March 23 1987 First win in Philadelphia. 1987 Charles Barkley (Phi) had a 20-20 with 24 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 9th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 2nd of 2 times Barkley had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 15th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 2nd of 2 times Barkley had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 1990 Derek Harper made then team record 7 3-pointers. 1994 Activated Sean Rooks. 2000 New owner Mark Cuban announced that he would keep Don Nelson as GM and Terdema Ussery as president for the next season. 2002 Late in the 1st quarter of the Memphis game, Michael Finley scored his 10,000 career NBA point. 2005 Refs Mike Callahan, Rodney Motts, and Bill Spooner whistled 12 combined technicals. Dallas: Avery Johnson(1), Josh Howard(1), Dirk Nowitzki(1), Keith Van horn(1), defensive 3 seconds(2). Golden State: Baron Davis(1), Mike Dunleavy(1), Jason Richardson(1), Mike Motgomery(1), defensive 3 seconds(2). 2006 Dirk Nowitzki had 51 points, setting the most points by a Mavs player in a non-overtime game. It was the 4th time a Mavs player had 50+ points (and only time in a non-overtime game) and the 10th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. 2006 Jason Richardson (GS) had 40 points, the 60th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. 2008 Dirk Nowitzki left the San Antonio game during the 3rd quarter with a moderate high left ankle sprain and mild left knee strain. He would miss the next 4 games due to the injury. 2010 Drew Gooden (LAC) had a 20-20 with 26 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 38th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 64th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. 2012 Signed Kelenna Azubuike and assigned him to the NBADL. Activated Brendan Haywood and placed Azubuike (no injury) on IL. Haywood (sprained right knee) was on IL for 7 days (4 games), but would remain out until 3/30/12 (missing 7 games). Azubuike was activated 17 days (9 games) later. 2013 Elected not to sign Chris Wright to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract and released him. Wright played 3 games with Dallas. Games Record: 10-10 (home: 4-6, road: 6-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 W @LA Lakers 118-116 +2 Aguirre 23 Vincent 10 A-Jabbar 32 Game #68, current record: 23-45, streak: won 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 W Houston 116-104 +12 Aguirre 28 Cummings 8 Sampson 20 Game #70, current record: 38-32, streak: won 2; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L Chicago 97-107 -10 Aguirre 32 Perkins 8 Johnson 31 Game #72, current record: 40-32, 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 @Philadelphia 103-100 +3 Blackman 38 RB/RT 8 Barkley 24 Charles Barkley had a 20-20 with 24 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 9th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 2nd of 2 times Barkley had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 15th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 2nd of 2 times Barkley had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game #68, current record: 45-23, streak: won 5; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 W @Miami 106-103 +3 Harper 34 Donaldson 12 Frank 24 Game #66, current record: 37-29, streak: won 3; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @Orlando 93-105 -12 English 19 Donaldson 8 Reynolds 26 Game #67, current record: 25-42, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L @Atlanta 107-125 -18 Rooks 23 Rooks 12 Wilkins 28 Game #65, current record: 6-59, streak: lost 2; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L LA Lakers 109-112 -3 Smith 36 Smith 7 VanExel 28 Game #66, current record: 8-58, streak: lost 12; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W @Detroit 102-94 +8 Jones 21 Jones 18 Hill 32 Game #65, current record: 28-37, streak: won 3; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 W Minnesota 91-87 +4 Finley 27 Bradley 12 Peeler 23 Chris Anstey did not play due to a sprained left middle finger (the 1st of 8 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #69, current record: 17-52, streak: won 1; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L Cleveland 98-104 -6 Finley 29 Finley 10 Kemp 22 Game #68, current record: 29-39, streak: lost 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W Memphis 111-100 +11 Nowitzki 24 Najera 9 Gasol 23 Late in the 1st quarter, Michael Finley scored his 10,000 career NBA point. Wang Zhizhi left the game in the 4th quarter with a sprained left ankle. He would miss the next game due to the injury. Game #69, current record: 48-21, streak: won 1; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W @Golden State 109-97 +12 Nowitzki 29 Nowitzki 10 BD/MP 22 Refs Mike Callahan, Rodney Motts, and Bill Spooner whistled 12 combined technicals. Dallas: Avery Johnson(1), Josh Howard(1), Dirk Nowitzki(1), Keith Van horn(1), defensive 3 seconds(2). Golden State: Baron Davis(1), Mike Dunleavy(1), Jason Richardson(1), Mike Motgomery(1), defensive 3 seconds(2). Game #67, current record: 45-22; streak: won 4; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 L Golden State 121-122 -1 DNowitzki 51 EDampier 10 Richards 40 Adrian Griffin did not play due to a strained right hamstring (the 7th of 15 games he would miss due to the injury). Keith Van Horn did not play due to a sprained left MCL (the 11th of 11 games he would miss due to the injury). Baron Davis (GS) did not play. Jason Richardson (GS) had 20 points in the 3rd quarter. After hitting their first 30 free throws, Dallas shot 5-8 FT in the last minute of the game. Jason Richardson (GS) nailed a 3-pointer from a foot behind the line at the buzzer for the game winner. Dirk Nowitzki had 51 points, setting the most points by a Mavs player in a non-overtime game. It was the 4th time a Mavs player had 50+ points (and only time in a non-overtime game) and the 10th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. It was also the most points scored by a Mav in 05-06. Jason Richardson (GS) had 40 points, the 60th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. 122 points was the most points an opponent would score against Dallas in 05-06. Game #69, current record: 53-16; streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Boston 109-95 +14 JTerry 29 JH/DD 11 PPierce 30 Greg Buckner did not play in the game due to a sprained left knee. the 4th of 4 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #68, current record: 57-11; streak: won 5; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 L San Antonio 81-88 -7 Stackhous 19 JoHoward 9 MGinobili 26 Dallas shot 9-11 FT and San Antonio shot 23-24 FT. Game #70, current record: 44-26; streak: lost 3; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W LA Clippers 106-96 +10 JKidd 26 BHaywood 10 DGooden 26 Drew Gooden (LAC) had a 20-20 with 26 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 38th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 64th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Game #71, current record: 47-24; streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L @San Antonio 87-104 -17 JTerry 18 IMahinmi 9 DGreen 18 San Antonio went on a 22-2 run spanning the 3rd and 4th quarters to take an 80-65 lead with 10 minutes left. San Antonio shot 48.9% (43-88) FG and Dallas shot 38.3% (31-81) FG. Brendan Haywood (sprained right knee) did not play. It was the 4th of 7 games he would miss. Lamar Odom did not play, coach's decision. Tony Parker (SA, hamstring injury) did not play. Game #49, current record: 27-22; streak: lost 2; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 L Brooklyn(OT) 104-107 -3 MEllis 32 Dalembert 15 JJohnson 22 Monta Ellis' running 3-pointer was off at the buzzer. Only 45 seconds into the game, Jose Calderon took a blow to the face and left the game and did not return. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Game #71, current record: 42-29; streak: lost 1; final record: 49-33 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L @Portland 103-109 -6 WMatthews 22 SMejri 11 DLillard 27 Game #71, current record: 35-36; streak: lost 1; final record: 42-40