April 18 1985 Rolando Blackman had the Mavs' first 40-plus scoring game in the playoffs (43 points). 1987 Finished the 1986-87 season with a record of 55-27. 55 wins was the first time Dallas won 50+ games. Dallas won the Midwest Division. 1989 Rory Sparrow (Mia) had a triple-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 19th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. 2000 Gary Trent served his 1 game suspension during the Lakers game. Trent was suspended for going into Golden State's locker room to confront Vonteego Cummings after Cummings was ejected 1/25/00. Trent had been on IR since the suspension was handed down. 2000 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had a 20-20 with 38 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 27th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 3rd of 3 times O'Neal had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 50th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 3rd of 3 times O'Neal had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. 2001 Finished the 2000-01 season with a record of 53-29. It was Dallas' first winning season since 1989-90. 2002 A blood clot was found in Avery Johnson's left calf after an MRI exam. He would have been out for at least 3 weeks and, as a result, he was left off the playoff roster. 2002 Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Avery Johnson, and Danny Manning were left off the 12-man playoff roster. 2005 The NBA suspended Vlade Divac (LAL) for 2 games for his intentionally thrown elbow that connected with Shawn Bradley's chin during the 4/17/05 Dallas-LA Lakers game. 2007 Activated Jerry Stackhouse and Dirk Nowitzki and placed Maurice Ager and Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL. Stackhouse was on IL for 1 day (1 game) for rest. Nowitzki was on IL for 1 day (1 game) for rest. Ager and Mensah-Bonsu were on IL for the last game of the season. 2007 Kevin Willis became the oldest Mavs to appear in a game at 44 years, 7 months, and 12 days old. 2007 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. 2009 Placed Devean George (right knee surgery), Jerry Stackhouse, and Shawne Williams on IL. All 3 would remain on IL throughout the playoffs (10 games). 2010 Placed Tim Thomas (personal reasons) on IL. He remained on IL for the playoffs (6 games). 2010 Jason Terry was no longer wearing his protective face mask. 2011 The NBA fined Nate McMillan (Por) $35,000 for his post-game comments criticizing the officiating following the 4/16/11 Por-Dal game. 2012 The NBA fined Delonte West $25,000 for giving Gordon Hayward (Uta) a wet willy (poking him in the ear with a finger) during the Dal-Uta game. 2012 Activated Rodrigue Beaubois and placed Kelenna Azubuike (no injury) on IL. Beaubois (strained right calf) was on IL for 3 days (2 games). Azubuike was activated 2 days (1 game) later. 2015 Placed Dwight Powell (no injury) and Greg Smith (no injury on IL. Powell and Smith were activated 3 days (1 game) later. 2015 Devin Harris did not play in the 2nd half of the Houston game due to aggravating his sore left big toe. He would miss the next game due to the injury. Games Record: 13-4 (home: 10-1, road: 3-3) Regular season: 7-2 (home: 6-1, road: 2-1) Playoffs: 5-2 (home: 4-0, road: 1-2) Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1985 W Portland(2OT) 139-131 +8 Blackman 43 Aguirre 14 Vandeweg 25 Rolando Blackman hit a 4-foot jumper with 10 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 112-112. Blackman hit a 13-foot jumper with 6 seconds left in the 1st overtime to tie the game at 121-121. Blackman scored 7 points in the 2nd overtime as Dallas out-scored Portland 18-10 - the most points scored in overtime in team playoff history. Blackman had 43 points including 19-33 FG and 10 rebounds. 43 points set the then team playoff record and was the first time a Mav player scored 40+ points in the playoffs. It was the 2nd of 6 times he had 40+ points with Dallas. He scored 41 points in the next game to become the only Mavs player to have back-to-back 40+ points games in the playoffs. Mark Aguirre had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Sam Perkins had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and Jay Vincent had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Perkins played 53 minutes and Aguirre and Blackman played 51 minutes. Kiki Vandeweghe had 25 points, Darnell Valentine had 24 points and 13 assists, Clyde Drexler had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists, and Mychal Thompson had 17 points and 14 rebounds. Game 1: Dallas led series 1-0; Portland would win series 3-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1986 W Utah 101-93 +8 Blackman 25 Perkins 15 Malone 23 Utah did not score in the last 4:40. Dallas shot 28-30 FT and Utah shot 11-14 FT. Rolando Blackman had 25 points, Mark Aguirre had 19 points, and Sam Perkins had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Karl Malone had 23 points including 11-17 FG and 13 rebounds. Adrian Dantley and Darrell Griffith did not play. Game 1: Dallas led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 3-1 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1987 W Sacramento 125-121 +4 Aguirre 24 Donaldson 12 Johnson 30 Game #82, current record: 55-27, streak: won 1; final record: 55-27 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1989 W @Miami 103-99 +4 AD/DH 23 Williams 8 Edwards 25 Rory Sparrow had a triple-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 19th time a Mavs opponent had a triple-double. Game #80, current record: 36-44, streak: won 1; final record: 38-44 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1994 L Phoenix 97-106 -9 Jackson 30 JM/JJ 8 Barkley 28 Game #79, current record: 11-68, streak: lost 2; final record: 13-69 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1995 W LA Clippers 104-91 +13 Mashburn 20 Tarpley 14 Vaught 28 Game #79, current record: 36-43, streak: won 1; final record: 36-46 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1996 W Denver 132-98 +34 Jackson 25 Wood/Lore 10 MacLean 29 Game #80, current record: 25-55, streak: won 1; final record: 26-56 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1997 