December 2 1980 Released Terry Duerod. Duerod played in 18 games with Dallas. 1980 Signed Brad Davis. Norm Sonju had to convince Davis not to retire and join Dallas. 1980 Activated Ralph Drollinger from IR. He was activated purely to meet the 11-man requirement and would go back on IR 1/2/81 without playing in a game. 1982 Purvis Short (GS) had 40 points, the 10th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 4 times Short had 40+ points against Dallas. 1983 Mark Aguirre had 42 points, the 6th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 4th of 22 times Aguirre had 40+ points with Dallas. 1996 Jason Kidd had 18 assists, the 31st time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 13th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 1999 Signed Damon Jones to a 1 year, non-guaranteed contract. Dallas received an injury exception to carry an extra player. 1999 Placed Randell Jackson on IR with a deep thigh bruise. Jackson was activated 16 days (8 games) later. 1999 Leon Smith turned himself in to the Chicago police and he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of aggravated assault. Smith had appeared at his ex-girlfriend's high school the previous day and told her that he would kill her brother if she told her brother about his visit and then produced a gun. The girl fled and reported the incident to school authorities and the police. 2000 Michael Finley had a triple-double with 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 24th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 6th of 6 times Finley had a triple-double with Dallas. 2001 Activated Wang Zhizhi and placed Donnell Harvey on IR with bruised ribs. Wang had missed 9 days (5 games) with right Achilles tendinitis. Harvey was activated 13 days (6 games) later. 2002 The NBA named Michael Finley, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, and Tracy McGrady (Orl) as Players of the Month for November (includes end of October). It was the first time that 3 players were named Player of the Month for one conference. Finley averaged 21.3 points and 6.9 rebounds, Nowitzki averaged 21.6 points and 11.3 rebounds, and Nash averaged 18.3 points and 7.8 assists as Dallas went 15-1. McGrady averaged 31.9 points and 6.3 rebounds as Orlando went 10-7. 2002 The NBA named Don Nelson and Isiah Thomas (Ind) as Coaches of the Month for November. Dallas went 15-1 in November and October. Indiana went 13-2 in November and October. 2002 The NBA named Michael Finley as the winner of the Community Assist Award for November. The award recognized players for their community outreach effort. 2004 The NBA named Devin Harris and Emeka Okafor (Cha) as Rookies of the Month. Harris averaged 8.6 points and 2.7 assists as Dallas went 10-6. 2004 Dirk Nowitzki had 53 points, setting the record for most points by a Mavs player. It was the 3rd time a Mavs player had 50+ points and the 9th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. 2004 Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 48 points, the 53rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 2 times he had 40+ points against Dallas. Games Record: 14-4 (home: 5-3, road: 9-1) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1980 L Cleveland 102-109 -7 BR/JS 18 LaGarde 13 Mitchell 22 Game #26, current record: 3-23, streak: lost 8; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L @Utah 103-114 -11 Aguirre 34 LaGarde 10 Dantley 36 Game #16, current record: 2-14, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1982 W Golden State 110-100 +10 Aguirre 27 Blackman 7 Short 40 Purvis Short had 40 points, the 10th time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 2nd of 4 times Short had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #15, current record: 8-7, streak: won 2; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1983 W @LA Lakers 133-118 +15 Aguirre 42 Cummings 11 Wilkes 21 Mark Aguirre had 42 points, the 6th time a Mavs player had 40+ points and the 4th of 22 times Aguirre had 40+ points with Dallas. Game #16, current record: 12-4, streak: won 7; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W @Sacramento 127-124 +3 Aguirre 32 Donaldson 8 Thorpe 30 Game #16, current record: 11-5, streak: won 6; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 L New York 101-104 -3 Aguirre 24 Perkins 12 Ewing 23 Game #14, current record: 9-5, streak: lost 2; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W @Houston 106-103 +3 Harper 27 Williams 12 Olajuwon 33 Game #14, current record: 7-7, streak: won 1; final record: 47-35 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 W @Orlando(OT) 108-102 +6 Gatling 25 Gatling 14 Seikaly 26 Jason Kidd had 18 assists, the 31st time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 13th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #15, current record: 5-10, streak: won 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L Atlanta 79-112 -33 Finley 18 Walker 15 Smith 28 Shawn Bradley did not play due to a torn left calf muscle (the 2nd of 14 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #16, current record: 4-12, streak: lost 2; final record: 20-62 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1999 W @Chicago 101-95 +6 Finley 30 Finley 9 Artest 20 Steve Nash did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 1st of 22 games he would miss due to the injury). Gary Trent did not play due to a slightly torn left hamstring (the 17th of 22 games he would miss due to the injury). Robert Pack did not play due to a strained right groin (the 6th of 8 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #17, current record: 6-11, streak: won 1; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W @Golden State 97-78 +19 Nowitzki 24 Bradley 14 Jamison 20 Michael Finley had a triple-double with 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 24th time a Mavs player had a triple-double and the 6th of 6 times Finley had a triple-double with Dallas. Greg Buckner did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 7th of 7 games he would miss due to the injury). Hubert Davis did not play due to a strained left groin (the 2nd of 3 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #17, current record: 11-6, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W @Sacramento(OT) 120-114 +6 Nowitzki 32 Nowitzki 14 Stojakov 31 Game #18, current record: 12-6, streak: won 2; final record: 57-25 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2002 W Toronto 113-102 +11 Nash 25 Bradley 8 AWilliam 27 Game #17, current record: 16-1, streak: won 2; final record: 60-22 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2003 W Washington 97-72 +25 Jamison 21 Finley 12 Hughes 12 Dirk Nowitzki did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 3rd of 5 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #18, current record: 12-6, streak: won 2; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W Houston(OT) 113-106 +7 Nowitzki 53 Nowitzki 16 TMcGrady 48 Dirk Nowitzki had 53 points, setting the most points by a Mavs player. It was the 3rd time a Mavs player had 50+ points and the 9th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. Tracy McGrady had 48 points, the 53rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 1st of 2 times he had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #17, current record: 11-6; streak: won 1; final record: 58-24 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 W LA Clippers 100-98 +2 DNowitzki 29 DNowitzki 10 ZRandolph 27 Dal went on a 18-4 run to close the game, capped by a 3-pointer by J.J. Barea with 50 seconds left. Baron Davis (LAC) missed a 3-point attempt with 2 seconds left. The final score was Dal's only lead in the game. Antoine Wright did not play, the 1st of 3 games he would miss due to a strained left groin. Game #17, current record: 9-8; streak: won 2; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W @New Jersey 117-101 +16 DNowitzki 24 EDampier 11 D-Roberts 24 Dallas out-scored New Jersey 49-22 in the 2nd quarter, setting the team record for most points scored in the 2nd quarter (2nd most of any quarter). Dallas shot 58.7% (44-75) FG and New Jersey shot 44.2% (34-77) FG. It was New Jersey's 18th straight loss, setting the NBA record for mosts losses to open a season. Game #19, current record: 14-5; streak: won 2; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 W @Chicago(2OT) 132-129 +3 MEllis 38 TChandler 14 PGasol 29 Pau Gasol (Chi) was fouled with 5 seconds left and missed both free throws and Monta Ellis was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 1.2 seconds left and he hit all 3 to send the game into overtime. Derrick Rose (Chi) missed a 3-point attempt at the end of regulation, the end of the first overtime, and the end of the 2nd overtime. There were 20 ties and 14 lead changes in the game. Game #19, current record: 14-5; streak: won 4; final record: 50-32