Dallas Mavericks History - 2007 ---- January 2 The NBA named Josh Howard and Michael Redd (Milwaukee) as Players of the Week for the week ending December 31. Howard averaged 21.5 points and 10.8 rebounds as Dallas went 4-0. Redd averaged 27 points and 5.3 rebounds as Milwaukee went 3-1. Howard was named as Player of the Week for the 2nd week in a row, the only time a Mavs player won the award in consecutive weeks. Activated Maurice Ager and placed J.J. Barea on IL. Ager was on IL for 15 days (7 games) (no injury). Barea was activated 30 days (16 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Seattle 112-88 +24 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 15 RAllen 27 Game #32, current record: 25-7; streak: won 11; final record: 67-15 ---- January 4 Activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Maurice Ager on IL. Stackhouse was on IL for 13 days (6 games) later. Ager was activated 14 days (8 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Indiana 100-91 +9 JHoward 25 JHoward 11 Harringto 14 Game #33, current record: 26-7; streak: won 12; final record: 67-15 ---- January 5 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @San Antonio 90-85 +5 DNowitzki 36 JHoward 12 MGinobili 25 Bruce Bowen (SA) missed a 3-point attempt with 5 seconds left and Josh Howard hit 2 free throws with less than a second left. Game #34, current record: 27-7; streak: won 13; final record: 67-15 ---- January 7 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @LA Lakers 98-101 -3 DNowitzki 29 DNowitzki 13 KBryant 26 The Lakers out-scored Dallas 33-21 in the 4th quarter. The loss ended Dallas' 13-game winning streak. Game #35, current record: 27-8; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15 ---- January 9 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Utah 108-105 +3 DNowitzki 38 JHoward 9 AKirilenk 29 Game #36, current record: 28-8; streak: won 1; final record: 67-15 ---- January 10 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Portland 99-74 +25 JTerry 20 EDampier 10 ZRandolph 21 Game #37, current record: 29-8; streak: won 2; final record: 67-15 ---- January 12 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Indiana(OT) 115-113 +2 DNowitzki 43 DNowitzki 12 JO'Neal 26 Dirk Nowitzki had 43 points, the 52nd time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 12th of 12 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. Game #38, current record: 30-8; streak: won 3; final record: 67-15 ---- January 14 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Toronto 97-96 +1 DNowitzki 38 DNowitzki 11 CBosh 24 Jason Terry found Josh Howard under the basket for the game winning layup with .9 seconds left. Dallas only led 18 seconds in the game. Game #39, current record: 31-8; streak: won 4; final record: 67-15 ---- January 16 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade (Miami) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 14. Nowitzki averaged 32.5 points and 8.5 rebounds as Dallas went 4-0. Wade averaged 27.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 10.7 assists as Miami went 3-0. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Houston 109-96 +13 DNowitzki 30 DNowitzki 10 TMcGrady 45 Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 45 points, the 61st time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 2 times he had 40+ points against Dallas. McGrady scored Houston's first 12 points of the game and 21 of Houston's 30 points in the 1st quarter. Dallas shot 10-15 3-pointers in the 2nd half. Game #40, current record: 32-8; streak: won 5; final record: 67-15 ---- January 17 Assigned J.J. Barea to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL. ---- January 18 Activated Maurice Ager and placed Devin Harris on IL with the flu. Ager was on IL for 14 days (8 games) (no injury). Harris was activated 3 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W LA Lakers 114-95 +19 JHoward 29 JHoward 11 KBryant 26 Jerry Stackhouse sang the national anthem before the game. Game #41, current record: 33-8; streak: won 6; final record: 67-15 ---- January 21 Activated Devin Harris and placed Maurice Ager on IL. Harris was on IL for 3 days (1 game) with the flu. Ager was activated 9 days (4 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Miami 99-93 +6 JHoward 25 DN/ED 11 DWade 31 Game #42, current record: 34-8; streak: won 7; final record: 67-15 ---- January 23 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Orlando 111-95 +16 DNowitzki 33 DNowitzki 10 JNelson 23 Game #43, current record: 35-8; streak: won 8; final record: 67-15 ---- January 25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Chicago 85-96 -11 DNowitzki 28 DNowitzki 11 BGordon 30 Game #44, current record: 35-9; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15 ---- January 27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Sacramento 106-104 +2 DNowitzki 32 DNowitzki 11 RArtest 25 Game #45, current record: 36-9; streak: won 1; final record: 67-15 ---- January 30 The NBADL named J.J. Barea as Player of the Week for the week ending January 28. Barea averaged 31.5 points, 7.5 assists, and 6 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers went 3-1. Activated Maurice Ager and placed Josh Howard on IL. Howard was attending the birth of a child. Ager was on IL for 9 days (4 games) (no injury). Howard was activated 4 days (2 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Seattle 122-102 +20 ACroshere 34 ACroshere 7 RAllen 35 Austin Croshere had a career high 34 points, and that after DNP-coach's decision in the previous 4 games. Game #46, current record: 37-9; streak: won 2; final record: 67-15 ---- January 31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Memphis 95-94 +1 DNowitzki 26 DNowitzki 11 PGasol 32 Game #47, current record: 38-9; streak: won 3; final record: 67-15 ==== February 1 Dirk Nowitzki was named as an All-Star reserve by the Western Conference coaches. Recalled J.J. Barea from the NBADL and activated him. Placed Maurice Ager on IL and assigned him to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL. Barea was on IL for 30 days (16 games) (no injury). Ager was activated 14 days (5 games) later. ---- February 3 Activated Josh Howard and placed DJ Mbenga on IL. Howard