DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES FEBRUARY 27, 2013

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1 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT RESULT W/L L.A. Lakers Utah /3 vs. Charlotte /5 vs. Portland /7 vs. Toronto New York Charlotte * /12 vs. Minnesota /14 vs. Washington Indiana Cleveland /19 vs. Golden State * /21 vs. New York /24 vs. L.A. Lakers Philadelphia Chicago /1 vs. Detroit L.A. Clippers Phoenix Houston /10 vs. Sacramento Boston ** Toronto Minnesota * /18 vs. Philadelphia /20 vs. Miami Memphis San Antonio Oklahoma City * /28 vs. Denver /30 vs. San Antonio Washington Miami * /5 vs. New Orleans 96-99* Utah L.A. Clippers Sacramento * /12 vs. Memphis /14 vs. Minnesota /16 vs. Houston /18 vs. Oklahoma City * Orlando /25 vs. San Antonio /27 vs. Phoenix Portland Golden State Phoenix Oklahoma City /6 vs. Portland /9 vs. Golden State /11 vs. Atlanta /13 vs. Sacramento /20 vs. Orlando New Orleans /24 vs. L.A. Lakers /26 vs. Milwaukee Memphis 7:00 pm Brooklyn 7:00 pm Houston 6:00 pm 3/6 vs. Houston 7:30 pm Detroit 6:30 pm Minnesota 6:00 pm^ Milwaukee 7:00 pm San Antonio 7:00 pm& 3/15 vs. Cleveland 7:30 pm 3/17 vs. Oklahoma City 6:30 pm Atlanta 6:30 pm 3/20 vs. Brooklyn 7:00 pm# 3/22 vs. Boston 7:30 pm 3/24 vs. Utah 6:30 pm 3/26 vs. L.A. Clippers 8:30 pm& 3/28 vs. Indiana 7:30 pm 3/30 vs. Chicago 1:00 pm L.A. Lakers 9:30 pm& Denver 8:00 pm Sacramento 9:00 pm Portland 8:00 pm^ 4/10 vs. Phoenix 7:30 pm 4/12 vs. Denver 7:30 pm New Orleans 5:00 pm^ 4/15 vs. Memphis 7:00 pm^ 4/17 vs. New Orleans 7:00 pm +ABC; #ESPN; &TNT; ^NBA TV *Overtime Period; Game Times are CT REGULAR SEASON RECORD BY MONTH Oct. (1-1); Nov. (6-8); Dec. (5-10); Jan. (7-8); Feb. (6-4); Mar. (0-0); Apr. (0-0) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES FEBRUARY 27, 2013 DALLAS MAVERICKS (25-31) at MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (37-18) REGULAR SEASON GAME #57 ROAD GAME #29 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, :00 P.M. CT FEDEXFORUM (MEMPHIS, TN) FSSW ESPN FM KFLC 1270 AM (SPANISH) MAVERICKS MEDIA PASS: THE DALLAS MAVERICKS MEDIA GUIDE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: PROBABLE STARTERS SEASON AVERAGES NOTES #0 SHAWN MARION F UNLV PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #41 DIRK NOWITZKI F Germany PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #5 BERNARD JAMES C Florida State PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #32 O.J. MAYO G USC PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #4 DARREN COLLISON G UCLA PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Last Game: 10 points (4-9 FGs, 2-2 FTs) and 3 rebounds in 30 minutes vs. MIL (2/26/13). Notes: 12 double-doubles 4 games with 20+ points 12 games with 15+ points 13 games with 10+ rebounds is shooting 49.8% FG needs 1 OR for 2,500. Last Game: 21 points (8-16 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), season-high 20 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 35 minutes vs. MIL (2/26/13). Notes: Averaging 25.3 ppg (.558 FG,.700 3FG) and 13.3 rpg over his last 3 games 7 games with 20+ points. Last Game: 4 points (2-2 FGs) and 2 rebounds in 12 minutes vs. MIL (2/26/13). Notes: Set a Mavs franchise rookie record with 7 blocks at NO (2/22/13) has started the last 9 games (and 11 of the last 13) 7 games with 3+ blocks is shooting 52.0% FG. Last Game: 18 points (7-14 FGs, 4-4 FTs), 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 37 minutes vs. MIL (2/26/13). Notes: 4 games with 30+ points 11 games with 25+ points 20 games with 20+ points has led DAL in scoring 23 times and assists 19 times. Last Game: 12 points (5-15 FGs, 2-3 FTs), season-high 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 37 minutes vs. MIL (2/26/13). Notes: 3 rd double-double with 14 points and 10 assists vs. ATL (2/11/13) 5 games with 20+ points 20 games with 15+ points 3 games with 10+ assists. MAVERICKS RECORDS UPCOMING GAMES Game Times are CT RECORD HOME ROAD OT DATE OPPONENT TIME TV OVERALL Mar. 