L @Houston(OT) 102-112 -10 Danilovic 23 Green 13 Drexler 27 Game #81, current record: 24-57, streak: lost 1; final record: 24-58 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2000 W LA Lakers 112-102 +10 Finley 25 Strick 10 O'Neal 38 Shaquille O'Neal had a 20-20 with 38 points and 20 rebounds. It was the 27th time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 and the 3rd of 3 times O'Neal had a 20-20 against Dallas. It was the 50th time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds and the 3rd of 3 times O'Neal had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. Game #81, current record: 39-42, streak: won 3; final record: 40-42 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2001 W Minnesota 120-100 +20 Finley 24 Nowitzki 8 Billups 21 Game #82, current record: 53-29, streak: won 4; final record: 53-29 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2004 L @Sacramento 105-116 -11 Nowitzki 32 Nowitzki 13 Stojakov 28 Sacramento used a 13-3 run to go up 109-94 with 4:15 left. Sacramento out-scored Dallas 30-20 in the 4th quarter. Dallas tied the team record with 11 blocks. Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points including 12-19 FG and 13 rebounds and Antawn Jamison had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Predrag Stojakovic had 28 points including 5-10 3-pointers, Chris Webber had 26 points including 12-19 FG and 12 rebounds, and Doug Christie had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Bobby Jackson did not play the entire series due to an abdominal strain. Game 1: Sacramento led series 1-0; Sacramento would win series 4-1 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 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2009 W @San Antonio 105-97 +8 JHoward 25 EDampier 11 TDuncan 27 Dal went on a 21-6 run early in the 4th quarter to take a 95-83 lead with 4:45 left. Dal shot 53.8% FG and SA shot 46.9% FG. Josh Howard had 25 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points and 8 rebounds, Erick Dampier had 10 points on 5-6 FG and 11 rebounds, Jason Terry had 12 points, Brandon Bass had 14 points on 7-9 FG, and J.J. Barea had 13 points. Michael Finley (SA) shot 5-5 3-pointers, which tied 2nd most 3-pointers made without a miss in league playoff history [most: 7-7]. Finley had 19 points. Tim Duncan had 27 points and 9 rebounds and Tony Parker had 24 points and 8 assists. Game 1: Dallas led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 4-1 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2010 W San Antonio 100-94 +6 DNowitzki 36 EDampier 12 TDuncan 27 Dallas led by 12 points with 2 minutes left, their largest lead of the game. Dallas shot 25-34 FT and San Antonio shot 12-14 FT. Dirk Nowitzki had 36 points on 12-14 FG and 12-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Caron Butler had 22 points and 6 rebounds and Jason Kidd had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Tim Duncan had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 8 rebounds, Manu Ginobili had 26 points and 6 assists, and Tony Parker had 18 points. Game #1, Dallas led series 1-0; San Antonio would win series 4-2 Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2012 W Houston 117-110 +7 DNowitzki 35 SMarion 6 GDragic 20 Dallas out-scored Houston 39-26 in the 4th quarter. Game #63, current record: 35-28; streak: won 1; final record: 36-30 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2015 L @Houston 108-118 -10 DNowitzki 24 TChandler 18 JHarden 24 Devin Harris did not play in the 2nd half due to aggravating his sore left big toe. He would miss the next game due to the injury. Houston shot 32-45 FT and Dallas shot 14-17 FT. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points on 4-11 FG and 15-17 FT and 11 assists; Terrence Jones (Hou) had 19 points including 7-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists; and Jason Terry (Hou) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 8 rebounds, Tyson Chandler had 11 points and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive, Monta Ellis had 16 points including 5-16 FG, and Rajon Rondo had 15 points and 5 assists. Game 1: Houston led series 1-0; Houston would win series 4-1 April 18 Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 2016 W @Oklahoma City 85-84 +1 RFelton 21 RFelton 11 KDurant 21 Raymond Felton drove for a layup with 30 seconds left. Kevin Durant (OKC) missed on 2 attempts and the rebound was batted and Wesley Matthews snagged it and went racing down the court for a layup to give Dallas an 85-81 lead with 15 seconds left. After Oklahoma City's last timeout, Durant drained a quick 3-pointer and Felton was intentionally foul with 7 seconds left. Felton missed both free throws and Oklahoma City pushed the ball up the court and Justin Anderson got a hand on Durant's layup attempt, Russell Westbrook (OKC) caught the ball on the other side of the rim and put it back up but over-shot, and Steven Adams (OKC) caught the ball on the other side of the rim and put it up and it went in, but replay clearly showed that the ball was still in his hand when time expired. The game stayed close with the largest lead (both teams) just 8 points and there were just 17 lead changes. Dallas shot 42.7% (35-82) FG and 10-19 FT and Oklahoma City shot 33.7% (31-92) FG and 15-18 FT. Raymond Felton had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Dirk Nowitzki had 17 points, and Deron Williams had 13 points and 5 assists in 26 minutes. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 21 points on 7-33 FG and 2-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 turnovers and Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points including 8-22 FG, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Deron Williams left the game midway through the 3rd quarter with a sports hernia and did not return (he had taken shot for the pain before earlier in the day). He would miss 2 of the next 3 days due to the injury. David Lee (plantar fasciitis right foot) did not play, the 2nd of 2 games he would miss. J.J. Barea (strained right groin) did not play. He would not miss any more games due to the injury. Game #2, Series tied 1-1, Oklahoma City would win series 4-1