DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES APRIL 6, 2018

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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 L 7-18 Milwaukee L 7-19 Minnesota L /12 vs. San Antonio W 8-20 Golden State L 8-21 San Antonio L /18 vs. Phoenix L /20 vs. Detroit W 9-23 Miami L 9-24 Atlanta L /26 vs. Toronto W Indiana W New Orleans W Oklahoma City W /3 vs. Golden State L /5 vs. Chicago L /7 vs. New York L /9 vs. Orlando W Charlotte W /13 vs. L.A. Lakers * L Denver L Portland L /22 vs. Washington W /24 vs. Houston L /26 vs. Portland L Denver L /29 vs. Miami L Phoenix L Sacramento W L.A. Clippers L Golden State L /10 vs. L.A. Lakers W Houston L /13 vs. Sacramento L L.A. Lakers L Utah L /26 vs. Indiana W /28 vs. Oklahoma City * L Chicago L /4 vs. New Orleans L /6 vs. Denver W /10 vs. Memphis W /11 vs. Houston L New York W Toronto * L Brooklyn L New Orleans L /22 vs. Utah L /24 vs. Charlotte L Sacramento W L.A. Lakers L /30 vs. Minnesota L Cleveland L /3 vs. Portland W Orlando L 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. (8-8); Jan. (3-11); Feb. (3-7); Mar. (4-10); Apr. (1-2) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES APRIL 6, 2018 DALLAS MAVERICKS (24-55) at DETROIT PISTONS (37-41) Regular Season Game #80 Road Game #40 Friday, April 6, :00 p.m. CT Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI) TXA 21 ESPN FM Univision 99.1 FM (Span.) Mavericks Media Pass: The Dallas Mavs Media Guide is available online at: PROBABLE STARTERS PLAYER / SEASON AVERAGES #20 DOUG MCDERMOTT F Creighton PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #40 HARRISON BARNES F North Carolina PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #7 DWIGHT POWELL C Stanford PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #10 DORIAN FINNEY-SMITH G Florida PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #1 DENNIS SMITH JR. G North Carolina State PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG NOTES Last Game: 7 points (3-9 FGs, 1-2 FTs), 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 20 minutes at ORL (4/4/18). Notes: 3 games with 20+ points (1 with DAL) DAL is 4-0 when he scores 15+ points (NY was 3-0 when he scored 15+ points) is shooting 42.8% 3FG (.507 3FG with DAL). Last Game: DND-Inactive (rest) at ORL (4/4/18). Notes: 4 games with 30+ points 8 double-doubles 6 20-point/10-rebound games 14 games with 25+ points 32 games with 20+ points 10 games with 10+ rebounds. Last Game: DND-Inactive (left knee bursitis) at ORL (4/4/18). Notes: 4 double-doubles (DAL is 3-1 in such games) 3 games with 20+ points (4 in career) 10 games with 10+ rebounds is shooting 60.2% from the field. Last Game: 14 points (5-15 FGs, 2-6 3FGs, 2-2 FTs), 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 35 minutes at ORL (4/4/18). Notes: Scored a season-high 14 points twice missed significant time this season due to left quadriceps tendinitis led DAL in games (81) in Last Game: DND-Inactive (left knee soreness) at ORL (4/4/18). Notes: 1 st career triple-double (21 pts, 10 rebs, 10 ast) at NO (12/29/17) 5 double-doubles point games 5 games with 10+ assists. Follow the Mavs Official Website: mavs.com Facebook: facebook.com/dallasmavs MAVERICKS RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OT OVERALL WESTERN EASTERN SOUTHWEST STREAKS Overall: Lost 1 Home: Won 1 Road: Lost 3 UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV Sun., Apr. 8 at PHI 12:00 p.m. FSSW/NBA TV Tues., Apr. 10 vs. PHO 7:30 p.m. FSSW PLUS MAVERICKS BROADCAST INFORMATION: FOX Sports Southwest will televise 75 regular-season Mavs games with Mark Followill, Derek Harper and Jeff Skin Wade calling the action. FOX Sports Plus and TXA 21 will each carry three regular-season games. 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) or KFZO-Zona MX 99.1 FM with Victor Villalba providing the play-by-play. INJURY REPORT/PLAYER STATUS: Jose Juan Barea (left rib muscle strain) is out; Seth Curry (left leg surgery) is NWT; Wesley Matthews (right proximal fibula fracture) is NWT; Salah Mejri (right knee contusion) is questionable; Nerlens Noel (league suspension) is NWT; Dirk Nowitzki (left ankle surgery) is NWT; Dwight Powell (left knee bursitis) is questionable; Dennis Smith Jr. (left knee soreness) is questionable. PRONUNCIATIONS: Jose Juan Barea (ba-ray-ah); Maxi Kleber (CLEE-bah); Dirk Nowitzki (Na-VIT-skee); Salah Mejri (sah-lah MEZ-re); Johnathan Motley (MAHT-lee). RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 4/1: Signed G Aaron Harrison for the remainder of the season 3/22: Signed G Aaron