March 19 1987 Derek Harper had 15 assists, the 10th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 3rd of 10 times Harper had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1990 Moses Malone (Atl) had 20 rebounds, the 24th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 6th of 6 times Malone had 20+ rebounds against Dallas (with the 5th time 7 years earlier on 12/29/82). 1995 The NBA named Jason Kidd as Player of the Week. Kidd averaged 20 points and 10.5 assists as Dallas went 3-1. 2003 With Phoenix's loss to Utah, Dallas formally clinched a playoff berth. 2005 Don Nelson resigned as head coach. Nelson was named as coach 12/4/97. Nelson finished with a regular season record of 339-251 (.575) and a playoff record of 19-24 (.442) with Dallas. 2005 Named Avery Johnson as head coach. He would be fired 4/30/08 and finished with a regular season record of 194-70 (.735) and a playoff record of 22-20 (.489) with Dallas. 2014 Ricky Rubio (Min) had a triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. It was the 57th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Games Record: 10-8 (home: 5-4, road: 5-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L LA Lakers 106-112 -6 Vincent 22 Vincent 13 A-Jabbar 23 Game #66, current record: 22-44, streak: lost 3; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 L @Phoenix(OT) 112-115 -3 Vincent 30 Aguirre 13 W.Davis 24 Game #68, current record: 34-34, streak: lost 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 W San Antonio 96-89 +7 Vincent 35 Vincent 10 Gervin 22 Game #70, current record: 39-31, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W @Sacramento 105-104 +1 Aguirre 28 Donaldson 12 Theus 18 Derek Harper had 15 assists, the 10th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 3rd of 10 times Harper had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #66, current record: 43-23, streak: won 3; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 W @Atlanta 117-110 +7 Tarpley 24 Tarpley 14 Wilkins 32 Moses Malone had 20 rebounds, the 24th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 6th of 6 times Malone had 20+ rebounds against Dallas (with the 5th time 7 years earlier on 12/29/82). Game #64, current record: 35-29, streak: won 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 W @Philadelphia 89-87 +2 Davis 24 Davis 10 Hawkins 26 Game #63, current record: 6-57, streak: won 2; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L Golden State 107-116 -9 Jackson 31 Williams 10 Sprewell 24 Game #65, current record: 8-57, streak: lost 11; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L Cleveland 72-81 -9 McCloud 18 Lorenzo 10 Ferry 24 Game #66, current record: 21-45, streak: lost 8; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 W Golden State(OT) 88-82 +6 Bradley 18 Bradley 10 ED/JJ 18 Game #67, current record: 16-51, streak: won 2; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @Detroit 87-94 -7 Finley 18 MF/SB/ES 6 Stackhou 15 Game #25, current record: 8-17, streak: lost 3; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W @Atlanta 89-85 +4 Finley 31 MF/SB 7 Henderso 24 Game #66, current record: 28-38, streak: won 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W LA Lakers 114-98 +16 Nash 30 LaFrentz 13 O'Neal 32 Game #67, current record: 47-20, streak: won 1; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W Boston 120-104 +16 Nowitzki 24 Jamison 12 MBlount 29 Game #68, current record: 43-25, streak: won 1; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W Charlotte 104-93 +11 Nowitzki 33 SB/MF 10 KBogans 27 Game #65, current record: 43-22; streak: won 2; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 L @New Jersey 89-100 -11 DNowitzki 37 DNowitzki 8 Jefferso 28 Adrian Griffin did not play due to a strained right hamstring (the 5th of 15 games he would miss due to the injury). Keith Van Horn did not play due to a sprained left MCL (the 9th of 11 games he would miss due to the injury). New Jersey led 29-10 after 1. It was New Jersey's first win against Dallas after losing in the last 11 meetings. Game #67, current record: 52-15; streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 L @Atlanta 87-95 -8 DNowitzki 23 DNowitzki 12 JJohnson 24 Rick Carlisle was ejected after picking up consecutive technicals in the 2nd quarter. Erick Dampier did not play due to a swollen left knee. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Game #69, current record: 41-28; streak: lost 1; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 W @Denver 112-95 +17 DNowitzki 33 DNowitzki 11 AAfflalo 24 Dallas shot 53.6% (45-84) FG and Den shot 43.4% (36-83) FG. Shawn Marion (sore left knee) did not play. It was the 2nd of 3 games he would miss. Game #47, current record: 27-20; streak: won 4; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 L Minnesota(OT) 122-123 -1 DNowitzki 27 Dalembert 14 KLove 35 Ricky Rubio (Min) had a triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. It was the 57th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Game #69, current record: 41-28; streak: lost 1; final record: 49-33