2010-11 Misc News

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• 6/30 Dallas exercised their 12-13 options for Rodrigue Beaubois and Dominique Jones.
• 6/27 Rodrigue Beaubois underwent surgery on his left foot. The surgery was to address problems related to the injury that occured last summer.
• 6/23 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas was involved in a draft day trade and traded both of their draft picks. In a 3 team traded, Dallas traded away the rights to #26 Jordan Hamilton and the rights to #57 Tnaguy Ngombo and received Rudy Fernandez and the rights to 2007 #30 draft pick Petteri Koponen; Denver traded away Raymond Felton and received Andre Miller, the rights to #26 Jordan Hamilton, and a future Portland 2nd round draft pick; and Portland traded away Rudy Fernandez, Andre Miller, the rights to 2007 #30 draft pick Petteri Koponen, and a future 2nd round draft pick and received Raymond Felton and the rights to #57 Tanguy Ngombo.
• 6/21 Toronto named Dwane Casey as head coach. Casey had been an assitant coach with Dallas since 08-09.
• 6/16 The Mavs held their Championship celebation with a parade from the Convention Center to the AAC in the morning followed by a rally in the AAC for season ticket holds. There was a ton of people in downtown (estimates were 200,000) for the parade with many arriving very early to get a spot along the route and by parade time all spots were at least 5 people deep, with many 20 or more deep, and with people along spots above in buildings and (most impressive) the 3-tier parking garage. The parade went off without a hitch with no major problems (or arrests).
• 6/12 In Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Dallas defeated Miami 105-95 in Miami and takes the series 4-2 and are the 2011 NBA Champions!!! Dallas held an 81-72 lead entering the 4th quarter. Miami scored the first 5 points of the quarter, but Dallas then scored the next 8 points and Miami would get no closer than 7 points the rest of the way. Jason Terry had 27 points including 11-16 FG, Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points including 9-27 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 11 rebounds, J.J. Barea had 15 points and 5 assists, Shawn Marion had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Jason Kidd had 9 points and 8 assists. LeBron James (Mia) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 6 assists, Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points and 8 rebounds, Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 18 points and 7 assists, Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
• 6/12 Dirk Nowitzki was named as MVP of the Finals.
• 6/12 Dallas activated Brendan Haywood and placed Rodrigue Beaubois on IL.
• 6/9 In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Dallas defeated Miami 112-103 in Dallas. Both teams had runs in the 4th quarter as Miami used a 9-0 run to take a 99-95 lead with 4:40 left and then Dallas went on a 13-2 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Jason Terry, to take a 108-101 lead with 34 seconds left. Dallas shot 56.5% (39-69) FG including 13-19 3-pointers. Dallas had just 26 rebounds, setting the team playoff record low, including 4 offensive, tying the team playoff record low. Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points including 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds, Terry had 21 points and 6 assists, and J.J. Barea had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points including 10-12 FT and 8 assisats, Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points nad 10 rebounds, and LeBron James (Mia) had a triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.
• 6/9 Dallas activated Rodrigue Beaubois and placed Brendan Haywood (strained right hip flexor) on IL.
• 6/7 In Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Dallas defeated Miami 86-83 in Dallas. Miami scored the first 5 points of the 4th quarter to take a 75-65 lead with 10:10 left, but Dallas then went on a 15-4 run to take an 80-78 lead with 4:35 left. After 2 scoreless minutes (both teams), Dirk Nowitzki hit 2 free throws, but Chris Bosh (Mia) answered with 2 free throws with 2 minutes to go. The teams again traded misses and Dwyane Wade (Mia) hit 1-2 FT to pull Miami within 81-82 with 30 seconds to go. But Nowitzki drove for a righty layup with 15 seconds left. After a timeout, Wade drove for a dunk (with Dallas defending the 3-point line) with 9 seconds left and Jason Terry was intentionally fouled and hit both free throws with 6.7 seconds to go. Wade bobbled the inbounds pass and Mike Miller's (Mia) 3-point attempt was way off. Nowitzki (playing with a fever) had 21 points on 6-19 FG and 9-10 FT and 11 rebounds, Terry had 17 points, and Tyson Chandler had 13 points and 16 rebounds including 9 offensive. Wade (Mia) had 32 points including 13-20 FG and Bosh (Mia) had 24 points. LeBron James (Mia) had just 8 points including 3-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists - his first non-double-digit scoring playoff game.
• 6/7 Dallas activated Brendan Haywood and placed Rodrigue Beaubois on IL. Haywood was only able to play 3 minutes in Game 4 due to his strained right hip flexor.
• 6/5 In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Miami defeated Dallas 88-86 in Dallas. Miami held small leads throughout the 4th quarter, none larger than 7 points. The game was tied at 86-86 with 1:40 left. The teams traded misses. Chris Bosh (Mia) hit a baseliner with 40 seconds left and Dirk Nowitzki turned the ball over with 30 seconds left. LeBron James (Mia) missed a 3-pointer late in the clock with 5 seconds to go and and Nowitkzi missed a tough shot at the buzzer. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 29 points including 12-21 FG and 11 rebounds, Bosh (Mia) had 18 points, and James (Mia) had 17 points and 9 assists. Nowitzki had 34 points and 11 rebounds and Jason Terry had 15 points.
• 6/5 Dallas activated Rodrigue Beaubois and placed Brendan Haywood (strained right hip flexor) on IL. Haywood is listed as day-to-day.
• 6/2 In Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Dallas defeated Miami 95-93 in Miami. Miami led 88-73 with 7:15 left, but Dallas closed the game with a 22-5 run, during which Dallas shot 9-10 FG and Miami shot 1-10 FG. A 3-pointer by Dirk Nowitzki tied the game at 90-90 with 27 seconds left, but Mario Chalmers (Mia) answered with a 3-pointer out of a timeout. Dallas ran some time off the clock and Nowitzki drove for the game winning lefty layup with 3.6 seconds left. Miami was out of timeouts and Dwyane Wade's (Mia) long 3-point runner was off at the buzzer. Nowitzki had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Shawn Marion had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds, and Jason Terry had 16 points and 5 assists. Wade (Mia) had 36 points including 13-20 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists and LeBron James (Mia) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
• 6/2 Brendan Haywood left Game 2 early in the 4th quarter with a strained right hip flexor and did not return.
• 6/2 Jason Terry played in Game 2 with a bone bruise on his right wrist.
• 5/31 In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Miami defeated Dallas 92-84 in Miami. The game stayed close as neither team held more than an 8 point lead through 3 quarters. Miami led 77-70 with 4:15 left and Shawn Marion converted a 3-point play 15 seconds later. Miami then went on an 8-2 run to take an 85-75 lead with 2:45 remaining and Dallas would get no closer than 7 points the rest of the way. Neither team shot well as Miami shot 38.8% (31-80) FG and Dallas shot 37.3% (25-67) FG. LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists, Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists, and Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 8 rebounds and Marion had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
• 5/31 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a torn tendon on his left middle finger late in Game 1, but continued to play.
• 5/25 In Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, Dallas defeated Oklahoma City 100-96 in Dallas to take the series 4-1 and win the Western Conference Championship and advance to the NBA Finals, where they will face the winner of the Chicago-Miami series!!! Oklahoma City led 90-83 with 5:50 left, but Dallas then went on a 15-4 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Dirk Nowitzki and 3-point play by Shawn Marion, to go up 98-94 with with 50 seconds left (each team scored 2 free throws down the stretch (with Dallas getting an offensive rebound with 16 seconds left and up by 2). Nowitzki had 26 points and 9 rebounds and Marion had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 23 points and 9 rebounds, James Harden (OKC) had 23 points on 7-11 FG and 8-10 FT and 6 assists, and Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points and 8 rebounds. It will be Dallas' 2nd trip to the NBA Finals (2006).
• 5/23 In Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Dallas defeated Oklahoma City 112-105 in overtime in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City had a 99-84 lead with 5:04 left in the 4th, but Dallas used a 17-2 run, including 12 points by Dirk Nowitzki, to tie the game and send it into overtime - Kevin Durant's (OKC) 3-point attempt with 2 seconds left was blocked by Shawn Marion. A 3-pointer by Jason Kidd gave Dallas a 108-105 lead with 40 seconds to go. Russell Westbrook (OKC) drove and missed and Dallas shot 4 free throws on intentional fouls to cap the scoring. Dallas out-scored Oklahoma City 11-4 in overtime. Nowitzki had 40 points on 12-20 FG and 14-15 FT, Jason Terry had 20 points and 4 steals, and Kidd had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Durant had 29 points including 9-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 9 turnovers, Westbrook had 19 points including 7-22 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, and Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
