April 16 1983 San Antonio shot 70.7% (53-75) FG, setting the NBA record for highest field goal percentage in a game. 1983 George Gervin (SA) had 40 points, the 12th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 3 times Gervin had 40+ points against Dallas. 1983 Finished the 1982-83 season with a record of 38-44. 1999 Robert Pack suffered torn ligaments in his left shoulder during the Phoenix game. He would miss the rest of the season due to the injury. 2002 Raef LaFrentz received 4 stitches above his right eye during the 3rd quarter of the Utah game. He returned to action after getting the stitches. 2003 Finished the 2002-03 season with a record of 60-22. 2006 Activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Devin Harris on IL with a sore left leg. Stackhouse had been on IL (no injury) 3 days (1 game). Harris was on IL for the last 2 games of the regular season. 2008 Activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Antoine Wright (no injury) on IL. Stackhouse had been on IL for 17 days (8 games) with a strained right groin. Wright was on IL for the last game of the regular season. 2008 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 29th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 14th of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. It was Kidd's 100th career triple-double. 2008 With the win over New Orleans, Dallas locked up the #7 seed. Dallas would face New Orleans (the #2 seed) in the first round of the playoffs. 2008 Finished the 07-08 regular season with a record of 51-31. 2009 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Month for April. Nowitzki averaged 30.3 points and 8.8 rebounds as Dallas went 6-2. James averaged 29.9 points, 6 rebounds, and 6.6 assists as Cleveland went 5-3. 2011 Placed Caron Butler (torn right patella tendon), Rodrigue Beaubois (sprained left foot), and Dominique Jones (no injury) on IL. Butler and Jones would remain on IL for the enitre playoffs. Beaubois would be activated 12 days (6 games) later. 2012 Jason Kidd was named as the Southwest Divisional winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award. Each team nominated one player and a panel of 5 former players (Greg Anthony, John Crotty, Antonio Davis, Eddie Johnson, and Kenny Smith) selected the divisional winners. Kidd would later be selected as the overall winner of the Sportsmanship Award (as voted on by the players from the divisional winners). 2012 Dirk Nowitzki had 40 points, the 67th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 25th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. 2012 Al Jefferson (Uta) had a 20-20 with 28 points and 26 rebounds. It was the 43rd time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 72nd time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. 2014 Dallas finished the 2013-14 season with a 49-33 record. With the loss to Memphis (they were tied entering the game), Dallas received the #8 seed in the West and will face San Antonio in the first round of the 2014 Playoffs. 2016 Placed Chandler Parsons (right knee surgery) and Jeremy Evans (shoulder surgery) on IL. Both remained on IL for the playoffs. Games Record: 10-10 (home: 6-5, road: 3-5, including 1 playoff home win and 1 playoff loss) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 L San Antonio 106-118 -12 Aguirre 24 Cooper 11 Gervin 35 Game #81, current record: 28-53, 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 San Antonio 120-132 -12 Aguirre 28 Cummings 13 Gervin 40 San Antonio shot 70.7% (53-75) FG, setting the NBA record for highest field goal percentage in a game. George Gervin had 40 points, the 12th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 3 times Gervin had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #82, current record: 38-44, streak: lost 2; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 L Houston(OT) 112-114 -2 Tarpley 28 Tarpley 14 Olajuwon 34 Game #79, current record: 35-44, streak: lost 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 W Denver 99-86 +13 Jackson 20 Rooks 14 Mutombo 21 Game #77, current record: 9-68, streak: won 1; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L Sacramento 98-106 -8 Jackson 20 Jones 13 Tisdale 32 Game #78, current record: 11-67, streak: lost 1; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L @LA Lakers 111-125 -14 Mashburn 26 Tarpley 18 Ceballos 33 Game #78, current record: 35-43, 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 LA Lakers 95-113 -18 Popeye 19 Popeye 11 Ceballos 23 Game #79, current record: 24-55, streak: lost 4; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 W @Minnesota 92-77 +15 Finley 19 Green 14 Garnett 16 Game #80, current record: 24-56, streak: won 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L @Golden State 82-88 -6 Finley 20 Green 14 Jackson 25 Chris Anstey did not play due to a sprained left middle finger (the 3rd of 4 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #81, current record: 20-61, streak: lost 2; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @Phoenix 85-92 -7 Nowitzki 29 Nowitzki 8 Kidd 24 Robert Pack suffered torn ligaments in his left shoulder. He would miss the rest of the season due to the injury. Game #39, current record: 13-26, streak: lost 1; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W Vancouver 114-106 +8 Finley 25 Strick 11 Harringt 27 Game #80, current record: 38-42, streak: won 2; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W @Golden State 110-101 +9 Howard 30 Bradley 9 Jamison 31 Game #81, current record: 52-29, streak: won 3; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W Utah 96-87 +9 Finley 35 LaFrentz 10 Malone 24 Raef LaFrentz received 4 stitches above his right eye during the 3rd quarter. He returned to action after getting the stitches. Game #81, current record: 57-24, streak: won 3; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W @San Antonio 93-72 +21 Nowitzki 25 Nowitzki 10 SSmith 11 Game #82, current record: 60-22, streak: won 3; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W Utah 111-95 +16 DNowitzki 22 EDampier 12 CBoozer 21 Marquis Daniels left the Utah game during the 2nd quarter with a strained left hamstring. He missed the last game of the regular season due to the injury. With the loss, Utah was formally eliminated from playoff contention. It was the 2nd time in team history that Dallas had 60 wins in a season. Game #81, current record: 60-21; streak: won 1; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 W New Orleans 111-98 +13 JTerry 30 BBass 12 DWest 26 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 29th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 14th of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. It was Kidd's 100th career triple-double. Game #82, current record: 51-31; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 W Portland 89-81 +8 DNowitzki 28 DNowitzki 10 LAldridge 27 It was a close game throughout with neither team leading by more than 10 points. Portland went on a 17-4 run spanning the 3rd and 4th quarters to take a 68-63 lead with 8:30 left. Dallas then went on an 11-2 run, including 9 points by Dirk Nowitzki, to take a 77-74 lead with 3:15 left. After a layup by Andre Miller (Por) pulled Portland within 78-80 with 1:50 left, Jason Terry hit 2 free throws and Jason Kidd nailed a 3-pointer to give Dallas a 7 point lead with 25 seconds left. Dallas shot 25-29 FT and Portland shot 9-13 FT. Nowitzki had 28 points on 7-20 FG and 13-13 FT and 10 rebounds, including 18 of his points and all 13 free throws coming in the 4th quarter. Kidd had 24 points on 9-14 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds and Terry had 10 points (no other Mav was in double-digits). LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 6 rebounds, Miller (Por) had 18 points and 6 assists, and Marcus Camby (Por) had 4 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists. Game #1, Dallas led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 4-2 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L @Utah(3OT) 121-123 -2 DNowitzki 40 VCarter 12 Jefferson 28 Dallas came back from 10 points down in the 4th quarter to take the lead on consecutive 3-pointers by Vince Carter to go up 89-87 with 8.5 seconds left, but Paul Millsap (Uta) got a putback dunk with 2.2 seconds left and Dirk Nowitzki's forced 3-pointer was long at the buzzer. Utah scored 8 straight points in the 1st overtime, but Dallas stayed in the game and a 3-pointer by Nowitzki tied the game with 4 seconds left and Utah missed twice inside. Al Jefferson (Uta) hit a tough jumper with 29 seconds left in the 2nd overtime to tie the game at 111-111. Jason Terry missed, the teams traded turnovers, and Millsap (Uta) missed a long 3-point runner at the buzzer. A 3-pointer by Devin Harris (Uta) and jumper by Jefferson (Uta) gave Utah a 5 point lead with a minute left in the 3rd overtime. Delonte West answered with a 3-pointer. Utah missed, but got the rebound and Millsap (Uta) was fouled with 15 seconds left - but hit 1-2 FT. Dallas missed on 2 3-point attempts. Harris (Uta) hit 2-2 FT with 5 seconds left and West hit a meaningless 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final points. Jason Kidd played all of the 1st and 2nd overtimes, but the team chose to sit him for the 3rd overtime as his minutes were too high (45). It was only the 2nd triple-overtime in team history (also a loss in 1989). Dirk Nowitzki had 40 points, the 67th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 25th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. Al Jefferson (Uta) had a 20-20 with 28 points and 26 rebounds. It was the 43rd time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 72nd time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds. Game #62, current record: 34-28; 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 @Memphis(OT) 105-106 -1 DNowitzki 30 DBlair 7 ZRandolph 27 Dallas missed with 7.5 seconds left. Everyone expected a timeout to be called, but Mike Conley (Mem) pushed the ball up the court and attacked the basket and was fouled with 1.1 seconds remaining. He hit both free throws. Monta Ellis got a good look from the top of the arc, but it was just off at the buzzer. 10 points was the largest lead of the game. Memphis shot 15-25 FT and Dallas shot 9-11 FT. Game #82, current record: 49-33; streak: lost 1; final record: 49-33 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L @Oklahoma City 70-108 -38 DNowitzki 18 DP/ZP 6 Westbrook 24 Oklahoma City jumped out to a 9-0 lead 2 minutes in and led 15-2 with 8 minutes remaining as Dallas start out shooting just 1-8 FG. Oklahoma City led 26-11 after 1 and 59-33 at the half and 93-51 lead after 3. The Thunder twice held a 44 point lead in the 4th quarter. Dallas never led in the game. 33 points in the 1st half tied the Dallas playoff record low for fewest points in a 1st half. The 38 point loss margin was the 2nd largest in Dallas playoff history. 70 points and 29.8% FG set the Dallas record playoff lows. Dallas shot just 29.8% (25-84) FG including 4-18 3-pointers while Oklahoma City shot 45% (36-80) FG including 12-35 3-pointers. Oklahoma City out-rebounded Dallas 56-33 including 14-9 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points for the only Maverick in double-digits. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists and Kevin Durant (OKC) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. David Lee (plantar fasciitis right foot) did not play, the 1st of 2 games he would miss. Game #1, Oklahoma City led series 1-0, Oklahoma City would win series 4-1