1 at Brooklyn 7:00 pm FSSW WESTERN Mar. 3 at Houston 6:00 pm FSSW EASTERN Mar. 6 vs. Houston 7:30 pm FSSW SOUTHWEST Mar. 8 at Detroit 6:30 pm FSSW STREAKS: Overall Lost 2; Home Lost 2; Road Won 1 Mar. 10 at Minnesota 6:00 pm FSSW/NBA TV RADIO: ESPN FM and in Spanish on KFLC 1270 AM INJURY/PLAYER STATUS: None to Report. PRONUNCIATIONS: Rodrigue Beaubois (rod-reeg BOH-bwah); Jae Crowder (JAY); Chris Kaman (KAY-man); Dirk Nowitzki (Na-VIT-skee). RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 2/21: Acquired G Anthony Morrow from ATL in exchange for G/F Dahntay Jones 1/28: Re-assigned G Jared Cunningham to the Texas Legends (D-League) 1/28: Signed G Mike James for the remainder of the season 1/18: Signed G Mike James to a second 10-day contract...1/8: Signed G Mike James to a 10-day contract 1/6: Waived G/F Chris Douglas-Roberts 12/31: Recalled G Jared Cunningham from the Texas Legends (D-League) 12/23: Signed G/F Chris Douglas-Roberts 12/22: Waived G Derek Fisher...12/11: Assigned G Jared Cunningham to the Texas Legends (D-League) 11/29: Signed G Derek Fisher 11/29: Waived F/C Troy Murphy 11/2: Signed F/C Troy Murphy 11/2: Waived C Eddy Curry 10/29: Waived G Delonte West 10/28: Waived F/C Melvin Ely and F Chris Douglas-Roberts 10/27: Signed F/C Melvin Ely and F Chris Douglas-Roberts 10/25: Awarded C Eddy Curry on a waiver claim 10/18: Waived G Josh Akognon...10/2: Waived G Tu Holloway and C DJ Mbenga 9/27: Signed G Josh Akognon, G Tu Holloway and C DJ Mbenga 7/26: Resigned G Delonte West 7/25: Signed rookie C Bernard James 7/21: Signed rookie G Jared Cunningham 7/20: Signed rookie F Jae Crowder 7/19: Signed G O.J. Mayo 7/13: Signed C Chris Kaman 7/13: Awarded F Elton Brand via amnesty waiver claim 7/12: Acquired G Darren Collison and G/F Dahntay Jones from IND in exchange for C Ian Mahinmi 7/12: Waived C Brendan Haywood and designated him as team s amnesty player 6/29: Traded F Lamar Odom to LAC and the draft rights to G Shan Foster to UTA in exchange for the draft rights to F Tadija Dragicevic from UTA and cash considerations from HOU in a deal that also sent G Mo Williams from LAC to UTA and the draft rights to F Furkan Aldemir (53 rd overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft) from LAC to HOU 6/28: Traded the draft rights to G Darius Johnson- Odom (55 th overall pick in 2012 NBA Draft) to LAL in exchange for cash considerations 6/28: Acquired the draft rights to the 24 th overall pick Jared Cunningham, the 33 rd overall pick Bernard James and the 34 th overall pick Jae Crowder in the 2012 NBA Draft from CLE in exchange for G Kelenna Azubuike and the draft rights to the 17 th overall pick Tyler Zeller 5/15: Re-signed Head Coach Rick Carlisle DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 1

2 TONIGHT S OPPONENT: MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES SEASON PPG OPP. PPG FG % 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG TO BPG MAVERICKS GRIZZLIES SEASON VS. MEMPHIS SEASON VS. MEMPHIS SERIES HISTORY VS. MEMPHIS DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 12/21/12 at MEM L, /29/12 at MEM L, OVERALL Won 1 1/12/13 at DAL W, /4/12 at DAL W, HOME 28-6 Won 2 2/27/13 at MEM 7:00 p.m. CT 4/7/12 at MEM L, ROAD Lost 4 4/15/13 at DAL 7:00 p.m. CT SERIES NOTES: The home team has won each of the last five meetings between the Mavericks and the Grizzlies (Memphis has taken three of the last five overall matchups) The Mavericks are all-time against the Grizzlies in the regular season, but Memphis has won nine of the last 15 meetings between the two clubs The Grizzlies took the first meeting between the two teams this season, 92-82, at Memphis on 12/21/12 The Grizzlies have now won four straight and seven of the last nine matchups in Memphis The Mavericks evened the season series with a win at Dallas on 1/12/13 The Mavericks have taken 20 of the last 23 matchups in Dallas and are 28-6 all-time at home against the Grizzlies...Shawn Marion is averaging 17.