• 5/21 In Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, Dallas defeated Oklahoma City 93-87 in Oklahoma City. Dallas jumped out to a 27-12 lead in the 1st quarter and led the entire game. The Thunder did rally in the 2nd half to within 4 points late in the game, but Dallas hit their free throws to seal the win. Shawn Marion had 18 points on 9-13 FG, Jason Kidd had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals, and Dirk Nowitzki had a poor outing with 18 points including 7-21 FG and 7 turnovers, but 10 of his points came in the 4th quarter. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 13-14 FT and 7 turnovers and Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points on 7-22 FG, 0-8 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists.
• 5/19 In Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, Oklahoma City defeated Dallas 106-100 in Dallas. The game stayed close throughout with neither team holding more than an 11 point lead, though Oklahoma City led the entire 4th quarter (but was down to 1 point 5 times). 7 straight points gave Oklahoma City a 102-92 lead with 3:15 left and Dallas would get no closer than 4 points the rest of the way. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points, James Harden (OKC) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds, and Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points, Tyson Chandler had 15 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and Jason Kidd had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals.
• 5/17 In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Dallas defeated Oklahoma City 121-112 in Dallas. Dallas out-scored Oklahoma City 35-21 in the 2nd quarter and led the rest of the game, though the Thunder did manage to pull within 5 points with 3:40 left in the 4th quarter, but Dallas then went on a 6-1 mini-run to take a 112-102 lead with 2:10 left and Oklahoma City was unable to get closer than 7 points the rest of the way. It was a free throw shooting contest as Dallas shot 34-36 FT and Oklahoma City shot 37-43 FT - with Dirk Nowitzki shooting 24-24 FT (NBA playoff record for most makes without a miss), Kevin Durant (OKC) shooting 18-19 FT, and Russell Westbrook (OKC) shooting 14-18 FT. Nowitzki had 48 points (2 off his playoff high) including 12-15 FG, Jason Terry had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers, and J.J. Barea had 21 points. Durant (OKC) had 40 points, Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points including 3-15 FG, and Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points including 7-11 FG.
• 5/12 Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA 2nd team. With 437 points including 47 1st place votes, Nowitzki had the most points for the 2nd Team players (Kevin Durant (OKC) have the fewest points for the 1st team with 492). It was the 11th straight year that Nowitzki has been named to an All-NBA team.
• 5/10 The NBA suspended Andrew Bynum (LAL) for 5 games for his flagrant foul on J.J. Barea during Sunday's Dal-LAL game and fined him $25,000 for taking off his jersey as he left the court. Bynum will serve his suspension at the start of the next regular season.
• 5/8 In Game 4 of the playoffs, Dallas blewout the LA Lakers 122-86 in Dallas to sweep the Lakers 4-0 and advance to the Western Conference Finals. Dallas out-scored the Lakers 36-16 in the 2nd quarter and it wasn't close the rest of the way. Dallas set a team playoff record in shooting 60.3% FG including 20-32 3-pointers - tying the NBA playoff record for 3-pointers made. Jason Terry had 32 points including an amazing 11-14 FG and 9-10 3-pointers - tying the NBA playoff record for 3-pointers made. Peja Stojakovic had 21 points including an amazing 7-7 FG and 6-6 3-pointers and J.J. Barea had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 8 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points and Shannon Brown (LAL) had 15 points. It was Lakers' coach Phil Jackson last game as he retired.
• 5/8 The NBA fined Phil Jackson (LAL) $35,000 for his comments to the media on Thursday about how the officials were not calling fouls committed on Pau Gasol (LAL).
• 5/6 In Game 3 of the playoffs, Dallas defeated the LA Lakers 98-92 in Dallas. The Lakers led 85-78 with 5:10 left and Dallas went on a 10-2 run to take a 88-87 lead with 2:40 to go. A jumper by Lamar Odom (LAL) tied the game at 91-91 with 1:40 left, but Dirk Nowitzki answered with a pseudo-hook inside. Odom missed and Peja Stojakovic missed, but Dallas got the rebound and Jason Terry was fouled with 19 seconds left and hit both to give Dallas a 95-91 lead. After a timeout, the Lakers turn the ball over on the inbounds and Terry was intentionally fouled. Nowitzki had 32 points including 12-19 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 9 rebounds and Terry had 23 points including 7-10 FG. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Odom had 18 points and 6 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points and 6 assists.
• 5/5 The NBA suspended Ron Artest (LAL) for 1 game and assessed him a flagrant foul for hitting J.J. Barea in the face late in Wednesday's Dal-LAL game.
• 5/4 In Game 2 of the playoffs, Dallas defeated the LA Lakers 93-81 in LA. Dallas led the entire 2nd half and scored 9 straight points to take their largest lead at 84-69 with 4:40 left and would lead 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 and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive.
• 5/2 In Game 1 of the playoffs, Dallas defeated the LA Lakers 96-94 in LA. The Lakers led most of the game with their largest lead of 16 points during the 3rd quarter, but Dallas used a 17-4 run during the 3rd to pull within 2 points. The Lakers led 94-91 with a minute left, but Dirk Nowitzki hit a jumper, Jason Terry stole the ball and Nowitzki was fouled on an inbounds pass (in penalty) and he hit both free throws with 20 seconds left to give Dallas a lead. The Lakers turned the ball over with 3 seconds left and Kidd hit 1-2 FT and Kobe Bryant's (LAL) 3-pointer at the end bounced off the back of the rim. Nowitzki had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Terry had 15 points, and Kidd had 7 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 rebounds. Bryant (LAL) had 36 points and Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. The Lakers set a Mavs opponent playoff low with just 12 fouls.
• 5/2 Dallas activated Corey Brewer and placed Rodrigue Beaubois (no injury) on IL.
• 4/28 In Game 6 of the playoffs, Dallas defeated Portland 103-96 in Portland to take the series 4-2 and advance to the 2nd round where they will face the LA Lakers. Dallas took a 17 point lead late in the 3rd quarter, but Portland cut Dallas' lead down to 86-85 with 5:25 left, but Jason Kidd hit a 3-pointer and Jason Terry hit a long jumper to give Dallas a 6 point lead and Portland would get no closer than 4 points the rest of the way. Dirk Nowitzki shot 8-8 FT over the last 30 seconds of the game as Portland intentionally fouled. Nowitzki had 33 points on 11-17 FG and 11-11 FT and 11 rebounds, Terry had 22 points and 8 assists, and Shawn Marion had 16 points. Gerald Wallace (Por) had 32 points and 12 rebounds, LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points.
• 4/28 Dallas activated Rodrigue Beaubois and placed Corey Brewer (no injury) on IL.
• 4/25 In Game 5 of the playoffs, Dallas defeated Portland 93-82 in Dallas. Dallas led 67-60 with 2:30 left in the 3rd quarter and then used a 17-7 run to blow the game open at 84-67 with 6:30 left. Portland did close the game with an 11-2 run to make the final margin closer. Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 8 rebounds, Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 20 rebounds including 13 offensive, Jason Terry had 20 points, and Jason Kidd had 4 points, 7 rebounds, and 14 assists. Andre Miller had 18 points and 7 assists and Gerald Wallace had 16 points and 9 rebounds.
• 4/23 In Game 4 of the playoffs, Portland defeated Dallas 84-82 in Portland. It was an ugly game for Portland through 3 quarters as Dallas held a 23 point lead late in the 3rd quarter, but Portland scored the last 5 points of the 3rd quarter and then went on to dominate Dallas in the 4th quarter in out-scoring Dallas 35-15 in the quarter. Brandon Roy (Por) hit the game winning jumper with 40 seconds left. Jason Kidd missed a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left, Portland ran the clock down and Roy missed a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left (and Dallas out of timeouts), and Jason Terry missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Portland shot 15-20 FG in the 4th quarter while Dallas shot just 5-17 FG. 18 of Roy's game high 24 points came in the 4th quarter. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points and Shawn Marion had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
• 4/21 In Game 3 of the playoffs, Portland defeated Dallas 97-92 in Portland. The game stayed closed throughout, but Portland held a mostly small lead the entire 4th quarter. After Portland scored 10 straight points to take the largest game of the lead at 87-74 with 8:05, but Dallas scored the next 7 points. Portland took a 95-87 lead with 2:20 left, but Dallas scored the next 5 points to pull within 95-92 with 13 seconds left, but it was Portland's ball. After an intentional foul, Andre Miller (Por) hit both free throws to seal the win. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points and Wesley Matthews (Por) had 25 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 9 rebounds and Jason Terry had 29 points including 10-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers - they were the only Mavs in double-digit scoring.
• 4/19 In Game 2 of the playoffs, Dallas defeated Portland 101-89 in Dallas. The game stayed close with both teams holding small leads through 3 quarters, with none larger than 8 points. Dallas held small leads throughout the 4th quarter and consecutive jumpers by Dirk Nowitzki gave Dallas a 94-84 lead with 2:50 left. After 2 Portland free throws, Nowitzki scored the next 5 points to give Dallas their largest lead at 99-86. Nowitzki had 33 points including 15-17 FT, Peja Stojakovic had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers, and Jason Kidd had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 8 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Gerald Wallace (Por) had 18 points and 7 rebounds, and Andre Miller (Por) had 18 points and 8 assists.
