April 21 1989 John Stockton (Uta) had 20 assists, the 5th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ assists. 1991 Finished the 1990-91 season with a record of 28-54. It was the 1st of a string of 10 seasons with a losing record. 1991 Derek Harper became the 1st player in NBA history to increase his scoring average in each of his first 8 seasons. 1996 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. It was the 17th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 13th of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. It was also the 29th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 11th of 28 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1996 Finished the 1995-96 season with a record of 26-56. 1999 Bruno Sundov became the youngest Mavs to appear in a game at 19 years, 2 months, and 11 days old. 2001 Played in their first playoff game after an 11 year drought. 2005 The NBA named Avery Johnson as Western Coach of the Month for April. Dallas went 10-1 in April. 2005 Left Tariq Abdul-Wahad, DJ Mbenga, and Pavel Podkolzin off the playoff roster. 2012 Activated Dominique Jones and placed Jason Kidd (rest) on IL. Jones (no injury) was on IL for 1 day (1 game). Kidd would be on IL for the final 2 games of the season. 2015 Activated Dwight Powell and Greg Smith and placed Chandler Parsons (injured right knee) and Devin Harris (injured left big toe) on IL. Powell (no injury) and Smith (no injury) were on IL for 3 days (1 game). Harris was activated 3 days (1 game) later. Parsons would remain on IL for the rest of the playoffs (4 games). Games Record: 4-11 (home: 2-2, road: 2-9) Regular season: 3-5 (home: 1-0, road: 2-5) Playoffs: 1-6 (home: 1-2, road: 0-4) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L @Seattle 94-104 -10 Blackman 27 Vincent 10 Sikma 23 Mark Aguirre had 20 points in the 1st half (just 5 in the 2nd half). Seattle out-scored Dallas 52-37 in the 2nd half as Dallas shot just 22.5% FG. Rolando Blackman had 27 points, Aguirre had 25 points, and Jay Vincent had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jack Sikma had 23 points and 17 rebounds, Gus Williams had 19 points and 15 assists, and Al Wood had 18 points. Seattle shot 50.6% FG and Dallas shot 36.6% FG. Game 3: Seattle led series 2-1; Dallas would win series 3-2 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W Utah 91-88 +3 Tarpley 33 Tarpley 17 Stockton 19 John Stockton had 20 assists, the 5th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ assists. Game #81, current record: 37-44, streak: won 2; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @San Antonio 101-135 -34 DH/RB 18 Donaldson 9 Massenbu 19 Game #82, current record: 28-54, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L @Denver 112-137 -25 Jackson 29 Davis 10 LE/CJ 21 Game #80, current record: 9-71, streak: lost 3; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L @Houston 100-126 -26 Jackson 14 Williams 9 Olajuwon 21 Game #80, current record: 11-69, streak: lost 3; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L @Phoenix 99-110 -11 DS/JK 14 Tarpley 8 Barkley 22 Game #81, current record: 36-45, streak: lost 2; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 W @San Antonio 103-98 +5 Jackson 35 Popeye 12 Robinson 32 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. It was the 17th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 13th of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. It was also the 29th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 11th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #82, current record: 26-56, streak: won 1; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 W @Houston 109-95 +14 Finley 27 GT/SB 10 Olajuwon 27 Bruno Sundov became the youngest Mavs to appear in a game at 19 years, 2 months, and 11 days old. Steve Nash did not play due to a strained lower back (the 2nd of 10 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #42, current record: 15-27, streak: won 2; final record: 19-31 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 L @Utah 86-88 -2 Finley 26 Nowitzki 12 Malone 26 2 free throws by Steve Nash gave Dallas an 86-82 lead with 1:12 left. Danny Manning swished a 3-pointer with 58 seconds left. Dallas missed and John Stockton was fouled on the other end. He hit both free throws to give Utah an 87-86 lead with 26 seconds left. Karl Malone stripped Dirk Nowitzki inside and Donyell Marshall was intentionally fouled wit 3.3 seconds left. Marshall hit 1-2 FT and Michael Finley's 3-point attempt was short at the buzzer. Coach Don Nelson was ejected during the 4th quarter - the first time someone (either team) was ejected during a Mavs playoff game. Mavs owner Mark Cuban complained to the league about the shot clock operator incorrectly starting and stopping the clock in a couple of instances. The league acknowledge that errors were made, specifically that there should have been 4.1 seconds left for Dallas' final play instead of 3.3 seconds. The next season the league assigned time keepers to work playoff games instead of the home team supplying the time keeper. Finley had 26 points, Nowitzki had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Nash had 20 points. Finley and Nowitzki both played all 48 minutes - previously, only Roy