DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES DECEMBER 6, 2017

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1 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD 10/18 vs. Atlanta L /20 vs. Sacramento L 0-2 Houston L /23 vs. Golden State L /25 vs. Memphis W 1-4 Memphis L /28 vs. Philadelphia L 1-6 Utah L 1-7 L.A. Clippers L /3 vs. New Orleans L 1-9 Minnesota L 1-10 Washington W /11 vs. Cleveland L 2-11 Oklahoma City L /14 vs. San Antonio L /17 vs. Minnesota L /18 vs. Milwaukee W /20 vs. Boston * L 3-15 Memphis W /25 vs. Oklahoma City W 5-15 San Antonio L /29 vs. Brooklyn L /2 vs. L.A. Clippers W /4 vs. Denver W 7-17 Boston 6:30 pm Milwaukee 7:00 pm Minnesota 6:00 pm 12/12 vs. San Antonio 7:30 pm Golden State 9:30 pm& San Antonio 7:30 pm 12/18 vs. Phoenix 7:30 pm 12/20 vs. Detroit 7:30 pm Miami 7:00 pm Atlanta 6:30 pm 12/26 vs. Toronto 6:00 pm Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans 7:00 pm Oklahoma City 6:00 pm 1/3 vs. Golden State 7:30 pm 1/5 vs. Chicago 7:30 pm 1/7 vs. New York 6:00 pm 1/9 vs. Orlando 7:30 pm Charlotte 6:00 pm 1/13 vs. L.A. Lakers 1:00 pm Denver 8:00 pm Portland 9:00 pm 1/22 vs. Washington 7:30 pm 1/24 vs. Houston 7:00 pm# 1/26 vs. Portland 7:30 pm Denver 8:00 pm 1/29 vs. Miami 7:30 pm Phoenix 9:30 pm# Sacramento 9:00 pm L.A. Clippers 9:30 pm^ Golden State 9:30 pm 2/10 vs. L.A. Lakers 7:30 pm Houston 6:00 pm^ 2/13 vs. Sacramento 7:30 pm L.A. Lakers 9:30 pm# Utah 8:00 pm 2/26 vs. Indiana 7:30 pm 2/28 vs. Oklahoma City 7:30 pm Chicago 7:00 pm 3/4 vs. New Orleans 6:00 pm 3/6 vs. Denver 7:30 pm 3/10 vs. Memphis 7:30 pm 3/11 vs. Houston 6:00 pm New York 6:30 pm Toronto 6:30 pm Brooklyn 6:30 pm New Orleans 7:00 pm 3/22 vs. Utah 7:30 pm 3/24 vs. Charlotte 7:30 pm Sacramento 9:00 pm L.A. Lakers 9:30 pm 3/30 vs. Minnesota 7:30 pm Cleveland 5:00 pm^ 4/3 vs. Portland 7:30 pm Orlando 6:00 pm Detroit 6:00 pm Philadelphia 12:00 pm^ 4/10 vs. Phoenix 7:30 pm #ESPN; &TNT; ^NBA TV *Overtime Period; Game Times are CT The Mavericks point total is listed first under Score REGULAR-SEASON RECORD BY MONTH Oct. (1-7); Nov. (4-10); Dec. (2-0); Jan. (0-0); Feb. (0-0); Mar. (0-0); Apr. (0-0) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES DECEMBER 6, 2017 DALLAS MAVERICKS (7-17) at BOSTON CELTICS (21-4) Regular Season Game #25 Road Game #10 Wednesday, December 6, :30 p.m. CT TD Garden (Boston, MA) FSSW ESPN FM Univision 1270 AM (Span.) Mavericks Media Pass: The Dallas Mavs Media Guide is available online at: PROBABLE STARTERS PLAYER / SEASON AVERAGES #40 HARRISON BARNES F North Carolina PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #42 MAXI KLEBER F Germany PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #41 DIRK NOWITZKI C Germany PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #23 WESLEY MATTHEWS G Marquette PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #1 DENNIS SMITH JR. G North Carolina State PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG NOTES Last Game: 22 points (9-18 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 3-3 FTs), 10 rebounds and 3 assists in 36 minutes vs. DEN (12/4/17). Notes: Hit GW 3- pointer at MEM (11/22/17) scored a season-high 31 points twice 5 double-doubles 10 games with 20+ points. Last Game: 2 points (1-1 FGs), 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in 19 minutes vs. DEN (12/4/17). Notes: Has started the last 9 games (1 st 9 career starts) grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds vs. LAC (12/2/17) scored a career-high 16 points vs. BKN (11/29/17). Last Game: 9 points (2-6 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 21 minutes vs. DEN (12/4/17). Notes: Season-high 19 points vs. OKC (11/25/17) 17 games with 10+ points became 6 th member of 30,000-point club vs. LAL (3/7/17). Last Game: 15 points (5-10 FGs, 3-8 3FGs, 2-3 FTs), 2 assists and 1 block in 33 minutes vs. DEN (12/4/17). Notes: 1 game with 20+ points 16 games with 10+ points is shooting 40.9% ( FGs) from deep hit 1,300 th career 3-pointer vs. OKC (11/25/17). Last Game: 20 points (9-16 FGs, 2-4 3FGs), 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 31 minutes vs. DEN (12/4/17). Notes: Career-high 27 points vs. SA (11/14/17) 1 double-double 4 games with 20+ points 1 game with 10+ assists 5 games with 7+ assists. Follow the Mavs Official Website: mavs.com Facebook: facebook.com/dallasmavs MAVERICKS RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OT OVERALL WESTERN EASTERN SOUTHWEST STREAKS Overall: Won 2 Home: Won 2 Road: Lost 1 UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV Fri., Dec. 8 at MIL 7:00 p.m. FSSW Sun., Dec. 10 at MIN 6:00 p.m. FSSW Tues., Dec. 12 vs. SA 7:30 p.m. FSSW Thurs., Dec. 14 at GS 9:30 p.m. TNT Sat., Dec. 16 at SA 7:30 p.m. FSSW MAVERICKS BROADCAST INFORMATION: FOX Sports Southwest will televise 80 regular-season Mavs games with Mark Followill, Derek Harper and Jeff Skin Wade calling the action. TXA 21 will also carry one game (the Mavs road matchup with the Hawks on Dec. 23). ESPN FM (KESN) will broadcast every game with Chuck Cooperstein and Brad Davis on the call. Games can also be heard in Spanish on Univision 1270 AM (KFLC) with Victor Villalba providing the play-by-play. INJURY REPORT/PLAYER STATUS: Seth Curry (stress reaction, left tibia) is out; Dorian Finney-Smith (left knee quadriceps tendinitis) is out; Josh McRoberts (lower extremity injury) is out; Nerlens Noel (left thumb injury) is questionable. PRONUNCIATIONS: Jose Juan Barea (ba-ray-ah); Antonius Cleveland (ann-tone-ee-us); Maxi Kleber (CLEE-bah); Dirk Nowitzki (Na-VITskee); Salah Mejri (sah-lah MEZ-re); Johnathan Motley (MAHT-lee); Jeff Withey (WITH-ey). RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 11/17: Signed G/F Antonius Cleveland to a two-way contract 11/17: Waived G Gian Clavell 10/16: Exercised the two-way player conversion option in the contract of G Gian Clavell 10/14: Waived G PJ Dozier, F Jameel Warney and G Maalik Wayns 10/13: Signed F Jameel Warney 10/13: Waived F Brandon Ashley 8/28: Signed C Nerlens Noel 8/21: Signed C Jeff Withey 8/9: Signed G Maalik Wayns 8/7: Signed G PJ Dozier 8/3: Signed F Brandon Ashley 8/1: Signed G Gian Clavell 7/20: Waived G/F Nicolas Brussino 7/13: Signed F Maxi Kleber 7/7: Acquired F/C Josh McRoberts, a future second pick and cash considerations from MIA in exchange for C A.J. Hammons 7/6: Re-signed F Dirk Nowitzki 7/5: Signed first round pick Dennis Smith Jr.7/3: Signed F Johnathan Motley to a two-way contract 6/29: Traded F Jarrod Uthoff to HOU in exchange for cash considerations 6/28: Traded G DeAndre Liggins to HOU in exchange for cash considerations 6/22: Selected G Dennis Smith Jr. in the first round (9 th overall pick) of the 2017 NBA Draft DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 1