• 4/19 Jason Terry finished 2nd in the Sixth Man of the Year award voting. Lamar Odom (LAL) was the run-away winner with 513 points, Terry was 2nd with 244 points, and Thaddeus Young (Phi) was 3rd with 76 points.
• 4/18 Tyson Chandler finished 3rd in the Defensive Player of the Year award voting. Dwight Howard (Orl) was the run-away winner with 585 points, Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 77 points, and Chandler had 70 points.
• 4/18 The NBA fined Nate McMillan (Por) $35,000 for his post-game comments criticizing the officiating following Saturday's Por-Dal game.
• 4/16 In game 1 of the First Round of the Playoffs, Dallas defeated Portland 89-81 in Dallas. Dallas held small leads most of the first 3 quarters (none larger than 10 points). Portland went on a 17-4 run spanning the 3rd and 4th quarters to take a 68-63 lead with 8:30 left. Portland had their largest lead of 6 points with 6:10 left, but Dallas then went on an 11-2 run, including 9 points by Dirk Nowitzki, to take a 77-74 lead with 3:15 left. After a layup by Andre Miller (Por) pulled Portland within 78-80 with 1:50 left, Jason Terry hit 2 free throws and Jaosn Kidd nailed a 3-pointer to give Dallas a 7 point lead with 25 seconds left. Nowitzki had 28 points on 7-20 FG and 13-13 FT and 10 rebounds - with 18 of his points and all 13 free throws coming in the 4th quarter. Kidd had 24 points on 9-14 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and Terry had 10 points as Dallas only had 3 players in double-digits scoring. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points, Miller (Por) had 18 points, and Marcus Camby (Por) had 4 points on 2-3 FG and 18 rebounds.
• 4/16 Dallas placed Caron Butler (torn right patella tendon), Rodrigue Beaubois (sprained left foot), and Dominique Jones on IL.
• 4/15 The NBA held the tiebreakers (random drawing) for the 6 teams that finished with the same record to determine the draft order and lottery chances. Dallas won the tiebreaker with the LA Lakers (57-25) and, thus, Dallas will draft #26 and New Jersey (which owns the Lakers' pick) will draft #27.
• 4/13 Dallas finished the 2010-11 season with a record of 57-25, tied for 2nd best in the Western Conference. The LA Lakers had the tie-breaker with Dallas, so Dallas is the #3 seed in the West and will face #7 Portland Trailblazers in the First Round of the Playoffs.
• 4/13 Dallas defeated New Orleans 121-89 in Dallas. New Orleans led 61-58 at the half, but Dallas turned on the defense in the 3rd quarter and out-scored the Hornets 28-13 in the quarter to take an 86-74 lead after 3. Dallas then made it a blowout in taking a 102-81 lead with 6:45 left. Dallas out-scored New Orleans 63-28 in the 2nd half. The 32 point victory margin tied the 17th largest in team history. Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points and J.J. Barea had 14 points and 8 assists. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 22 points and 7 assists and Chris Paul (NO) had just 7 points including 2-9 FG.
• 4/13 Rodrigue Beaubois did not play in the 2nd half of the New Orleans game due to a left foot sprain.
• 4/13 Dallas activated Brendan Haywood and placed Peja Stojakovic (personal reasons) on IL.
• 4/11 Dallas defeated Houston 98-91 in overtime in Houston - it was Dallas' 1st overtime game of the season. The game stayed close with neither team holding more than a 7 point lead. Jason Terry hit 1-2 FT with 1.5 seconds left (and neither team controlled the rebound, so time expired) to send the game into overtime. Dallas scored the first 4 points of overtime and the last 4 points in overtime and Houston never led in overtime as Houston only scored 5 points on 2-12 FG. Shawn Marion had 21 points, Terry had 21 points, and Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 28 points and Goran Dragic (Hou) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists in playing all 53 minutes.
• 4/11 Dallas activated Ian Mahinmi and placed Brendan Haywood (no injury) on IL.
• 4/10 Dallas defeated Phoenix 115-90 in Dallas. It was a blowout almost the whole way as Dallas jumped out to an early 17-4 lead and led 36-17 after 1. Phoenix (who never led in the game) got not closer than 16 points the rest of the game. Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points and Shawn Marion had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 15 points.
• 4/10 Dallas activated Jason Kidd and placed Ian Mahinmi (no injury) on IL.
• 4/8 Dallas defeated the LA Clippers 107-96 in Dallas. The Clippers took a 16 point lead early in the 2nd quarter, but only led by 7 points at the half. Dallas scored 14 straight points in the 3rd quarter to take a 63-65 lead with 6 minutes left. The Clippers pulled within 88-89 with 7 minutes left in the 4th, but Dallas then scored the next 9 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists and Corey Brewer had 20 points. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers and Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Jason Kidd (rest) again did not play.
• 4/6 Denver defeated Dallas 104-96 in Dallas. Denver held a 16 point lead early in the 3rd quarter, but Dallas managed to get back in to the game and actually took a 77-76 lead with 9:25 left in the 4th quarter, but Denver then scored the next 5 points. The game was tied at 94-94 with 2:50 left and Denver scored the next 10 points (and Dallas had a meaningless bucket with 20 seconds left). J.R. Smith (Den) had 23 points and Kenyon Martin (Den) had 18 points. Shawn Marion had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points, and Brendan Haywood had 19 rebounds including 8 offensive (with just 1 point (0-1 FG, 1-6 FT)).
• 4/6 Dallas activated Tyson Chandler and placed Jason Kidd (rest) on IL. Chandler (sore lower back) did not play in the Denver game.
• 4/4 Dennis Rodman was named as an inductee for 2011 for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Rodman played 12 games with Dallas in 99-00. He joins Alex English and Adrian Dantley as former Mavs players in the Hall of Fame [interestingly, all 3 ended their careers with Dallas]. Coach Dick Motta was nominated for the 2011 class, but not selected as an inductee.
• 4/3 Portland defeated Dallas 104-96 in Portland. Portland went on a 16-5 run in the 2nd quarter to go up 59-44 with 48 seconds left and Portland would hold a double-digit lead until 10 seconds left in the game. Gerald Wallace (Por) had 19 points and 8 rebounds and LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Shawn Marion had 19 points and Rodrigue Beaubois had 18 points.
• 4/3 Dallas activated Corey Brewer and placed Tyson Chandler (sore back) on IL.
• 4/2 Golden State defeated Dallas 99-92 in Golden State. Dallas pulled within 90-93 with 2 minutes left, but Golden State closed the game with a 6-2 mini-run. Monta Ellis (GS) had 32 points including 4-8 3-pointers and Al Thornton (GS) had 12 points (all in the 4th quarter) and 9 rebounds. Shawn Marion had 21 points and 8 rebounds and Jason Terry had 17 points. J.J. Barea had his 3rd career double-double with 13 points and 11 assists (and also had 5 rebounds).
• 4/1 The NBA suspended Matt Barnes (LAL) for 1 game for escalating an altercation between Jason Terry and Steve Blake (LAL) during Thursday's Dal-LAL game. Terry's flagrant foul on Blake was downgraded to a level 1. The league also gave Dirk Nowitzki a flagrant foul level 1 for his shove on Kobe Bryant (LAL) late in the 4th quarter (was called just a regular foul).
• 3/31 The LA Lakers defeated Dallas 110-82 in LA. The LA Lakers led 79-70 with 35 seconds left in the 3rd quarter and Lamar Odom (LAL) ended the quarter with a 3-pointer and then Odom connected on consecutive 3-pointers to open the 4th quarter and had a layup to give the Lakers a 90-70 lead with 10:25 left. Dallas would get no closer than 11 points the rest of the way. There was a scuffle with 9:23 left when Jason Terry shoved Steve Blake (LAL) and the two went toe-to-toe - it would have been a non-event if Matt Barnes (LAL) hadn't got involved in shoving some people - everyone was eventually seperated and the refs tossed Barnes, Blake, Terry and Brendan Haywood (though I still have no idea what, if anything, Haywood did to deserve ejection). The Lakers out-scored Dallas 56-31 in the 2nd half. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points, Pau Gasol (LAL) had 20 points, Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Odom had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 13 rebounds.
• 3/30 Dallas defeated the LA Clippers 106-100 in LA. Dallas went on a 19-5 run to take a 96-80 lead with 5:45 left. The Clippers did score the next 11 points, but a 3-pointer and layup by J.J. Barea ended their run. Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and Barea had 22 points, including 16 in the 4th quarter. Blake Griffin (LAL) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 17 rebounds and Maurice Williams (LAL) had 19 points.
• 3/27 Dallas defeated Phoenix 91-83 in Phoenix. The game was tied at 83-83 with 1:10 left when Jason Kidd nailed a 3-pointer as the shot clock was running out. After Phoenix missed a 3-pointer, Kidd connected on another 3-pointer with 45 seconds remaining. And 2 free throws by Kidd capped the scoring as he scored the last 8 points of the game. Tyson Chandler had 16 points and 18 rebounds, Kidd had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers, and Jason Terry had 16 points. Marcin Gortat (Pho0 had 20 points and 15 rebounds and jared Dudley (Pho) had 20 points.
• 3/26 Dallas defeated Utah 94-77 in Utah. Utah led 70-68 with 6:20 left, but a 3-pointer by J.J. Barea followed by a 3-pointer by Jason Terry kicked off a 26-7 Dallas run to close the game. Dallas out-scored Utah 36-17 in the 4th quarter. Terry had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers and Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 21 points (before being tossed after clapping at a ref in the last minute of the game). Devin Harris (Uta) and Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) did not play.