Tarpley (in 1990) had played all 48 minutes in a playoff game. Malone had 26 points, Bryon Russell had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Stockton had 12 points and 18 assists - 3rd most by an opponent in the playoffs. It was Dallas' first playoff game in 11 years. Game 1: Utah led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 3-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W Minnesota 101-94 +7 Nowitzki 30 Nowitzki 15 Billups 25 Minnesota pulled within 85-88 with 3:20 left, but Dallas scored the next 6 points. Dallas shot 8-9 FT in the last minute of the game to preserve the win. Minnesota out-rebounded Dallas 58-39 including 20-4 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and 15 assists, Steve Nash had 21 points, and Nick Van Exel had 18 points. Nowitzki tweaked his right ankle at the end of the game. He did not miss any games due to the injury. Chauncey Billups had 25 points and 9 assists. Kevin Garnett had 19 points and 21 rebounds including 7 offensive. It was the 5th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds in the playoffs and the 1st of 3 times Garnett had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game 1: Dallas led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 3-0 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 L San Antonio 88-102 -14 JTerry 27 DNowitzki 10 TDuncan 25 Dirk Nowitzki missed a free throw in the 2nd quarter, snapping his consecutive free throws made streak at 88. Dallas never led. San Antonio shot 48.2% (40-83) FG and Dallas shot 36.5% (31-85) FG. Nowitzki had 24 points including 9-24 FG and 10 rebounds, Caron Butler had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds, and Jason Terry had 27 points. Tim Duncan had 25 points including 11-19 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, Manu Ginobili had 23 points and 5 rebounds, and Richard Jefferson had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Game #2, Series tied 1-1; San Antonio would win series 4-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 L @Portland 92-97 -5 JTerry 29 DNowitzki 9 WMatthews 25 Again the game stayed close through 3 quarters. Portland scored 10 straight points to take the largest lead of the game at at 87-74 with 8:05 left, but Dallas scored the next 7 points. Portland led by 8 with 2:20 to go and Dallas scored the next 5 points to pull within 95-92 with 13 seconds left. After an intentional foul, Andre Miller (Por) hit 2 free throws to seal the win. Jason Terry had 29 points including 10-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 7 assists and Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 9 rebounds - no other Mav scored in double-digits. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points, Wesley Matthews (Por) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Game #3, Dallas led series 2-1; Dallas would win series 4-2 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L @Chicago 83-93 -10 DNowitzki 17 DN/BW 7 LDeng 22 Dallas was out-scored 8-21 in the 1st quarter, setting the team record for fewest points in a 1st quarter (and 2nd lowest in any quarter). Jason Terry (rest) did not play. Game #65, current record: 36-29; streak: lost 1; final record: 36-30 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 L @Houston 99-111 -12 MEllis 24 DNowitzki 13 DHoward 28 Houston used a 19-4 run during the 4th quarter to take a 100-88 lead with 5:40 left. Houston out-scored Dallas 30-19 in the 4th quarter. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 28 points on 10-15 FG and 8-11 FT and 12 rebounds; James Harden (Hou) had 24 points on 5-17 FG and 13-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists; and Josh Smith (Hou) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Monta Ellis had 24 points including 8-23 FG and 5 rebounds, Dirk Nowitzki had 10 points including 3-14 FG and 13 rebounds, and J.J. Barea had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Game 2: Houston led series 2-0; Houston would win series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L Oklahoma City 102-131 -29 WMatthews 22 DN/ZP 6 KDurant 34 Oklahoma City led 27-21 after 1 and 8-48 at the half. Oklahoma City opened the 3rd quarter with an 11-2 run to take a 69-50 lead with 9:15 left and led 97-78 after 3. Oklahoma City out-scored Dallas 39-30 in the 3rd quarter. Dallas would get no closer than 18 points in the 4th quarter. Oklahoma City out-scored Dallas 73-54 in the 2nd half. Dallas never led in the game. Oklahoma City shot 57.7% (45-78) FG including 15-27 3-pointers and 26-35 FT. Dallas shot 47.4% (36-76) FG including 6-23 3-pointers (missing their first 6 attempts) and 24-35 FT. Wesley Matthews had 22 points including 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds; Raymond Felton had 18 points and 4 steals; and Dirk Nowitzki had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 34 points including 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds, Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points and 15 assists, and Enes Kanter (OKC) had 21 points on 6-7 FG and 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (sports hernia) did not play. He would play in the next game, but missed Game 5. Game #3, Oklahoma City led series 2-1, Oklahoma City would win series 4-1