2 DALLAS MAVERICKS ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country NBA Exp. Twitter 5 Jose Juan Barea G /26/84 Northeastern/Puerto Rico 40 Harrison Barnes F /30/92 North Carolina/USA 44 Antonius Cleveland* G/F /2/94 Southeast Missouri State/USA 30 Seth Curry G /23/90 Duke/USA 11 Yogi Ferrell G /9/93 Indiana/USA 10 Dorian Finney-Smith F /4/93 Florida/USA 34 Devin Harris G /27/83 Wisconsin/USA 42 Maxi Kleber F /29/92 Bayern Munich/Germany 23 Wesley Matthews G/F /14/86 Marquette/USA 13 Josh McRoberts F/C /28/87 Duke/USA Salah Mejri C /15/86 Real Madrid/Tunisia 6 Johnathan Motley* F /4/95 Baylor/USA 3 Nerlens Noel F/C /10/94 Kentucky/USA 41 Dirk Nowitzki F /19/78 Wurzburg/Germany 7 Dwight Powell F/C /20/91 Stanford/Canada 1 Dennis Smith Jr. G /25/97 North Carolina State/USA 17 Jeff Withey C /7/90 Kansas/USA *Player under two-way contract STAFF Head Coach: President of Basketball Operations/GM: Assistant Coaches: Player Development Coach: Head Video Coordinator/Scout: Athletic Performance Director: Head Athletic Trainer: Associate Head Athletic Trainer: Head Equipment Manager: Rick Carlisle (Virginia) Donn Nelson (Wheaton College) Melvin Hunt (Baylor), Kaleb Canales (Texas-Arlington), Jamahl Mosley (Colorado), Darrell Armstrong (Fayetteville State), Larry Shyatt (Wooster), Mike Weinar (Florida) Brad Davis (Maryland) Mike Shedd (Purdue) Jeremy Holsopple (Kentucky) Casey Smith (Arizona State) Dionne Calhoun (San Diego State) Al Whitley (Simon Fraser) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jose Juan Barea (ba-ray-ah); Antonius Cleveland (ann-tone-ee-us); Maxi Kleber (CLEE-bah); Dirk Nowitzki (Na-VIT-skee); Salah Mejri (sah-lah MEZ-re); Johnathan Motley (MAHT-lee); Jeff Withey (WITH-ey) HOW THE MAVERICKS WERE BUILT FREE AGENTS Antonius Cleveland (signed to a two-way contract on 11/17/17) - Nerlens Noel (signed on 8/28/17) - Jeff Withey (signed as a free agent on 8/21/17) - Maxi Kleber (signed as a free agent on 7/13/17) - Dirk Nowitzki (re-signed on 7/6/17) - Johnathan Motley (signed to a two-way contract on 7/3/17) - Yogi Ferrell (signed to a multi-year contract on 2/7/17) Seth Curry (signed as a free agent on 7/15/16) - Harrison Barnes (signed as a free agent on 7/8/16) - Dwight Powell (signed on 7/8/16) - Dorian Finney-Smith (signed as a free agent on 7/8/16) Salah Mejri (signed as a free agent on 7/30/15) - Jose Juan Barea (re-signed on 7/16/15) - Wesley Matthews (signed as a free agent on 7/9/15) Devin Harris (re-signed on 7/17/14) OBTAINED VIA TRADE Josh McRoberts (from Miami along with a future second round pick and cash considerations in exchange for A.J. Hammons on 7/7/17) OBTAINED VIA DRAFT Dennis Smith Jr. (ninth overall pick in the first round) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 2

3 TONIGHT S OPPONENT: BOSTON CELTICS SEASON PPG OPP. PPG FG % 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG TO BPG MAVERICKS CELTICS SEASON VS. BOSTON SEASON VS. BOSTON SERIES HISTORY VS. BOSTON DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 11/20/17 at DAL L, (OT) 11/16/16 at BOS L, OVERALL Lost 3 12/6/17 at BOS 6:30 p.m. CT 2/13/17 at DAL L, HOME Lost 2 ROAD Lost 1 SERIES NOTES: Six of the last eight meetings between Dallas and Boston have been decided by eight-or-fewer points Boston has taken each of the last three meetings (after Dallas won the previous seven and 11 of the previous 12) The Celtics lead the season series, 1-0, after they recorded a overtime win at Dallas on 11/20/17 The Celtics have now won two straight at American Airlines Center (after the Mavericks won the previous six and 17 of the previous 21 in Dallas) The Celtics also took the most recent matchup at the TD Garden, 90-83, on 11/16/16 (after the Mavericks won the previous three and six of the previous seven in Boston) Dirk Nowitzki is averaging 25.5 points per game in 35 career games (all starts) against the Celtics, which is his highest career scoring average against any team The Celtics swept the season series, 2-0 (after the Mavericks swept the previous three season series from to ). CONNECTIONS: Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle was drafted by Boston in 1984 (23 rd pick in the third round) and played three seasons with the Celtics ( ) Carlisle was a member of the Celtics 1986 NBA championship team Mavericks guard J.J. Barea attended Northeastern University in Boston Celtics guard Shane Larkin appeared in 48 games for Dallas as a rookie in , averaging 2.8 points and 1.5 assists in 10.2 minutes Mavericks big man Dwight Powell began his rookie season with Boston ( ) and was acquired by Dallas as part of the Rajon Rondo trade that sent Jae Crowder, Brandan Wright, Jameer Nelson, a 2015 first-round pick and a 2016 second-round pick to Boston on 12/18/14...Mavericks center Nerlens Noel was born in Malden, Mass.Celtics guard Kyrie Irving and Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes were both members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic team that won gold in Rio Kyrie Irving and Mavericks guard Seth Curry played one year of college ball together at Duke in Mavericks center Jeff Withey and Celtics forward Marcus Morris were college teammates at Kansas for two seasons from Jeff Withey and Celtics forward Gordon Hayward spent the previous two seasons together in Utah ( ) Mavericks big man Josh McRoberts, Mavericks guard Yogi Ferrell, Celtics forward Gordon Hayward and Celtics head coach Brad Stevens were all born in Indianapolis Celtics guard Marcus Smart grew up in Flower Mound, Texas, and attended Edward S. Marcus High School Celtics forward Semi Ojeleye attended SMU in Dallas Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith (I.C. Norcom HS in Portsmouth, Va.) and Celtics guard Terry Rozier (Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va.) both went to high school in Virginia Mavericks assistant coach Larry Shyatt served as an assistant coach at the University of Florida from , where he coached Celtics center Al Horford for three years ( ) Shyatt and Horford won back-to-back NCAA championships together in 2006 and 2007 Mavericks Assistant VP of Basketball Operations Michael Finley played in 21 games for Boston in Mavericks Director of Player Development Mike Procopio is from Revere, Mass., and previously worked in the Celtics basketball operations department. PREVIOUS MEETING: BOSTON 110, DALLAS 102 (OT) NOVEMBER 20, 2017 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #18 (3-15) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS BOS DAL PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes netted a team-high 31 points (10-21 FGs, 1-5 3FGs, FTs), including 12 in the third quarter, to go along with six rebounds, two assists and one block in 41 minutes. Wesley Matthews tallied 18 points, six rebounds, three assists and a TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST BOS Irving 47 Brown/Morris/Tatum 9 Smart 8 DAL Barnes 31 Nowitzki 12 Barea & Smith 4 game-high four steals in 43 minutes. Dirk Nowitzki posted his first double-double of the season with 14 points (7-12 FGs), a game-high 12 rebounds, two assists and one block in 32 minutes. J.J. Barea recorded 16 points, three rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes off the Mavericks bench. Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving totaled a game-high 47 points (16-22 FGs, 5-7 3FGs, FTs), including 18 in the first quarter and 10 in overtime, to go along with three rebounds, six assists and one steal in 39 minutes. Jaylen Brown had 22 points and a team-high-tying nine rebounds in 37 minutes. Jayson Tatum contributed 15 points and a team-high-tying nine boards in 38 minutes. Texas native Marcus Smart generated 12 points, including 10 in the second half, to go along with three rebounds, a game-high eight assists and two steals in 35 minutes off the Celtics bench. NOTABLES: The Celtics used a 28-8 run in the opening period to turn a six-point deficit (8-2) into a 14-point advantage (30-16) Boston led by 12 (34-22) after one The Mavericks were down by 15 (37-22) early in the second frame, but used a 21-7 run to get to within one (44-43) with 2:51 left in the first half Dallas outscored Boston in the second quarter and trailed by only four (53-49) at the break Dallas began the third quarter on a 16-5 run and turned a four-point halftime deficit (53-49) into a seven-point lead (65-58) The Mavericks outscored the Celtics in the third stanza and took an eight-point lead (77-69) into the fourth...dallas was up 13 (87-74) with under 8 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, but the Celtics outscored the Mavericks 22-9 in the final 7:02 of regulation to knot the game at 96 and force overtime The Mavericks were up four (100-96) early in overtime, but the Celtics closed the game on a 14-2 run en route to a win Kyrie Irving scored 10 of Boston s 14 overtime points (Boston outscored Dallas 14-6 in OT) The Celtics outshot the Mavericks 45.2 percent (38-of-84) to 40.6 percent (39-of-96) from the field and 36.1 percent (13-of-36) to 21.2 percent (7-of-33) from beyond the arc Boston went 21-of-26 (.808) from the foul line, while Dallas finished 17-of-20 (.850) from the stripe The Celtics outrebounded the Mavericks, Boston recorded 24 assists on 38 made field goals, while Dallas finished with 18 assists on 39 made baskets The Mavericks recorded only 11 turnovers (for 11 points), while the Celtics committed 17 giveaways (for 15 points) Dallas outscored Boston in the paint and 11-6 in second-chance points The Celtics outscored the Mavericks 22-8 on the fast break The game saw six ties and only three lead changes The Celtics led by as many as 15, while the Mavericks largest lead was DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 3

4 NEXT OPPONENT: at MILWAUKEE BUCKS (12/8/17) SEASON VS. MILWAUKEE SEASON VS. MILWAUKEE SERIES HISTORY VS. MILWAUKEE DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 11/18/17 at DAL W, /6/16 at DAL W, (OT) OVERALL Won 3 12/8/17 at MIL 7:00 p.m. CT 4/2/17 at MIL W, HOME Won 5 ROAD Won 1 SERIES NOTES: The Mavericks have won three straight and nine of the last 10 regular-season meetings with the Bucks The Mavericks lead the season series, 1-0, and will look to sweep the season series with the Bucks for the second straight year with a victory at Milwaukee on 12/8/17 Dallas defeated Milwaukee by 32 (111-79) in the first regular-season meeting between the two teams this year at American Airlines Center on 11/18/17 The 32-point win was Dallas biggest of the season The 79 points allowed by the Mavericks in their win on 11/18/17 were the fewest they have given up in a game this season Wesley Matthews (22), J.J. Barea (20), Harrison Barnes (18) and Yogi Ferrell (16) all scored 16-plus points for Dallas in the win on 11/18/17 The Mavericks have now taken five straight and 13 of the last 15 regular-season matchups in Dallas The Mavericks are just all-time on the road against the Bucks in the regular season (Dallas lost 12 consecutive games in Milwaukee from ), but have taken four of the last five regular-season meetings in Milwaukee Dallas and Milwaukee also met in the 2017 preseason and the Mavericks recorded a win at home on 10/2/17 The Mavericks defeated the Bucks, 86-75, in overtime on 11/6/16 The 75 points allowed by the Mavericks on 11/6/16 were the fewest they have surrendered in an overtime game in franc hise history (previous: 77 vs. Cleveland 1/27/98) Dallas outscored Milwaukee 12-1 in overtime on 11/6/16 The one point allowed by the Mavericks in overtime on 11/6/16 also marked a new franchise record for the fewest points allowed in an overtime period (previous: 2 on two occasions) Harrison Barnes averaged 32.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.5 spg and 43.5 mpg in two games (both starts) against Milwaukee in Dirk Nowitzki, whose draft rights were acquired by Dallas from Milwaukee on the night of the 1998 NBA Draft, is averaging 22.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 3.4 apg and 36.0 mpg in 32 games (all starts) against the Bucks in his career. CONNECTIONS: Bucks head coach Jason Kidd was drafted by Dallas with the second overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft and played two stints wi th the Mavericks from and Kidd averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 34.6 minutes in 500 regular-season games (all starts) with Dallas Kidd started all 21 playoff games for Dallas in 2011 and helped the Mavericks capture t heir first championship in franchise history Bucks guard Jason Terry played eight seasons for the Mavericks from and averaged 16.1 points, 4.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 32.7 minutes in 619 games (285 starts) Terry won the NBA s Sixth Man of the Year award in with Dallas and was also a member of the Mavericks 2011 title team Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was originally drafted by Milwaukee in the first round (ninth overall pick) of the 1998 NBA Draft, before having his draft rights traded to Dallas (along with the draft rights to Pat Garrity) in exchange for the draft rights to Robert Traylor Mavericks Assistant VP of Basketball Operations Michael Finley played four seasons at the University of Wisconsin ( ) and ranks second in school history in scoring with 2,147 career points Finley was acquired by the Mavericks on 12/26/96 in the trade that sent Jason Kidd to the Suns Mavericks guard Devin Harris was born in Milwaukee and went on to attend the University of Wisconsin in Madison Harris was part of the trade that brought Jason Kidd back to the Mavericks (from the Nets) on 2/19/08 Mavericks guard Wesley Matthews attended James Madison Memorial HS in Madison, Wis., and went on to play collegiately at Marquette