• 3/26 Shawn Marion scored his 15,000 career point during the Utah game.
• 3/24 Dallas achieved their 11th straight season with at least 50 wins, becoming the 3rd team in league history with 11 straight (also San Antonio (at 12 straight, 1999-current) and LA Lakers (12 straight, 1979-1991).
• 3/24 Dallas defeated Minnesota 104-96 in Dallas. The game stayed close with neither team holding more than an 8 point lead. Minnesota pulled within 96-98 with 1:15 left, but Jason Terry then connected on a 3-pointer as Dallas scored the last 6 points of the game. Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and 11 rebounds, Terry had 18 points, and Shawn Marion had 17 points. Anthony Randolph (Min) had a career high 31 points. Kevin Love (Min) did not play.
• 3/24 Dallas activated Shawn Marion and placed Corey Brewer on IL.
• 3/20 With Dallas' win over Golden State, Dallas formally clinched a playoff berth.
• 3/20 Dallas defeated Golden State 101-73 in Dallas. Dallas built a 17 point lead early in the 2nd quarter, but Golden State managed to cut Dallas' lead down to just 60-56 with 7 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Dallas then went on a 39-14 run to make the game a blowout. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points, Peja Stojakovic had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers (after missing the previous 6 games with a stiff neck), and Tyson Chandler had 7 points and 17 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 18 points.
• 3/20 Dallas activated Peja Stojakovic and placed Shawn Marion (sprained right wrist) on IL.
• 3/18 San Antonio defeated Dallas 97-91 in Dallas. San Antonio built up a 40-22 lead early in the 2nd quarter, but only led 50-45 at the half. Dallas managed to tie the game at 60-60 with 6:50 left in the 3rd quarter, but San Antonio scored the next 9 points. San Antonio went on a 13-2 run in the 4th quarter to take a 91-77 lead with 2:35 left. Tony Parker (SA) had 33 points including 14-22 FG, Manu Ginobili (SA) had 25 points, and Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 9 rebounds and Jason Terry had 19 points.
• 3/18 Shawn Marion did not play in the 2nd half of the San Antonio game due to an injured right wrist. He is listed as day-to-day.
• 3/16 Dallas defeated Golden State 112-106 in Golden State. Golden State jumped out to a 32-14 lead in the 1st quarter and also led by 18 4 minutes into the 2nd quarter, but only led 59-53 at the half. Dallas scored 15 straight points in the 4th quarter to take a 104-96 lead with 3:10 left. Dirk Nowitzki had 34 points including 12-12 FT and 13 rebounds, Jason Terry had 19 points, and Rodrigue Beaubois had 18 points. Monta Ellis (GS) had 26 points and 11 assists and David Lee (GS) had 22 points including 10-14 FG.
• 3/16 Brendan Haywood missed his 2nd straight game with lower back stiffness. Peja Stojakovic remains out with a stiff neck.
• 3/15 Portland defeated Dallas 104-101 in Portland. Although Dallas led most of the first 3 quarters, Portland held a small lead (none larger than 6 points) the entire 4th quarter. Dallas pulled within 99-100 with 2:55 left, but Portland scored then next 4 points. Dirk Nowitzki missed a 3-point attempt with less than a second left. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 30 points and Brandon Roy (Por) had 21 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points and 11 rebounds and Shawn Marion had 18 points. Dallas loss despite shooting 59.7% FG [the team record for highest FG% in a loss is 60%].
• 3/15 Brendan Haywood (lower back stiffness) did not play in the Portland game.
• 3/12 The LA Lakers defeated Dallas 96-91 in Dallas. Though the Lakers led most of the game, their lead never got larger than 10 points. Dallas pulled within 89-91 with 25 seconds left on a dunk by Shawn Marion and Dallas intentionally fouled Pau Gasol (LAL) and he hit 1-2 FT. After a timeout, Jason Terry missed a short jumper with 13 seconds left and that was game. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 15 rebounds and Pau Gasol (LAL) had 18 points. Marion had 25 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive and Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 10 rebounds.
• 3/11 The NBA rescinded the technical fouls given to Brendan Haywood and Amare Stoudemire (NY) during Thursday's NY-Dal game.
• 3/10 Dallas defeated New York 127-109 in Dallas. Dallas built up a 26 point lead in the 3rd quaarter. New York did pull within 11 points in the 4th quarter, but Dallas then scored the next 9 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 9 rebounds, Shawn Marion had 22 points and 8 rebounds, and Jason Terry had 21 points. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 36 points.
• The NBA fined Marco Belinelli (NO) $10,000 for his flagrant foul on Shawn Marion during Wednesday's Dal-NO game and upgraded the flagrant foul to a level 2.
• 3/9 New Orleans defeated Dallas 93-92 in New Orleans. Dallas led 92-85 with 1:13 left and New Orleans scored the last 8 points of the game, capped by 3 free throws by Jarrett Jack (NO) with 8.4 seconds left. Dirk Nowitzki missed a jumper with 1.5 seconds left. Chris Paul (NO, concussion) did not play. Jack had 21 points and Marco Belinelli (NO0 had 21 points. Nwoitzki had 26 points and Tyson Chandler had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
• 3/9 Shawn Marion left the New Orleans game midway through the 3rd quarter with bruised ribs and did not return.
• 3/9 Dallas activated Tyson Chandler and placed Peja Stojakovic (stiff neck) on IL.
• 3/7 Dallas defeated Minnesota 108-105 in Minnesota. Minnesota led 80-73 after 3, but Dallas out-scored Minnesota 35-25 in the 4th quarter (including a meaningless 3-pointer by Wayne Ellington (Min) at the buzzer). Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points including 10 points in the 4th quarter. Kevin Love (Min) had 23 points and 17 rebounds, his 51st straight game with a double-double, tying Mose Malone for the longest double-double streak.
• 3/6 Memphis defeated Dallas 104-103 in Dallas. Dallas led by 18 in the 1st half, but Memphis out-scored Dallas 41-23 in the 3rd quarter and neither team led by more than 4 points in the 4th quarter. Shane Battier (Mem) got an offensive rebound and athletic layup to give Memphis a 102-101 lead with 14 seconds left. Dirk Nowitzki hit a tough free throw jumper with 3 seconds, but Zach Randolph (Mem) swished a baseline jumper with .3 seconds left. Jason Terry's long 3-point attempt was way off. Randolph had 27 points and 9 rebounds. Nowitzki had 23 points and Terry had 26 points.
• 3/6 Jason Kidd surpassed Gary Payton (2,445) for 3rd place on the NBA's All-Time steals list. Kidd trails Michael Jordan (2,514) and John Stockton (3,265) on the list.
• 3/6 Dallas extended their streak for consecutive games with at least 1 3-pointer made to 1,000 games. [Dallas had previous trailed Toronto for the record streak, but Toronto's streak ended at 986 when they did not make a 3-pointer on 1/24/11.]
• 3/4 Dallas defeated Indiana 116-108 in Dallas. Indiana pulled within 3 points at 101-98 with 3:25 left, but Dallas then scored the next 6 points and Indiana would get not closer than 7 points the rest of the way. Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and Jason Terry had 21 points.
• 3/4 Dallas placed Tyson Chandler (sprained right ankle) on IL.
• 3/3 Dallas signed Corey Brewer to a 3 year, $7.5 million contract.
• 3/1 Dallas defeated Philadelphia 101-93 in Philadelphia. The game stayed close with Dallas' largest lead just 11 points. Philadelphia pulled within 1 point 5 times in the 4th quarter, with the last being at 91-92 with 1:40 left, but Dallas then scored the next 6 points to put the game away. Jason Terry had 30 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points. Jason Kidd had his 107th career triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists.
• 3/1 Tyson Chandler suffered a sprained right ankle during the 2nd quarter of the Philadelphia game and did not return.
• 3/1 The NBA named Rick Carlisle and Doug Collins (Phi) as Coaches of the Month. Dallas went 11-1 and Philadelphia went 9-3 in February.
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• 2/27 Dallas defeated Toronto 114-96 in Toronto. Toronto jumped out to an early 22-3 lead with 6:16 left in the 1st quarter, but Dallas was able to cut Toronto's lead down to just 7 points at the half. Dallas out-scored Toronto 25-15 in the 3rd quarter and made the 4th quarter a blowout by out-scoring Toronto 39-24. Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points and 13 rebounds, Shawn Marion had 20 points, and Jason Terry had 19 points.
• 2/26 Dallas defeated Washington 105-99 in Washington. Dallas was never able to pull away in the game (Dallas' largest lead was 13 points). 8 straight points Washington tied the game at 97-97 with 1:36 left, but Tyson Chandler got the putback dunk and Dallas hit 4-5 FT to push their lead to 6 points with 38 seconds left. Jason Terry had 25 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points, and Tyson Chandler had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Washington only shot 6-16 FT (including 0-6 FT in the 4th), setting the opponent low for free throw percentage in a game (37.5%).
• 2/23 Dallas defeated Utah 118-99 in Dallas. Despite the unexpected morning trade by Utah of star Deron Williams to New Jersey for Devin Harris and Derrick Favors (with none of those players available for the Dallas game), the Jazz hung tight for a half before Dallas was able to use a 15-6 run to take an 86-73 lead with 1:35 left in the 3rd quarter. Dallas scored the first 5 points of the 4th quarter and Utah got no closer than 14 points the rest of the game. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and Peja Stojakovic had 18 points. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 30 points including 11-14 FG and 8 rebounds.
• 2/20 In the All-Star game in Los Angeles, the West defeated the East 148-143.

