May 29

1997  Kurt Thomas underwent successful surgery on his re-fractured right
      ankle to get a bone graft and have new screws inserted.

2003  In the Western Conference Finals of the playoffs, San Antonio 
      defeated Dallas 90-78 to take the series 4-2 and eliminate Dallas 
      from the playoffs.


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

Playoffs                    Score         Dallas       Dallas High  Opponent
Year WL Opponent           Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer  Rebounder    High Scorer
1988  W LA Lakers          118-104  +14   Harper 35    Tarpley 13   Magic 28
  Dallas out-scored the Lakers 29-21 in the 4th quarter as they
    out-rebounded them 22-5.
  Derek Harper had 35 points, Mark Aguirre had 26 points, Roy Tarpley had 
    16 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and Rolando Blackman
    had 15 points and 11 assists.
  Magic Johnson had 28 points and 12 assists and A.C. Green had 15 points
    and 12 rebounds.
  Game 4: Series tied 2-2; LA Lakers would win series 4-3


Playoffs                    Score         Dallas       Dallas High  Opponent
Year WL Opponent           Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer  Rebounder    High Scorer
2003  L San Antonio         78-90   -12   Van_Exel 19  LaFrentz 12  Jackson 24
  Dallas led 71-58 with 10:53 left and San Antonio went on a 23-0 run 
    (including 5 straight 3-pointers) to go up 81-71 with 3:30 left.  
    Dallas went 7:56 without scoring.  After Dallas finally scored with 
    2:50 left, San Antonio scored the next 7 points to seal the series.
  San Antonio out-scored Dallas 34-9 in the 4th quarter - 9 points set the
    then team playoff low for points in any quarter (no longer lowest).   
    The 4th quarter was the only quarter during the game that San Antonio 
    out-scored Dallas.  San Antonio shot 6-9 3-pointers during the 4th.
  San Antonio shot 10-19 3-pointers and Dallas shot 5-18 3-pointers.
  Nick Van Exel had 19 points and Walt Williams had 17 points.
  Dirk Nowitzki (sprained left knee), Shawn Bradley (sprained right knee),
    and Evan Eschmeyer (sore left knee) did not play.  Tony Parker played
    (but played poorly) despite being ill.
  Stephen Jackson had 24 points including 5-7 3-pointers, Tim Duncan had
    18 points and 11 rebounds, and Steve Kerr had 12 points on 4-4
    3-pointers (1 3-pointer came late in the 3rd quarter and the other 3
    came in the 4th quarter).
  The home team only won once during the 6 games (game 2 at San Antonio).
  Michael Finley shot 32-32 FT during the 6 games, setting the league 
    playoff record for most free throws made without a miss in a 6-game 
    series.
  Game 6: San Antonio won series 4-2