April 13 1984 Defeated the LA Lakers 104-103 to take the season series 4-3. Dallas clinched homecourt advantage in the 1st round for the playoffs. 1986 Finished the 1985-86 season with a record of 44-38 1996 Jason Kidd had 15 assists, the 28th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 10th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1996 Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had a triple-double with 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 blocks. It was the 33rd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double with blocks. 2001 The NBA fined Mark Cuban $100,000 and suspended him for 1 game for making an obscene gesture towards the refs during the Phoenix game and his comments about the officiating after the game on 4/11/01. Cuban said that the gesture was a choking sign (hands on throat). 2002 Activated Johnny Newman and placed Avery Johnson on IR with a bruised left calf. Newman had missed 11 days (5 games) with a strained right hamstring. Johnson spent the rest of the season (4 games) on IR. 2006 Activated Devin Harris and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL. Stackhouse did not have an injury, just the coach giving him a game off to rest. Harris had missed 32 days (17 games) with a strained right hamstring. Stackhouse was activated 3 days (1 game) later. 2007 Activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed Jason Terry (rest) on IL. Nowitzki was on IL for 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Terry was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2007 Erick Dampier did not play in the Utah game due to a strained right shoulder. It was the 2nd of 2 games he would miss due to the injury. 2008 Activated Josh Howard and placed Jamaal Magloire (no injury) on IL. Howard had been on IL for 1 day (1 game) with a sore right knee. Magloire would remain on IL for the rest of the regular season (3 days, 2 games). 2008 Juwan Howard played in his 1,000th NBA game. 2011 Activated Brendan Haywood and placed Peja Stojakovic (personal reasons) on IL. Haywood (no injury) was on IL for 2 days (1 game). It was the last game of the season. 2011 Finished the 2010-11 season with a record of 57-25, tied for 2nd best in the Western Conference. The LA Lakers had the tie-breaker with Dallas, so Dallas had the #3 seed in the West and would face #7 Portland Trailblazers in the First Round of the Playoffs. 2012 Activated Kelenna Azubuike and placed Jason Kidd (rest) on IL. Azubuike (no injury) was on IL for 3 days (2 games). Kidd was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2012 Rodrigue Beaubois suffered a strained right calf and left the Portland game during the 3rd quarter and did not return. He would miss the next 2 games due to the injury. 2013 Signed Josh Akognon for the rest of the season after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. 2015 Activated Devin Harris and placed Monta Ellis (rest) on IL. Harris (rest) was on IL for 1 day (1 game). Ellis was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2016 Finished the 2015-16 season with a 42-40 record. Dallas received the #6 seed in the playoffs where they would face #3 Oklahoma City in the 1st round. 2016 David Lee suffered a right foot injury during the 2nd quarter of the San Antonio game and did not return. He would miss the first 2 games of the playoffs due to the injury. Games Record: 11-11 (home: 6-2, road: 5-9) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 W Utah 106-99 +7 Aguirre 19 PC/JV/KN 8 Griffith 28 Game #80, current record: 38-42, 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 @LA Lakers 104-103 +1 MA/JV 20 Cummings 16 A-Jabbar 32 Game #81, current record: 43-38, streak: won 1; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W @LA Lakers 127-104 +23 Vincent 19 Wenningto 10 Scott 24 Game #82, current record: 44-38, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L @Golden State 110-112 -2 Harper 25 Donaldson 12 Mullin 24 Game #76, current record: 50-26, streak: lost 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L @Portland 92-124 -32 HW/DH 16 Tarpley 9 KD/CD 22 Game #78, current record: 43-35, 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 @Golden State 114-132 -18 Harper 20 White 10 Marciuli 19 Game #78, current record: 26-52, streak: lost 7; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L @Seattle 112-133 -21 Dumas 24 Davis 6 Payton 24 Game #76, current record: 34-42, streak: lost 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L @Houston 111-112 -1 Jackson 33 Popeye 15 Olajuwon 31 Jason Kidd had 15 assists, the 28th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 10th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Hakeem Olajuwon had a triple-double with 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 blocks. It was the 33rd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double and the 2nd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double