  West                                                    REB
  Player                 MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)     14   3-8     0-1     0-0     6  0-5   1  0  0   1   1 
  

• 2/19 Team Texas (consisting of Dirk Nowitzki, Kenny Smith, and Roneeka Hodges) finsihed 2nd in the Shooting Stars competition on All-Star Saturday Night in Los Angeles. The team had the shortest time in the first round with 31.8 seconds. Team Atlanta and Texas advanced to the finals and Team Atlanta went first and finished with a time of 1:10. Team Texas stopped shooting at 1:18, knowing they had lost.
• 2/19 As they have been doing for the past few years, the Guinness Book of World Records was at the All-Star practice with a new category. The new record was most 3-pointers made by two players (alternating makes) in a minute. From the East, Ray Allen (Bos) and Paul Pierce (Bos) made 13 3-pointers. Then, from the West, Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant (OKC) surpassed them by making 15 3s to set the new record.
• 2/18 Former Mavs coach Dick Motta was one of 12 people nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame. He will need 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee to be inducted in to the Hall, with the announcement of unductees occurring April 4.
• 2/17 Dallas defeated Phoenix 112-106 in Phoenix. It was a close game throughout with Dallas' largest lead just 10 points and Phoenix's 4 points. Dallas did lead the entire 4th quarter, but Phoenix pulled within 2 points twice and Dallas had an answer each time. Dirk Nowitzki had 35 points including 13-18 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and Jason Terry had 16 points and 7 assists.
• 2/17 J.J. Barea did not play in the Phoenix game due to being ill.
• 2/16 Dallas defeated Sacramento 116-100 in Dallas. Though Sacramento came back and tied the game at 70-70 with 6;24 left in the 3rd quarter, Dallas scored the next 13 points to kick off 24-4 run to go up 94-74 with 1;10 left in the 3rd and it was a blowout the rest of the way. Jason Kidd had 20 points on 7-9 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 7 other Mavs were in double-digit scoring. It was Rodrigue Beaubois' 1st game of the season (13 points, 6 assists in 21 minutes). Sacramento was missing top scorer Tyreke Evans.
• 2/16 Dallas activated Rodrigue Beaubois and placed Dominique Jones (stress fracture right foot) on IL.
• 2/12 Dallas defeated Houston 106-102 in Houston. Dallas built up a 23 point lead in the 3rd quarter, but Houston was able to put a run together and pulled within 92-95 with 2:15 left, but Dallas answered with consecutive buckets and then hit their free throws down the stretch. Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and Peja Stojakovic had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Stojakovic surpassed Dale Ellis (1,719) for 4th place on the All-Time 3-pointers made list.
• 2/11 Dominique Jones underwent surgery on his right foot to repair a stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal and is out indefinitely.
• 2/10 Denver defeated Dallas 121-120 in Denver. It was a game of runs as Denver held an 18 point lead in the 2nd quarter and Dallas held a 13 point lead in the 4th quarter. Denver closed the game with an 11-1 run, capped by the game winning jumper by Arron Afflalo at the buzzer. Jason Terry had 25 points and Tyson Chandler had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 42 points, Chauncey Billups (Den) had 30 points and 9 assists, and Afflalo had 24 points, including 19 in the 4th quarter.
• 2/9 Dallas defeated Sacramento 102-100 in Sacramento. Sacramento took a 95-94 lead with 2:30 left, but Dallas then connected on consecutive 3-pointers to take a 100-95 lead with 1:30 left. Omri Casspi (Sac) hit a meaningless short bucket at the buzzer. Jason Terry had 22 points and J.J. Barea had 20 points, including 15 in the 4th quarter.
• 2/8 Dallas announced that Bob Ortegel has been fired as TV analyst. He had not been with the team for two weeks. He had been broadcasting for Dallas for 23 years. Derek harper will be the TV analyst for home games and Brad Davis will be the TV analyst for road games (while still doing radio analyst for home games).
• 2/8 Dominique Jones suffered a stress fracture in his left foot last week and he will be out for a significant period of time.
• 2/7 Dallas defeated Cleveland 99-96 in Dallas. Though Dallas built up a 15 point lead in the 2nd quarter, the Mavs were never able to pull away. Cleveland scored 7 straight points to pull within 97-94 with 1:40 left, but could get no closer, including missing a 3-point attempt with 3 seconds left and then not getting off a final shot. J.J. Barea had 23 points and Tyson Chandler had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
• 2/7 Dirk Nowitzki hurt his right wrist at the end of the 1st quarter of the Cleveland game, but returned to action in the 2nd quarter with tape on his wrist. DeShawn Stevenson also left the court early in the 1st quarter, but also returned to action later in the 1st quarter.
• 2/7 Dallas activated Peja Stojakovic.
• 2/5 Dallas defeated Charlotte 101-92 in Charlotte. Dallas took their largest lead at 71-53 with 6:15 left in the 3rd quarter. Though it wasn't a pretty game the rest of the way, it was a big enough cusion for Dallas as Charlotte could get no closer than 6 points (with a minute left). Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and Jason Terry had 21 points.
• 2/4 Dallas defeated Boston 101-97 in Boston. It was a close game with neither team holding more than an 8 point lead. With Boston up by 1, Dallas inbounded with 15 seconds left and Dirk Nowitzki caught the ball (at his ankles) in the paint and then kicked out to Jason Kidd, who let the defender fly by him and then drained a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left. After a timeout, Rajon Rondo's attempted inboud-lob pass flew out of bounds with no one touching it and 2 free throws by Nowitzki capped the scoring. Nowitzki had 29 points and Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 15 rebounds. Jason Terry surpassed 15,000 career points during the game.
• 2/3 Dirk Nowitzki was selected as a Western Conference All-Star reserve.
• 2/2 Dallas defeated New York 113-97 in New York. Dallas went on a 26-6 run in the to take an 82-58 lead with 4;30 left in the 3rd quarter and New York got no closer than 11 points the rest of the way. Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 11 rebounds and J.J. Barea had 22 points. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 27 points and Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 21 points (but all in the 1st half).
• 1/31 Dallas defeated Washington 102-92 in Dallas. Dallas went on a 14-4 run during the 3rd quarter to take a 72-64 lead with 2:24 left and Dallas held a lead (though no larger than 10 points) the rest of the game. Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and Tyson Chandler had 18 points and 18 rebounds. It was Washington's 24th (0-24) straight road loss of the season.
• 1/29 Dallas elected not to signed Sasha Pavlovic for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract and released him.
• 1/29 Dallas defeated Atlanta 102-91 in Dallas. Dallas went on a 12-1 run to open the 4th quarter and take a 91-79 lead with 8 minutes left and Atlanta got no closer than 6 points the rest of the way. Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points and Jason Terry had 18 points and 11 assists. Joe Johnson (atl) had 27 points.
• 1/27 Dallas defeated Houston 111-106 in Dallas. Dallas pulled out to a 25 point lead in the 1st half, but Houston managed to cut that down to a 1 point lead late in the 4th quarter (but never held a lead) before J.J. Barea drove for 2 and then Dallas hit 5-6 FT to close the game. Tyson Chandler had 21 points and 15 rebounds and Barea had 19 points. Luis Scola (Hou) had 30 points and Kevin Martin (Hou) had 27 points.
• 1/25 Dallas defeated the LA Clippers 112-105 in Dallas. The LA Clippers led 72-65 with 6:05 left in the 3rd quarter and Dallas went on a 38-15 run to take a 103-86 lead with 6:33 left. Jason Terry had 28 points, including 14 in the 4th quarter, J.J. Barea had 25 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points, and Tyson Chandler had 21 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 11-11 FT. Blake Griffin had 22 points and 11 rebounds.
• 1/25 Dallas placed Peja Stojakovic (sore knee) on IL.
• 1/24 Dallas signed Peja Stojakovic.
• 1/24 TRADE: Dallas traded Alexis Ajinca, a future 2nd round draft pick (that they originally got from Toronto), and cash to Toronto for the rights to 2007 2nd round draft pick (#58) Georgios Printezis. The trade opened a roster spot for Stojakovic and saved Dallas the luxury tax on Ajinca's salary.
• 1/22 Dallas defeated New Jersey 87-86 in New Jersey. Dirk Nowitzki's game winning jumper rolled around and down with 6 seconds left. After a timeout, New Jersey had a broken play and didn't even get a shot off before the buzzer (and Jordan Farmar's late attempt was an airball). Nowitzki had 23 points and Tyson Chandler had 19 points.
• 1/20 Chicago defeated Dallas 82-77 in Chicago. Chicago out-scored Dallas 26-17 in the 4th quarter. Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points and Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
• 1/20 Dallas signed Sasha Pavlovic to a 2nd 10-day contract.
• 1/19 Dallas defeated the LA Lakers 109-100 in Dallas. The LA Lakers led 64-57 with 7:30 left in the 3rd quarter and Dallas went on a 40-17 run to take a 97-84 lead with 6 minutes left in the 4th quarter. Shawn Marion had 22 points, Jason Terry had 22 points, and Jason Kidd had 21 points and 10 assists. Sasha Pavlovic (a surprise starter) played with a mask protecting his broken nose.
• 1/19 Dallas activated Tyson Chandler and placed Alexis Ajinca on IL.
• 1/17 Detroit defeated Dallas 103-89 in Detroit. Detroit took their largest lead at 95-75 with 6:30 left. Sasha Pavlovic suffered a broken nose at the start of the 2nd quarter, but was able to return to action in the 4th quarter. Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tyson Chandler remained out with the flu.
• 1/15 Memphis defeated Dallas 89-70 in Memphis. Memphis took a 59-41 lead with 5:45 left in the 3rd quarter and it was a blowout the rest of the game. Dirk Nowitzki picked up 2 technicals for complaining to the refs 4 minutes into the 3rd quarter and was ejected. Dallas' 4 main guards (Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, DeShawn Stevenson, J.J. Barea) combined to shoot just 8-38 FG. Ian Mahinmi had 17 points including 6-6 FG. Zach Randolph (Mem) had a 20-20 with 23 points and 20 rebounds.
• 1/15 Dallas activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed Tyson Chandler (flu) on IL. Nowitzki had missed the previous 9 games with a sprained knee - the longest amount of time he had missed in his career.
• 1/14 San Antonio defeated Dallas 101-89 in San Antonio. San Antonio went up 41-22 3 minutes into the 2nd quarter and Dallas got no closer than 11 points the rest of the game. Shawn Marion had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki missed his 9th straight game.
• 1/12 Indiana defeated Dallas 102-89 in Indiana. Dallas pulled within 87-93 with 3:45 left, but Indiana scored the next 7 points to put the game away. Jason Terry had 18 points. Dirk Nowitzki remained out with a strained knee.
• 1/9 Dallas signed Sasha Pavlovic to a 10-day contract.
• 1/8 Orlando defeated Dallas 117-107 in Dallas. Dallas led 81-80 after 3, but Orlando opened the 4th quarter with a 28-7 run to take a 20-point lead. Rick Carlisle was ejected midway through the 4th. DeShawn Stevenson had 24 points including 6-9 3-pointers and Shawn Marion had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki missed his 7th straight game with a strained knee.
• 1/6 Oklahoma City defeated Dallas 99-95 in Dallas. Dallas only shot 34% FG in the 2nd half and Oklahoma City led by 11 points with 1:20 left. Shawn Marion had 25 points and Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 18 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki remained out with his knee injury.
• 1/5 Dallas released Steve Novak.
• 1/4 Dallas defeated Portland 84-81 in Dallas. 5 straight points by Jason Terry gave Dallas a 79-77 point lead with 1:30 left. After Portland hit 1-2 FT, Terry found DeShawn Stevenson in the corner who named a 3-pointer, but Wesley Matthews (Por) banked in a 3-pointer. Terry hit a jumper with 13 seconds left and LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) missed a 3-pointer as the game ended. 12 of Terry's 18 points came in the 4th quarter.
• 1/3 Caron Butler underwent surgery on his right knee to repair a torn patella tendon and is out for the rest of the season.
• 1/2 Dallas defeated Cleveland 104-95 in Cleveland. Dallas took their largest lead at 76-59 with 4:50 left in the 3rd quarter and Cleveland got no closer than 9 points the rest of the game. DeShawn Stevenson had 21 points, Shawn Marion had 22 points, and Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 14 rebounds as all 5 starters were in double-digits scoring. Caron Butler and Dirk Nowitzki did not play.
• 1/2 Dallas activated Dominique Jones and placed Caron Butler (knee injury) on IL. Jones was recalled from the NBADL.
• 1/1 Milwaukee defeated Dallas 99-87 in Milwaukee. Milwaukee out-scored Dallas 26-16 in the 4th quarter. J.J. Barea had a career high 29 points.
• 1/1 Ian Mahinmi suffered a cut on his forehead late in the 2nd quarter that required 4 stitches, but did return in the 2nd half.
• 1/1 Caron Butler suffered a knee injury late in the 1st quarter of the Milwaukee game and did not return. He will undergo an MRI on Monday, but it is feared that it is a serious injury (early reports are of a torn patella tendon).
• 1/1 Shawn Marion did not play in the Milwaukee game due to a thigh contusion.
• 1/1 In the NBADL, the Tulsa 66ers defeated the Texas Legends 99-94 in Frisco, Texas.

