniels had missed 19 days (9 games) with a sore left ankle. Mbenga was activated 22 days (9 games) later. 2006 The NBA named Avery Johnson and Flip Saunders (Det) as Coaches of the Month for January. Both teams went 13-2 in January. 2006 The NBA announced that Devin Harris was selected to play for the Sophomore team for the Rookie-Sophomore game for All-Star Friday and that Dallas assistant coach Del Harris will coach the Sophomore team. 2007 Dirk Nowitzki was named as an All-Star reserve by the Western Conference coaches. 2007 Recalled J.J. Barea from the NBADL and activated him. Placed Maurice Ager on IL and assigned him to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL. Barea was on IL for 30 days (16 games) (no injury). Ager was activated 14 days (5 games) later. 2010 Activated Matt Carroll and placed James Singleton (no injury) on IL. Carroll (no injury) was on IL for 5 days (3 games) later. Singleton was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2016 Activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed Salah Mejri (ill) on IL. Nowitzki (rest) was on IL for 1 day (1 game). Mejri was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2016 Deron Williams left the game early in the 2nd quarter of the Atlanta game with a right hip contusion and did not return. He would miss the next game due to the injury. Games Record: 8-12 (home: 5-8, road: 3-4; includes 1 road preseason loss) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L New York 98-105 -7 Aguirre 27 Nimphius 14 King 50 Bernard King had 50 points, tying the 3rd most for an opponent and it was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had 50+ points. He shot 20-28 FG, setting the opponent record for most field goals made (since surpassed in an overtime game). Game #45, current record: 25-20, streak: lost 1; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L Utah 109-121 -12 Aguirre 38 Vincent 17 Griffith 30 Set the team record low with 4 turnovers. Mark Eaton had 20 rebounds, the 9th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Game #47, current record: 24-23, streak: lost 2; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 L @Portland 117-133 -16 Aguirre 36 Donaldson 12 Vandeweg 38 Game #44, current record: 28-16, streak: lost 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L New Jersey 103-108 -5 Aguirre 32 Perkins 13 Williams 23 John Bagley had a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 14th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Game #41, current record: 28-13, streak: lost 2; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L Chicago 90-101 -11 Blackman 24 Donaldson 10 Jordan 31 Game #42, current record: 15-27, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L Utah 90-104 -14 TDavis 19 TDavis 11 KMalone 26 Shot 5-16 (31.3%) FT, setting the team record for lowest free throw percentage. Game #44, current record: 13-31, streak: lost 5; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L New Jersey 96-115 -19 Rooks 21 TD/SR 12 Coleman 27 Game #40, current record: 3-37, streak: lost 7; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W @Minnesota 104-83 +21 Mashburn 32 Jones 20 Laettner 26 Popeye Jones had 20 rebounds, the 33rd time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 4th of 8 times Jones had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Game #42, current record: 17-25, streak: won 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 W Seattle 103-100 +3 Kidd 36 Popeye 14 Kemp 22 Game #42, current record: 15-27, streak: won 2; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 W Utah 100-97 +3 Harper 29 Gatling 12 Malone 36 Game #43, current record: 15-28, streak: won 1; final record: 24-58 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @Phoenix 109-117 -8 Ceballos 27 Ceballos 22 Garrity 17 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L Philadelphia 100-101 -1 Ceballos 26 Ceballos 12 Iverson 29 Game #44, current record: 17-27, streak: lost 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W Miami(OT) 95-91 +4 Finley 26 Bradley 13 Mason 23 Steve Nash left the game after the 1st quarter due to a sore left hamstring. He would miss the next 4 games due to the injury. Don Nelson did not coach due to undergoing prostate cancer surgery (the 15th of 21 games he would miss due to the surgery). Game #47, current record: 29-18, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W Denver 122-100 +22 Van_Exel 30 Bradley 9 White 17 Raja Bell did not play due to a left thigh contusion (the 2nd of 2 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #46, current record: 37-9, streak: won 3; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W Miami 109-104 +5 Stackhous 24 Dampier 14 DWade 29 Don Nelson did not coach due to recovering from right rotator cuff surgery (the 7th of 10 games he would miss due to the recovery). Game #43, current record: 29-14; streak: won 1; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W @Memphis 81-80 +1 JHoward 19 DNowitzki 12 PGasol 26 Game #46, current record: 36-10; streak: won 10; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 L @Utah 92-104 -12 DNowitzki 28 DNowitzki 8 PMillsap 25 Rodrigue Beaubois fell hard to the floor during the 1st quarter and did not return with a bruised lower back. He did not miss any games due to the injury. Game #48, current record: 30-18; streak: lost 3; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L Oklahoma City 86-95 -9 JTerry 25 SMarion 10 Westbrook 33 Dallas tied the game at 85-85 with 2:15 left, but Oklahoma City closed the game with an 11-1 run as Dallas missed their last 3 shots and turned the ball over twice. Brendan Haywood (lower back tightness) did not play. It was the only game he would miss. Lamar Odom (stomach ailment) did not play. It was the only game he would miss. Thabo Sefolosha (OKC, sore right foot) did not play. Game #23, current record: 14-9; streak: lost 1; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 W @Phoenix 109-99 +10 OMayo 20 SMarion 11 SBrown 20 Dallas out-scored Phoenix 35-24 in the 4th quarter. Dirk Nowitzki (strained right adductor) did not play, the 2nd of 2 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #47, current record: 20-27; streak: won 1; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L @Atlanta 97-112 -15 CParsons 19 ZPachulia 13 JTeague 32 Atlanta shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Dallas shot 36.5% (31-85) FG. Deron Williams left the game early in the 2nd quarter of the game with a right hip contusion and did not return. He would miss the next game due to the injury. Game #51, current record: 28-23; streak: lost 1; final record: 42-40