April 7 1987 The NBA suspended coach Dick Motta for 1 game for his public statements regarding the Houston Rockets. Motta claimed that Houston was tanking games to improve their drafting position. This public comment was one of the reasons that the draft lottery system was started. 1990 Placed Brad Davis on IR with a torn quadriceps tendon in his right knee. 1990 Michael Jordan (Chi) had 43 points, the 34th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 3 times Jordan had 40+ points against Dallas. 1995 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 6th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 2nd of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. He also had a triple-double in the previous game - the 1st time a Mavs player had back-to-back triple-doubles. 1998 Set the team record with 16 blocks, of which Shawn Bradley had a team record 13. 1998 Shawn Bradley had 22 points, 22 rebounds, and 13 blocks; the 5th player in NBA history to have 20+ points, 20+ rebounds, and 10+ blocks in a game. It was the 18th time a Mavs player had a triple-double, the only time a Mavs player had a triple-double with blocks, and the only time Bradley had a triple-double with Dallas. It was the 14th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the only time Bradley had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was also the 41st time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 1st of 2 times Bradley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 2007 Activated Kevin Willis and placed Josh Howard on IL with a sprained right ankle. Willis was on IL for 5 days (2 games) (no injury). Howard was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2007 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the Portland game due to Avery Johnson resting him. 2008 Former Mav (for 2 years at the end of his career) Adrian Dantley was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. 2014 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Al Jefferson (Cha) as Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 25.3 points and 8 rebounds as Dallas went 3-1. Jefferson averaged 24.3 points and 13 rebounds as Charlotte went 4-0. 2015 With Oklahoma City's loss, Dallas formally clinched a playoff berth. Games Record: 9-8 (home: 7-4, road: 2-4) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 W Utah 123-109 +14 Vincent 31 Cooper 14 Griffith 27 Game #77, current record: 26-51, streak: won 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 W Utah 109-100 +9 Blackman 32 Garnett 9 Dantley 35 Game #78, current record: 41-37, streak: won 2; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 L @Sacramento 115-122 -7 Aguirre 24 Donaldson 10 Theus 19 Game #78, current record: 42-36, streak: lost 2; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W Sacramento 115-102 +13 Harper 34 Wenningto 8 Berry 23 Game #74, current record: 34-40, streak: won 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L Chicago 108-109 -1 Harper 28 Donaldson 13 Jordan 43 Michael Jordan had 43 points, the 34th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 3 times Jordan had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #74, current record: 42-32, streak: lost 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L Portland 92-110 -18 Williams 19 Donaldson 12 Robinson 22 Game #74, current record: 26-48, streak: lost 3; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L @Utah 82-99 -17 JM/SR 14 Williams 9 KMalone 25 Game #73, current record: 9-64, streak: lost 1; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W Minnesota 111-94 +17 Mashburn 31 Williams 16 Laettner 22 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was the 6th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 2nd of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas. He also had a triple-double in the previous game - the 1st time a Mavs player had back-to-back triple-doubles. Game #72, current record: 33-39, streak: won 2; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L Portland 91-99 -8 Finley 24 Bradley 22 Rider 26 Set the team record with 16 blocks. Shawn Bradley had a triple-double with 22 points, 22 rebounds, and 13 blocks. It was the 18th time a Mavs player had a triple-double, the only time a Mavs player had a triple-double with blocks, and the only time Bradley had a triple-double with Dallas. It was the 14th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the only time Bradley had a 20-20 with Dallas. It was also the 41st time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 1st of 2 times Bradley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. 13 blocks set the team record. Game #77, current record: 19-58, streak: lost 4; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @Miami 87-93 -6 Trent 27 Trent 13 Brown 23 Game #35, current record: 11-24, streak: lost 2; final record: 19-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 L Utah 103-116 -13 Howard 24 Nowitzki 9 Malone 31 Game #76, current record: 49-27, streak: lost 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W San Antonio 104-68 +36 Van_Horn 17 Nowitzki 8 BBarry 12 San Antonio shot 0-12 3-pointers. Game #75, current record: 51-24; streak: won 2; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2006 W @San Antonio 92-86 +6 DNowitzki 30 DN/JH 10 Ginobili 22 Adrian Griffin did not play due to a strained right hamstring (the 14th of 15 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #76, current record: 57-19; streak: won 3; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Portland 86-74 +12 JTerry 29 DDiop 10 JJack 18 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the game due to Avery Johnson resting him. Game #76, current record: 63-13; streak: won 1; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W Memphis 110-84 +26 CButler 23 DNowitzki 9 RGay 23 Shawn Marion (strained left oblique muscle) did not play (the 1st of 3 games he would miss). Dallas led the entire game. Game #78, current record: 51-27; streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L @Memphis 89-94 -5 DNowitzki 17 SMarion 11 RGay 25 Dallas never led in the game. During halftime, owner Mark Cuban asked Lamar Odom a question and Odom told Cuban to "shut up". Odom did not play in the 2nd half and it was the last game he played for Dallas, being placed on IL for the rest of the season prior to the next game. Ian Mahinmi (birth of daughter) did not play. It was the 2nd of 2 game he would miss. Game #57, current record: 31-26; streak: lost 2; final record: 36-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 W @Portland 96-91 +5 CKaman 26 CKaman 11 WBarton 22 Dallas out-scored Portland 56-32 in the 1st half. (Portland out-scored Dallas 30-15 in the 4th quarter to make the final margin closer.) Dirk Nowitzki did not play in the 4th quarter due to a sore ankle, he would not miss any other games due to the injury. Dallas led the entire game. Elton Brand (sore right calf) did not play, the 3rd of 4 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #77, current record: 38-39; streak: won 2; final record: 41-41