March 12 1981 Purvis Short (GS) had 45 points, the 4th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 4 times Short had 40+ points against Dallas. 1986 Rolando Blackman had 46 points, the 25th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 5th of 6 times Blackman had 40+ points with Dallas. 1986 Reggie Theus (Sac) had a triple-double with 32 points, 14 rebounds, and 15 assists. It was the 8th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 1988 Roy Tarpley had 21 rebounds, the 16th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 5th of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 1993 Signed Tim Legler to a 2nd 10-day contract. 1996 Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 40 points, the 43rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. 1998 Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 22 rebounds, the 43rd time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 9th of 9 times Rodman had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 2002 USA Basketball named Raef LaFrentz to Team USA, which would compete in the World Championship tournament in Indianapolis in the summer of 2002. 2006 Activated Josh Howard and placed Devin Harris on IL with a strained right hamstring. Howard had missed 5 days (3 games) with a strained left hamstring. Harris was activated 32 days (17 games) later. 2006 Josh Howard did not play in the 2nd half of the Sacramento game due to a strained left hamstring. He would miss the next 9 games due to the injury. 2007 Devean George only played 2 minutes in the Golden State due to his sore right knee. He would miss the next 6 games due to the injury. 2008 Activated Tyronn Lue and placed J.J. Barea (no injury) on IL. Lue had been on IL for 6 days (3 games) with a strained calf. Barea remained on IL for the remainder of the regular season (35 days, 18 games). 2013 Activated Shawn Marion (but remained out with his strained left calf). Marion was on IL for 4 days (3 games, but missed a total of 8 straight games due to the injury). 2014 Dirk Nowitzki passed John Havlicek (26,395) for 12th place on the NBA all-time scoring list with the first bucket of the Utah game. 2015 Recalled Dwight Powell from the NBADL and later in the day assigned Dwight Powell to the NBADL. Powell remained on IL. Games Record: 6-7 (home: 3-4, road: 3-3) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 W Golden State 120-118 +2 Spanarkel 26 Robinzine 11 Short 45 Tom LaGarde had the game winning putback (plus free throw on a 3-point play) with 3 seconds left. Purvis Short had 45 points, the 4th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 4 times Short had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #73, current record: 12-61, streak: won 2; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 L Sacramento(OT) 120-127 -7 Blackman 46 Donaldson 16 Theus 32 Rolando Blackman had 46 points, the 25th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 5th of 6 times Blackman had 40+ points with Dallas. Reggie Theus had a triple-double with 32 points, 14 rebounds, and 15 assists. It was the 8th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Game #65, current record: 34-31, streak: lost 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 W @LA Lakers 110-101 +9 Aguirre 21 Tarpley 21 Scott 35 Roy Tarpley had 21 rebounds, the 16th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 5th of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. Game #60, current record: 41-19, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L @Phoenix 98-116 -18 Davis 23 Davis 11 Barkley 24 Game #59, current record: 4-55, streak: lost 17; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L Miami 118-125 -7 JJ/McClou 28 Jackson 6 Mourning 40 Alonzo Mourning had 40 points, the 43rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. Game #62, current record: 21-41, streak: lost 4; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 W Chicago(OT) 104-97 +7 Finley 32 Green 17 Jordan 26 Erick Strickland suffered a twisted right knee during the game. He would miss the next 2 games due to the injury. Dennis Rodman had 22 rebounds, the 43rd time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 9th of 9 times Rodman had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game #63, current record: 14-49, streak: won 1; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 L @Sacramento 80-85 -5 DNowitzki 24 DNowitzki 13 BMiller 17 Adrian Griffin did not play due to his strained right hamstring (the 1st of 15 games he would miss due to the injury). Josh Howard did not play in the 2nd half due to a strained left hamstring. He would miss the next 9 games due to the injury. Game #63, current record: 49-14; streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Golden State 100-117 -17 JT/DH 16 ACroshere 13 MPietrus 20 Devean George only plaed 2 minutes in the Golden State due to his sore right knee. He would miss the next 6 games due to the injury. Golden State out-scored Dallas 65-36 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. The loss ended Dallas' team record high 17 game winning streak. It was also Dallas' first loss of the season on the 2nd night of a back-to-back - they had won the previous 11. Game #62, current record: 52-10; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 W Charlotte 118-93 +25 DNowitzki 26 DNowitzki 9 RFelton 21 Dallas out-scored Charlotte 67-45 in the 1st half. Charlotte never led in the game. Game #65, current record: 42-23; streak: won 3; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 L LA Lakers 91-96 -5 SM/DN 25 SMarion 12 ABynum 22 Game #66, current record: 47-19; streak: lost 1; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 W @Milwaukee 115-108 +7 VCarter 23 DNowitzki 11 MEllis 32 Dallas out-scored Milwaukee 35-20 in the 2nd quarter. Game #63, current record: 30-33; streak: won 4; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 W @Utah 108-101 +7 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 8 TBurke 20 The largest lead by either team was 10 points. Dirk Nowitzki passed John Havlicek (26,395) for 12th place on the NBA all-time scoring list with the first bucket of the game. Game #66, current record: 39-27; streak: won 1; final record: 49-33 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L Indiana 105-112 -7 DNowitzki 30 ZPachulia 9 PGeorge 20 Game #66, current record: 33-33; streak: lost 5; final record: 42-40