was on IL for 4 days (2 games) due to the birth of a child. Mbenga was activated 4 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Minnesota 94-93 +1 JT/JH 22 DDiop 12 KGarnett 25 Game #48, current record: 39-9; streak: won 4; final record: 67-15 ---- February 6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu was selected to play in the NBADL All-Star game to take place 2/17/07 in Las Vegas. ---- February 7 Activated DJ Mbenga and placed Erick Dampier on IL with a sore right knee. Mbenga was on IL for 4 days (1 game) (no injury). Dampier was activated 2 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Memphis 113-97 +16 DNowitzki 38 DNowitzki 10 PGasol 29 DJ MBenga suffered a sprained right knee during the 4th quarter and did not return. An MRI would later reveal it was a torn MCL and he would miss the rest of the season due to the injury. Game #49, current record: 40-9; streak: won 5; final record: 67-15 ---- February 8 The NBA announced that Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry would compete in the 3-Point Shooting contest to take place 2/17/07 in Las Vegas. Recalled Pops Mensah-Bonsu from the NBADL and activated him. Placed DJ Mbenga on IL with a torn right ACL. Mensah-Bonsu was on IL for 85 days (38 games) (no injury). Mbenga was out for the rest of the season due to his injury (33 games). ---- February 9 The NBA named Josh Howard and Carmelo Anthony (Denver) as injury replacements for the All-Star game for Yao Ming (Houston) and Carlos Boozer (Utah). Activated Erick Dampier and placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL. Dampier was on IL for 2 days (1 game) with a sore right knee. Mensah-Bonsu was activated 17 days (6 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Houston 95-74 +21 JHoward 22 DDiop 14 TMcGrady 20 Out-scored Houston 52-29 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Game #50, current record: 41-9; streak: won 6; final record: 67-15 ---- February 11 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Philadelphia 106-89 +17 DNowitzki 24 DNowitzki 11 AIguodala 21 Game #51, current record: 42-9; streak: won 7; final record: 67-15 ---- February 13 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Milwaukee 99-93 +6 DNowitzki 38 DNowitzki 11 Patterson 20 Devean George suffered a sprained right MCL during the Milwaukee game. He would miss the next 7 games due to the injury. Game #52, current record: 43-9; streak: won 8; final record: 67-15 ---- February 15 Recalled Maurice Ager from the NBADL and activated him. Placed Devean George on IL with a sprained right MCL. Ager was on for 14 days (5 games) (no injury). George was activated 19 days (7 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Houston 80-77 +3 DNowitzki 26 JHoward 11 TMcGrady 27 Game #53, current record: 44-9; streak: won 9; final record: 67-15 ---- February 16 2007 Western Conference All-Star coach Mike D'Antoni (Phoenix) announced that Dirk Nowitzki will start in the All-Star game in place of the injured Yao Ming (Hou). It was the 2nd time a Dallas player would start in the All-Star game (Jason Kidd). 2007 Assigned Pops Mensah-Bonsu to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL. ---- February 17 In the 3-Point Shootout, Dirk Nowitzki finished 3rd in the event and Jason Terry finished 6th (last). Nowitzki had 20 points in the 1st round (2nd most in the round) to advance to the finals where he had just 9 points (the winner, Jason Kapono(Mia), had 24 and Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 17). Terry had 10 points in the 1st round. In the NBADL All-Star game, the East defeated the West 114-100. Pops Mensah-Bonsu (playing for the East) was named as MVP. Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK Mensah-Bonsu 26 11-13 0-0 8-12 30 3 7 0 3 0 1 2 ---- February 18 The West defeated the East 153-132 in the All-Star game in Las Vegas. Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK Nowitzki 16 4-9 1-2 0-0 9 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 Howard 20 1-3 0-1 1-2 3 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 ---- February 20 DJ Mbenga underwent successful surgery on his right knee to repair a torn ACL. He was out for the season. ---- February 21 Greg Buckner suffered a broken nose during practice. He did not miss any games, but is played with a face mask (as usual, the face mask did not last very long (2 days)). ---- February 22 Traded Anthony Johnson to Atlanta for a 2007 2nd round draft pick. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Miami 112-100 +12 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 11 SO/JP 17 Game #54, current record: 45-9; streak: won 10; final record: 67-15 ---- Februray 24 Recalled Pops Mensah-Bonsu from the NBADL. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Denver 115-95 +20 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 11 CAnthony 34 Game #55, current record: 46-9; streak: won 11; final record: 67-15 ---- February 26 Activated Pops Mensah-Bonsu and placed Greg Buckner on IL with a bruised left knee. Mensah-Bonsu was on IL for 17 days (6 games) (no injury). Buckner was activated 1 day (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Atlanta 110-87 +23 DNowitzki 27 DNowitzki 8 JJohnson 29 Game #56, current record: 47-9; streak: won 12; final record: 67-15 ---- February 27 Activated Greg Buckner. Buckner was on IL for 1 day (1 game) with a bruised left knee. Went 11-0 in February, the first time Dallas had ever gone perfect in a month (excluding 1-0 in Octobers). Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Minnesota 91-65 +26 DNowitzki 23 DNowitzki 14 RD/KG 15 Out-scored Minnesota 42-27 in the 1st half. Minnesota set the opponent record low with 65 points. They shot .296 (24-81) FG, setting the opponent record low. Game #57, current record: 48-9; streak: won 13; final record: 67-15 ==== March 1 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Chauncey Billups (Detroit) as Players of the Month for February. Nowitzki averaged 27.1 points and 9.7 rebounds as Dallas went 10-0. Billups averaged 17.9 points and 7.5 assists as Detroit went 10-1. The NBA named Avery Johnson and Flip Saunders (Det) as Coaches of the Month for February. Dallas went 10-0 and Detroit went 10-1. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Cleveland 95-92 +3 DNowitzki 24 DNowitzki 11 LJames 39 Jason Terry and Dirk Nowitzki combined to score 20 of Dallas' 21 4th quarter points (10 each). Game #58, current record: 49-9; streak: won 14; final record: 67-15 ---- March 3 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Orlando 103-98 +5 JTerry 29 DNowitzki 9 DHoward 25 Jason Terry had 15 assists, the 38th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the only time Terry had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #59, current record: 50-9; streak: won 15; final record: 67-15 ---- March 6 Activated Devean George and placed Maurice Ager on IL. George was on IL for 19 days (7 games) with a sprained right MCL. Ager was activated 8 days (3 games) later. With the win over New Jersey, Dallas formally cliched a playoff berth. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W New Jersey 102-89 +13 JTerry 24 EDampier 14 VCarter 32 Won 23rd straight home game, longest home winning streak in team history. Game #60, current record: 51-9; streak: won 16; final record: 67-15 ---- March 11 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @LA Lakers 108-72 +36 JHoward 24 DDiop 13 KBryant 25 Won 17th straight game, the longest winning streak in team history. Game #61, current record: 52-9; streak: won 17; final record: 67-15 ---- March 12 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Golden State 100-117 -17 JT/DH 16 ACroshere 13 MPietrus 20 Devean George only plaed 2 minutes in the Golden State due to his sore right knee. He would miss the next 6 games due to the injury. Golden State out-scored Dallas 65-36 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. The loss ended Dallas' team record high 17 game winning streak. It was also Dallas' first loss of the season on the 2nd night of a back-to-back - they had won the previous 11. Game #62, current record: 52-10; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15 ---- March 13 The NBA named Greg Buckner as winner of the Community Assist Award for February. Activated Tariq Abdul-Wahad and placed Avery Johnson on IR with a strained right calf. Abdul-Wahad had missed 136 days (63 games) with left knee chondromalacia. Johnson was activated 9 days (5 games) later. ---- March 14 Activated Maurice Ager and placed Devean George on IL due to a sore right knee. Ager was on IL for 8 days (3 games) (no injuries). George was activated 11 days (6 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L Phoenix(2OT) 127-129 -2 Stackhous 33 DNowitzki 16 Stoudemir 41 Devin Harris left the Phoenix game early in the 2nd quarter due to a strained neck. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Steve Nash (Pho) hit a 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left to send the game into the 1st overtime as Dallas blew a 10-point lead with 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter. Jason Terry hit a 3-pointer with 5 seconds left in the 1st overtime to send the game into a 2nd overtime. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 41 points, the 62nd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 2 times he had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #63, current record: 52-11; streak: lost 2; final record: 67-15 ---- March 16 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Boston 106-101 +5 DN/JH 30 DNowitzki 12 PPierce 29 Game #64, current record: 53-11; streak: won 1; final record: 67-15 ---- March 18 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Detroit 92-88 +4 DNowitzki 28 DNowitzki 12 RMurray 18 Greg Buckner did not play in the game due to a sprained left knee, the 1st of 4 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #65, current record: 54-11; streak: won 2; final record: 67-15 ---- March 20 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @New York 92-77 +15 DN/JH 24 EDampier 13 ECurry 22 Greg Buckner did not play in the game due to a sprained left knee, the 2nd of 4 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #66, current record: 55-11; streak: won 3; final record: 67-15 ---- March 21 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Cleveland 98-90 +8 DNowitzki 23 DN/ED 9 LJames 31 Greg Buckner did not play in the game due to a sprained left knee, the 3rd of 4 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #67, current record: 56-11; streak: won 4; final record: 67-15 ---- March 23 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Boston 109-95 +14 JTerry 29 JH/DD 11 PPierce 30 Greg Buckner did not play in the game due to a sprained left knee. the 4th of 4 games he would miss due to the injury. Game #68, current record: 57-11; streak: won 5; final record: 67-15 ---- March 25 Activated Devean George and placed Maurice Ager on IL. George was on IL for 11 days (6 games) due to a sore right knee. Ager was activated 2 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Atlanta 104-97 +7 DN/JH 28 DDiop 9 JC/JS 21 Game #69, current record: 58-11; streak: won 6; final record: 67-15 ---- March 27 Activated Maurice Ager and placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL. Ager was on IL for 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Mensah-Bonsu was activated 15 days (8 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @New Orleans 105-89 +16 JHoward 25 JHoward 10 JPargo 23 at Oklahoma City (Dallas' last New Orleans game in Oklahoma City) Went 6-0 on the road trip. Game #70, current record: 59-11; streak: won 7; final record: 67-15 ---- March 28 Assigned Pops Mensah-Bonsu to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Milwaukee 105-103 +2 JTerry 27 EDampier 10 MRedd 34 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained ankle late in the 2nd quarter. He started the 2nd half and only lasted about a minute before sitting out the rest of the game. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Game #71, current record: 60-11; streak: won 8; final record: 67-15 ---- March 30 With the win over New York, Dallas set a team record with 61 wins in a season. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W New York 105-103 +2 DNowitzki 30 EDampier 10 SMarbury 43 With his first bucket early in the game, Dirk Nowitzki surpassed 15,000 career points. He became the 105th NBA player to have 15,000 points. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 43 points, the 63rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 2 times he had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #72, current record: 61-11; streak: won 9; final record: 67-15 ==== April 1 With San Antonio's loss, Dallas formally clinched the Southwest Division Title, the 2nd division title in team history. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Phoenix 104-126 -22 JHoward 28 JHoward 7 LBarbosa 29 Josh Howard suffered a cut above his eye during that required 4 stitches. He continued to play with the injury. Jerry Stackhouse surpassed his 15,000 career point mark during the 2nd quarter, the 106th NBA player to reach 15,000 points. Phoenix shot 64.8% (46-71) FG in the game. Game #73, current record: 61-12; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15 ---- April 2 Signed Kevin Willis to a 10-day contract and placed him on IL. Willis would be activated 5 days (2 games) later. ---- April 3 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Sacramento 97-93 +4 JHoward 29 JH/DG 8 RArtest 25 Dirk Nowitzki did not play in the game due to food poisoning. He did not miss any other games due to the illness. Game #74, current record: 62-12; streak: won 1; final record: 67-15 ---- April 6 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Denver 71-75 -4 DNowitzki 22 DNowitzki 11 CAnthony 23 Josh Howard suffered a sprained right ankle during the 1st quarter and did not return. He would miss the next game due to the injury. Game #75, current record: 62-13; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15 ---- April 7 Activated Kevin Willis and placed Josh Howard on IL with a sprained right ankle. Willis was on IL for 5 days (2 games) (no injury). Howard was activated 2 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Portland 86-74 +12 JTerry 29 DDiop 10 JJack 18 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the game due to Avery Johnson resting him. Game #76, current record: 63-13; streak: won 1; final record: 67-15 ---- April 9 Activated Josh Howard and placed J.J. Barea on IL. Howard was on IL for 2 days (1 game) with a sprained right ankle. Barea was activated 2 days (1 game) later. With the win vs the LA Clippers, Dallas formally clinched the best record in the NBA. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W LA Clippers 96-86 +10 DNowitzki 26 DDiop 9 CMaggette 24 Erick Dampier aggravated his shoulder injury early in the game and did not return. He missed the next 2 games due to the injury. Game #77, current record: 64-13; streak: won 2; final record: 67-15 ---- April 10 Recalled Pops Mensah-Bonsu from the NBADL. ---- April 11 Activated Pops Mensah-Bonsu and J.J. Barea and placed Dirk Nowitzki (rest) and Jerry Stackhouse (rest) on IL. Mensah-Bonsu was on IL for 15 days (8 games). Barea was on IL for 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Nowitzki was activated 2 days (1 game) later. Stackhouse was activated 4 days (2 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Minnesota 105-88 +17 ACroshere 19 DDiop 15 JReed 17 Erick Dampier did not play in the game due to a strained right shoulder. It was the 1st of 2 games he would miss due to the injury. Devin Harris did not play in the game due to Avery Johnson resting him. Game #78, current record: 65-13; streak: won 3; final record: 67-15 ---- April 12 Signed Kevin Willis for the rest of the season. ---- April 13 Activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed Jason Terry (rest) on IL. Nowitzki was on IL for 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Terry was activated 2 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L Utah 89-104 -15 DNowitzki 23 DN/DD 4 CBoozer 32 Erick Dampier did not play in the game due to a strained right shoulder. It was the 2nd of 2 games he would miss due to the injury. With the best record in the NBA locked up, Dallas rested several key players (Jason Terry, Jerry Stackhouse) and limited others' minutes. Game #79, current record: 65-14; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15 ---- April 15 Activated Jerry Stackhouse and Jason Terry and placed Erick Dampier (strained right shoulder) and Maurice Ager on IL. Stackhouse was on IL for 4 days (2 games) for rest. Terry was on IL for 2 days (1 game) for rest. Dampier was activated 2 days (1 game) later. Ager was activated 2 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W San Antonio 91-86 +5 DN/DH 21 DDiop 9 TParker 23 Out-scored San Antonio 19-10 in the 4th quarter as Dallas scored the last 9 points of the game Game #80, current record: 66-14; streak: won 1; final record: 67-15 ---- April 17 The NBA suspended ref Joey Crawford indefinitely, including for the rest of the season and playoffs, for inappropriate acts and being a repeat offender. Crawford had ejected Tim Duncan (SA) from the 4/15/07 Dallas-San Antonio game for simply laughing. Activated Erick Dampier and Maurice Ager and placed Jerry Stackhouse (rest) and Dirk Nowitzki (rest) on IL. Dampier was on IL for 2 days (1 game) for rest. Ager was on IL for 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Stackhouse and Nowitzki were activated 1 day (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Golden State 82-111 -29 MAger 20 JBarea 10 MPietrus 22 Erick Dampier did not play in the game due to a strained right shoulder. With the best record in the NBA locked up, Dallas rested several key players (Josh Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, Jerry Stackhouse) and limited others' minutes. Game #81, current record: 66-15; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15 ---- April 18 Activated Jerry Stackhouse and Dirk Nowitzki and placed Maurice Ager and Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL. Stackhouse and Nowitzki were on IL for 1 day (1 game) for rest. Ager and Mensah-Bonsu were on IL for the last game of the season. Kevin Willis became the oldest Mavs to appear in a game at 44 years, 7 months, and 12 days old. Finished the 06-07 regular season with a record of 67-15, the best record in team history and tied for 6th best record in NBA history. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Seattle 106-75 +31 DNowitzki 20 EDampier 6 RLewis 14 Game #82, current record: 67-15; streak: won 1; final record: 67-15 ---- April 22 Placed DJ Mbenga, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, and Maurice Ager on IL for the start of the playoffs. Mbenga and Mensah-Bonsu were on IL entire playoffs. Ager was activated 3 days (2 games) later. Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L Golden State 85-97 -12 JHoward 21 JHoward 13 BDavis 33 It was Golden State's first playoff game since 5/4/94. Dallas played a small-ball lineup (a change from the regular season) as centers Erick Dampier and DeSagana Diop combined to play just 18 minutes (and neither started). Up by 3 points with 5:30 left in the 4th quarter, Golden State closed the game with a 15-6 run. Golden State out-scored Dallas 24-10 in fast break points. Baron Davis (GS) had 33 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 23 points and Jason Richardson (GS) had 13 points. Josh Howard had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Devin Harris had 19 points and Jason Terry had 17 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 14 points including 4-16 FG and 12 rebounds. Game 1: Golden State led series 1-0; Golden State would win series 4-2 ---- April 25 Activated Maurice Ager and placed Kevin Willis on IL. Ager was on IL for 3 days (2 games) (no injury). Willis was activated 4 days (2 games) later. Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Golden State 112-99 +13 JTerry 28 JHoward 11 SJackson 30 Dallas out-scored Golden State 33-22 in the 3rd quarter. Baron Davis (GS) was ejected by ref Bennett Salvatore for continuing to clap his hands after a call Davis questioned even though Salvatore gave him several warnings to stop (it was Davis' 2nd technical). Stephen Jackson (GS) was ejected with 4:35 left in the 4th for receiving his 2nd technical for complaining about a call. 9 straight points scored in the 4th quarter gave Dallas their largest lead at 110-90 with 4 minutes left. After playing small-ball in Game 1, Dallas went back to their regular lineup as centers Erick Dampier and DeSagana Diop combined to play 41 minutes. Dallas shot just 1-16 3-pointers (with their last attempt with 4:00 left in the 4th being the only make). Golden State shot 4-20 3-pointers. Golden State had just 9 assists, tying the opponent playoff low. Jason Terry had 28 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Josh Howard had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals. Jerry Stackhouse had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Jackson (GS) had 30 points. Monta Ellis (GS) had 20 points. Jason Richardson (GS) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Davis (GS) had just 13 points, 2 assists, and 6 turnovers before his ejection. Game 2: Series tied 1-1; Golden State would win series 4-2 ---- April 27 The NBA fined Stephen Jackson (Golden State) $50,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner and verbal abuse of the refs following his ejection during the Dallas-Golden State playoff game on 4/25/07. Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Golden State 91-109 -18 DN/JH 20 DNowitzki 12 Richardso 30 Monta Ellis (GS) received his Most Improved Player award prior to the game. Golden State led in double-digits the entire 2nd half and took their largest lead at 88-67 with 40 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. Dallas shot 38.8% FG and Golden State shot 48.1% FG. Golden State out-scored Dallas 52-30 in the point. Jason Richardson (GS) had 30 points including 12-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Baron Davis (GS) had 24 points and Stephen Jackson (GS) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points (with 18 coming in the 1st half) and 12 rebounds. Josh Howard had 20 points and 9 rebounds and Jason Terry had 14 points. Game 3: Golden State led series 2-1; Golden State would win series 4-2 ---- April 29 Activated Kevin Willis and placed J.J. Barea on IL. Willis was on IL 4 days (2 games) (no injury). Barea was on IL for the last 3 games of the playoffs. Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Golden State 99-103 -4 Stackhous 24 DNowitzki 15 BDavis 33 With Golden State up by 3 with 3.2 seconds left, Mickael Pietrus (GS) stole Dallas' inbounds pass. Golden State out-scored Dallas 25-4 in fast break points. Golden State scored 33 points off of Dallas' 19 turnovers. Baron Davis (GS) had 33 points including 12-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 22 points and Stephen Jackson (GS) had 19 points. Jerry Stackhouse had 24 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 15 rebounds. Josh Howard had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Terry had 19 points. 3 other Mavs combined for 11 points for the rest of Dallas' points. Game 4: Golden State led series 3-1; Golden State would win series 4-2 ==== May 1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Golden State 118-112 +6 DNowitzki 30 DNowitzki 12 BDavis 27 Dallas took their largest lead at 53-32 with 5:20 left in the 2nd quarter, but Golden State then went on a 35-14 run to tie the game at 67-67 with 7:55 left in the 3rd quarter. Consecutive 3-pointers gave Golden State a 112-103 lead with 3:20 remaining, but Dallas then scored the last 15 points of the game (including 12 points by Dirk Nowitzki) as Golden State missed their last 8 shots. Golden State shot 16-35 3-pointers, setting the opponent record for 3-pointers made and attempted. Dallas shot 10-21 3-pointers. Nowitzki had 30 points including 14-15 FT and 12 rebounds. Josh Howard had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Harris had 16 points and 7 assists. Baron Davis (GS) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 9 assists. Jason Richardson (GS) had 23 points and 7 rebounds and Matt Barnes (GS) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Game 5: Golden State led series 3-2; Golden State would win series 4-2 ---- May 3 The NBA fined Jason Richardson (GS) $35,000 for contact with a fan late in the 5/1/07 game in Dallas. 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. 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 (GS), 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. 