February 4 1981 Houston won 116-68, 48 points is the 2nd largest loss margin in team history. Was out-scored 38-8 in the 3rd quarter. Only 1 Mav was in double-digits. 1993 Released Tracy Moore. 1993 Signed Lamont Strothers to a 10-day contract. 1994 Placed Terry Davis on IR with a left elbow injury. 1999 Placed Ansu Sesay on IR with a broken right foot. Sesay missed the entire season due to the injury. 2000 Released Leon Smith. 2005 Marquis Daniels underwent an appendectomy. He would miss the next 7 games due to the surgery. 2007 Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had a triple-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 50th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 2009 Jason Kidd surpassed Oscar Robertson (9,887) for 4th place on the NBA career assist list. 2011 Jason Terry surpassed 15,000 career points during the Boston game. 2015 Stephen Curry (GS) had 51 points on 16-26 FG, 10-16 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT. He had 36 points in the 2nd half, setting the Dallas opponent record for most points in a half (old: 35). It was the 86th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the only time Curry had 40+ points against Dallas. It was also the 9th time a Mavs opponent had 50+ points. 10-16 3-pointers set the opponent record for most 3-pointers made and tied the opponent record for 3-pointers attempted. Games Record: 8-12 (home: 5-3, road: 3-9) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L @Houston 68-116 -48 Robinzine 14 TL/BR 6 BW/MM 21 Out-scored by Houston 38-8 in the 3rd quarter. Only 1 Mav was in double-digits scoring. 48 points is the 2nd largest loss margin in team history. Game #55, current record: 8-47, streak: lost 7; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 L New York 101-120 -19 Aguirre 26 MA/JV/BD 5 Cartwrig 27 Game #46, current record: 22-24, streak: lost 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 L @LA Lakers 102-110 -8 SP/RB 18 Donaldson 8 AJ/MM 21 Game #46, current record: 24-22, streak: lost 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W Seattle 124-94 +30 Aguirre 23 Donaldson 14 Chambers 19 Game #46, current record: 30-16, streak: won 2; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L @Sacramento 101-118 -17 Aguirre 35 Perkins 11 Theus 23 Game #43, current record: 28-15, streak: lost 4; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @LA Clippers 80-97 -17 Williams 17 TDavis 10 Norman 19 Game #46, current record: 13-33, streak: lost 7; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L LA Lakers 87-95 -8 Mashburn 22 Mashburn 11 Lynch 26 Game #45, current record: 4-41, streak: lost 1; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W Utah 119-98 +21 Jackson 30 PJ/LW 15 Malone 22 Game #44, current record: 18-26, streak: won 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 W Sacramento 104-96 +8 Cassell 20 McCloud 9 Richmond 31 Game #44, current record: 16-28, streak: won 2; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L @Boston 99-110 -11 Finley 18 Green 14 Brown 32 Game #46, current record: 9-37, streak: lost 1; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 L Sacramento 109-110 -1 DN/MF 28 Nowitzki 16 Bibby 27 Adrian Griffin did not play due to a sore right knee (the only game he would miss due to the injury). Game #48, current record: 38-10, streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W @New Orleans 113-104 +9 Nowitzki 28 Nowitzki 28 Armstron 27 Eduardo Najera did not play due to a sore left knee (the 21st of 24 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #49, current record: 31-18, streak: won 2; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 L @Indiana 94-95 -1 Nowitzki 32 Dampier 14 JO'Neal 23 Marquis Daniels did not play due to an appendectomy (the 1st of 7 games he would miss due to the surgery). Don Nelson did not coach due to recovering from right rotator cuff surgery (the 9th of 10 games he would miss due to the recovery). Game #45, current record: 30-15; streak: lost 1; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W Seattle 110-91 +19 JHoward 23 EDampier 14 RAllen 17 Game #47, current record: 37-10; streak: won 11; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 W @Orlando 107-98 +9 JoHoward 28 DNowitzki 9 DHoward 28 Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had a triple-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 50th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Orlando never led in the game. Game #47, current record: 32-15; 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 Portland 104-99 +5 JHoward 23 DNowitzki 11 BRoy 26 Jason Kidd surpassed Oscar Robertson (9,887) for 4th place on the NBA career assist list. Game #48, current record: 29-19; streak: won 4; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 W @Boston 101-97 +4 DNowitzki 29 TChandler 15 RAllen 24 With Boston up by 1, Dallas inbounded with 15 seconds left and Dirk Nowitzki caught the ball in the paint and then kicked out to Jason Kidd, who let the defender fly by him and then drained a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left. After a timeout, Rajon Rondo's (Bos) attempted inbound-lob pass flew out of bounds with no one touching it and 2 free throws by Nowitzki capped the scoring. Jason Terry surpassed 15,000 career points during the game. Game #49, current record: 34-15; streak: won 7; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L @Cleveland 88-91 -3 DNowitzki 24 DN/BW 8 KIrving 20 Kyrie Irving (Cle) drove for a layup late in the shot clock to give Cleveland a 91-88 lead with 16 seconds left. Terry missed a 3-pointer and Brandan Wright missed a 3 at the buzzer. Game #25, current record: 14-11; streak: lost 3; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 L @Oklahoma City 91-112 -21 SMarion 23 EB/BW 7 Westbrook 24 Oklahoma City went on a 28-8 run spanning the 1st and 2nd quarters to take a 50-30 lead with 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. Oklahoma City out-scored Dallas 39-22 in the 2nd quarter and 68-44 in the 1st half. Vince Carter did not play due to being ill, the only game he would miss due to the illness. Game #48, current record: 20-28; streak: lost 1; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 L @Golden State 114-128 -14 CParsons 24 TChandler 17 SCurry 51 Dallas led 40-18 with 1:23 left in the 1st quarter. Golden State out-scored Dallas 70-52 in the 2nd half. Golden State shot 52.3% (45-86) FG and Dallas shot 41.8% (41-98) FG. Golden State shot 19-38 3-pointers and Dallas shot 10-30 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 51 points on 16-26 FG, 10-16 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT. He had 36 points in the 2nd half, setting the Dallas opponent record for most points in a half (old: 35). It was the 86th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the only time Curry had 40+ points against Dallas. It was also the 9th time a Mavs opponent had 50+ points. 10-16 3-pointers set the opponent record for most 3-pointers made and tied the opponent record for 3-pointers attempted. Game #51, current record: 33-18; streak: lost 1; final record: 50-32