Harrison to a 10-day contract 3/11: Signed F Jameel Warney to a 10-day contract 2/26: Signed G/F Scotty Hopson to a 10-day contract 2/10: Waived F/C Josh McRoberts 2/8: Acquired F Doug McDermott from NY and a 2018 second round pick from DEN, as part of a three-team trade that sent G Devin Harris to the Nuggets and G Emmanuel Mudiay to the Knicks 2/8: Signed G Kyle Collinsworth 2/1: Assigned G Kyle Collinsworth to the Texas Legends (G League) 1/24: Signed G Kyle Collinsworth to a second 10-day contract 1/13: Signed G Kyle Collinsworth to a 10- day contract 1/10: Awarded two-way F Jalen Jones via waiver claim; waived two-way G Kyle Collinsworth 12/19: Signed G Kyle Collinsworth to a two-way contract 12/19: Waived G Antonius Cleveland and C Jeff Withey 11/17: Signed G 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 round 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 8 Kyle Collinsworth G /3/91 BYU/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 9 Aaron Harrison G /28/94 Kentucky/USA 21 Jalen Jones* F /27/93 Texas A&M/USA 42 Maxi Kleber F /29/92 Bayern Munich/Germany 23 Wesley Matthews G/F /14/86 Marquette/USA 20 Doug McDermott F /3/92 Creighton/USA 50 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 Würzburg/Germany 7 Dwight Powell F/C /20/91 Stanford/Canada 1 Dennis Smith Jr. G /25/97 North Carolina State/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); Maxi Kleber (CLEE-bah); Dirk Nowitzki (Na-VIT-skee); Salah Mejri (sah-lah MEZ-re); Johnathan Motley (MAHT-lee). HOW THE MAVERICKS WERE BUILT FREE AGENTS Aaron Harrison (signed for the remainder of the season on 4/1/18) - Kyle Collinsworth (signed on 2/8/18) Nerlens Noel (signed on 8/28/17) - 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) AWARDED VIA WAIVER CLAIM Jalen Jones (awarded two-way contract via waiver claim on 1/10/18) OBTAINED VIA TRADE Doug McDermott (from New York in a three-team deal that sent Devin Harris to Denver, Emmanuel Mudiay to New York and a 2018 second round pick to Dallas) OBTAINED VIA DRAFT Dennis Smith Jr. (ninth overall pick in the first round) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 2

3 TONIGHT S OPPONENT: DETROIT PISTONS SEASON PPG OPP. PPG FG % 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG TO BPG MAVERICKS PISTONS SEASON VS. DETROIT SEASON VS. DETROIT SERIES HISTORY VS. DETROIT DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 12/20/17 at DAL W, /14/16 at DAL L, OVERALL Won 1 4/6/18 at DET 6:00 p.m. CT 2/15/17 at DET L, HOME Won 1 ROAD Lost 1 SERIES NOTES: Dallas leads the season series with Detroit, 1-0, after it defeated the Pistons at home on 12/20/17 Prior to falling to the Mavericks at Dallas on 12/20/17, the Pistons had won four of the previous meetings between the two teams The Mavericks have now gone 13-5 (.722) in their last 18 matchups with the Pistons The Mavericks victory at American Airlines Center on 12/20/17 also snapped their three-game home losing streak against the Pistons Dallas has now taken seven of the last 10 showdowns at American Airlines Center (the Mavericks won six straight at home against Detroit from to ) The Mavericks saw their five-game road winning streak against the Pistons come to an end with a loss at Detroit last year on 2/15/17 The home team has taken the last two meetings between the two clubs, after the road team won the previous six (the road team won six straight meetings prior to the Pistons victory at home on 2/15/17) Detroit took the season series, 2-0 The Pistons won a season series with the Mavericks for the first time since , when they went 1-0 against Dallas (the two teams faced each other only once in due to the work stoppage that reduced the season to 50 games) Detroit s sweep of Dallas last season also marked the first time the Pistons went 2-0 against the Mavericks since CONNECTIONS: Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle began his head coaching career with Detroit and coached the Pistons for two seasons ( and ), leading them to the Eastern Conference Finals in Carlisle posted a (.610) record with Detroit and the Pistons won the Central Division Championship both years he was at the helm Following his first year as head coach of the Pistons ( ), Carlisle earned NBA Coach of the Year honors Pistons assistant coaches Tim Hardaway (54 games in ) and Malik Allen (25 in ) both played for the Mavericks Pistons point guard Jameer Nelson spent the first half of the campaign with Dallas (before being dealt to Boston in the Rajon Rondo deal) and averaged 7.3 points, 4.1 assists and 25.4 minutes in 23 games (all starts) Mavericks