University in Milwaukee Wesley Matthews mother, Pam Moore, was a two-sport athlete and track standout at the University of Wisconsin and was inducted into the UW Athletic Hall of Fame in His father, Wes Matthews, played basketball at UW and spent nine years in the NBA with six different teams from Devin Harris (2001) and Wesley Matthews (2005) both won the Wisconsin Mr. Basketball award (the award given to the best high school player in the state of Wisconsin) their senior years of high school Mavericks guard Seth Curry (Charlotte), Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. (Fayetteville), Bucks forward John Henson (Greensboro) and Mavericks assistant coach Darrell Armstrong (Gastonia) were all born in North Carolina Seth Curry s father, Dell, spent the season with the Bucks John Henson attended Round Rock HS (Round Rock, Texas) for three years before transferring to Sickles HS in Tampa, Fla.John Henson and Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes played two years of college ball together at the University of North Carolina from Bucks guard Sterling Brown attended SMU in Dallas Bucks guard DeAndre Liggins played in one game for Dallas in (the season finale at Memphis on 4/12/17) and had eight points, seven rebounds and two steals in 25 minutes Bucks assistant coach Joe Prunty served as an assistant coach with the Mavericks for three seasons ( ), during which the team went an NBA-best (.724) and reached the Finals in 2006 Mavericks assistant coach Jamahl Mosley is a native of Milwaukee Mavericks President of Basketball Operations & GM Donnie Nelson got his start in the NBA working as a regional scout for the Bucks from DALLAS 122, DENVER 105 DECEMBER 4, 2017 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #24 (7-17) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS DEN DAL PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes posted his fifth double-double of the season with a team-high 22 points (9-18 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 3-3 FTs), including 10 in the first quarter, to go along with a team-high 10 rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes. Dennis Smith Jr. tallied 20 points (9-16 FGs, 2-4 3FGs), five boards and three assists in 31 minutes. Yogi Ferrell (16), Wesley Matthews (15), Devin Harris (14) and Dwight Powell (11) also scored in double figures for Dallas in the win. Will Barton TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST DEN Barton 23 Faried 11 Barton 6 DAL Barnes 22 Barnes 10 Barea 9 (23), Jamal Murray (22) and Gary Harris (21) each topped 20 points for Denver in the loss. Kenneth Faried (13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds) had a double-double for the Nuggets. NOTABLES: The Mavericks began the game on a 21-8 run and never trailed at any point (the score was tied once at 3-all) Dallas posted a 39-point first quarter and led by 16 (39-23) after one The Mavericks outshot the Nuggets 56.8 percent (25-of-44) to 34.7 percent (17-of-49) from the floor in the opening half and led, 64-47, at the break Denver got to within eight twice near the end of the third quarter The Nuggets outscored the Mavericks in the third and trailed by 11 (93-82) going into the fourth Dallas led by double digits the whole fourth quarter and went on to win by 17 ( ) The Mavericks outshot the Nuggets 57 percent (49-of-86) to 41.8 percent (38-of-91) from the field on the night Denver outrebounded Dallas, 49-42, including 15-5 on the offensive glass Both teams finished with only seven turnovers each The Mavericks outscored the Nuggets in the paint Denver outscored Dallas 15-3 in second-chance points and on the fast break The Mavericks led by as many as 25, while the Nuggets never led at any point With the win, the Mavericks improved to 11-2 (.846) all-time in Seats for Soldiers games (a one-of-a-kind experience for our nation s military heroes). DALLAS 108, L.A. CLIPPERS 82 DECEMBER 2, 2017 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #23 (6-17) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS LAC DAL PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks guard J.J. Barea recorded his second double-double of the season with a game-high 21 points (8-12 FGs, 4-5 3FGs, 1-1 FTs), including 13 in the second quarter, to go along with four rebounds and a game-high 10 assists in 24 minutes off the bench. Dirk Nowitzki went a perfect 5-of-5 from deep and totaled 16 points (5-6 FGs, 5-5 3FGs, 1-1 FTs), three rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 25 minutes. Barea and Nowitzki each recorded a TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST LAC L. Williams 18 Jordan 17 L. Williams 6 DAL Barea 21 Barnes 10 Barea 10 game-high plus-minus of plus-32. Devin Harris produced 15 points (2-5 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, FTs), three boards, three assists and one steal in 21 minutes off the Dallas bench. Dennis Smith Jr. (12) and Wesley Matthews (10) also scored in double figures for Dallas in the win. Clippers guard Lou Williams finished with team highs of 18 points (4-16 FGs, 1-4 3FGs, 9-10 FTs) and six assists in 33 minutes. DeAndre Jordan recorded a double-double with 14 points, a game-high 17 rebounds (5 OR) and two blocks in 31 minutes. NOTABLES: The Mavericks began the game on an 8-0 run and recorded a wire-to-wire win The Clippers were within one (13-12) with under 4 minutes remaining in the opening period, but the Mavericks used an 18-5 run spanning the first and second quarters to build a 14-point advantage (31-17) Dallas led by double digits the rest of the way and cruised to a 26-point win (108-82) The Mavericks outshot the Clippers 45.6 percent (36-of-79) to 34.9 percent (30-of-86) from the field, 45.7 percent (16-of-35) to 27.3 percent (6-of-22) from beyond the arc, and 76.9 percent (20-of-26) to 69.6 percent (16-of-23) from the foul line Dallas outrebounded Los Angeles, The Mavericks bench outscored the Clippers bench Dallas recorded 24 assists on 36 made field goals, while Los Angeles managed only 16 assists on 30 made baskets The Clippers recorded only 11 turnovers, but they resulted in 13 points for Dallas The Mavericks committed 17 miscues, but they led to only eight points for Los Angeles Dallas outscored Los Angeles in the paint The Clippers outscored the Mavericks 14-2 in transition The Mavericks led by as many as 33, while the Clippers never led at any point DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 4