  Texas Legends                                          REB
  Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dominique Jones        46   8-16    1-3     3-3    20  1-6   9  3  5   1   1
  

• 12/30 San Antonio defeated Dallas 99-93 in Dallas. San Antonio opened the 2nd quarter with a 16-2 run over the first 3:10 to take a 16 point lead and Dallas was never able to climb the mountain (though they were able to pull within 1 point a couple of times in the 3rd quarter, but no closer than 5 points in the 4th). Jason Kidd had a triple double with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists and Caron Butler had 30 points. Rookie Gary Neal had 21 points as one of 5 Spurs players in double-digits scoring. Dirk Nowitzki remained out with a sprained knee.
• 12/28 Toronto defeated Dallas 84-76 in Dallas. Toronto out-scored Dallas 23-13 in the 1st quarter as Dallas struggled with their shot the whole game (41.3% FG for the game). Though Dallas was missing Dirk Nowitzki, Toronto was missing key plaeyrs Andrea Bargnani, Reggie Evans, Sonny Weems, and Jose Calderon and lost Linas Kleiza (ejection) and Jerryd Bayless (injured ankle) during the game.
• 12/28 Dallas activated Brian Cardinal and placed Dirk Nowitzki (sprained right knee) on IL.
• 12/28 Dirk Nowitzki (sprained right knee) will not play in tonight's game vs Toronto. He is listed as day-to-day.
• 12/27 Dallas defeated Oklahoma City 103-93 in Oklahoma City. Dallas out-scored Oklahoma City 24-12 in the 4th quarter as Oklahoma City shot just 4-18 FG. Caron Butler had 21 points and Shawn Marion had 20 points. Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained right knee early in the 2nd quarter and did not return. Rick Carlisle (knee surgery) did not coach.
• 12/27 Dallas activated Steve Novak and placed Brian Cardinal (stomach flu) on IL.
• 12/27 In the NBADL, the Texas Legends defeated the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 112-108 in overtime in Frisco, Texas.

  Texas Legends                                          REB
  Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dominique Jones        45   6-17    0-2    12-13   24  0-5   6  3  3   1   1
  

• 12/27 Rick Carlisle did not travel with the team to Oklahoma City as doctors advised he should not travel due to the surgery he underwent on Wednesday.
• 12/26 In the NBADL, the Texas Legends defeated the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 101-86 in Hidalgo, Texas. Dominique Jones was the high scorer with 30 points.

  Texas Legends                                          REB
  Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dominique Jones        46   9-19    3-7     9-10   30  0-6   6  9  5   1   0
  

• 12/22 Rick Carlisle underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to clean out debris.
• 12/21 Dallas defeated Orlando 105-99 in Orlando. A 3-pointer by Jason Richardson (Orl) pulled Orlando within 99-101 with 24 seconds left, but Dallas shot 4-4 FT to close the game. Caron Butler had 20 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 17 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 26 points and 23 rebounds.
• 12/21 Dirk Nowitzki surpassed Larry Brid (21,791) for 25th place on the NBA All-Time Scoring List.
• 12/21 Dallas activated Alexis Ajinca and placed Steve Novak on IL.
• 12/20 Dallas defeated Miami 98-96 in Miami. It was a close game in the 2nd half with neither team leading by more than 7 points. Jason Terry nailed a corner 3-pointer with 1:25 left to give Dallas a 89-84 left and Dallas shot 9-10 FT the rest of the way to seal the win. Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points and Terry had 19 points - all in the 4th quarter (he missed 5 shots in the first 3 quarters).
• 12/18 In the NBADL, the Dakota Wizards defeated the Texas Legends 101-95 in Bismark, North Dakota.

  Texas Legends                                          REB
  Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dominique Jones        48   3-12    0-1     7-10   13  0-8   5  4  3   2   1
  

• 12/17 Dallas defeated Phoenix 106-91 in Dallas. Dallas led by 21 points after 3 quarters and Phoenix got no closer than 12 points in the 4th. Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points, Jason Terry had 18 points, and Caron Butler had 17 points. Steve Nash (Pho) suffered a strained neck 5 minutes into the game and did not return.
• 12/17 In the NBADL, the Dakota Wizards defeated the Texas Legends 115-102 in Bismark, North Dakota.

  Texas Legends                                          REB
  Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dominique Jones        42   5-15    2-4     6-6    18  2-7   4  6  3   2   0
  

• 12/15 Dallas defeated Portland 103-98 in Dallas. The game was tied at 93 with 2 minutes left, but Dallas scored the next 6 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points including 12 in the 4th quarter and Caron Butler had 21 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 35 points and 10 rebounds.
• 12/14 In the NBADL, the Tulsa 66ers defeated the Texas Legends 130-116 in Frisco, Texas.