guard Seth Curry (Charlotte), Pistons guard Ish Smith (Charlotte), Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. (Fayetteville) and Mavericks assistant coach Darrell Armstrong (Gastonia) were all born in North Carolina Pistons forward Reggie Bullock (Kinston HS) attended high school in North Carolina, as did the aforementioned Seth Curry (Charlotte Christian School), Ish Smith (Central Cabarrus HS), Dennis Smith Jr. (Trinity Christian School) and Darrell Armstrong (Ashbrook HS) Mavericks guard Wesley Matthews (Madison), Pistons forward Henry Ellenson (Rice Lake) and Pistons guard Dwight Buycks (Milwaukee) all grew up in Wisconsin Wesley Matthews (2005) and Henry Ellenson (2015) both won the Wisconsin Mr. Basketball award, the award given to the best high school boys basketball player in the state of Wisconsin Wesley Matthews ( ), Dwight Buycks ( ) and Henry Ellenson ( ) all went on to attend Marquette University in Milwaukee Dwight Buycks (17.8 ppg) was the leading scorer on the Mavericks 2017 Orlando Summer League championship team Pistons forward Anthony Tolliver ( ) and Mavericks forward Doug McDermott ( ) were both four-year players at Creighton. PREVIOUS MEETING: DALLAS 110, DETROIT 93 DECEMBER 20, 2017 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #32 (9-23) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS DET DAL PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes poured in a game-high 25 points (8-15 FGs, 3-5 3FGs, 6-6 FTs) to go along with a team-high seven rebounds, two assists and one steal in 31 minutes. Dennis Smith Jr. returned to the starting lineup (after missing the previous six games due to a left hip strain) and recorded 15 TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST DET Tolliver 18 Drummond 13 Jackson 5 DAL Barnes 25 Barnes 7 Barea 7 points (5-10 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, 4-5 FTs), including 11 in the second quarter, to go along with five rebounds and five assists in 21 minutes. J.J. Barea (11 points, three rebounds, seven assists, one steal) and Yogi Ferrell (11 points, five boards, two assists, two steals) combined for 22 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists and three steals off the Mavericks bench. Dirk Nowitzki (12) and Wesley Matthews (10) also scored in double figures for Dallas in the win. Five players scored between 10 and 18 points for Detroit in the loss: Anthony Tolliver (18), Stanley Johnson (16), Ish Smith (15), Andre Drummond (11) and Tobias Harris (10). Drummond added a game-high 13 rebounds in 22 minutes. NOTABLES: The Mavericks trailed by one (49-48) with under 3 minutes to go in the second quarter, but closed the period on a 17-4 run and took a 12-point advantage (65-53) into the locker room at the half (Dallas outscored Detroit in the second stanza) The Mavericks held the Pistons to just 13 points in the third quarter (Dallas outscored Detroit in the third) and took a 23-point lead (89-66) into the fourth Dallas cruised to a win The Mavericks outshot the Pistons 53.3 percent (40-of-75) to 42.9 percent (33-of-77) from the field and 46.7 percent (14-of-30) to 29.2 percent (7-of-24) from 3-point range Detroit outshot Dallas 90.9 percent (20-of-22) to 80 percent (16-of-20) from the free-throw line The Pistons outscored the Mavericks 24-6 on the fast break and 8-3 in secondchance points Dallas won the points in the paint battle, The game saw four ties and five lead changes The Mavericks led by as many as 24, while the Pistons largest advantage was four DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 3

4 NEXT OPPONENT: at PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (4/8/18) SEASON VS. PHILADELPHIA SEASON VS. PHILADELPHIA SERIES HISTORY VS. PHILADELPHIA DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 10/28/17 at DAL L, /1/17 at DAL W, OVERALL Lost 2 4/8/18 at PHI 12:00 p.m. CT 3/17/17 at PHI L, HOME Lost 1 ROAD Lost 1 SERIES NOTES: The 76ers have won the last two meetings with the Mavericks (after Dallas won the previous eight and 18 of the previous 21) Philadelphia leads the season series, 1-0, after it recorded a win at Dallas on 10/28/17 The Sixers haven t swept a season series with the Mavericks since (2-0) With their victory at American Airlines Center on 10/28/17, the Sixers snapped an 11-game road losing streak against the Mavericks It was their first win in Dallas since 1/29/05 (93-89) Dallas and Philadelphia split the season series, 1-1, with the home team winning both times The Sixers snapped an eight-game losing streak against the Mavericks with a win in Philadelphia on 