May 3 1994 Fired head coach Quinn Buckner. Buckner was hired 3/4/93 and coached the 93-94 season. He finished with a regular season record of 13-69 (.159) (no playoffs) with Dallas. 2001 In the first round of the playoffs, Dallas defeated Utah 84-83 to take the series 3-2 and advance to the second round. It was only the 13th time in league history that a team that was down 0-2 came back and won the series (7th time as a best-of-5 series). 2004 The NBA fined Dallas $25,000 for showing a cartoon that made fun of several Sacramento players prior to the Dallas-Sacramento game on 4/24/04. 2006 The NBA fined Dirk Nowitzki $15,000 and assessed him a flagrant foul level 2 for throwing an elbow at the chest of Pau Gasol during the 5/1/06 Game 4 at Memphis. 2007 The NBA fined Jason Richardson (GS) $35,000 for contact with a fan late in the 5/1/07 game in Dallas. 2007 In the first round of the playoffs, Golden State defeated Dallas 111-86 to take the series 4-2 and eliminate Dallas from the playoffs. It was the 3rd time in NBA history that a #8 seed defeated a #1 seed. 2012 Jason Kidd (Dal) was named as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award. Kidd received 93 of a possible 334 1st place player votes. The players were asked to give a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place vote to the 6 previously announced divisional winners. Total position votes (347 votes) Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Jason Kidd (Dal) ........ 2501 93 74 69 44 31 16 Shane Battier (Mia) ..... 2273 69 67 77 46 40 22 Antawn Jamison (Cle) .... 1954 35 69 57 67 59 37 Luke Ridnour (Min) ...... 1920 58 38 53 75 51 41 Jeremy Lin (NY) ......... 1624 45 35 39 52 67 80 Chris Paul (LAC) ........ 1452 34 45 29 32 65 115 2013 Assistant coach Jim O'Brien announced his retirement. He had been an assistant coach for Dallas for 12-13. Kaleb Canales was hired as an assistant coach. Games Record: 2-4 (home: 0-1, road: 2-3; includes one road regular season loss) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 W @Houston 93-92 +1 Tarpley 17 Tarpley 13 Olajuwon 35 Roy Tarpley hit a 7-footer with 1:08 left for the final points of the game. Hakeem Olajuwon missed a 15-footer as time was running out and Sam Perkins slapped the rebound back towards midcourt and time expired. Tarpley had 17 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive and Sam Perkins had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Olajuwon had 35 points and 12 rebounds. Game 3: Dallas led series 2-1; Dallas would win series 3-1 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @LA Lakers 102-115 -13 Finley 24 Anstey 7 O'Neal 26 Steve Nash did not play due to a strained lower back (the 9th of 10 games he would miss due to the injury). Gary Trent did not play due to a pulled left hamstring (the 1st of 2 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #49, current record: 19-30, streak: lost 1; final record: 19-31 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W @Utah 84-83 +1 Finley 33 Howard 8 Malone 24 Utah led 48-33 at the half - 33 points is the fewest points Dallas has scored in a playoff half. Michael Finley was carrying Dallas through 3 quarters and his 13 points in the 3rd quarter was Dallas' only points during the last 7:30 of the quarter. Utah led 71-57 after 3. Dallas went on a 12-0 run to pull within 73-75 with 7:20 left and the game stayed close the rest of the way. Utah led 83-82 with 2 minutes left and neither team was able to score over the next 1 1/2 minutes. John Stockton was defending Finley and when Danny Manning came over to double, Finley found a wide-open Calvin Booth under the basket and Booth got the layup to give Dallas a 84-83 lead with 9.6 seconds left - Dallas' first lead since 1:40 into the 1st quarter. Bryon Russell's 3-point attempt bounced off the front of the rim, Stockton got the rebound and touch-passed to Karl Malone, but his fade-away jumper missed at the buzzer. Dallas out-scored Utah 27-12 in the 4th quarter. Dallas led for just 29 seconds in the game. Dallas shot 39.7% FG and Utah shot 39.2% FG. Steve Nash sprained his ankle during the game and continued playing and Malone was playing despite a strained lower back. Finley had 33 points, Juwan Howard had 19 points, and Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points including 10-10 FT (and played the entire 4th quarter with 5 fouls). Finley played all 48 minutes - the 5th time in team playoff history a Mav played all 48 minutes. Malone had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Russell had 15 points. Only the 13th time in league history that a team that was down 0-2 came back and won the series (7th time as a best-of-5 series). Game 5: Dallas won series 3-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Golden State 86-111 -25 JH/JS 20 DNowitzki 10 SJackson 33 All 7 of Dallas' 1st quarter field goals made were 3-pointers - they shot 7-11 3-pointers and 0-14 2-pointers. Golden State went on a 23-4 monster run, including 13 points from Stephen Jackson, in the 3rd quarter and out-scored Dallas 36-15 in the 3rd quarter. Dallas shot just 6-21 FG including 2-12 3-pointers in the 3rd quarter. The 4th quarter was a complete blowout as Dallas got no closer than 19 points in the quarter. Jackson (GS) 33 points including 7-8 3-pointers (setting the opponent record for 3-pointers made) - and his only miss came on his last attempt. Baron Davis had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Matt Barnes, playing with a strained quad, had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. All 5 Golden State starters scored in double-digits. Josh Howard had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse had 20 points, including 14 points in the 1st quarter. Dirk Nowitzki had just 8 points including 2-13 FG and 0-6 3-pointers and had 10 rebounds. The 25 point loss margin tied Dallas' 3rd largest playoff loss. Golden State shot 46.8% FG including 14-30 3-pointers and Dallas shot 37.6% FG including 12-37 3-pointers. The combined 67 attempted 3-pointers was the 2nd most in NBA playoff history (with the most of 68 occurring in a 2 overtime game). Golden State shot 23-30 FT and Dallas shot 10-13 FT [as they attempted mostly outside shots]. Golden State out-rebounded Dallas 53-38. Game 6: Golden State won series 4-2 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 L @Denver 95-109 -14 DNowitzki 28 DNowitzki 10 Nene 24 Dal out-scored Den 24-16 in the 1st quarter, but Den out-scored Dal in each of the next 3 quarters (total 93-71). Erick Dampier and Josh Howard left the game with sprained ankles, but both were able to return to action. Carmelo Anthony had 23 points, Nene had 24 points, and J.R. Smith had 15 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Josh Howard had 15 points, Jason Kidd had 15 points, and Jason Terry had 15 points. Game 1: Denver led series 1-0; Denver would win series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 L Oklahoma City 79-95 -16 DNowitzki 17 SMarion 10 KDurant 31 Oklahoma City built up an 83-58 lead with 10:40 left in the 4th quarter and it was a blowout the rest of the way. Oklahoma City led the whole game. Oklahoma City shot 42.4% FG and Dallas shot just 34.2% FG. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points including 11-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists; Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks; and Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki had 17 points and 9 rebounds and Jason Kidd had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Game #3, Oklahoma City led 3-0; Oklahoma City would sweep series 4-0