5 MAVERICKS NOTES Statistical research assistance provided by the Elias Sports Bureau, STATS LLC, Basketball-Reference.com, NBA.com/Stats, ESPN DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME SCORING LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki ranks sixth all-time in career scoring with 30,527 points. Wilt Chamberlain ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 31,419 points. Nowitzki became the sixth player in NBA history and the first international player to reach the 30,000-point plateau with a 15-foot baseline jumper over Larry Nance Jr. at the 10:58 mark of the second quarter against the L.A. Lakers on 3/7/17 (the basket gave him 20 points for the game and exactly 30,000 for his career). Nowitzki, who was assisted by Devin Harris on the play, fittingly achieved the milestone on a fadeaway. He joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643), Michael Jordan (32,292) and Chamberlain (31,419) in the NBA s exclusive 30,000- point club (Julius Erving totaled 30,026 points in both the ABA and NBA). Nowitzki also became just the third player in league history to score 30,000 points with one franchise, joining Malone (Jazz) and Bryant (Lakers). Through 3/7/17, there had been 4,142 players who had appeared in an NBA game and Nowitzki was one of only six with 30,000-plus points. A sellout crowd of 20,484 was on hand at American Airlines Center to witness Nowitzki hit the 30,000-point mark. Prior to Nowitzki, Jordan was the only player to achieve the milestone at home. The 13-time All- NBA S ALL-TIME SCORING LIST (TOP 10) RANK PLAYER CAREER PTS 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 2 Karl Malone 36,928 3 Kobe Bryant 33,643 4 Michael Jordan 32,292 5 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 6 Dirk Nowitzki 30,527 7 LeBron James 29,460 8 Shaquille O Neal 28,596 9 Moses Malone 27, Elvin Hayes 27,313 Star entered the Mavericks game against the Lakers on 3/7/17 needing 20 points for 30,000. He poured in 20 points in the game s first 13 minutes and 2 seconds the second-fastest he has ever reached the 20-point mark in his career (Nowitzki tallied 20 points 10:49 into a game vs. Chicago on 12/27/01, back when he was only 23 years old). Coincidently, Nowitzki also eclipsed 20,000 career points against the Lakers back in (also at home on 1/13/10). Nowitzki posted 18 points in the opening quarter against Los Angeles on 3/7/17, matching the highest-scoring first quarter of his career (18 vs. Memphis 2/7/07). The big German finished with a game-high 25 points (9-13 FGs, 3-4 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), all in the first half, to go along with 11 rebounds in just 24 minutes of action on 3/7/17. In , Nowitzki passed Shaquille O Neal (28,596) for sixth place on the NBA s all-time scoring list with a 17-foot baseline jumper over Andrea Bargnani at the 9:51 mark of the second quarter at Brooklyn on 12/23/15 (the basket gave him 10 points for the game and 28,597 for his career). DIRK S 20TH SEASON IN DALLAS: The campaign marks Dirk Nowitzki s 20 th season with the Mavericks. He joins Kobe Bryant (Lakers) as the sole members of the NBA s 20-year, only one-team club. Sacramento s Vince Carter, who is also in his 20 th season in , joins Nowitzki as one of seven players in NBA history to play 20 seasons overall (Carter is the only other active player with 20-or-more years of NBA experience). The five non-active players that have played 20-plus NBA seasons are: Kevin Garnett (21), Robert Parish (21), Kevin Willis (21), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) and Bryant (20). When Nowitzki and Carter squared off against each other on 10/20/17, it marked just the second time in league history that two players with 20-or-more years of NBA experience faced one another. Back in , Garnett (in his 21 st season) and Bryant (20 th season) went up against one another. HISTORICAL PLAYERS WHO PLAYED 20+ NBA SEASONS ACTIVE PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED 20+ NBA SEASONS PLAYER SEASONS TEAMS PLAYER SEASONS TEAMS Kevin Garnett 21 (3) MIN, BOS, BKN Dirk Nowitzki 20 (1) DAL Robert Parish 21 (4) GS, BOS, CHA, CHI Vince Carter 20 (7) TOR, NJ, ORL, PHO, DAL, MEM, SAC Kevin Willis 21 (8) ATL, MIA, GS, HOU, TOR, DEN, SA, DAL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 (2) MIL, LAL Kobe Bryant 20 (1) LAL BARNES NOT JUST SCORING THE ROCK, BUT HITTING THE BOARDS AS WELL: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes is averaging a career-high (team-high) 7.6 rebounds per game in (to go along with his team-high 18.5 ppg). Prior to this year, his best rebounding campaign came in , when he averaged 5.5 rebounds per contest for the Golden State Warriors. Barnes has led Dallas on the glass a team-high 13 times this season (including ties), after he led the team in rebounding 12 times all of last year. He has recorded six double-digit rebounding games this year (after he had only one such game with Dallas in ), which matches career-best total for any one season (6 in with Golden State). Barnes has posted five double-doubles in , which is already the second-most double-doubles he has recorded in any one season in his career (6 in ). Barnes, who averaged a career-high (team-high) 19.2 points per game for Dallas in , is leading the team in scoring again this season (18.5 ppg). He has led the Mavericks in scoring a team-high 12 times on the year. BARNES BUZZER-BEATER AT MEMPHIS: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes banked in a 30-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Dallas a thrilling win at Memphis on 11/22/17. It was his fourth career game-winning field goal in the final 5 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime, including his second with the Mavericks. Last season, Barnes hit the game-winning shot with 3.7 seconds left in the Mavericks win at the L.A. Clippers on 12/23/16 (in the team s final game before Christmas). This year, he sent Dallas into the Thanksgiving holiday on a high note with his game-winner against the Grizzlies. Barnes other two game-winners (in the final 5 seconds of the fourth period or OT) occurred with the Golden State Warriors: against Phoenix on 4/2/15 and at Philadelphia on 1/30/16. The only other Maverick in the last 10 seasons to hit a game-winning 3-pointer with no time left on the clock was Deron Williams, who hit a corner three at the buzzer to give Dallas a double-overtime win over Sacramento on 1/5/16. J.J. BAREA RECEIVES OCTOBER NBA CARES COMMUNITY ASSIST AWARD: Mavericks guard J.J. Barea received the October NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente in recognition of his continuous relief efforts in Puerto Rico following devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. The award recognizes an NBA player each month who best reflects the passion that the league and its players share for giving back to their communities. Kaiser Permanente and the NBA honored Barea for his work to immediately initiate aid for Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Coordinating five trips to the territory where he was born and raised, Barea used the Mavericks team plane, with help from owner Mark Cuban, to personally