3/17/17 (it was their first victory over the Mavericks since 11/27/ at Philly) The 42-point win (116-74) by the Sixers on 3/17/17 was their largest ever victory over the Mavericks (and the 74 points by the Mavericks were their fewest in the all-time series) The Sixers also ended a three-game home losing streak against the Mavericks with their win on 3/17/17 (Dallas had won three straight and five of the previous six matchups in Philadelphia prior to the loss on 3/17/17) The Mavericks set a new franchise record for largest margin of victory (53) in a win over the Sixers at home on 11/13/14 (the previous record was 50, set at New York on 1/24/10, when the Mavericks defeated the Knicks, , at Madison Square Garden). CONNECTIONS: Mavericks center Nerlens Noel was acquired from the Sixers in a trade-deadline deal that sent Justin Anderson, Andrew Bogut and a protected 2017 first-round pick to Philadelphia on 2/23/17 Noel played his first 171 career NBA games (140 starts) with Philadelphia, averaging 10.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.7 steals, 1.6 blocks and 28.3 minutes while shooting 50.5 percent (715-1,415 FGs) from the field Sixers swingman Justin Anderson was drafted by Dallas with the 21 st overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and averaged 5.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 12.8 minutes in 106 games (11 starts) with the Mavericks Justin Anderson (Montross) and Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith (Portsmouth) were both born in Virginia Dorian Finney-Smith (I.C. Norcom HS in Portsmouth, Va.) and Sixers guard J.J. Redick (Cave Spring HS in Roanoke, Va.) both attended high school in Virginia Mavericks guard Seth Curry teamed with Sixers guard Maco Belinelli on the Sacramento Kings for one season in Sixers assistant coach Jim O Brien served as the lead assistant for the Mavericks in ORLANDO 105, DALLAS 100 APRIL 4, 2018 AMWAY CENTER ORLANDO, FL GAME #79 (24-55) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS DAL ORL PLAYER NOTES: Six players scored between 12 and 16 points for Dallas in the loss: Jalen Jones (16), Dorian Finney-Smith (14), Johnathan Motley (14), Aaron Harrison (13), Kyle Collinsworth (13) and Maxi Kleber (12). Collinsworth added a team-high nine rebounds, six assists and one steal in 35 minutes off the bench, while Jones added seven boards in 27 minutes off the pine. Jones scored 11 of his team-high 16 points in the opening quarter. Yogi Ferrell chipped in seven points and a team-high seven assists in 17 TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST DAL Jones 16 Collinsworth 9 Ferrell 7 ORL Gordon 20 Biyombo 12 Mack 9 minutes off the bench. Magic forward Aaron Gordon totaled a game-high 20 points (8-16 FGs, 2-6 3FGs, 2-2 FTs), including 16 in the first quarter, to go along with four rebounds, one steal and one block in 26 minutes. Bismack Biyombo had a double-double with 12 points (4-4 FGs, 4-5 FTs), a game-high 12 rebounds (6 OR), five assists, one steal and one block in 22 minutes. Jamel Artis scored 18 points in 32 minutes off the Orlando bench. Shelvin Mack (13 points, three rebounds, nine assists) and Khem Birch (10 points, eight rebounds, five assists) combined for 23 points, 11 boards and 14 assists off the Magic bench. Mario Hezonja pitched in 12 points, eight boards, four assists, a game-high two steals and a game-high three blocks in 35 minutes for Orlando in the win. NOTABLES: Orlando used a 16-5 run early in the game to turn a one-point deficit (7-6) into a 10-point advantage (22-12) The Magic then led for the duration of the contest Orlando held a fivepoint advantage (56-51) at the half and took a three-point lead (77-74) into the fourth quarter Dallas got to within one twice in the final stanza, but ultimately fell by a final score of The Magic led for the final 44 minutes (despite the Mavericks cutting the deficit to one five times in the final three quarters) The Mavericks went 10-of-30 (.333) from beyond the arc, while the Magic finished 8-of-29 (.276) from deep Orlando went 19-of-27 (.704) from the foul line, while Dallas shot 12-of-17 (.706) from the charity stripe The Magic outrebounded the Mavericks, Orlando recorded 10 blocks, while Dallas managed only one rejection The Mavericks outscored the Magic in the paint, in second-chance points and 12-9 on the fast break The game had two ties and four lead changes (all in the opening quarter) The Magic led by as many as 14, while the Mavericks largest lead was one. DALLAS 115, PORTLAND 109 APRIL 3, 2018 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #78 (24-54) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS POR DAL PLAYER NOTES: Six players, including all five starters, scored between 12 and 18 points for Dallas in the win: Dennis Smith Jr. (18), Harrison Barnes (15), J.J. Barea (15), Yogi Ferrell (15), Dirk Nowitzki (14) and Dwight Powell (12). Smith added a team-high-tying eight rebounds, a game-high-tying eight assists and two steals in 29 minutes. Maxi Kleber pitched in nine points, a team-high-tying eight boards and a game-high two blocks in 31 minutes off the Mavericks TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST POR Lillard 29 Nurkic 13 Lillard & McCollum 8 DAL Smith 18 Kleber & Smith 8 Smith 8 bench. Blazers point guard Damian Lillard registered a game-high 29 points (6-20 FGs, FGs, FTs) to go along with five rebounds, a game-high-tying eight assists, two steals and one block in 35 minutes. Jusuf Nurkic posted a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 13 boards in 27 minutes for Portland in the loss. NOTABLES: Dallas led by one (50-49) at the half The Mavericks used a 13-4 run early in the third quarter to turn a one-point deficit (51-50) into an eight-point lead (63-55) The Blazers countered with a 16-7 spurt to go back up by one (71-70) with a little over 3 minutes left in the third Dallas came back with a 7-0 run to go back in front by six (77-71) with just over 2 minutes left in the frame The Mavericks took a four-point advantage (82-78) into the final stanza The Blazers were within one (88-87) with 8 minutes to go in the game, but the Mavericks used a 16-7 run to open up a 10-point advantage (104-94) Dallas went on to win by a final score of Dallas outshot Portland 45.7 percent (42-of-92) to 44.8 percent (39-of-87) from the field The Mavericks went 17- of-44 (.386) from beyond the arc, while the Blazers finished 10-of-40 (.250) from deep Portland outshot Dallas 87.5 percent (21-of-24) to 70 percent (14-of-20) from the foul line The Blazers outrebounded the Mavericks, Dallas committed only seven turnovers (for four points), while Portland recorded 13 giveaways (for 14 points) The Blazers outscored the Mavericks in the paint and 15-8 in second-chance points Dallas outscored Portland on the fast break The game saw 10 ties and 14 lead changes The Mavericks led by as many as 10, while the Blazers largest advantage was four 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 31,187 points. Wilt Chamberlain ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 31,419 points. The big German became the sixth player in NBA history to reach the 31,000-point plateau with a one-legged fadeaway jumper over Jerami Grant at the 7:57 mark of the second quarter against Oklahoma City on 2/28/18 (the basket gave him seven points for the game and exactly 31,000 for his career). Nowitzki, who was assisted by J.J. Barea on the play, joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643), Michael Jordan (32,292) and Chamberlain (31,419) as the only players in league history to reach 31,000 career points. Through 2/28/18, there had been 4,257 players who appeared in an NBA game and Nowitzki was one of only six with 31,000 points. Last season, Nowitzki became the sixth player in NBA history and the first international player to reach the 30,000-point mark 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 also achieved the 30,000-point milestone on a fadeaway (with the assist coming from Devin Harris), became just the 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 31,187 7 LeBron James 30,958 8 Shaquille O Neal 28,596 9 Moses Malone 27, Elvin Hayes 27,313 third player in league history to score 30,000 points with one franchise (Malone Jazz, Bryant Lakers). A sellout crowd of 20,484 was on hand at American Airlines Center to witness Nowitzki hit the 30,000-point mark. The 13-time All-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). Prior to Nowitzki, Jordan was the only player to reach the 30-point plateau at home. 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. Cleveland s LeBron James recently became the seventh member of the 30,000-point club at San Antonio on 1/23/18, joining Nowitzki as one of two active players in the group. 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, 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 in Dallas on 10/20/17, they became just the second set of players with 20-or-more years of NBA experience to go head-to-head. Back in , Garnett (in his 21 st season) and Bryant (20 th ) faced each other twice during the Timberwolves-Lakers season series. Nowitzki played in 77 of Dallas first 78 games this season. His 77 games in are the most by a player in his 20 th season in NBA history (previous most: 74 Robert Parish played in 74 games with Charlotte in and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar appeared in 74 with the Lakers in ). 