  Texas Legends                                          REB
  Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dominique Jones        31   4-12    2-5     8-10   18  2-5   4  2  3   1   0
  

• 12/13 Milwaukee defeated Dallas 103-99 in Dallas. Dallas led by 20 points with 4 minutes left in the 2nd quarter and played poorly the rest of the way and Milwaukee out-scored Dallas 60-47 in the 2nd half. Milwaukee twice used hack-a-Haywood in intentionally fouling Brendan Haywood in the 4th quarter and Haywood missed all 4 free throws [but it was hilarious watching Haywood running away from a Buck player while 8 other players went up the court]. 2 free throws by Dirk Nowitzki pulled Dallas within 99-101 with 33 seconds left. Brandon Jennings (Mil) missed with 19 seconds left, but Nowitzki also missed with 12 seconds left and 2 free throws by Keyon Dooling (Mil) capped the scoring. Nowitzki had 30 points and 7 rebounds.
• 12/13 Dallas activated Brian Cardinal and placed Alexis Ajinca on IL.
• 12/13 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade (Mia) as Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 25.7 points and 9 rebounds as Dallas went 3-0. Wade averaged 30.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 5.5 assists as Miami went 4-0.
• 12/12 In the NBADL, the Texas Legend defeated the Fort Wayne Mad Ants 118-109 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dominique Jones did not play due to a mild back strain.
• 12/11 Dallas defeated Utah 103-97 in Dallas. Dallas blitzed out to a 29-4 lead (on 18-20 FG and 7-8 3-pointers), but Utah managed to tie the game at 89-89 with 4:30 left in the 4th. But Utah never took a lead and Dirk Nowitzki fed Jason Terry in the corner who nailed a 3-pointer to give Dallas a 102-97 lead with 8 seconds left. Nowitzki had 31 points (on 10-12 FG, 3-4 3ptr, 8-11 FT) and 15 rebounds, and DeShawn Stevenson had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 34 points, but just 3 points in the 4th quarter.
• 12/11 Dallas activated Alexis Ajinca and placed Brian Cardinal (stomach flu) on IL.
• 12/11 In the NBADL, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants defeated the Texas Legends 119-110 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

  Texas Legends                                          REB
  Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dominique Jones        28   5-9     0-0     0-0    10  2-5   5  1  3   3   0
  

• 12/9 Dallas defeated New Jersey 102-89 in Dallas. Dallas led by 21 points early in the 3rd quarter, but New Jersey managed to pull within 8 points 15 seconds into the 4th quarter. But they could get no closer and Dallas led in double-digits most of the 4th quarter. Devin Harris (NJ) injured his left shoulder late in the 1st quarter and did not return. Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Shawn Marion had 18 points. J.J. Barea had a career high 13 assists.
• 12/9 Dallas activated Tyson Chandler and placed Alexis Ajinca on IL.
• 12/7 Dallas defeated Golden State 105-100 in Dallas. It was a close game throughout with the largest lead by either team just 8 points. Dallas led 98-91 with 1:40 left and responded to each Golden State push as the Warriors could get no closer than 4 points.
• 12/7 Dallas activated Alexis Ajinca and placed Tyson Chandler (stomach flu) on IL.
• 12/4 Dallas defeated Sacramento 105-103 in Sacramento. Sacramento led most of the game (but no larger than 12 points), but Dallas went on a 15-4 run to end the game. After J.J. Barea missed 2 free throws with 11.8 seconds left, Dallas played good defense and Jason Terry intercepted a pass and the Kings did not get a final shot. Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points including 11-15 FG and Terry had 23 points.
• 12/4 In the NBADL, the Texas Legends defeated the Tulsa 66ers 110-99 in Frisco, Texas. Dominique Jones had 18 points and 6 rebounds.

  Texas Legends                                          REB
  Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dominique Jones        29   4-10    1-2     9-10   18  1-6   1  5  5   0   1
  

• 12/3 Dallas defeated Utah 93-81 in Utah. Dallas scored the first 9 points of the 4th quarter and held a double-digit lead the rest of the quarter - the stars subbed out with 1:25 left. Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points including 12-18 FG and Jason Kidd had 15 points and 7 assists.
• 12/3 In the NBADL, the Texas Legends defeated the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 111-103 in Frisco, Texas. Dominique Jone had 11 points.

  Texas Legends                                          REB
  Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dominique Jones        29   4-9     0-1     3-4    11  0-1   1  2  4   1   2
  

• 12/1 Dallas defeated Minnesota 100-86 in Dallas. Dallas led by at least 19 points throughout the 4th quarter until the last 2 minutes of the game (where Minnesota scored the last 7 points). Shawn Marion had 16 points and Tyson Chandler had 9 points and 18 rebounds. It was coach Rick Carlisle's 400th career NBA coaching win.
• 11/30 Dallas activated Steve Novak and placed Dominique Jones on IL (a player assigned to the NBADL has to be on IL).
• 11/30 In the NBADL, the Texas Legends defeated the Austin Toros 139-112 in Frisco, Texas. Dominique Jone was the high scorer with 25 points.

  Texas Legends                                          REB
  Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
  Dominique Jones        31  10-14    1-1     4-5    25  3-3   5  1  2   2   1
  

