April 9 1983 Brad Davis had 15 assists, the 5th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 4th of 6 times Davis had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1990 Signed Mark Wade to a 10-day contract. 1993 Placed Doug Smith on IR with a broken blood vessel in his left eye. 1993 Activated Randy White. 1998 Chris Anstey re-injured his left middle finger during the 2nd half of the Seattle game and did not return. He missed the last 4 games of the season due to the injury. 2003 Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 43rd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 2005 Avery Johnson signed a new 4 year, $10 million coaching contract. 3 years were guaranteed and the 4th year would become guaranteed if certain goals are met. The contract started with 05-06 and he would receive a bonus for his head coaching time for 04-05. 2005 Erick Dampier received 3 stitches to close a cut on his chin during the 1st quarter of the Utah game. He returned to action later in the game. 2007 Activated Josh Howard and placed J.J. Barea on IL. Howard was on IL for 2 days (1 game) with a sprained right ankle. Barea was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2007 Erick Dampier aggravated his shoulder injury early in the LA Clippers game and did not return. He missed the next 2 games due to the injury. 2007 With the win vs the LA Clippers, Dallas formally clinched the best record in the NBA. 2010 With Dallas' win and San Antonio's loss, Dallas clinched the Southwest Division title - the 3rd time in team history Dallas has won the division title. 2010 Dirk Nowitzki had 40 points, the 62nd time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 20th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. 2010 Dirk Nowitzki shot 17-17 FT, setting the team record for most free throws attempted without a miss. 2012 Activated Kelenna Azubuike and placed Lamar Odom on IL. Azubuike (no injury) was recalled from the NBADL. Azubuike was on IL for 17 days (9 games). Dallas and Odom mutually agreed that Odom would remain on IL for the rest of the season (9 games). Games Record: 8-7 (home: 5-1, road: 3-6) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 W Phoenix 105-100 +5 Vincent 20 Vincent 11 Macy 28 Game #78, current record: 27-51, streak: won 2; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 W @San Antonio 122-111 +11 Aguirre 27 MA/JV 8 Mitchell 32 Brad Davis had 15 assists, the 5th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 4th of 6 times Davis had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #79, current record: 37-42, streak: won 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 L @Kansas City 105-117 -12 Aguirre 28 Aguirre 8 Woodson 27 Game #79, current record: 42-37, streak: lost 3; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W @Golden State 125-100 +25 Blackman 21 Tarpley 9 Teagle 14 Game #78, current record: 52-26, streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 W Denver 135-109 +26 Harper 35 Donaldson 13 Schayes 21 Game #74, current record: 49-25, streak: won 3; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1990 L @LA Lakers 106-113 -7 Blackman 19 Perkins 11 Johnson 38 Game #75, current record: 42-33, streak: lost 2; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1991 L @Sacramento 104-113 -9 Blackman 26 Donaldson 14 Simmons 35 Game #75, current record: 26-49, streak: lost 4; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L @Utah 90-113 -23 Williams 20 White 9 KMalone 28 Game #77, current record: 19-58, streak: lost 4; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 L @Sacramento 86-95 -9 McCloud 37 Popeye 11 Grant 25 Game #76, current record: 24-52, streak: lost 1; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1998 L Seattle 101-103 -2 Finley 27 Green 18 Payton 28 Chris Anstey re-injured his left middle finger during the 2nd half and did not return. He missed the last 4 games of the season due to the injury. Game #78, current record: 19-59, streak: lost 5; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W Portland 108-96 +12 Finley 27 LaFrentz 11 Wells 26 Dirk Nowitzki did not play due to a sprained left ankle (the 1st of 4 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #77, current record: 54-23, streak: won 2; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 L @Phoenix 89-112 -23 Nowitzki 26 Nowitzki 8 Marion 31 Anfernee Hardaway had a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 43rd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Game #78, current record: 57-21, streak: lost 2; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W Utah 88-81 +7 Nowitzki 24 Nowitzki 9 Humphrie 15 Erick Dampier received 3 stitches to close a cut on his chin during the 1st quarter. He returned to action later in the game. Game #76, current record: 52-24; streak: won 3; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W LA Clippers 96-86 +10 DNowitzki 26 DDiop 9 CMaggette 24 Erick Dampier aggravated his shoulder injury early in the game and did not return. He missed the next 2 games due to the injury. Game #77, current record: 64-13; streak: won 2; final record: 67-15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W @Portland 83-77 +6 DNowitzki 40 JKidd 12 LAldridge 27 Shawn Marion (strained left oblique muscle) did not play (the 2nd of 3 games he would miss). Dirk Nowitzki had 40 points, the 62nd time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 20th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki shot 17-17 FT, setting the team record for most free throws attempted without a miss. Game #79, current record: 52-27; streak: won 2; final record: 55-27