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 20,000 MANIAACS: The Mavericks have sold out 677 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 744 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 (.698) 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) AMES ALUMS REUNITED: When the Mavericks acquired fourth-year forward Doug McDermott from New York in a trade-deadline deal on 2/8/18, he was reunited with his high school teammate, Harrison Barnes. The duo led the Ames Little Cyclones to back-to-back Iowa 4A state championships and a combined 53-0 record during their junior and senior years ( and ). When Barnes and McDermott were seniors in 2010, the odds were roughly one in every 16,000 that a non-collegiate resident of Ames would go on to be an NBA lottery pick. They both achieved that feat, as Barnes was taken with the seventh overall pick in 2012 and McDermott was selected 11 th overall in Coincidently, when he was on the Bulls, McDermott played for another Ames High School alum in Fred Hoiberg. The only other Ames alum to make it to the NBA was Dick Gibbs, who played six seasons with Houston, Kansas City-Omaha, Seattle, Washington and Buffalo from DENNIS SMITH JR. BECOMES THIRD MAVERICK EVER TO COMPETE IN DUNK CONTEST: Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. finished third in the 2018 Verizon Slam Dunk as part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night. He became just the third player in Mavericks history to compete in the annual dunk contest, joining Tony Dumas and Michael Finley (Finley finished third at the event held in Cleveland in 1997, while Dumas failed to advance past the first round of the 1995 competition held in Phoenix). The 2018 dunk contest, which also featured Indiana s Victor Oladipo, Cleveland s Larry Nance Jr. and Utah s Donovan Mitchell, was held at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 17. Despite posting a perfect 50 on a 360-degree, between-the-legs dunk in the second rotation, Smith finished third in the overall competition. Mitchell took down Nance in the contest s final round. DENNIS SMITH JR. COMPETES FOR U.S. TEAM IN 2018 RISING STARS GAME: Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. was selected to compete for the U.S. Team in the 2018 Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars at All-Star 2018 in Los Angeles. He became the first Dallas rookie to play in the annual Rookie/Sophomore game since Devin Harris in Smith started for the U.S. and finished with seven points, four rebounds and six assists in 21 minutes DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 5

6 MAVS TIE FRANCHISE RECORD WITH ONLY FOUR TURNOVERS AGAINST MAGIC: The Mavericks recorded only four miscues in their win over the Magic on 1/9/18, tying the franchise record for fewest turnovers in a game. It marked the 10 th time in team history that the Mavericks finished with only four giveaways and the first since 3/28/16 at Denver. Dallas actually had three games with only four turnovers in (12/28/15 vs. Milwaukee, 2/3/16 vs. Miami, 3/28/16 at Denver) but none in (Dallas season-low for miscues in was 5 at New Orleans on 3/29/17). DSJ RECORDS FIRST CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLE IN WIN AT NOLA: Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. recorded his first career triple-double with a team-high 21 points (8-12 FGs, 5-7 3FGs) to go along with a career-high 10 rebounds and a game-high 10 assists in 31 minutes in Dallas win at New Orleans on 12/29/17. Smith (20 years, 34 days) became the third-youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double (Lonzo Ball, LeBron James). It came in his 29 th career game. He also became just the second rookie in Mavericks history to register a triple-double, joining Jason Kidd (Kidd had 4 triple-doubles as a rookie in ). It was the first triple-double by a Dallas player since Raymond Felton had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against Washington on 12/12/15. In addition to posting a career-high 10 rebounds and a then career-high-tying 10 assists at New Orleans (12/29/17), Smith also knocked down a career-high-tying five 3- pointers against the Pelicans. DALLAS DELIVERS BRILLIANT OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCE IN WIN AT NOLA: Below are some takeaways from the