May 4 1994 Announced assistant Greg Ballard's contract would not be renewed. 1999 Finished the 1998-99 season with a record of 19-31 (lockout shorten season). 2002 Eduardo Najera suffered a broken right thumb during warmups prior to Game 1 of the Sacramento series, but did play in the game. 2003 In the first round of the playoffs, Dallas defeated Portland 107-95 to take the series 4-3 and advance to the second round. 2009 The NBA fined Kenyon Martin (Den) $25,000 and assessed him a flagrant foul for his shove on Dirk Nowitzki during the 5/3/09 Game 1 Dal-Den game. 2014 In the first round of the playoffs, San Antonio defeated Dallas to take the series 4-3 and eliminate Dallas from the playoffs. San Antonio would go on to win the NBA Championship (and credited the tough Dallas series for helping them win). Games Record: 4-3 (home: 3-0, road: 1-3; includes one road regular season loss) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 W LA Lakers 125-115 +10 Blackman 31 Cummings 14 Magic 24 Dallas led from 2:17 left in the 1st quarter on and held their largest lead of 19 points 3 times. Rolando Blackman had 31 points including 12-20 FG, Mark Aguirre had 21 points and 8 rebounds, Brad Davis had 18 points including 8-10 FG, and Dale Ellis had 16 points on 8-10 FG. Magic Johnson had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 14 assists, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 22 points and 7 rebounds, and Bob McAdoo had 23 points including 11-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Game 3: LA Lakers led series 2-1; LA Lakers would win series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W LA Lakers 120-118 +2 Aguirre 39 Donaldson 11 A-Jabbar 33 Mark Aguirre hit a turnaround jumper from the baseline in the final seconds for the game winner. Dallas out-scored the Lakers 45-33 in the 1st quarter - 45 points tied the league playoff record for points in the 1st quarter. Dallas hit all 5 of their 3-pointers, tying the league playoff record for most 3-pointers made without a miss (the team also hit 5-5 3-pointers 5/27/03). Dallas shot a team playoff record 59.8% FG (since surpassed). The Lakers shot 53.8% FG. Dallas tied the team playoff record with 36 assists. Aguirre had 21 points in the 1st quarter. Aguirre had 39 points on 19-30 FG and 10 assists, Rolando Blackman had 28 points, Sam Perkins had 23 points, and Derek Harper had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 11 assists. Magic Johnson had a triple-double with 29 points, 15 rebounds, and 14 assists. It was the 3rd time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double in the playoffs and the 4th of 7 times Johnson had a triple-double against Dallas. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 33 points and Byron Scott had 22 points. Game 4: Series tied 2-2; LA Lakers would win series 4-2 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 L @Seattle 100-110 -10 Finley 34 Bradley 15 Payton 24 Steve Nash did not play due to a strained lower back (the 10th of 10 games he would miss due to the injury). Gary Trent did not play due to a pulled left hamstring (the 2nd of 2 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #50, current record: 19-31, streak: lost 2; final record: 19-31 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 L @Sacramento 91-108 -17 Nowitzki 23 Nowitzki 14 Stojakov 26 It was a close game until the 4th quarter where Sacramento out-scored Dallas 26-17. Dallas went scoreless over a 7 minute period during the 4th quarter. Sacramento shot 46.2% FG and Dallas shot 38.9% FG. Sacramento had 27 assists and Dallas had 13 assists. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Michael Finley had 21 points. Predrag Stojakovic had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Chris Webber had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Vlade Divac had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Eduardo Najera suffered a broken right thumb during warmups prior, but did play in the game. Adrian Griffin did not play due to back spasms. Game 1: Sacramento led series 1-0; Sacramento would win series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W Portland 107-95 +12 Nowitzki 31 Nowitzki 11 RW/DS 17 7 straight points by Rasheed Wallace gave Portland a 90-88 lead with 4:45 left. After the teams traded 3-pointers, the game was tied 93-93 with 3:13 left. Dallas then went on a 9-2 run (with the 2 being from 2-4 FT) to go up 102-95 with 47 seconds left. Dallas hit 5-6 FT the rest of the way. Dallas out-scored Portland 36-22 in the 4th quarter. Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Nick Van Exel had 26 points including 10-15 FG, and Steve Nash had 21 points. Rasheed Wallace had 17 points and Damon Stoudamire had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dale Davis (strained groin) and Derek Anderson (surgery left knee) did not play. Game 7: Dallas won series 4-3 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2011 W @LA Lakers 93-81 +12 DNowitzki 24 SMarion 9 KBryant 23 Dallas led the entire 2nd half and scored 9 straight points to take their largest lead at 84-69 with 4:40 left and led in double-digits the rest of the game. Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and 7 rebounds and Shawn Marion had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points and Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Game #2, Dallas led series 2-0; Dallas would win series 4-0 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 L @San Antonio 96-119 -23 DNowitzki 22 DNowitzki 9 TParker 32 San Antonio led 35-23 after 1. San Antonio shot 13-19 FG while Dallas shot 10-24 FG. San Antonio used a 16-2 run to take a commanding 53-27 lead with 7:20 to go and they would lead in the 20s the rest of the quarter. San Antonio led 68-46 at the half. San Antonio out-scored Dallas 33-23 in the 2nd quarter in shooting 13-19 FG and Dallas shot 8-18 FG. San Antonio shot 68% FG in the 1st half while Dallas shot 43% FG. San Antonio led 94-69 after 3. The blowout continued in the 4th as the Spurs led in the 20s or low 30s the entire quarter (largest 31 points). San Antonio shot 56.8% (42-74) FG and Dallas shot 40.9% (36-88) FG. Dallas' 4 key players combined to shoot just 17-52 FG. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 15 points and 6 rebounds, Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points including 7-8 FG and 8 rebounds, Danny Green (SA) had 18 points, Tony Parker (SA) had 32 points on 11-19 FG and 10-13 FT, and Manu Ginobili (SA) had 20 points including 5-7 FG and 5 assists. Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points including 8-21 FG and 9 rebounds, Monta Ellis had 12 points including 3-11 FG, and Devin Harris had 17 points. Game 7: San Antonio won series 4-3