May 21 2000 Dallas neither moved up nor down due to the draft lottery and received the #12 draft pick. 2002 Adrian Griffin underwent successful surgery on his back to remove a herniated disc. 2013 The NBA held the draft lottery (which determines the #1, #2, and #3 picks in the draft for the non-playoff teams) and Dallas moved neither up nor down [as expected] and would have the #13 draft pick. Games Record: 1-1 (home: 0-0, road: 1-1) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 L @San Antonio 106-119 -13 Finley 29 MF/DN 10 Duncan 32 The infamous Joey Crawford dominated game. Dirk Nowitzki picked up 3 fouls in the 1st quarter and Don Nelson got tossed (2 technicals) for simply staring at Crawford. Crawford 1-T tossed assistant Del Harris late in the 2nd quarter. There were 8 technicals called (6 against Dallas and 2 against San Antonio). San Antonio out-scored Dallas 69-44 in the 1st half - 69 points tied the opponent playoff record for a 1st half. San Antonio shot 26-28 FT and Dallas shot 9-11 FT in the half. Dallas pulled within 9 points with 3 minutes left in the game, but San Antonio then scored the next 8 points. San Antonio shot 37-45 FT and Dallas shot 20-22 FT. Michael Finley had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Nowitzki had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Eduardo Najera (sore lower thigh and knee) did not play. Tim Duncan had 32 points including 10-13 FT and 15 rebounds, Malik Rose had 25 points including 15-18 FT, and Tony Parker had 19 points. Game 2: Series tied 1-1; San Antonio would win series 4-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 W @Oklahoma City 93-87 +6 DN/SM 18 TChandler 15 Westbrook 30 Dallas jumped out to a 27-12 lead in the 1st quarter and led the entire game. Oklahoma City did rally in the 2nd half to within 4 points late in the game, but Dallas hit their free throws to seal the win. Dallas shot 14-18 FT and Oklahoma City shot 32-36 FT. Shawn Marion had 18 points on 9-13 FG; Jason Kidd had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals; and Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points including 7-21 FG and 7 turnovers - 10 of his points came in the 4th quarter. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 13-14 FT and 7 turnovers and Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points on 7-22 FG, 0-8 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Game #3, Dallas led series 2-1; Dallas would win series 4-1