Mavericks wire-to-wire win at New Orleans on 12/29/17: Dallas went 22-of-39 (.564) from beyond the arc, setting a new franchise record for 3-pointers made in a game. The team s previous regular-season record was 19 threes, which it tied twice earlier this season. The previous most triples the club made in any game (regular season or postseason) was 20 in a playoff game against the L.A. Lakers on 5/8/11 (20-of-32,.625). Dennis Smith Jr. recorded his first career triple-double with a team-high 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds and a game-high 10 assists in 31 minutes. At 20 years, 34 days old, Smith became the third-youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double (Lonzo Ball, LeBron James). Smith also became just the second rookie in Mavericks history to register a triple-double, joining Jason Kidd (Kidd had 4 triple-doubles as a rookie for Dallas in ). The Mavericks poured in a then season-high 128 points (Dallas later topped that with 130 points vs. the L.A. Lakers on 2/10). Dallas scored 109 points through three quarters (Dallas led after three). It marked just the eighth time in franchise history that the Mavericks had that many points through three quarters of play. The last time they scored at least 109 through three quarters was 11/21/14 vs. the L.A. Lakers (Dallas led after three in that game). The Mavericks posted a 77-point first half (Dallas shot.690, 29-of-42, from the field, and.722, 13-of-18, from 3-point range in the opening half). It was tied for the third-highest first-half point total in franchise history. Since the team s inception, Dallas recorded one 85-point first half, two 81-point first halves and two other 77- point opening halves. Overall, it was the sixth time in team history that the Mavericks scored at least 77 points in the opening half and the first since 4/5/09 vs. Phoenix (Dallas led at halftime of that game). Dallas shot a season-high 56.4 percent (22-of-39) from 3-point range. The Mavericks bench outscored the Pelicans bench, Devin Harris (17), Dwight Powell (15), J.J. Barea (14), Salah Mejri (7) and Yogi Ferrell (7) combined for all 60 of Dallas bench-points (they were the only players to appear as reserves for Dallas). It was the most points Dallas bench produced in a game all season (previous most: 59 vs. the L.A. Clippers 12/2). The Mavericks scored a then season-high 30 fast-break points (at the time, their previous most in a game was 22 vs. Cleveland 11/11; they later topped that with 32 fast-break points against Houston on 1/24). The Mavericks recorded a wire-to-wire win. It was the fourth time this season that Dallas won a game without trailing at any point. Seven players scored at least 13 points apiece for Dallas: Dennis Smith Jr. (21), Wesley Matthews (18), Devin Harris (17), Dwight Powell (15), J.J. Barea (14), Dirk Nowitzki (13) and Harrison Barnes (13). The Mavericks produced at least seven double-figure scorers for the fourth time this season (in their 37 th game of the year), after they achieved the feat three times all of last year. Dallas shot 55.4 percent (46-of-83) from the field. It marked the team s second-best shooting night of the season (.570, 49-of-86, vs. Denver 12/4). 12 HARP TO THE RAFTERS: Derek Harper had his No. 12 jersey retired at halftime of Dallas game against New York on 1/7/18. He joined Brad Davis (No. 15) and Rolando Blackman (No. 22) as the only Mavericks to have their jerseys hung in the rafters. Harper played 12 of his 16 NBA seasons with Dallas ( , ), averaging 14.4 points (.468 FG), 5.9 assists, 1.8 steals and 32.1 minutes per game in 872 games (620 starts). Harper stands as the Mavericks all-time leader in assists (5,111) and steals (1,551). He also ranks third in franchise history in games played (872), third in starts (620), third in minutes (27,985), fourth in points (12,597), fourth in field goals made (4,899), fourth in free throws made (2,094) and fifth in 3-point field goals made (705). Former Mavericks head coach Dick Motta and several all-time great Mavericks spoke on Harper s behalf during the ceremony. BARNES NOT JUST SCORING THE ROCK, BUT HITTING THE BOARDS AS WELL: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes is averaging a career-high (team-high) 6.1 rebounds per game in (to go along with his team-high 18.9 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 25 times this season (including ties), after he led the team in rebounding 12 times all of last year. He has recorded a career-high 10 double-digit rebounding games this year (his previous best was 6 in with Golden State), after he had only one such game with Dallas in Barnes has posted a team-high eight double-doubles in his most in any one season in his career (previous high: 6 in ). Barnes, who averaged a team-high (career-high) 19.2 points per game for Dallas in , is leading the team in scoring again this season (18.9 ppg). He has led the Mavericks in scoring a team-high 38 times on the year (including ties). 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/ DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 6

