March 24 1981 Moses Malone (Hou) had a 20-20 with 30 points and 22 rebounds. It was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 2nd of 5 times Malone had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 2nd of 6 times Malone had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 1981 An ugly courtside fan made racial slurs at Calvin Murphy (Hou) during the game. After the game while Murphy was politely talking to the courtside ugly fan, another ugly fan in the stands made racial slurs at Murphy and Murphy went into the stands to go after the ugly fan, but was restrained by Houston assistant coach Del Harris before Murphy could reach the ugly fan. 1983 Shot 67.7% (44-65) FG in defeating San Diego 118-113, setting the team record for highest field goal percentage. 1984 Mark Aguirre had 46 points, the 13th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 10th of 22 times Aguirre had 40+ points with Dallas. 1984 Mark Aguirre made 21 field goals (21-33) for the game, setting the team record for field goals made. 1984 Mark Aguirre had 32 points in the 1st half, setting the team record for points in a half. 1987 Mark Aguirre had 43 points, the 29th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 21st of 22 times Aguirre had 40+ points with Dallas. 2001 Activated Obinna Ekezie and placed Donnell Harvey on IR with tendinitis in his right elbow. Ekezie had missed 25 days (11 games) with a sprained left ankle. Harvey was activated 13 days (7 games) later. 2003 Rodney White (Den) had a triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 42nd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 2004 Refs Ron Garretson, Ron Olesiak, and Bennie Adams called a team record 8 technical fouls on Dallas - Scott Williams(2), Shawn Bradley(1), Del Harris(1), Dirk Nowitzki(1), defensive 3 seconds(3). 2011 Activated Shawn Marion and placed Corey Brewer (no injury) on IL. Marion was on IL for 4 days (1 game) with a sprained right wrist. Brewer was activated 10 days (6 games) later. 2011 Achieved their 11th straight season with at least 50 wins, becoming the 3rd team in league history with 11 straight [joining San Antonio (12 straight, 1999-2011) and LA Lakers (12 straight, 1979-1991)]. 2012 Dirk Nowitzki passed Charles Barkley (23,757) for 19th place on the NBA all-time scoring list. 2015 Dirk Nowitzki had his 10,000th career rebound during the San Antonio game. 2016 Chandler Parsons underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair the medial meniscus and was out for the rest of the season. Games Record: 11-8 (home: 5-4, road: 6-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L Houston(OT) 111-114 -3 TL/BD 19 LaGarde 11 Reid 32 Marty Byrnes hit a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left to tie the game at 104-104 and send it into overtime. Jim Spanarkel's 3-point attempt missed with 2 seconds left in overtime. Moses Malone had a 20-20 with 30 points and 22 rebounds. It was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 2nd of 5 times Malone had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 2nd of 6 times Malone had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game #79, current record: 14-65, streak: lost 1; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L @Phoenix 96-104 -8 Vincent 23 Cooper 13 DJohnson 22 Game #69, current record: 23-46, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 W @San Diego 118-113 +5 Blackman 23 MA/RB 6 Cummings 26 Shot 67.7% (44-65) FG, setting the team record for highest field goal percentage. Game #71, current record: 36-35, streak: won 2; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 W Denver 119-101 +18 Aguirre 46 PC/DE 8 English 31 Mark Aguirre had 24 points in the 1st quarter, setting the then record for points in a quarter (since surpassed). Mark Aguirre had 32 points in the 1st half, setting the team record for points in a half. Mark Aguirre made 21 field goals (21-33) for the game, setting the team record for field goals made. Mark Aguirre had 46 points, the 13th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 10th of 22 times Aguirre had 40+ points with Dallas. Game #71, current record: 39-32, streak: won 3; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W @Indiana 126-120 +6 Aguirre 25 MA/JD 11 Anderson 28 Game #71, current record: 39-32, 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 @New Jersey 119-107 +12 Aguirre 43 Donaldson 11 Woolridg 29 Mark Aguirre had 43 points, the 29th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 21st of 22 times Aguirre had 40+ points with Dallas. Game #69, current record: 46-23, streak: won 6; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 L Denver 105-114 -9 Dantley 30 Perkins 8 English 18 Game #67, current record: 31-36, streak: lost 9; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @Portland 83-109 -26 Smith 15 Smith 10 Porter 19 Game #70, current record: 17-53, streak: lost 14; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 W @Washington 101-98 +3 Jackson 27 DC/JJ 8 Chapman 22 Game #66, current record: 7-59, streak: won 1; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L New York 79-85 -6 Popeye 17 Popeye 17 Ewing 36 Game #68, current record: 21-47, streak: lost 10; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L Houston 78-88 -10 Bradley 20 Bradley 13 Olajuwon 24 Game #28, current record: 9-19, streak: lost 2; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W Charlotte 103-100 +3 Finley 31 Bradley 12 EC/DW 25 Game #69, current record: 44-25, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W @Denver 108-96 +12 Nowitzki 25 Nowitzki 8 Howard 25 Rodney White had a triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 42nd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Michael Finley did not play due to a strained left hamstring (the 3rd of 13 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #70, current record: 53-17, streak: won 2; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 L @Indiana 99-103 -4 Nowitzki 22 Walker 11 RArtest 20 Refs Ron Garretson, Ron Olesiak, and Bennie Adams called a team record 8 technical fouls on Dallas - Scott Williams(2), Shawn Bradley(1), Del Harris(1), Dirk Nowitzki(1), defensive 3 seconds(3). Michael Finley did not play due to a sore right calf (the 1st of 3 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #71, current record: 44-27, streak: lost 2; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 L @Sacramento 101-109 -8 Nowitzki 35 Howard 10 Stojakov 38 Game #68, current record: 45-23; streak: lost 1; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 W Minnesota 104-96 +8 DNowitzki 30 DNowitzki 11 ARandolph 31 Kevin Love (Min) did not play. Game #71, current record: 50-21; streak: won 2; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 W @Houston(OT) 101-99 +2 DNowitzki 31 SMarion 15 GDragic 24 Dallas scored 7 straight points to take a 90-86 lead with 19 seconds left in the 4th quarter, but Marcus Camby (Hou) got a putback with 12 seconds left. Dirk Nowitzki was intentionally fouled but only hit 1-2 FT. Chandler Parsons (Hou) hit a 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left, and Jason Terry's free throw jumper was just short at the buzzer. Terry hit a good looking jumper with 36 seconds left to give Dallas a 99-97 lead. Houston missed and Nowitzki was intentionally fouled and hit both free throws. Goran Dragic (Hou) got a quick layup with 14 seconds left. Houston pressed and forced an 8 second half court violation with 6 seconds left. Chase Budinger's (Hou) corner 3-point attempt at the buzzer was short. Dirk Nowitzki passed Charles Barkley (23,757) for 19th place on the NBA all-time scoring list. Brendan Haywood (sprained right knee) did not play. It was the 5th of 7 games he would miss. Game #50, current record: 28-22; streak: won 1; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 W Utah 113-108 +5 MJames 19 SM/DN 6 EKanter 17 Dallas went on a 20-2 run to take an 89-71 lead with 9:55 left in the 4th quarter. Game #70, current record: 34-36; streak: won 2; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 W San Antonio 101-94 +7 MEllis 38 DNowitzki 13 KLeonard 19 Dirk Nowitzki had his 10,000th career rebound. Game #72, current record: 45-27; streak: won 1; final record: 50-32