with blocks. Game #78, current record: 24-54, streak: lost 3; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 W San Antonio 92-86 +6 Finley 25 Nowitzki 13 Robinson 22 Game #37, current record: 12-25, streak: won 1; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L @Houston 102-111 -9 Finley 35 SB/GB 9 WWilliam 21 Cedric Ceballos did not play due to a broken left pinky finger (the 6th of 6 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #78, current record: 36-42, streak: lost 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W Sacramento 101-97 +4 Finley 31 Bradley 15 Webber 24 Game #79, current record: 50-29, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W @Seattle 116-99 +17 Finley 29 Najera 11 Payton 21 Dirk Nowitzki did not play due to a sprained left ankle (the 3rd of 4 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #79, current record: 55-24, 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 Memphis 110-103 +7 Daniels 30 Nowitzki 10 BWells 27 Game #81, current record: 51-30, 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 @Seattle 95-90 +5 Nowitzki 31 Dampier 9 RAllen 19 Game #78, current record: 54-24; streak: won 5; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 L @Phoenix 104-117 -13 DNowitzki 36 DNowitzki 11 SMarion 29 Having little to play for (basically locked in to the #4 seed), Jerry Stackhouse and DeSagana Diop did not play (resting, no injury). Devin Harris played after missing the previous 17 games with a strained hamstring. He did not play in the 2nd half as the plan going into the game was to only play him in the 1st half. Steve Nash (Pho) had 13 assists, the most assists an opponent would have in 05-06. Game #80, current record: 59-21; streak: lost 2; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L Utah 89-104 -15 DNowitzki 23 DN/DD 4 CBoozer 32 Erick Dampier did not play in the game due to a strained right shoulder. It was the 2nd of 2 games he would miss due to the injury. With the best record in the NBA locked up, Dallas rested several key players (Jason Terry, Jerry Stackhouse) and limited others' minutes. Game #79, current record: 65-14; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 L @Seattle 95-99 -4 DNowitzki 32 DNowitzki 9 EWatson 21 Seattle scored the last 10 points of the game as Dallas went scoreless over the last 4 minutes of the game. Juwan Howard played in his 1,000th NBA game. Game #81, current record: 50-31; streak: lost 2; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W Minnesota 96-94 +2 DNowitzki 34 EDampier 13 CSmith 24 Jason Terry hit the game winning jumper with .2 seconds left as Dal closed the game with an 11-4 run. Josh Howard did not play due to a sore left ankle. He would not miss any other games due to the injury. Game #81, current record: 49-32; streak: won 1; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 W New Orleans 121-89 +32 DNowitzki 32 SMarion 8 JJack 22 Out-scored New Orleans 28-13 in the quarter. The 32 point victory margin tied the 17th largest in team history. Rodrigue Beaubois did not play in the 2nd half due to a left foot sprain. Game #82, current record: 57-25; streak: won 4; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 W @Portland 97-94 +3 DNowitzki 24 SMarion 14 NBatum 20 Dallas built up a 24 point lead in the 3rd quarter and led 81-61 after 3. But Dallas had a dismal 4th quarter and shot just 6-16 FG and had 8 turnovers in the 4th as Portland out-scored Dallas 33-16 in the quarter, but Dallas' 3rd quarter lead was just big enough to hang on for the win. Rodrigue Beaubois suffered a strained right calf and left the game during the 3rd quarter and did not return. He would miss the next 2 games due to the injury. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, right hip injury) did not play. Game #60, current record: 34-26; streak: won 3; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 L @Utah 92-109 -17 JBarea 18 AAminu 10 BCotton 21 Utah out-scored Dallas 30-12 in the 3rd quarter as a Dallas shot 4-19 FG. Devin Harris injured his left big toe early into the 2nd quarter of and did not return. He would miss the next game due to the injury. Dirk Nowitzki (rest) and Tyson Chandler (rest) did not play. Game #81, current record: 49-32; streak: lost 1; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L San Antonio 91-96 -5 RFelton 22 ZPachulia 12 Marjanovi 22 San Antonio out-scored Dallas 62-39 in the 2nd half as San Antonio shot 57% FG and Dallas shot 34% FG. With their playoff seed locked up, San Antonio rested 6 key players. J.J. Barea (strained right groin) did not play, the 2nd of 2 games he would miss. Devin Harris (sprained left thumb) did not play, he would not miss any other games due to the injury. David Lee suffered a right foot injury during the 2nd quarter and did not return. He would miss the first 2 games of the playoffs due to the injury. Game #82, current record: 42-40; streak: lost 1; final record: 42-40