April 15 1984 Finished the 1983-84 season with a record of 43-39. It was Dallas' first winning season. 1991 Magic Johnson (LAL) had 11 turnovers, setting the opponent record for most turnovers. 1997 Released Greg Dreiling. Dreiling appeared in 40 games in 96-97 with Dallas [was also with the Mavs during 93-94]. 2002 The NBA named Michael Finley and Eric Snow (Phi) as Players of the Week. Finley averaged 24.2 points and 5.8 rebounds as Dallas went 4-1. Snow averaged 17 points and 8 assists as Philadelphia went 3-1. 2004 Dallas left Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Travis Best, and Jon Stefansson off of their playoff roster. 2007 Activated Jerry Stackhouse and Jason Terry and placed Erick Dampier (strained right shoulder) and Maurice Ager on IL. Stackhouse was on IL for 4 days (2 games) for rest. Terry was on IL for 2 days (1 game) for rest. Dampier was activated 2 days (1 game) later. Ager was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2009 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. It was the 32nd time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 17th of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. 2009 Finished the 2008-09 season with a record of 50-32. 2010 The NBA named Rick Carlisle and Stan Van Gundy (Orl) as Coaches of the Month for April. Dallas went 5-2 and Orlando went 7-1. 2011 The NBA held the tiebreakers (random drawing) for the 6 teams that finished with the same record to determine the draft order and lottery chances. Dallas won the tiebreaker with the LA Lakers (57-25) and, thus, Dallas would draft #26 and New Jersey (which owned the Lakers' pick) would draft #27. 2012 Activated Jason Kidd and placed Rodrigue Beaubois (strained right calf) on IL. Kidd (rest) was on IL for 2 days (1 game). Beaubois was activated 3 days (2 games) later. 2012 Dirk Nowitzki scored his 24,000th point. 2013 Vince Carter passed Clyde Drexler (22,195) for 27th place on the NBA all-time scoring list. 2015 Finished the 2014-15 season with a record of 50-32. Dallas had the #7 seed for the playoffs and would face Houston in the first round. 2015 Activated Monta Ellis and placed Devin Harris (injured left big toe) on IL. Ellis (rest) was on IL for 2 days (1 game). Harris was on IL for the last game of the season. Games Record: 8-7 (home: 6-2, road: 2-5) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 L @Denver 126-137 -11 Aguirre 31 Cummings 11 Vandeweg 35 Game #81, current record: 38-43, streak: lost 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Golden State 96-98 -2 Ellis 31 Turner 8 Short 17 Game #82, current record: 43-39, streak: lost 1; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W Houston 113-107 +6 Harper 31 Donaldson 15 Olajuwon 24 Game #80, current record: 54-26, streak: won 3; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L @Seattle 88-115 -27 Aguirre 24 Donaldson 13 Lister 19 Game #77, current record: 50-27, streak: lost 2; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @LA Lakers 106-112 -6 Harper 29 Williams 11 Worthy 23 Magic Johnson had 11 turnovers, setting the opponent record for most turnovers. Game #79, current record: 26-53, streak: lost 8; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L Portland 94-100 -6 Blackman 18 RM/DoH 11 Williams 20 Game #80, current record: 20-60, streak: lost 2; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 W Denver 99-97 +2 Rooks 24 Jones 14 Ellis 23 Game #77, current record: 11-66, streak: won 2; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W @Portland 102-90 +12 Mashburn 29 PJ/LW/RT 10 Robinson 25 Game #77, current record: 35-42, streak: won 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 W Minnesota 101-95 +6 Finley 34 GT/SB 9 JSmith 21 Game #38, current record: 13-25, streak: won 2; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W @Seattle(OT) 107-99 +8 Finley 26 Nowitzki 15 Payton 23 Game #80, current record: 51-29, streak: won 2; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W San Antonio 91-86 +5 DN/DH 21 DDiop 9 TParker 23 Out-scored San Antonio 19-10 in the 4th quarter as Dallas scored the last 9 points of the game Game #80, current record: 66-14; streak: won 1; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W Houston 95-84 +11 DNowitzki 30 DNowitzki 15 YaoMing 23 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. It was the 32nd time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 17th of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. Game #82, current record: 50-32; streak: won 2; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L @LA Lakers(OT) 108-112 -4 DNowitzki 24 DNowitzki 14 ABynum 23 Dirk Nowitzki missed a long jumper at the end of the 4th quarter and the game went into overtime at 98-98. Andrew Bynum (LAL) got a bucket, the teams traded missed 3-pointers, and Metta World Peace (LAL) hit a jumper with a minute left to give the Lakers a 110-108 lead. Nowitzki hit 2 free throws with 40 seconds left. The Lakers missed with 16 seconds left. Jason Terry missed a runner and 2 free throws by Pau Gasol (LAL) capped the scoring. Dirk Nowitzki scored his 24,000th point. Kobe Bryant (LAL, injured left shin) did not play. Game #61, current record: 34-27; streak: lost 1; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 L Memphis 97-103 -6 DNowitzki 26 SMarion 8 JBayless 19 Vince Carter passed Clyde Drexler (22,195) for 27th place on the NBA all-time scoring list. Game #81, current record: 40-41; streak: lost 1; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 W Portland 114-98 +16 TChandler 22 TChandler 15 LAldridge 19 Dallas led the entire game. Game #82, current record: 50-32; streak: won 1; final record: 50-32