7 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). JUNIOR GOES FOR IN WIN OVER WIZARDS: Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. generated 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 eight 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). 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 MATTHEWS 3-BALL: Mavericks guard Wesley Matthews, who has made a team-high pointers this year (153-of-402,.381), is the only NBA player with at least 125 trifectas in each of the past eight seasons ( ). It s the second-longest streak of consecutive seasons with 125-plus treys in NBA history (Ray Allen hit 125-plus 3-pointers in 12 straight seasons from to ). Matthews became the seventh player in Mavericks history to reach pointers with the team against Sacramento on 2/13/18. The undrafted guard out of Marquette knocked down his 1,400 th career 3-pointer in the final minute of the game versus Indiana on 2/26/18. He reached the milestone in his 652 nd career contest, becoming the sixth-fastest player to 1, pointers in NBA history (in terms of games played). Stephen Curry (459) achieved the milestone in the fewest number of games, followed by Klay Thompson (485), James Harden (620), Ray Allen (629), Peja Stojakovic (640) and Matthews (652). Matthews also became the first undrafted player in league history (31 st player overall) to reach 1,400 career triples. FASTEST TO 1,400 3FGM IN NBA HISTORY (FEWEST GAMES NEEDED TO REACH 1,400 3s) RANK PLAYER GAMES 1 Stephen Curry Klay Thompson James Harden Ray Allen Peja Stojakovic Wesley Matthews 652 MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH FGM IN NBA HISTORY LONGEST ACTIVE STREAKS WITH FGM RANK PLAYER SEASONS YEARS RANK PLAYER SEASONS YEARS 1 Ray Allen to Wesley Matthews to Wesley Matthews to * T2 Stephen Curry to T3 Jason Terry to T2 Klay Thompson to T3 Rashard Lewis to T2 Damian Lillard to T3 Glen Rice to T2 James Harden to *Active Streak T2 Kyle Korver to RAINING THREES: The Mavericks have hit at least five 3-pointers in a franchise-record 179 consecutive games (3/9/16-4/5/18). The previous team record was 56 straight games with five-plus triples from 4/10/15-2/3/16. Dallas has gone 935-of-2,576 (.363) from deep in , setting new franchise records for 3-pointers made and attempted in a season (Dallas went 878-of-2,473,.355, from deep in , which was the previous most triples made and attempted in a season). The Mavericks have knocked down at least 10 3-pointers in 61 of their first 79 games this season. Dallas ranks fourth in total made threes (935), fourth in 3-pointers made per game (11.8) and 14 th in 3-point field goal percentage (.363) this year. The Mavericks have made 19-or-more trifectas five times this year (19-of-40,.475, vs. Philadelphia 10/28/17; 19-of-38,.500, vs. Milwaukee 11/18/17; 22-of-39,.564, at New Orleans 12/29/17; 19-of-42,.452, vs. Golden State 1/3/18; 19-of-42,.452, at L.A. Lakers 2/23/18), after they did so just once in the team s previous 37 seasons (19-of-41,.463, at Orlando 2/19/16 (OT)). Dallas went 22-of-39 (.564) from beyond the arc at New Orleans on 12/29/17, setting a new franchise record for 3-pointers made in a game. Prior to their 3-point barrage at New Orleans on 12/29/17, the most triples the Mavericks made in any game (regular season or postseason) was 20 in a series-clinching playoff win over the L.A. Lakers on 5/8/11 (20-of-32,.625). Before this season, Dallas had never made 19 treys in a regular-season game that was decided in regulation. The Mavericks have had three streaks of at least 15 consecutive games with nine-or-more made 3-pointers this season. Dallas hit at least nine trifectas in each of its first 15 games this year (10/18-11/14/17), breaking the franchise s previous single-season record of 12 straight games with nine-or-more 3-pointers set in (2/25-3/15/96). The Mavericks then hit at least nine 3- balls in 16 consecutive games from 11/22-12/23/17. Most recently, Dallas had a streak of 15 straight games with nine-plus triples from 1/31-2/10/18. The Mavericks DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 7