• 11/30 Dallas assigned Dominique Jones and Rodrigue Beaubois to the NBADL (Beaubois remains out while still recovering from a foot injury - it was a PR move for the new Dallas-affiliated Frisco Legends).
• 11/29 Dallas defeated Houston 101-91 in Dallas. Dallas was up by 21 points with 6 minutes left in the 4th quarter and the rest was garbage time (Houston did score the last 11 points of the game). Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points on 10-16 FG and 10 rebounds and Caron Butler had 19 points including 13 points in the 3rd quarter.
• 11/28 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 31 points and 7.5 rebounds as Dallas went 4-0. Howard averaged 26.3 points and 14.5 rebounds as Orlando went 3-1.
• 11/27 Dallas defeated Miami 106-95 in Dallas. Dallas out-scored Miami 31-17 in the 4th quarter. Caron Butler had 23 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points, and Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 17 rebounds.
• 11/27 Dallas activated Brendan Haywood and placed Alexis Ajinca on IL.
• 11/26 Dallas defeated San Antonio 103-94 in San Antonio. It was again a strong 4th quarter as Dallas-outscored San Antonio 32-21 in the 4th. Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, Tyson Chandler had 19 points including 13-16 FT and 8 rebounds, and Shawn Marion had 19 points including 11 in the 4th quarter.
• 11/26 Dallas suspended Brendan Haywood for 1 game for violating teams rules (rumor has it that Haywood got in a "heated discussion" with coach Carlisle in practice). Dallas activated Alexis Ajinca and placed Haywood on IL.
• 11/24 Dallas defeated Oklahoma City 111-103 in Oklahoma City. Dallas out-scored Oklahoma City 36-22 in the 4th quarter. Dirk Nowitzki had 34 points (including 17 in the 4th quarter) and Tyson Chandler had 17 points and 18 rebounds.
• 11/23 Dallas defeated Detroit 88-84 in Dallas. Dallas out-scored Detroit 32-23 in the 4th quarter. Dirk Nowitzki had 42 points and 12 rebounds and Jason Terry had 16 points.
• 11/20 Dallas defeated Atlanta 98-93 in Atlanta. Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points including 8-22 FG and 7 rebounds and Jason Terry had 15 points and 7 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had a 20-20 with 20 points on 10-12 FG, 20 rebounds, and 5 assists.
• 11/19 Chicago defeated Dallas 88-83 in Dallas. Chicago out-scored Dallas 32-24 in the 4th quater. Chicago out-rebounded Dallas 59-34 including 20-9 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki had 36 points and 8 rebounds.
• 11/17 New Orleans defeated Dallas 99-97 in New Orleans. A layup by Dirk Nowitzki pulled Dallas within 97-98 with 9 seconds left. Jason Kidd stole the ball on New Orlean's inbounds attempt, but Nowitzki turned the ball over with 2 seconds left and 1-2 FT by David West (NO) capped the scoring (Dallas was out of timeouts and Dallas' full-court inbounds pass was intercepted).
• 11/17 Dallas activated Caron Butler and placed Steve Novak on IL.
• 11/15 Dallas defeated New Orleans 98-95 in Dallas in an exciting game. Dallas out-scored New Orleans 29-19 in the 4th quarter. Jason Terry hit a jumper with 35 seconds left to break a 95-95 tie and Dirk Nowitzki hit 1-2 FT with 2.8 seconds left after New Orleans missed on 3 attempts. Emeka Okafor's (NO) 3-point attempt wasn't close at the buzzer. It was New Orleans' (8-1) first loss of the season (and the Hornets were the last undefeated team in the league). Terry had 26 points and Nowitzki had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Caron Butler again sat out with back spasms and remains listed at day-to-day.
• 11/15 Roddy Beaubois is no longer wearing a walking boot for his injured foot, but will still be out for a few more weeks as they continue to take his recovery slow.
• 11/12 Dallas defeated Philadelphia 99-90 in Dallas. J.J. Barea had 19 points and Brendan Haywood had 6 points and 17 rebounds including 9 offensive. [Caron Butler remained on IL with back spasms - he hopes to return to action for Monday's game.]
• 11/12 With his first assist in the Philadelphia game (2:15 into the game), Jason Kidd had 11,000th career assist - it was a lob to Tyson Chandler. Kidd is locked into 2nd place on the NBA All-Time Assist Leaders List - John Stockton is 1st with 15,806 assists (and Mark Jackson is 3rd with 10,334 - the next active player is Steve Nash at 8th with 8,397 assists coming into the season).
• 11/10 Roddy update: Rodrigue Beaubois remains out indefinitely while still recovering from off season foot surgery - he's still wearing a protective boot (after aggrevating the injury while practicing during preseason), so it will be a while before he returns.
• 11/10 Dallas defeated Memphis 106-91 in Memphis. Jason Terry had 25 points on 11-16 FG and Shawn Marion had 20 points on 10-15 FG and 7 rebounds.
• 11/10 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained right ankle late in the 2nd quarter of the Memphis game, but was able to return to action for the 2nd half.
• 11/10 Dallas activated Steve Novak and placed Caron Butler (back spasms) on IL.
• 11/9 Caron Butler did not travel with the team to Memphis and, thus, will miss Wednesday's Mem-Dal game due to back spasms.
• 11/8 Dallas defeated Boston 89-87 in Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki hit the game winning jumper with 17.4 seconds left. Rajon Rondo (Bos) missed an open 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left and Kevin Garnett's heave from the corner was no where close to the rim at the buzzer. Nowitzki had 25 points and 7 rebounds and Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
• 11/8 Caron Butler did not play during the 4th quarter of the Boston game due to back spasms.
• 11/6 Denver defeated Dallas 103-92 in Dallas. Denver out-scored Dallas 24-13 in the 4th quarter. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 6 rebounds and Jason Terry had 26 points including 10-17 FG.
• 11/3 Dallas defeated Denver 102-101 in Denver. Carmelo Anthony's (Den) 15-footer rattled out with 1 second left. Dirk Nowitzki had 35 points and 12 rebounds and Jason Terry had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers.
• 10/31 Dallas defetaed the LA Clippers 99-83 in LA. Caron Butler had 17 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Kidd swished a 3-pointer from the opposing free throw line at the halftime buzzer.
• 10/29 Memphis defeated Dallas 91-90 in Dallas as Marc Gasol (Mem) hit the game winning free throw with 6.7 seconds left. Dallas fumbled the ball twice (calling timeout after recovering the first fumble with 1.9 seconds left) on inbounds at the end of the game and did not get a final shot. Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points including 11-15 FG and 7 rebounds and Caron Butler had 18 points and 6 reboounds. Nowitzki missed a free throw in the 2nd quarter to end his consecutive free throws made streak (regular season) at 82 - 3rd longest in NBA history (behind 97 by Micheal Williams (in 1993) and 87 by Jose Calderon (in 2009)).
• 10/27 Dallas opened the 2010-11 season with a 101-86 win over Charlotte in Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points including 11-13 FG and 13 rebounds, Jason Terry had 22 points on 10-15 FG and 6 assists, and Jason Kidd had 12 points and 18 assists - 18 assists tied the 4th most in team history.
• 10/27 Dallas placed Alexis Ajinca, Steve Novak, and Rodrigue Beaubois (fractured left foot) on IL.
• 10/26 Dallas picked up their 11-12 option for Rodrigue Beaubois. Dallas elected not to pick up their 11-12 option for Aleix Ajinca.
• 10/22 Dallas finished the 2010 Preseason with a record of 4-4.
• 10/22 In a preseason game, Dallas defeated Houston 97-96 in Dallas. With .4 seconds left, Jason Kidd made an in-bounds lob which Shawn Marion caught and made the layup at the buzzer. Caron Butler had 25 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points. Tyson Chandler (right thumb laceration) and Brian Cardinal (birth of daught).
• 10/22 Congrats to Brian Cardinal on the birth of his daughter!
• 10/22 Coach Rick Carlisle announced that training camp invitees Brian Cardinal and Steve Novak both made the team [it was originally thought that only one of the 4 camp invitees would make the team].
• 10/21 Dallas released Rashad McCants and Sean Williams, both of whom were signed just the day prior (and never practiced with the team). Both are expected to play for the new Frisco D-League team (whose season starts in November).
• 10/21 Dallas released Dee Brown and Adam Haluska.
• 10/20 In a preseason game, Orlando defeated Dallas 101-76 in Orlando - most of Dallas' rotation players did not play in the 4th quarter. Caron Butler had 15 points and Dominique Jones had 14 points.
• 10/20 Late in the 2nd quarter of the Orlando-Dallas game, Tyson Chandler suffered a cut on his right thumb that required 2 stitches. He did not return to the game.
• 10/15 In a preseason game, Dallas defeated Chicago 109-105 in overtime in Chicago [J.J. Barea was the only Mavs rotation player who played in overtime]. Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and 6 rebounds and Dominique Jones had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
• 10/13 In a preseason game, Dallas defeated Detroit 101-96 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Steve Novak had 22 points including 6-10 3-pointers and Dominique Jones had 15 points and 7 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (rest), Jason Kidd (rest), and Caron Butler (rest) did not play.
• 10/11 In a preseason game, Cleveland defeated Dallas 85-79. Dirk Nowitzki had 13 points [most of Dallas' main players did not play in the 4th quarter].
• 10/11 Rodrigue Beaubois is back in a walking boot after a minor setback in his rehab - he had recently been participating in shooting drills. As before, no time-table has been set for his return, but hopes are still that he'll be ready for the start of the regular season.
• 10/9 In a preseason game, Phoenix defeated Dallas 98-90 in Palm Springs, California (outdoors at Indian Wells tennis center). Dirk Nowitzki (rest) and Jason Terry (rest) did not play and Jason Kidd (rest) did not play in the 2nd half.
• 10/8 Rick Carlisle fainted during practice and was taken to the hospital. He was released after a couple of hours, but did not join the team on the trip to Palm Springs for Saturday night's game. Assuming no medical complications are found, he'll coach the team for Monday night's game in Dallas.
• 10/7 In a preseason game, Dallas defeated Washington 88-83. Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and 10 rebounds.
• 10/5 In the first preseason game of the season, Washington defeated Dallas 97-94. Lester Hudson (Was) hit a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left to win the game.
• 10/4 Dallas held their annual Blue-White scrimmage. In 4 7-minute quarters, the Blue Team defeated the White Team 47-38. Caron Butler was the high scorer for the Blue Team with 11 points and Jason Kidd was the high scorer for the White Team with 10 points. The Blue Team consisted of J.J. Barea, Butler, Adam Haluska, Brendan Haywood, Steve Novak, Dirk Nowitzki, DeShawn Stevenson, and Jason Terry. The White Team consisted of Dee Brown, Brian Cardinal, Tyson Chandler, Dominique Jones, Kidd, Ian Mahinmi, and Shawn Marion. Roddy Beaubois (broken foot) and Alexis Ajinca (strained right hamstring) did not play.
• 9/30 Dallas released Tim Thomas. Once he clears waivers, his contract will be voided (and, thus, won't count against the team's salary cap).
• 9/27 Dallas signed Brian Cardinal, Dee Brown, and Adam Haluska to non-guaranteed contracts.
• 9/23 Dallas signed Steve Novak to a non-guaranteed contract.
• 9/14 Reports are that Tim Thomas has changed his mind and will not join the team for 10-11 due to still needing to tend to his ailing wife. No word on if the contract will be voided (difficult under league rules) or if the Mavs will have to pay his contract.
• 8/18 Dallas re-signed Tim Thomas to a 1 year, minimum contract.
• 8/13 Rodrigue Beaubois underwent surgery on his left foot to repair a broken 5th metatarsal and is expected to be out 2 to 3 months.
• 8/6 Rodrigue Beaubois suffered a broken bone in his left foot while practicing with the French National Team for the up-coming World Championship tournament.
• 7/19 Dallas re-signed Dirk Nowitzki to a 4 year, $80 million contract.
• 7/18 Las Vegas Summer League: Dallas defeated Sacramento 85-54. Dominique Jones had 17 points and 7 assists and Roddy Beaubois had 15 points. boxscore
• 7/15 Las Vegas Summer League: Washington defeated Dallas 88-82. Dominique Jones had 28 points and Omar Samhan had 12 points and 8 rebounds. boxscore
• 7/13 TRADE: Dallas traded Erick Dampier, Eduardo Najera, Matt Carroll, and cash to Charlotte for Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca.
• 7/13 Dallas signed Ian Mahinmi to a 2 year, minimum contract.
• 7/13 Dallas signed 1st round draft pick (#25) Dominique Jones to a 2 year, $2,303,400 contract with 2 more years worth $3,575,645 at the team's option.
• 7/12 Las Vegas Summer League: Dallas defeated Milwaukee 73-72 in overtime. J.R. Giddens had 16 points and Roddy Beaubois had 15 points and 7 assists. boxscore
• 7/10 Las Vegas Summer League: Houston defeated Dallas 87-78. Roddy Beaubois had 28 points and Omar Samhan had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. boxscore
• 7/9 Dallas re-signed Brendan Haywood to a 6 year, $54 million contract. The 6th year (worth $11 milllion) will become guaranteed only if certain incentives are met during the first 5 years.
• 7/9 Las Vegas Summer League: Denver defeated Dallas 88-70. Dominique Jones had 19 points and Mouhammad Faye had 12 points and 8 rebounds. boxscore
• Summer League Roster and Schedule
• 7/3 Dallas reached a 4 year, $80 million contract agreement with Dirk Nowitzki. The new contract can not be signed until the July Moratorium ends July 8.
• 7/1 Dallas elected not to re-sign assistant coach Tom Sterner.