April 29 2004 In the first round of the playoffs, Sacramento defeated Dallas 119-118 to take the series 4-1 and eliminate Dallas from the playoffs. 2007 Activated Kevin Willis and placed J.J. Barea on IL. Willis was on IL 4 days (2 games) (no injury). Barea was on IL for the last 3 games of the playoffs. 2008 Activated Tyronn Lue and placed J.J. Barea (no injury) on IL. Lue had been on IL for 10 days (4 games) (no injury). Barea was on IL for the last game of the playoffs. 2008 New Orleans defeated Dallas in Game 5 of the playoffs to take the series 4-1 and eliminate Dallas from the playoffs. 2010 In the first round of the playoffs, San Antonio defeated Dallas to take the series 4-2 and eliminate Dallas from the playoffs. 2014 The NBA suspended DeJuan Blair for 1 game for kicking Tiago Splitter (SA) in the head during the 4/28/14 Dal-SA game. Games Record: 2-4 (home: 0-0, road: 2-4, includes one road regular season win) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 W @Houston 91-81 +10 DN/MF 22 Bradley 11 Pippen 16 Steve Nash did not play due to a strained lower back (the 7th of 10 games he would miss due to the injury). Samaki Walker did not play due to the flu (the 3rd of 3 games he would miss due to the illness). Game #47, current record: 18-29, streak: won 3; final record: 19-31 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 L @Sacramento 118-119 -1 Nowitzki 31 Walker 13 MBibby 36 A layup by Steve Nash pulled Dallas within 116-119 with 2 minutes left. It was then a comedy of errors as there were 5 missed shots and a turnover over the next 1 1/2 minutes. Dirk Nowitzki got a putback with 29 seconds left. Mike Bibby missed a layup with 6 seconds left. With a foul to give, Predrag Stojakovic slapped the ball away from Nowitzki with no call, Nowitzki picked it up and fired (with body contact from Stojakovic and no call) and his 15-footer missed at the buzzer. Sacramento shot 11-20 3-pointers and Dallas shot 8-16 3-pointers. Sacramento shot 12-15 FT and Dallas shot 18-18 FT - Dallas' 3rd perfect free throw game in team playoff history. Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points and 14 rebounds in playing all 48 minutes, Steve Nash had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 14 assists (tied 3rd most in team playoff history), Marquis Daniels had 19 points, and Antoine Walker had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Mike Bibby had 36 points including 6-8 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 5 steals, Predrag Stojakovic had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Brad Miller had 21 points including 10-14 FG. Bobby Jackson did not play the entire series due to an abdominal strain. Game 5: Sacramento won series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W @Memphis(OT) 94-89 +5 DNowitzki 36 AG/DN/ED 9 CAtkins 20 Keith Van Horn did not play in the entire series due to an injured right hand. Dirk Nowitzki sprained his ankle late in the 4th quarter, but continued to play. After a Dallas' missed shot, the ball was tapped out and Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left in regulation to tie the game. Memphis missed their shot attempt at the buzzer and the game went into overtime. Memphis scored just 30 points in the 2nd half (3rd and 4th quarters). Dallas out-scored Memphis 18-13 in overtime. Nowitzki had 36 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists; Jason Terry had 22 points; and Josh Howard had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Chucky Atkins (Mem) had 20 points and Pau Gasol (Mem) had 16 points including 6-17 Fg and 7 rebounds. Game 3: Dallas led series 3-0; Dallas would win series 4-0 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Golden State 99-103 -4 Stackhous 24 DNowitzki 15 BDavis 33 With Golden State up by 3 with 3.2 seconds left, Mickael Pietrus stole Dallas' inbounds pass. Baron Davis (GS) had 33 points including 12-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Jason Richardson had 22 points and Stephen Jackson had 19 points. Jerry Stackhouse had 24 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 15 rebounds. Josh Howard had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Terry had 19 points. 3 other Mavs combined for 11 points for the rest of Dallas' points. Golden State out-scored Dallas 25-4 in fast break points. Golden State scored 33 points off of Dallas' 19 turnovers. Game 4: Golden State led series 3-1; 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 94-99 -5 DNowitzki 22 DNowitzki 13 DWest 25 New Orleans went on an 11-1 run to take their largest lead at 84-67 with 7 minutes left. New Orleans led 97-87 with 1:45 remaining and Dallas scored the next 7 points to pull within 94-97 with 33 seconds to go. Dallas never led in the game (the only time all season Dallas never led in the game). New Orleans shot 48.7% (38-78) FG and Dallas shot 42.7% (35-82) FG. Dallas had 7 players in double-digits scoring. Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists and played all 48 minutes. Jason Kidd had 14 points and 9 assists. Jason Terry had 13 points and 9 assists. Josh Howard had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had a triple-double with 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 15 assists. It was the 8th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double in the playoffs. David West had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Jannero Pargo had 17 points including 7-9 FG. Game #5: New Orleans won series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 L @San Antonio 87-97 -10 DNowitzki 33 JKidd 8 MGinobili 26 San Antonio out-scored Dallas 22-8 in the 1st quarter - 8 points is the 2nd lowest points scored by Dallas in a playoff quarter and lowest in the 1st quarter. Dallas did rally back (were down 22 points in the 2nd quarter) and actually took a 57-56 lead with 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter (their only lead of the game), but San Antonio scored the next 5 points. Dallas pulled within 78-80 with 6:15 left in the 4th quarter, but San Antonio scored the next 6 points and Dallas got no closer than 5 points the rest of the game. San Antonio shot 19-31 FT and Dallas shot 12-15 FT. Dallas had 13 turnovers off of which San Antonio scored 22 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 33 points including 13-21 FG and 5 rebounds, Caron Butler had 25 points, and Rodrigue Beaubois had 16 points and 5 rebounds. No other Mav was in double-digits scoring. Manu Ginobili had 26 points including 10-12 FT and 5 assists, George Hill had 21 points and 6 rebounds, and Tim Duncan had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Game #6, San Antonio won series 4-2