deliver much-needed supplies in the days after the hurricane. Working with partners in North Texas, Barea has provided more than 100,000 pounds of supplies to the island, including 32 generators, 14,000 pounds of water, 10,000 pounds of food and 3,000 pounds of medical supplies, diapers, clothing, cleaning products and toiletries on the first trip alone. Barea also launched a fundraiser on YouCaring.com for families affected by the hurricane that has raised more than $250,000, and personally raised nearly $500,000. Additionally, he worked with the Mavericks to donate 100 percent of all single-game ticket sales from their Oct. 25 game against the Memphis Grizzlies to Puerto Rico, generating an additional $114,000 for the island s recovery. Before the Mavericks home game against the Boston Celtics on 11/20/17, NBA Cares Ambassador Bob Lanier presented the award to Barea during an on-court ceremony. In addition, Kaiser Permanente and the NBA donated $10,000 to the J.J. Barea Foundation. The NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente honors the standard set by NBA Legend David Robinson, who improved the community piece by piece. To learn more, please visit DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 5

6 JUNIOR DROPS CAREER-HIGH 27 POINTS VS. SPURS: Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. poured in a career-high (team-high) 27 points (10-23 FGs, FGs, 2-2 FTs), including 18 in the fourth quarter, to go along with six rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes against San Antonio on 11/14/17. Smith (19 years, 354 days) became the youngest Maverick in franchise history to total at least 25 points and five rebounds in a game. The previous youngest was none other than Dirk Nowitzki, who had 29 points and eight boards at Phoenix on 4/16/99 (at 20 years, 301 days). Smith scored 20-plus points for the third time in his last four games (22 at Washington 11/7/17, 21 vs. Cleveland 11/11/17), after he failed to reach 20 in each of his first nine career games. His 18-point fourth quarter was the highest-scoring period by a Dallas rookie since Roddy Beaubois 21-point second quarter at Golden State on 3/27/10. DSJ POSTS AGAINST CAVS: Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. tallied 21 points (8-16 FGs, 2-6 3FGs, 3-4 FTs), five rebounds, a game-high seven assists, a team-high-tying two steals and a game-high two blocks in 30 minutes against Cleveland on 11/11/17. Smith (19 years, 351 days) joined Kevin Garnett, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving as the only teenagers in NBA history to post at least 20 points, five rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in a game. It was also Smith s second straight game with 20-plus points (he had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists at Washington on 11/7/17). He became the first Mavericks rookie to post back-to-back 20-point efforts since Roddy Beaubois in (Beaubois had 22 points vs. Sacramento on 3/5/10 and 24 at Chicago on 3/6/10). 20,000 MANIAACS: The Mavericks have sold out 652 consecutive regular-season home games, which is an NBA-best sellout streak. The streak began on 12/15/01 and Dallas has sold out an additional 67 playoff games during that same stretch (it s 719 straight sellouts including playoffs). The Portland Trail Blazers (814 straight sellouts, 4/9/77-11/16/95) are the only team in NBA history with a longer consecutive home sellout streak (regular season and playoffs) than the Mavericks. The listed capacity for American Airlines Center is 19,200 but that can be surpassed because of attendance in the suites. Since moving into American Airlines Center ( season), the Mavericks have posted a home mark of (.710) during the regular season. Dallas has sold out all 41 home games in each of the last 15 seasons ( ). REGULAR SEASON GAMES ONLY (Mavs Home Sellout Streak) REGULAR SEASON GAMES + PLAYOFF GAMES ( Mavs Home Sellout Streak) JUNIOR GOES FOR IN WIN OVER WIZARDS: Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. posted 22 points, eight rebounds and a team-high eight assists in 32 minutes in Dallas win at Washington on 11/7/17. Smith (19 years, 347 days) became the youngest player in Mavericks history to record a 20-point game. The previous youngest was Smith s current teammate, Dirk Nowitzki, who had a 29-point night at Phoenix on 4/16/99 (at 20 years, 301 days). Smith also became only the second rookie in Mavericks history to post at least 20 points, eight rebounds and 8 assists in a game, joining Jason Kidd (Kidd had 38 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 2OT game at Houston on 4/11/95). MATTHEWS 3-BALL: Mavericks swingman Wesley Matthews, who has made a team-high 61 3-pointers this year (61-of-149,.409), is the only NBA player with at least 125 trifectas in each of the last seven seasons ( ). Matthews hit his 1,300 th career 3-pointer at the 59.8-second mark of the third quarter against Oklahoma City on 11/25/17, becoming the 40 th player in NBA history to reach the mark. He achieved the milestone in his 612 th career game, becoming the sixth-fastest player to 1,300 made threes in league history (in terms of games played). The only players to reach 1,300 trifectas in fewer games than Matthews are: Stephen Curry (437), Klay Thompson (457), Ray Allen (586), James Harden (591) and Peja Stojakovic (609). FASTEST TO 1,300 3FGM IN NBA HISTORY (FEWEST GAMES NEEDED TO REACH 1,300 3s) RANK PLAYER GAMES 1 Stephen Curry Klay Thompson Ray Allen James Harden Peja Stojakovic Wesley Matthews 612 SMITH S ROOKIE RANKINGS: Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. is averaging 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 28.3 minutes per game in 22 games (all starts) this season. Among rookie leaders, Smith ranks fourth in scoring, eighth in rebounding, fourth in assists and eighth in minutes. RAINING THREES: Dallas has gone 284-of-786 (.361) from deep in The Mavericks have knocked down at least 10 3-pointers in 18 of their first 24 games this season. Dallas ranks seventh in total made threes (284) and sixth in 3-pointers made per game (11.8) this year. The Mavericks made a franchise-record-tying 19 threes on two occasions this season. They went 19-of-40 (.475) from deep against Philadelphia on 10/28/17 and 19-of-38 (.500) from long distance against Milwaukee on 11/18/17. Before this season, Dallas had never made 19 treys in a regular-season game that was decided in regulation (Dallas went 19-of-41,.463, from 3-point range in a regular-season overtime game at Orlando on 2/9/16, and 20-of-32,.625, from deep in a regulation-length playoff game against the L.A. Lakers on 5/8/11). The Mavericks hit at least nine trifectas in each of their first 15 games this year (10/18-11/14/17). It marked their longest streak of consecutive games with nine-or-more made 3-pointers