May 20

1987  Dick Motta resigned as head coach.  He was hired 7/16/80.  Motta 
      had a record of 267-307 (.465) in the regular season and 10-14 
      (.417) in the playoffs with Dallas from 1980-81 - 1986-87.  [He 
      would again be hired as coach 5/17/94 and coached 2 seasons.]

1994  Brad Davis named as an assistant coach.

1994  Announced that assistant Tom Newell would not be retained.

2005  In the second round of the playoffs, Phoenix defeated Dallas 
      130-126 in overtime to take the series 4-2 and eliminate Dallas 
      from the playoffs.


Games
Record: 0-1  (home: 0-0, road: 0-1)

Playoffs                    Score         Dallas       Dallas High  Opponent
Year WL Opponent           Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer  Rebounder    High Scorer
2005  L Phoenix(OT)        126-130   -4   Terry 36     Howard 14    SNash 39
  Dallas led 80-64 with 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, but Phoenix
    went on a 27-6 run to go up 91-86 with 8:10 left in the 4th quarter.
  Amare Stoudemire fouled out with 1:40 left in the 4th quarter.
  Steve Nash hit a 3-pointer with 5.6 seconds left to tie the game and,
    without calling a timeout, Jerry Stackhouse brought the ball up and
    missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer and the game went into overtime 
    tied at 111-111.
  Phoenix led 126-123 and Dirk Nowitzki missed a 3-pointer with 9 seconds
    left and Nash was immediately fouled and he hit both free throws to
    ice the game.
  Phoenix scored 19 points in overtime, setting the opponent playoff
    record for points in an overtime.
  Jason Terry had 36 points.  Nowitzki had 28 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 
    assists in 51 minutes.  Josh Howard had 21 points and 14 rebounds.  
    Stackhouse had 19 points on 4-13 FG and 11-12 FT.
  Nash had 39 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 12 assists.
    Shawn Marion had 38 points, including 11 points in overtime, and 16
    rebounds.  Stoudemire had 18 points and 8 rebounds.
  Keith Van Horn did not play due to a sprained left ankle (out for the
    rest of the playoffs).
  Joe Johnson (Pho) did not play due to a fractured orbital bone (out for
    the rest of the series).
  Game 6: Phoenix won series 4-2