February 11 1990 Rolando Blackman was selected to replace the injured Karl Malone (sprained ankle) on the All-Star team. 2001 Michael Finley had 12 points and 5 assists in 19 minutes in the All-Star game. The East defeated the West 111-110. 2003 Activated Eduardo Najera and Evan Eschmeyer and placed Popeye Jones (sprained right ankle) and Avery Johnson (right calf strain) on IR. Eschmeyer had missed 73 days (33 games) with arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Najera had missed 63 days (27 games) with left knee surgery. Jones was activated 25 days (13 games) later. Johnson was activated 9 days (5 games) later. 2008 Philadelphia out-scored Dallas 34-23 in the 2nd half. 23 points set the team record for fewest points in a half. 57 combined points is the lowest 2-team point total for a half in team history. 2010 NBA commissioner David Stern named Jason Kidd as an injury replacement for Kobe Bryant (LAL, sore left ankle). It was the 10th time that Kidd was named to the All-Star game. 2011 Dominique Jones underwent surgery on his right foot to repair a stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal. 2011 Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 42 points, the 78th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and 3rd of 4 times Anthony had 40+ points against Dallas. 2015 Signed Bernard James to a 10-day contract. James would be signed for the rest of the season on 3/3/15. 2015 Placed Tyson Chandler (sprained left ankle) on IL. Chandler was activated 8 days (1 game) later. Games Record: 5-10 (home: 2-3, road: 3-7) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L @Phoenix 97-119 -22 LaGarde 20 TL/SL 7 Robinson 27 Game #59, current record: 8-51, streak: lost 11; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Phoenix 89-108 -19 Aguirre 27 PC/BG 8 Edwards 25 Game #52, current record: 27-25, streak: lost 1; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W @San Antonio 121-107 +14 Blackman 31 SP/JD 8 Mitchell 27 Game #48, current record: 26-22, streak: won 2; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L San Antonio 97-111 -14 Gatling 24 Gatling 13 Maxwell 34 Game #45, current record: 16-29, streak: lost 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L @Philadelphia 90-91 -1 Scott 24 Green 11 Iverson 27 Game #49, current record: 9-40, streak: lost 4; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L Houston 95-105 -10 Pack 31 Bradley 8 Dickerso 21 Steve Nash suffered a broken nose in the first minute of the game, but he returned in the 2nd quarter. Game #4, current record: 1-3, streak: lost 2; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 L @Minnesota 98-100 -2 Nowitzki 34 Nowitzki 7 Garnett 26 Game #49, current record: 38-11, streak: lost 2; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W @Sacramento 115-113 +2 Nowitzki 27 Dampier 8 MBibby 25 Marquis Daniels did not play due to an appendectomy (the 4th of 7 games he would miss due to the surgery). Game #48, current record: 32-16; streak: won 1; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Philadelphia 106-89 +17 DNowitzki 24 DNowitzki 11 AIguodala 21 Game #51, current record: 42-9; streak: won 7; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 L @Philadelphia 76-84 -8 JoHoward 17 DN/DD 9 AMiller 21 Philadelphia out-scored Dallas 34-23 in the 2nd half. 23 points set the team record for fewest points in a half. 57 combined points is the lowest 2-team point total for a half in team history. Jerry Stackhouse (strained right hamstring) and Erick Dampier (sprained right ankle) did not play. Game #51, current record: 34-17; streak: lost 2; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 L @Denver 120-121 -1 JTerry 25 TChandler 11 CAnthony 42 Denver closed the game with an 11-1 run, capped by the game winning jumper by Arron Afflalo at the buzzer. Afflalo had 24 points, including 19 in the 4th quarter. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 42 points, the 78th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and 3rd of 4 times Anthony had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #53, current record: 37-16; streak: lost 1; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 W Portland(2OT) 97-94 +3 DNowitzki 20 SMarion 12 LAldridge 33 Dallas led the entire game until Portland took their first lead 30 seconds into the 1st overtime. Both teams missed their last shot of the 1st overtime. Delonte West scored Dallas 1st 6 points of the 2nd overtime to give Dallas a 93-89 lead with 3 minutes left, but Portland scored the next 4 points. The teams traded misses and Brandon Haywood got a putback tipin with 45 seconds left. After Portland missed, Dallas ran the clock down and Dirk Nowitzki hit a turnaround fade away shot from the free throw line with 17 seconds left. Wesley Matthews (Por) was fouled with 11 seconds left and hit the 1st free throw, but missed the 2nd and a jumpball was called. Portland controlled the jump and Matthews' (Por) 3-point attempt was off. Game #28, current record: 17-11; streak: won 3; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 L Atlanta 101-105 -4 DNowitzki 24 DNowitzki 7 JSmith 26 Game #51, current record: 22-29; streak: lost 1; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 L @Charlotte 89-114 -25 DN/ME 16 Dalembert 6 Jefferson 30 Charlotte out-scored Dallas 61-39 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Charlotte shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and Dallas shot 45.1% (37-82) FG. Game #53, current record: 31-22; streak: lost 1; final record: 49-33 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 W Utah 87-82 +5 JBarea 22 DNowitzki 14 TBurke 16 Dallas led 22-9 after 1 as Utah shot 4-20 FG. 9 points set a Dallas opponent record low for points in the 1st quarter. Dallas shot 37.5% FG and Utah shot 37.3% FG. Game #55, current record: 36-19; streak: won 1; final record: 50-32