March 30 1982 Moses Malone (Hou) had a 20-20 with 38 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 4th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 4th of 5 times Malone had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 4th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 4th of 6 times Malone had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 1986 Charles Barkley (Phi) had a 20-20 with 32 points and 25 rebounds. It was the 7th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 1st of 2 times Barkley had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had 25+ rebounds and the 1st of 2 times Barkley had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 1998 Assistant coach Bob Salmi was reassigned to the scouting department for the rest of the season. 2003 Activated Evan Eschmeyer and placed Walt Williams on IR with a strained left hamstring. Eschmeyer had missed 22 days (11 games) with swelling in his right knee. Williams was activated 13 days (7 games) later. 2003 Steve Nash had 15 assists, the 35th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 4th of 6 times Nash had 15+ assists with Dallas. 2004 Carlos Boozer (Cle) had a 20-20 with 23 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 37th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 63rd time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. 2004 With the win against Cleveland, Dallas clinched a playoff berth. 2005 Activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed DJ Mbenga on IR with a strained right hamstring. Stackhouse had missed 19 days (10 games) with a strained right groin. Mbenga would stay on IR the rest of the season (12 games). 2007 With his first bucket early in the New York game, Dirk Nowitzki surpassed 15,000 career points. He became the 105th NBA player to have 15,000 points. 2007 With the win over New York, Dallas set a team record with 61 wins in a season. 2007 Stephon Marbury (NY) had 43 points, the 63rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 2 times he had 40+ points against Dallas. 2008 Activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL with a strained right groin. Magloire had been on IL for 3 days (1 game). Stackhouse would be activated 17 days (8 games) later. 2013 Recalled Jared Cunningham from the NBADL, having assigned him to the NBADL on 1/28/13. Cunningham remained on IL for the rest of the season. 2013 O.J. Mayo underwent an MRI that revealed a sprained left shoulder. Despite the injury, he continued to play - he started the Chicago game wearing a sleeve on the shoulder but shortly into the game removed it and played the rest of the game without it on. Games Record: 9-12 (home: 4-1, road: 5-11) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L @Houston 95-99 -4 Spanarkel 21 Cooper 9 Malone 38 Moses Malone had a 20-20 with 38 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 4th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 4th of 5 times Malone had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 4th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 4th of 6 times Malone had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game #72, current record: 24-48, streak: lost 2; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 L @Utah 103-117 -14 Aguirre 13 Nimphius 15 Green 27 Game #74, current record: 36-38, streak: lost 3; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Philadelphia 110-118 -8 Aguirre 26 BG/PC 10 Erving 29 Game #74, current record: 39-35, streak: lost 3; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 L @Philadelphia 113-114 -1 Blackman 24 Schrempf 14 Barkley 32 Charles Barkley had a 20-20 with 32 points and 25 rebounds. It was the 7th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 1st of 2 times Barkley had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had 25+ rebounds and the 1st of 2 times Barkley had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game #74, current record: 40-34, streak: lost 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 L @New York 98-99 -1 Perkins 21 Perkins 9 Ewing 26 Game #70, current record: 31-39, streak: lost 12; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L Minnesota 82-84 -2 Harper 22 Tarpley 16 Campbell 23 Shot 29-61 FG. Game #70, current record: 40-30, streak: lost 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @Seattle 102-115 -13 Williams 31 Donaldson 10 Kemp 23 Game #70, current record: 25-45, streak: lost 4; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W @Charlotte 125-107 +18 RT/PJ 22 Jones 11 Hawkins 31 Game #68, current record: 31-37, streak: won 6; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L @Cleveland 80-84 -4 Pack 23 Green 9 Brandon 19 Game #71, current record: 22-49, streak: lost 7; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @Minnesota 78-98 -20 Trent 16 Trent 11 KG/TB 22 Erick Strickland left the game at the end of the 2nd quarter with back spasms after Tom Hammonds ran into him. Game #32, current record: 10-22, streak: lost 3; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L @Portland 85-96 -11 Finley 30 Finley 7 Wallace 34 Game #72, current record: 31-41, streak: lost 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 L @LA Lakers 89-98 -9 Nowitzki 24 Nowitzki 9 O'Neal 35 Game #72, current record: 46-26, streak: lost 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W @Minnesota 119-95 +24 Nowitzki 33 Nowitzki 7 Garnett 24 Steve Nash had 15 assists, the 35th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 4th of 6 times Nash had 15+ assists with Dallas. Michael Finley did not play due to a strained left hamstring (the 6th of 13 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #73, current record: 55-18, streak: won 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W Cleveland 126-109 +17 Nowitzki 35 Nowitzki 18 LJames 28 Carlos Boozer had a 20-20 with 23 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 37th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 63rd time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Game #74, current record: 46-28, streak: won 2; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W @Boston 112-100 +12 Nowitzki 36 Nowitzki 9 PPierce 21 Game #71, current record: 48-23; streak: won 3; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W New York 105-103 +2 DNowitzki 30 EDampier 10 SMarbury 43 With his first bucket early in the game, Dirk Nowitzki surpassed 15,000 career points. He became the 105th NBA player to have 15,000 points. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 43 points, the 63rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 2 times he had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #72, current record: 61-11; streak: won 9; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 L @Golden State 104-114 -10 JoHoward 36 JK/JoH 9 MEllis 30 Game #73, current record: 45-28; streak: lost 2; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 W @LA Clippers 106-100 +6 DNowitzki 24 SMarion 9 BGriffin 25 Game #74, current record: 53-21; streak: won 5; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 W @Orlando 100-98 +2 DNowitzki 28 SMarion 9 JNelson 24 Delonte West hit a 3-pointer and then hit 2 free throws to give Dallas a 98-97 lead with 1:10 to go. The teams traded misses and Jameer Nelson (Orl) was fouled with 27 seconds left, but only hit 1-2 FT to make it a tie game at 98-98. Dirk Nowitzki banked in a tough fade away 15-footer with 5.9 seconds left. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) missed a 3-pointer and Ryan Anderson (Orl) missed a short putback. Game #53, current record: 30-23; 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 Chicago 100-98 +2 DNowitzki 35 BWright 13 LD/CB/NR 25 Dallas closed the game with a 15-1 run, with Dirk Nowitzki scoring Dallas' last 8 points, including the game winning 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left. Dirk Nowitzki had 35 points including 14-17 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Game #73, current record: 36-37; streak: won 1; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 W New York 91-89 +2 JBarea 26 JA/ZP 9 CAnthony 31 Deron Williams (left abdominal strain) did not play, the 4th of 8 games he would miss. Game #75, current record: 37-38; streak: won 2; final record: 42-40