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. 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 (GS) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Matt Barnes (GS), 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. Game 6: Golden State won series 4-2 ---- May 10 Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA First Team. Nowitzki received a total of 634 points (3rd most in the voting and 1st amongst the forwards) including 125 1st place votes from 129 media members. ---- May 11 Picked up the 07-08 option for DeSagana Diop. ---- May 15 Dirk Nowitzki was named as the winner of the MVP award. Nowitzki received 1138 total points including 83 1st place votes from 129 media members. Steve Nash (Phoenix) finished 2nd in the voting with 1013 points including 44 1st place votes. It was the first time a Mav had been selected as MVP. ---- May 25 Charlotte named Dallas assistant coach Sam Vincent as their new head coach. ==== June 14 New Orleans named Charlie Parker as an assistant coach. Parker spent the 06-07 season in Dallas' front office after spending the previous 11 seasons as a Mavs assistant coach. ---- June 15 Erick Dampier underwent surgery on his right shoulder to repair a small tear in his rotator cuff. ---- June 28 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 2nd 34 Nick Fazekas 2nd 50 Renaldas Seibutis 2nd 60 Milovan Rakovic Draft day trade: Traded the rights to 2nd round draft pick (#60) Milovan Rakovic and cash to Orlando for the rights to 2nd round draft pick (#44) Reshawn Terry. Named Paul Westphal as an assistant coach. ---- June 29 Devean George elected to opt-out of his contract and became a free agent. Owner Mark Cuban underwent surgery to replace his left hip. ==== July 3 Bernard Griffith accepted a position to coach high school basketball in New Orleans. Griffith had been with Dallas as a developmental coach since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. ---- July 5 Reached a 3 year, around $24 million contract agreement to re-sign free agent Jerry Stackhouse. The contract would not be formally signed until after the July 13, 2007 (the July Moratorium (during which free agents could not be signed) ended July 11). ---- July 8 Reached a 1 year, $2.5 million contract agreement with Devean George. The contract would not be formally signed until July 12, 2007 (the July Moratorium (during which free agents could not be signed) ended July 11). ---- July 12 Re-signed Devean George to a 1 year, $2,369,111 contract. ---- July 13 Re-signed Jerry Stackhouse to a 3 year, $21 million contract. ---- July 26 Signed Brandon Bass to a 2 year, minimum contract. Signed 2nd round draft pick (#34) Nick Fazekas to a 2 year, minimum contract. ==== August 3 Golden State signed Dallas free agent Austin Croshere. Croshere was not a part of Dallas' plans for 07-08. ---- August 6 Signed Eddie Jones to a 2 year, $4 million contract. ---- August 31 Released Pops Mensah-Bonsu. ==== September 12 Reached a 5 year contract extension agreement with Devin Harris. The contract would be formally signed 9/23/07. ---- September 23 Signed Devin Harris to a 5 year, $45 million contract extension. ---- September 28 Traded Greg Buckner to Minnesota for Trenton Hassell. Named Mario Elie as an assistant coach. ==== October 1 Signed Darvin Ham, Jared Newson, and Jamal Sampson to non-guaranteed contracts. All three were released before the regular season began. Erick Dampier would miss all of pre-season while still recovering from the shoulder surgery he underwent on 6/15/07. He would appear in his first game of the season on 11/13/07. ---- October 2 San Antonio announced that they would retire Avery Johnson's #6 during the 12/22/07 Spurs game vs the LA Clippers. ---- October 3 Devean George had a stress reaction in his left foot and would miss all of preseason. He would appear in his first game of the season on 12/6/07. ---- October 4 In the annual Blue-White scrimmage The White team defeated the Blue 48-46, with Jamal Sampson having the winning bucket with about 40 seconds left. The White Team consisted of Dirk Nowitzki (11 points), Jerry Stackhouse (10 points), Sampson (3 points, 6 rebounds), Jared Newson (2 points, 3 steals), Devin Harris (game high 15 points including 8-12 FT as he did drive to the basket a lot), JJ Barea (3 points), and Nick Fazekas (4 points, 7 rebounds). The Blue Team consisted of Brandon Bass (5 points, 9 rebounds), Josh Howard (8 points including 2-13 FG), DeSagana Diop (3 points, 9 rebounds), Jason Terry (14 points), Eddie Jones (7 points), Maurice Ager (5 points), and Darvin Ham (4 points). Stackhouse had the shot of the night when he nailed a 3/4 court shot at the halftime buzzer. Erick Dampier, DJ Mbenga, Devean George, and Trenton Hassell did not play. ---- October 9 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W San Antonio 88-67 +21 JHoward 18 DNowitzki 8 MG/MB/BB 14 ---- October 12 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Chicago 92-100 -8 JHoward 18 DN/NF 6 LDeng 18 ---- October 13 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Washington 86-90 -4 MAger 19 BBass 9 ABlatche 12 at Fairfax, Virginia ---- October 16 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Sacramento 101-99 +2 DNowitzki 23 DNowitzki 13 MBibby 21 at Las Cruces, New Mexico ---- October 18 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Houston 90-104 -14 BBass 25 NF/BB 8 YaoMing 19 ---- October 19 The NBA suspended Josh Howard for 2 games for throwing a forearm at the back of Brad Miller (Sac) during the 10/16/07 Dallas-Sacramento. During the game, Miller shoved Devin Harris to the ground and Howard came from a good distance away and gave a forearm shiver to Miller's back. Howard was ejected on a flagrant foul level 2. He would serve the suspension 10/31/07 at Cleveland and 11/2/08 at Atlanta. Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Detroit 122-94 +28 DNowitzki 25 DD/BB 10 RMurray 22 ---- October 21 Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W New Orleans 103-97 +6 JHoward 22 DNowitzki 11 CPaul 16 ---- October 22 Released Jamal Sampson. ---- October 23 Finished the 2007 preseason with a record of 5-3. Preseason Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Chicago 96-88 +8 JHoward 19 DD/BB 8 JN/TS/TG 12 ---- October 24 Released Darvin Ham and Jared Newson. ---- October 30 Exercised the 08-09 option for Maurice Ager. Released DJ Mbenga. ---- October 31 Signed Juwan Howard. Place Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), and Juwan Howard (not with team) on IL. Placed Erick Dampier (recovering from shoulder surgery), Devean George (left foot stress reaction), and Juwan Howard (not with team) on IL. Dampier would be 13 days (6 games) later. George would be activated 36 days (19 games) later. Howard would be activated 2 days (1 game) later. Start of the 2007-08 season. Dallas would finish the season with a record of 51-31. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Cleveland 92-74 +18 JTerry 24 DDiop 11 ZIgauskas 17 Dallas out-scored Cleveland 54-34 in the 1st half. Cleveland never led in the game. Josh Howard (suspended) did not play. Game #1, current record: 1-0; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 ==== November 2 Activated Juwan Howard and placed Nick Fazekas (no injury) on IL. Howard had been on IL for 2 days (1 game) (not with team). Fazekas would be activated 1 day (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Atlanta 94-101 -7 DNowitzki 28 DNowitzki 8 JJohnson 28 Dallas shot 65.2% FG for the game. Josh Howard (suspended) did not play. Devin Harris suffered a left thigh contusion during the 2nd quarter and did not return. He would miss the next 2 games due to the injury. Game #2, current record: 1-1; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 ---- November 3 Activated Nick Fazekas and placed Devin Harris on IL with a left high contusion. Fazekas had been on IL for 1 day (1 game) (no injury). Harris would be activated 6 days (2 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Sacramento 123-102 +21 JoHoward 27 DDiop 8 KMartin 28 Sacxramento never led in the game. Game #3, current record: 2-1; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 ---- November 5 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Houston 107-98 +9 JTerry 31 DDiop 13 TMcGrady 35 Brandon Bass did not play due to a sprained left ankle. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Game #4, current record: 3-1; streak: won 2; final record: 51-31 ---- November 8 Activated Devin Harris and placed Eddie Jones on IL with a sore right leg. Harris had been on IL for 6 days (2 games) with a left thigh contusion. Jones would be activated 2 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Golden State 120-115 +5 JoH/JT 24 DNowitzki 11 BDavis 37 Game #5, current record: 4-1; streak: won 3; final record: 51-31 ---- November 10 Activated Eddie Jones and placed Devin Harris (personal reasons) on IL. Jones had been on IL for 2 days (1 game) with a sore right leg. Harris would be activated 3 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Portland 82-91 -9 JoHoward 20 DDiop 11 BRoy 32 Eddie Jones did not play due to a sore right leg. The loss ended a 13 game winning streak vs Portland, with the Blazers' last win occurring on 12/23/03. Game #6, current record: 4-2; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 ---- November 13 Activated Erick Dampier and Devin Harris and placed Nick Fazekas (no injury) and Maurice Ager (no injury) on IL. Dampier had been on IL for 13 days (6 games) while recovering from his shoulder surgery from the summer. Harris had been on IL for 3 days (1 game) for personal reasons. Fazekas would be activated 91 days (44 games) later. Ager would be activated 2 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Philadelphia 99-84 +15 JTerry 25 DNowitzki 12 Dalembert 18 Dallas out-scored Philadelphia 56-34 in the 2nd half. Game #7, current record: 5-2; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 ---- November 15 Activated Maurice Ager and placed Eddie Jones on IL with a high right ankle sprain. Ager had been on IL for 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Jones would be activated 27 days (15 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W San Antonio 105-92 +13 JoHoward 23 EDampier 9 MGinobili 25 Game #8, current record: 6-2; streak: won 2; final record: 51-31 ---- November 17 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Memphis 108-105 +3 JoHoward 27 DDiop 11 MMiller 23 Avery Johnson's 150th career coaching win. Game #9, current record: 7-2; streak: won 3; final record: 51-31 ---- November 20 Assigned Nick Fazekas to the Tulsa 66ers of the NBADL. Came back after being down by 24 points in the 2nd quarter to win the game vs Toronto 105-99, tying the 2nd largest comeback win in team history. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Toronto 105-99 +6 DNowitzki 32 JoHoward 9 CBosh 31 Dallas came back after being down by 24 points in the 2nd quarter to win the game vs Toronto 105-99, tying the 2nd largest comeback win in team history. Game #10, current record: 8-2; streak: won 4; final record: 51-31 ---- November 21 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Houston 100-94 +6 DHarris 22 DNowitzki 14 YaoMing 30 Game #11, current record: 9-2; streak: won 5; final record: 51-31 ---- November 23 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Indiana 107-111 -4 DHarris 24 DNowitzki 11 DGranger 25 Erick Dampier did not play in the 2nd half due to a sore right shoulder. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Jerry Stackhouse (rest) did not play. Game #12, current record: 9-3; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 ---- November 24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Milwaukee 95-97 -2 JoHoward 24 JoHoward 11 MRedd 27 Dallas shot 10-17 FT and Milwaukee shot 29-41 FT. Game #13, current record: 9-4; streak: lost 2; final record: 51-31 ---- November 26 The NBA fined Avery Johnson $25,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection in the 11/23/07 Dallas-Indiana game. Dallas shot 27-27 FT, setting the team record for most free throws made without a miss. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L Washington 98-110 -12 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 8 CButler 35 Dallas shot 27-27 FT, setting the team record for most free throws made without a miss. Game #14, current record: 9-5; streak: lost 3; final record: 51-31 ---- November 28 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Minnesota 109-103 +6 DNowitzki 27 DNowitzki 11 Jefferson 31 Game #15, current record: 10-5; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 ---- November 30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Portland 91-80 +11 JoHoward 23 JoHoward 14 LAldridge 22 Game #16, current record: 11-5; streak: won 2; final record: 51-31 ==== December 1 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @New Orleans(OT) 108-112 -4 JT/JoH/DN 19 DDiop 10 CPaul 33 Peja Stojakovic (NO) hit a 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 102-102. New Orleans out-scored Dallas 10-6 in overtime. The loss ended a 21 game winning streak vs the Hornets, with the Hornets' last win vs Dallas occurring on 11/17/99 (when they were the Charlotte Hornets - Dallas won the first 16 games vs the New Orleans Hornets (including 3 games in Oklahoma City)). Game #17, current record: 11-6; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 ---- December 3 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Chicago 103-98 +5 JoHoward 27 JoH/ED 10 ANocioni 30 Devin Harris left the game during the 3rd quarter with a strained neck and did not return. He did not miss any other games due to the injury. Game #18, current record: 12-6; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 ---- December 5 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @San Antonio 95-97 -2 JoHoward 22 JoH/DN 9 MGinobili 37 Dirk Nowitzki missed a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left. Game #19, current record: 12-7; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 ---- December 6 Activated Devean George and placed Maurice Ager (no injury) on IL. George had been on IL for 36 days (19 games) with a left foot stress reaction. Ager would be activated 2 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L Denver 109-122 -13 DNowitzki 32 DNowitzki 12 AIverson 35 Game #20, current record: 12-8; streak: lost 2; final record: 51-31 ---- December 8 Activated Maurice Ager and placed J.J. Barea (no injury) on IL. Ager had been on IL for 2 days (1 game) (no injury). Barea would be activated 4 days (2 games) later. Josh Howard had 47 points, the 53rd time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the only time Howard had 40+ points with Dallas. Deron Williams (Uta) had 41 points, the 68th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Utah 125-117 +8 JoHoward 47 JoHoward 10 DWilliams 41 Dallas' 125 points was the most the team scored in the 07-08 season. Josh Howard had 47 points, the 53rd time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the only time Howard had 40+ points with Dallas. Deron Williams (Uta) had 41 points, the 68th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points. Game #21, current record: 13-8; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 ---- December 10 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @New York 99-89 +10 DNowitzki 36 DNowitzki 7 ZRandolph 24 New York never led in the game. Game #22, current record: 14-8; streak: won 2; final record: 51-31 ---- December 12 Activated J.J. Barea and Eddie Jones and placed Maurice Ager (no injury) and Devin Harris (stomach flu) on IL. Barea had been on IL for 4 days (2 games) (no injury). Jones had been on IL for 27 days (15 games) with a high right ankle sprain. Ager would be activated 25 days (11 games) later. Harris would be activated 2 days (1 game) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Toronto 76-92 -16 JTerry 21 EDampier 11 CBosh 17 Game #23, current record: 14-9; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 ---- December 14 Activated Devin Harris and placed J.J. Barea (no injury) on IL. Harris was on IL for 2 days (1 game) with the stomach flu. Barea would be activated 21 days (10 games) later. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W New Orleans 89-80 +9 JTerry 25 JoHoward 10 CPaul 22 Game #24, current record: 15-9; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 ---- December 15 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W @Houston 96-83 +13 JoHoward 23 DNowitzki 6 YaoMing 28 Game #25, current record: 16-9; streak: won 2; final record: 51-31 ---- December 17 Assigned Maurice Ager to the Tulsa 66ers of the NBADL. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Orlando 111-108 +3 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 11 HTurkoglu 26 Keyon Dooling (Orl) missed a 3-pointer at the final buzzer. Game #26, current record: 17-9; streak: won 3; final record: 51-31 ---- December 19 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Phoenix 108-105 +3 DNowitzki 31 EDampier 10 Stoudemir 25 Steve Nash (Pho) missed a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left. Phoenix never led in the game. Game #27, current record: 18-9; streak: won 4; final record: 51-31 ---- December 21 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W LA Clippers 102-89 +13 DNowitzki 30 EDampier 10 CKaman 24 Game #28, current record: 19-9; streak: won 5; final record: 51-31 ---- December 22 San Antonio retired Avery Johnson's #6 after the San Antonio-LA Clippers game. ---- December 26 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L @Utah 90-99 -9 DNowitzki 20 DNowitzki 9 CBoozer 21 Utah opened the game with a 16-0 run, but only out-scored Dallas 29-18 in the 1st quarter. Game #29, current record: 19-10; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31 ---- December 27 Dirk Nowitzki had 20 rebounds. It was the 48th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 8th of 8 times Nowitzki had 20+ rebounds with Dallas [and only time it wasn't a 20-20]. Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 L Cleveland 81-88 -7 DN/JoH 19 DNowitzki 20 LJames 24 Dirk Nowitzki had 20 rebounds. It was the 48th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds and the 8th of 8 times Nowitzki had 20+ rebounds with Dallas Game #30, current record: 19-11; streak: lost 2; final record: 51-31 ---- December 29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2007 W Atlanta 97-84 +13 DNowitzki 22 EDampier 10 MWilliams 18 Dallas out-scored Atlanta 54-35 in the 1st half. Atlanta never led in the game. Game #31, current record: 20-11; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31 ====