in any one season in team history. The previous long streak occurred in , when Dallas had a run of 12 straight games with at least nine triples from 2/25-3/15/96. Dallas also made at least eight 3-pointers in each of their first 17 games this year (10/18-11/18/17), which was tied for the longest such streak in any one season in team history (last season, Dallas hit at least eight triples in 17 straight games from 11/19-12/19/16). The Mavericks went 878-of-2,473 (.355) from beyond the arc in , setting new franchise records for the most 3-pointers made and attempted in a season. SMITH S IMPRESSIVE START: Dennis Smith Jr. made his NBA debut for the Mavericks at age 19. He racked up 142 points and 49 assists in his first 10 career games, joining LeBron James (168 points and 64 assists in ) and Kyrie Irving (166 points and 52 assists in ) as the only teenagers in NBA history to reach those totals in their first 10 career NBA contests. Smith also became the 10 th player in league history to score at least 142 points in his first 10 career games before the age of 20. The others were: Kevin Durant, Dajuan Wagner, Jahlil Okafor, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Michael Beasley, Luol Deng and Anthony Davis. Smith s 142 points were the third-most by a Maverick in his first 10 career games, behind Mark Aguirre (223 in ) and Jamal Mashburn (200 in ). NBA PLAYERS, 19 YEARS OR YOUNGER, TO TOTAL 142+ POINTS AND 49+ ASSISTS IN FIRST 10 CAREER GAMES MOST POINTS BY PLAYERS, 19 YEARS OR YOUNGER, IN FIRST 10 CAREER NBA GAMES RANK PLAYER PT-AST TOTAL RANK PLAYER PTS RANK PLAYER PTS 1 LeBron James, points, 64 assists 1 Kevin Durant Kyrie Irving Kyrie Irving, points, 52 assists 2 Dajuan Wagner Michael Beasley Dennis Smith Jr., points, 49 assists 3 Jahlil Okafor Luol Deng Carmelo Anthony Anthony Davis LeBron James Dennis Smith Jr DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 6

7 DIRK, J.J. AND DEVIN ON THE MAVS ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST: Dirk Nowitzki (1,418), J.J. Barea (525) and Devin Harris (514) rank first, ninth, and 10 th respectively, on the Mavericks all-time games played list. Nowitzki has been the franchise s leader in games played since he passed Brad Davis (883) for first place at Phoenix on 1/28/17 (in career game No. 884). Barea moved into the top 10 on the team s all-time games played list in , while Harris just entered the top 10 this season. All three players began their NBA careers with Dallas (Nowitzki is the longest tenured player with one team). DENNIS SMITH JR. DAZZLES IN DEBUT: First-round pick Dennis Smith Jr. made his NBA debut against Atlanta on 10/18/17 and started at point guard for Dallas. Smith became the first rookie to start a season opener for Dallas since Devin Harris in He finished with a team-high-tying 16 points and a game-high 10 assists in 30 minutes. Smith (19 years, 327 days) became the youngest player in NBA history to record a point-assist double-double in his NBA debut. The previous youngest was Isiah Thomas (20 years, 183 days), who had 31 points and 11 dimes in his debut for the Pistons on 10/30/81. Before Smith, Thomas was also the youngest player to dish out 10-plus assists in his debut. Smith joined Jason Kidd as one of only two Mavericks to post at least 10 points and 10 assists in their NBA debut (Kidd had 10 points and 11 assists in his debut vs. New Jersey on 11/5/94). He also became the first Dallas player to record at least 15 points and 10 assists in a season debut since Steve Nash in (Nash had 24 points and 13 assists at Memphis on 10/30/02). Smith scored the first points of the season for Dallas on a highlight-reel alley-oop dunk on the team s first possession (he was assisted by Wesley Matthews on the play). CARLISLE ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME WINS LIST: Rick Carlisle holds an all-time record of (.566) as a head coach and currently ranks 18 th on the NBA s all-time wins list. He needs six more wins to tie John MacLeod (707) for 17 th place on the all-time victories list. Carlisle recorded his 700 th career win with Dallas victory over the L.A. Clippers on 12/2/17, becoming the 18 th coach in NBA history to reach the plateau. He joined San Antonio s Gregg Popovich and the Clippers Doc Rivers as the only active coaches with 700 victories. By defeating Rivers Clippers for career win No. 700, Carlisle became the first coach to reach the milestone against a fellow 700-win coach. Carlisle reached the mark in his 1,237 th game as a head coach and his 745 th game with the Mavericks (he went ,.566, in his first 1,237 games overall, and ,.562, in his first 745 games with Dallas). Carlisle passed Red Holzman (696) for sole possession of 18 th place on the league s all-time wins list with Dallas victory over Milwaukee on 11/18/17. NBA S ALL-TIME WINS LIST (COACHES) RANK COACH YEARS W L PCT 16 Gene Shue through John MacLeod through Rick Carlisle through Present Red Holzman through Mike Fratello through DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME VICTORIES LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki currently ranks sixth on the NBA s all-time victories list with 882. He needs 18 wins to become the sixth player in league history to reach 900 career victories. Karl Malone currently ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 952 wins. Nowitzki passed Derek Fisher (853) for sixth place on the NBA s all-time victories list with a win over Washington on 1/3/17. NBA S ALL-TIME VICTORIES LIST (PLAYERS) RANK PLAYER WINS 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,074 2 Robert Parish 1,014 3 Tim Duncan 1,001 4 John Stockton Karl Malone Dirk Nowitzki Derek Fisher 853 MAVERICKS ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST RANK PLAYER GAMES 1 DIRK NOWITZKI 1,418 2 Brad Davis Derek Harper Rolando Blackman Michael Finley Jason Terry Shawn Bradley Mark Aguirre J.J. BAREA DEVIN HARRIS 514 CURRENT MAVERICKS ARE IN BOLD CAPS NOWITZKI ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS MADE LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki ranks first among active players and eighth all-time in field goals made with 10,791. Elvin Hayes ranks seventh ahead of Nowitzki with 10,976 career field goals. Nowitzki passed Hakeem The Dream Olajuwon (10,749) for eighth place on the NBA s alltime field goals made list with a 20-foot jumper at the 11:45 mark of the second quarter against Minnesota on 11/17/17 (the basket was his second of the game and the 10,750 th of his career). He was assisted by Devin Harris on the play. By passing Olajuwon (born in Nigeria), the big German also took over the top spot for the most field goals by an international player in league history. Nowitzki advanced from 12 th to ninth place on the NBA s all-time field goals made list in He recorded his 10,000 th career made field goal with a one-legged fadeaway over Rudy Gay at the 2:25 mark of the second quarter at Sacramento on 11/30/15, becoming the 13 th player in NBA history to reach the milestone. NBA S ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS MADE LIST RANK PLAYER FGM 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15,837 2 Karl Malone 13,528 3 Wilt Chamberlain 12,681 4 Michael Jordan 12,192 5 Kobe Bryant 11,719 6 Shaquille O Neal 11,330 7 Elvin Hayes 10,976 8 Dirk Nowitzki 10,791 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 10, LeBron James 10, DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 7

