February 24 1988 Rolando Blackman scored his 10,000th career point. 1992 Signed Brian Howard for the rest of the season. 1994 Signed Lorenzo Williams to a 2nd 10-day contract. 2000 Activated Robert Pack and placed Bruno Sundov on IR with a strained lower back. Pack had missed 16 days (8 games) with a sprained right ankle. Sundov was activated 18 days (10 games) later. 2003 The NBA fined Nick Van Exel $20,000 for verbally abusing the refs following the 2/23/03 Washington game. 2005 Traded Alan Henderson, Calvin Booth, and $250,000 to Milwaukee for Keith Van Horn. Henderson would be re-signed on 3/1/05. Booth played in 34 games with Dallas in 04-05. 2005 Activated Pavel Podkolzin. Podkolzin had missed 116 days (52 games) with torn cartilage in his right knee. 2007 Recalled Pops Mensah-Bonsu from the NBADL. 2008 Jason Kidd played in his 1,000 career game. 2008 Jason Kidd had 17 assists, the 40th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 15th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. 2009 Activated Gerald Green and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Green had missed 4 days (2 games) (no injury). Stackhouse would remain on IL for the rest of the season (51 days, 27 games). 2010 Signed Von Wafer to a 10-day contract and placed Erick Dampier (dislocation right middle finger) on IL. Wafer would be released after completing the contract (3/6/10). Dampier was activated 8 days (4 games later (but remained out until 3/10/10). 2012 Former Mavs coaches Dick Motta and Don Nelson were nominated for the Class of 2012 for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Nelson was later elected to the Hall of Fame, while Motta was not elected. 2013 Activated Chris Kaman and Anthony Morrow and placed Dominique Jones (no injury) on IL. Kaman (concussion) was on IL for 26 days (10 games). Morrow (trade) was on IL for 2 days (1 game). Jones was activated 5 days (3 games) later. 2014 Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 44 points, the 83rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and 4th of 4 times Anthony had 40+ points against Dallas. 2015 Rajon Rondo and head coach Rick Carlisle got into a verbal confrontation during the 3rd quarter of the Toronto game and Rondo sat the rest of the game and would be suspended for the next game. 2016 Placed Jeremy Evans on IL. Evans would undergo surgery on 3/17 to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder and was out for the rest of the season. Games Record: 9-12 (home: 6-9, road: 3-3) Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1981 L Seattle 84-120 -36 Spanarkel 15 LaGarde 14 Brown 22 Game #65, current record: 9-56, streak: lost 1; final record: 15-67 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1984 L Milwaukee 88-95 -7 Blackman 27 Cummings 7 Moncrief 18 Game #57, current record: 30-27, streak: lost 1; final record: 43-39 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 L @Houston 105-110 -5 Vincent 31 Vincent 13 Sampson 28 Game #56, current record: 29-27, streak: lost 4; final record: 44-38 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1988 W Cleveland 93-89 +4 Blackman 26 Tarpley 9 West 16 Game #52, current record: 35-17, streak: won 6; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 L Golden State 92-127 -35 Blackman 23 Tyler 12 Mullin 34 Game #51, current record: 27-24, streak: lost 2; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1992 L Golden State 131-138 -7 Iuzzolino 22 TD/DS 8 Mullin 29 Game #54, current record: 16-38, streak: lost 1; final record: 22-60 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1993 L Denver 92-113 -21 Harper 23 Davis 11 LE/CJ 23 Game #50, current record: 4-46, streak: lost 8; final record: 11-71 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 W @Charlotte 115-110 +5 Mashburn 37 Jones 7 Johnson 23 Game #54, current record: 8-46, streak: won 1; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 L @New Jersey 104-114 -10 Mashburn 32 Jones 11 Coleman 23 Game #51, current record: 20-31, streak: lost 2; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 L Utah 85-92 -7 Ceballos 26 Rodman 12 Russell 25 Game #53, current record: 22-31, streak: lost 2; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 L San Antonio 104-107 -3 Nash 29 Nowitzki 9 Duncan 31 Game #56, current record: 34-22, streak: lost 1; final record: 53-29 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 W LA Clippers 116-91 +25 Walker 21 Jamison 10 Maggette 21 Tony Delk did not play due to a sprained left ankle (the 19th of 19 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #56, current record: 36-20, streak: won 3; final record: 52-30 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2005 W Sacramento 122-113 +9 Nowitzki 34 Nowitzki 11 CM/MB 26 Jerry Stackhouse did not play due to a strained right groin (the 5th of 7 games he would miss due to the injury). Game #53, current record: 37-16; streak: won 6; final record: 58-24 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 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2008 W @Minnesota 99-83 +16 DNowitzki 29 DNowitzki 8 Jefferson 22 The game was tied 71-71 after 3 quarters and Dallas out-scored Minnesota 28-12 in the 4th quarter. Dallas shot 22-27 FT and Minnesota shot 5-9 FT. Jason Kidd had 15 assists, the 40th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists and the 15th of 29 times Kidd had 15+ assists with Dallas. Game #56, current record: 37-19; streak: won 2; final record: 51-31 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 L @San Antonio 76-93 -17 JHoward 19 Singleton 14 TParker 37 SA shot 46.3% FG and Dal shot 34.2% FG. Tim Duncan (SA) and Manu Ginobili (SA) did not play. Game #56, current record: 33-23; streak: lost 1; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W LA Lakers 101-96 +5 DNowitzki 31 DN/BH 9 LOdom 21 Caron Butler (reaction to medication) did not play (the 1st of 2 games he would miss). Game #58, current record: 37-21; streak: won 5; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2013 L LA Lakers 99-103 -4 DNowitzki 30 DNowitzki 13 KBryant 38 Neither team led by more than 6 points and there were 20 lead changes in the game. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points on 13-21 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Game #55, current record: 25-30; streak: lost 1; final record: 41-41 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2014 W @New York 110-108 +2 VCarter 23 Dalembert 10 CAnthony 44 Dirk Nowitzki's free throw jumper curled in and up and then back down and through the rim as the buzzer sounded for the game winner. Dallas shot 15-36 3-pointers and New York shot 14-33 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 44 points, the 83rd time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and 4th of 4 times Anthony had 40+ points against Dallas. Game #58, current record: 35-23; streak: won 3; final record: 49-33 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 W Toronto 99-92 +7 MEllis 20 AAminu 12 DDeRozan 18 Dallas out-scored Toronto 25-15 in the 4th quarter. Game #59, current record: 39-20; streak: won 3; final record: 50-32 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 L Oklahoma City 103-116 -13 DNowitzki 33 ZPachulia 10 KD/RW 24 Oklahoma City opened the 4th quarter with a 15-0 run to take a 102-81 lead with 7:15 remaining. Game #58, current record: 30-28; streak: lost 1; final record: 42-40