April 27 2004 Josh Howard and Marquis Daniels were named to the All-Rookie 2nd teams. The All-Rookie teams are voted on by the coaches. Howard received 3 1st team votes and 23 2nd team votes. Daniels received 1 1st team vote and 18 2nd team votes. 2007 The NBA fined Stephen Jackson (Golden State) $50,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner and verbal abuse of the refs following his ejection during the Dallas-Golden State playoff game on 4/25/07. 2012 The NBA held the tie-breakers (random draw) for the order for the draft for the teams that finished with the same record. New York won the tie-breaker with Dallas and Utah (36-30) and then Dallas won the draw with Utah - so New York received the 16th pick (which goes to Houston), Dallas received the 17th pick, and Utah received the 18th pick (which goes to Minnesota). As a result of the draw, Dallas received the #46 pick in the 2nd round (but that pick went to Washington as part of the Caron Butler trade). Games Record: 2-4 (home: 2-1, road: 0-3; includes one home regular season win) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 L @LA Lakers 116-130 -14 Vincent 18 Donaldson 10 A-Jabbar 28 The Lakers led 66-48 at halftime. The Lakers shot 61.2% FG and Dallas shot 44.3% FG. Jay Vincent had 18 points and James Donaldson had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 28 points, Byron Scott had 24 points, James Worthy had 23 points, and Magic Johnson had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 14 assists. Game 1: LA Lakers led series 1-0; LA Lakers would win series 4-2 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 W Vancouver 84-75 +9 Trent 20 Bradley 12 Bibby 22 Steve Nash did not play due to a strained lower back (the 6th of 10 games he would miss due to the injury). Samaki Walker did not play due to the flu (the 2nd of 3 games he would miss due to the illness). Game #46, current record: 17-29, streak: won 2; final record: 19-31 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 L @Portland 79-98 -19 Nowitzki 26 Nowitzki 11 Randolph 25 Portland led 59-58 with 6:30 left and Dallas would not score over the next 6 minutes and Portland went on a 21-0 run. Portland out-scored Dallas 33-10 in the 3rd quarter - 10 points set the then fewest points scored in a playoff quarter [now 2nd lowest with 9 points being the lowest]. Portland led 82-62 after 3. Dallas only scored 27 points in the 2nd half, which set the team playoff record low for points in a half. Dallas shot 37.3% FG and Portland shot 41.3% FG. Dallas shot 12-13 FT and Portland shot 30-42 FT. Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Nick Van Exel had 18 points - no other Mav was in double-digits. Steve Nash had no points on 0-4 FG. Zach Randolph had 25 points and 15 rebounds, Rasheed Wallace had 23 points, and Damon Stoudamire had 17 points and 11 assists. Bonzi Wells became the first opponent to play all 48 minutes in the playoffs. Arvydas Sabonis (sore back), Scottie Pippen (sore left knee), Derek Anderson (torn left meniscus) did not play. Game 4: Dallas led series 3-1; Dallas would win series 4-3 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Golden State 91-109 -18 DN/JH 20 DNowitzki 12 Richardso 30 Monta Ellis (GS) received his Most Improved Player award prior to the game. Golden State led in double-digits the entire 2nd half and took their largest lead at 88-67 with 40 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. Jason Richardson (GS) had 30 points including 12-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Baron Davis had 24 points and Stephen Jackson had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points (with 18 coming in the 1st half) and 12 rebounds. Josh Howard had 20 points and 9 rebounds and Jason Terry had 14 points. Dallas shot 38.8% FG and Golden State shot 48.1% FG. Golden State out-scored Dallas 52-30 in the point. Game 3: Golden State led series 2-1; Golden State would win series 4-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 L New Orleans 84-97 -13 DNowitzki 22 DNowitzki 13 DWest 24 Dallas out-scored New Orleans 30-23 in the 1st quarter. New Orleans out-scored Dallas 25-14 in the 2nd quarter - 14 points tied the team playoff record low for points in the 2nd quarter. New Orleans led 76-66 after 3 quarters. New Orleans opened the 4th quarter with a 13-4 run to take their largest lead at 89-70 with 6 minutes left. New Orleans led in double-digits the rest of the game. Jason Kidd was ejected during the 4th quarter on a flagrant foul level 2 when he hit Jannero Pargo (NO) across the neck in trying to prevent a fastbreak layup. New Orleans shot 50% (38-76) FG and Dallas shot 36% (32-89) FG. Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Terry had 20 points and Brandon Bass had 12 points and 9 rebounds. 6 New Orleans players scored in double-digit. David West had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Peja Stojakovic had 19 points and 5 rebounds and Chris Paul had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Game #4: New Orleans led series 3-1; New Orleans would win series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W San Antonio 103-81 +22 CButler 35 CButler 11 TParker 18 Dallas out-scored San Antonio 29-18 in the 4th quarter. Dallas shot 44% (37-84) FG and San Antonio shot 35.9% (28-78) FG. Caron Butler had 35 points and 11 rebounds, Dirk Nowitzki had 15 points and 9 rebounds, and Jason Kidd had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tony Parker had 18 points and 6 assists and Tim Duncan had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Game #5, San Antonio led series 3-2; San Antonio would win series 4-2