8 DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME FREE THROWS MADE LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has shot 7,129-of-8,109 (.879) from the foul line for his career and ranks seventh all-time in free throws made. He needs 32 free throws to pass The Logo, Jerry West (7,160), for sixth place on the NBA s all-time free throws made list. Michael Jordan ranks fifth with 7,327 career made foul shots. The big German became the seventh player in NBA history (and the first 7-footer) with 7,000 career made free throws against San Antonio on 4/13/16. A foul shot (the first of two) at the 1:10 mark of the third quarter against the Spurs gave him two made free throws for the game and 7,000 for his career. Nowitzki is the NBA s active leader in free throws made. NBA S ALL-TIME FREE THROWS MADE LIST RANK PLAYER FTM 1 Karl Malone 9,787 2 Moses Malone 8,531 3 Kobe Bryant 8,378 4 Oscar Robertson 7,694 5 Michael Jordan 7,327 6 Jerry West 7,160 7 Dirk Nowitzki 7,129 8 Paul Pierce 6,918 NOWITZKI ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki ranks first among active players and seventh all-time in regular-season games played with 1,418. He needs six games to tie Kevin Willis (1,424) for sixth place on the NBA s all-time games played list. Kevin Garnett ranks fifth with 1,462 career games. Nowitzki became the seventh player in league history to reach 1,400 career games at Memphis on 10/26/17. He advanced from 12 th to seventh place on the NBA s all-time games played list in Nowitzki passed Kobe Bryant (1,346) for 11 th place on the NBA s all-time games played list at New Orleans on 12/26/16, Clifford Robinson (1,380) for 10 th place at Washington on 3/15/17, and Reggie Miller (1,389) for ninth place at Milwaukee on 4/2/17. He passed former Maverick Jason Kidd (1,391) and tied former Spur Tim Duncan (1,392) on the NBA s all-time games played list versus San Antonio on 4/7/17. Nowitzki then passed Duncan for sole possession of seventh place at Phoenix on 4/9/17 (in career game No. 1,393). DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME REBOUNDING LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, who has grabbed 11,031 rebounds in his career, currently ranks 29 th on the NBA s all-time rebounding list. He needs 24 boards to pass Bill Bridges (11,054) for 28 th place on the NBA s all-time rebounding list. Dolph Schayes ranks 27 th with 11,256 career rebounds. Nowitzki passed Jack Sikma (10,816) for 29 th place on the NBA s all-time rebounding list with his first board of the game (10,817 th career) at the 10:48 mark of the first quarter at Brooklyn on 3/19/17. He collected his 11,000 th career rebound at the 8:52 mark of the first quarter at Memphis on 11/22/17, becoming the 29 th player in NBA history to reach the milestone. Nowitzki also ranks sixth on the NBA s all-time defensive rebounds list. He passed Moses Malone (9,481) for sixth on the league s all-time defensive boards list at Memphis on 10/26/17. Hakeem Olajuwon ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 9,714 career defensive boards. NBA S ALL-TIME REBOUNDS LIST NBA S ALL-TIME DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS LIST RANK PLAYER REBS RANK PLAYER DEF. REBS 24 Kevin Willis 11,901 1 Kevin Garnett 11, Patrick Ewing 11,607 2 Karl Malone 11, Elgin Baylor 11,463 3 Tim Duncan 11, Dolph Schayes 11,256 4 Robert Parish 10, Bill Bridges 11,054 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 9, Dirk Nowitzki 11,031 6 Dirk Nowitzki 9, Jack Sikma 10,816 7 Moses Malone 9, Pau Gasol 10,736 8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9,394 DIRK APPROACHING 50,000 MINUTES: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki ranks first among active players and sixth all-time in regular-season minutes played with 49,266. He became the sixth player in NBA history to surpass 49,000 career minutes at Oklahoma City on 11/12/17. Elvin Hayes ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 50,000 career minutes. Nowitzki advanced from 11 th to sixth place on the NBA s all-time minutes played list in He passed Tim Duncan (47,368) for 10 th place on the NBA s all-time minutes played list at Cleveland on 11/25/16, Reggie Miller (47,619) for ninth place versus Minnesota on 1/15/17, John Stockton (47,764) for eighth place at San Antonio on 1/29/17, Wilt Chamberlain (47,859) for seventh place at Portland on 2/3/17, and Kobe Bryant (48,637) for sixth place at Phoenix on 4/9/17. In addition to the 49,000-plus minutes he has played in the regular season, Nowitzki has also logged 5,895 minutes in 145 career postseason games. NBA S ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST RANK PLAYER GAMES 1 Robert Parish 1,611 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 3 John Stockton 1,504 4 Karl Malone 1,476 5 Kevin Garnett 1,462 6 Kevin Willis 1,424 7 Dirk Nowitzki 1,418 8 Tim Duncan 1,392 9 Jason Kidd 1, Reggie Miller 1, Clifford Robinson 1, Jason Terry 1, Vince Carter 1,361 NBA S ALL-TIME MINUTES PLAYED LIST RANK PLAYER MIN 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 57,446 2 Karl Malone 54,852 3 Kevin Garnett 50,418 4 Jason Kidd 50,111 5 Elvin Hayes 50,000 6 Dirk Nowitzki 49,266 7 Kobe Bryant 48,637 8 Wilt Chamberlain 47,859 9 John Stockton 47, Reggie Miller 47,619 FRANCHISE PLAYER: Dirk Nowitzki s name is all over the Mavericks record books. In addition to being the franchise s all-time leading scorer, Nowitzki is also Dallas all-time leader in games played, games started, minutes played, field goals made, 3-pointers made, free throws made, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds and total rebounds. Nowitzki, who is now in his 20 th NBA season, is the longest tenured player with one team. Nowitzki s career stats (and their rank in Mavericks history) are listed below: DIRK NOWITZKI S CAREER NUMBERS & RANK AMONG MAVERICKS ALL-TIME LEADERS Note: Rank in Mavs History is in Parenthesis GP GS MIN PTS FGM 3FGM FTM OREB DREB TOT REB AST STL BLK 1,418 (1 st ) 1,387 (1 st ) 49,266 (1 st ) 30,527 (1 st ) 10,791 (1 st ) 1,816 (1 st ) 7,129 (1 st ) 1,452 (1 st ) 9,579 (1 st ) 11,031 (1 st ) 3,539 (4 th ) 1,170 (2 nd ) 1,226 (2 nd ) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 8