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 bpg and 31.5 mpg in two starts against the Grizzlies in Marion is shooting 62.5 percent (15-of-24) from the field against Memphis this season Vince Carter is averaging 11.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.5 spg and 26.0 mpg in two games against Memphis this season Chris Kaman is averaging 11.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 20.5 mpg in two starts Dirk Nowitzki (right knee surgery) was unavailable for the Mavericks for the game at Memphis on 12/21/12 Nowitzki had 17 points, six rebounds and three assists in 28 minutes against the Grizzlies on 1/12/13 Elton Brand (right groin strain) also missed the game at Memphis on 12/21/12, but had 10 points and nine boards against the Grizzlies on 1/12/13. CONNECTIONS: Mavericks guard O.J. Mayo played his first four NBA seasons with the Grizzlies from Mayo appeared in 301 of a possible 312 games with Memphis and averaged 15.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 32.8 minutes Mayo was named NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2009 and runner-up to Derrick Rose for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award after averaging 18.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 38.0 minutes in 82 games (82 starts) Grizzlies forward Darrell Arthur is from Dallas and attended South Oak Cliff High School Mavericks guard Dominique Jones was originally drafted by Memphis with the 25 th overall pick in the 2010 Draft, but was traded to Dallas for cash considerations Terry Davis, the father of Grizzlies forward Ed Davis, played five seasons for the Mavericks from and averaged 8.5 points and 7.4 rebounds in 232 games (147 starts) with Dallas Mavericks big man Brandan Wright grew up in Nashville, Tenn., and attended Brentwood Academy Wright earned Tennessee s Division II Mr. Basketball title in 2004, 2005 and 2006, becoming the first three-time recipient at any level of Tennessee basketball...wright was a four-time MVP of the Tennessee Division II private school state championship tournament...he led Brentwood Academy to four consecutive state titles, a first in Tennessee high school basketball history. PREVIOUS MEETINGS: DALLAS 104, MEMPHIS 83 JANUARY 12, 2013 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #38 (15-23) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS MEM DAL PLAYER NOTES: Shawn Marion (20), Dirk Nowitzki (17), Chris Kaman (14), O.J. Mayo (11) and Darren Collison (10) all scored in double figures for Dallas in the start. Elton Brand pitched in 10 points and a game-high-tying nine rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench. Rudy Gay (12), Darrell Arthur (11) and Josh Selby (10) were the only players in double figures for Memphis. TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST MEM Gay 12 Arthur 9 Bayless 5 DAL Marion 20 Brand 9 Collison 6 NOTABLES: Dallas used a run (from the 5:04 mark of the first quarter through the 6:14 mark of the second period) to turn a three-point deficit (14-11) into an 18-point advantage (45-27) The Mavericks outshot the Grizzlies 52.8 percent (19-of-36) to 32.6 percent (15-of-46) from the field in the first half and led at the break Dallas began the second half on a run and went up, 75-49, with just over 7 minutes gone by in the period The Mavericks led by as many as 34 points in the fourth quarter and went on to win by a final score of The Mavericks outshot the Grizzlies 48.8 percent (39-of-80) to 38.1 percent (32-of-84) from the field on the night, including 64.7 percent (11-of-17) to 37.5 percent (3-of-8) from deep Dallas committed nine turnovers (for six Memphis points) The Grizzlies recorded only eight giveaways, but they resulted in 12 Dallas points Dallas outrebounded Memphis, 48-41, and outscored Memphis in the paint and in transition The Mavericks handed out 26 assists Dallas became just the third team to score 100 points against the Grizzlies in (in Memphis 35 th game). MEMPHIS 92, DALLAS 82 DECEMBER 21, 2012 FEDEXFORUM MEMPHIS, TN GAME #27 (12-15) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS DAL MEM PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks forward Shawn Marion posted his fifth double-double of the season (fourth in his last six games) with 14 points, a team-high 11 rebounds and three blocks in 37 minutes. Vince Carter (14), Dominique Jones (13) and Brandan Wright (12) combined for 39 points off the Mavericks TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST DAL Carter & Marion 14 Marion 11 Do. Jones 7 MEM Gay 26 Randolph 13 Conley 11 bench. Rudy Gay scored a game-high 26 points for Memphis. Zach Randolph (17 points and a game-high 13 rebounds) and Marc Gasol (11 points and 11 boards) both posted double-doubles for the Grizzlies in the win. NOTABLES: The Grizzlies led after one Memphis took an 11-point advantage (38-27) with just over 3 minutes remaining in the second quarter, but the Mavericks outscored the Grizzlies 10-2 in the final 2:11 of the period to cut the deficit to one (40-39) going into halftime With the score tied at 49-49, Memphis used a 14-0 blitz (from the 8:55 mark of the third quarter through the 5:03 mark of the period) to go up, The Mavericks used a 21-7 run (from the 38.8-second mark of the third quarter though the 6:15 mark of the fourth period) to trim a 17-point deficit (69-52) down to three (76-73), but the Grizzlies responded with an 8-0 spurt to go back up by 11 (84-73) with 4:42 to play in the game The Grizzlies never trailed at any point (game was tied twice) Memphis outscored Dallas 22-9 in secondchance points and on the fast break The Grizzlies committed 16 turnovers (for 16 points), while the Mavericks recorded 24 giveaways (for 29 points) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 2

3 NEXT OPPONENT: at BROOKLYN NETS (3/1/13) SEASON VS. NETS SEASON VS. NETS SERIES HISTORY VS. NETS DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 3/1/13 at BKN 7:00 p.m. CT 2/28/12 at DAL L, OVERALL Lost 1 3/20/13 at DAL 7:00 p.m. CT HOME Lost 1 ROAD Won 1 SERIES NOTES: The Nets snapped a five-game losing streak against the Mavericks with a win at Dallas on 2/28/12 Dirk Nowitzki (team-high 24 points and team-high-tying 10 rebounds) and Brendan Haywood (18 points and 10 boards) both recorded double-doubles for Dallas in the loss Jason Terry (12), Shawn Marion (11) and Rodrigue Beaubois (11) also scored in double figures for the Mavericks on 2/28/12 The Mavericks had won 12 straight at home against the Nets prior to the loss (it was the Nets first victory in Dallas since 3/2/00, when they defeated the Mavericks, ) The game at Dallas on 2/28/12 marked the only meeting between the Mavericks and the Nets in The last two showdowns between the two teams have each been decided by a single point (the Mavericks defeated the Nets, 87-86, at New Jersey on 1/22/11) The Mavericks have won 19 of the last 23 overall matchups with the Nets, despite dropping the most recent meeting in Dallas on 2/28/12 In the Mavericks last road meeting with the Nets at New Jersey on 1/22/11, Nowitzki rolled home a seven-foot jumper with 6.0 seconds remaining that proved to be the game-winner (Dallas won 87-86). CONNECTIONS: Mavericks swingman Vince Carter played four-and-a-half seasons with the Nets from Nets point guard Deron Williams hails from The Colony, Texas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle played one season with the Nets in before taking an assistant coaching position with the franchise...in 1994, Carlisle joined the assistant coaching staff in Portland under then Blazers head coach P.J. Carlesimo, who is currently the interim head coach of the Nets Nets assistant coaches Mario Ellie ( ) and Popeye Jones ( ) both served as assistants in Dallas Nets swingman Jerry Stackhouse played five seasons for the Mavericks from and averaged 12.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 25.7 minutes in 246 games (40 starts) Nets forward Kris Humphries played part of the season with Dallas Mavericks forward Brandan Wright played part of the season with the Nets Mavericks guard Anthony Morrow played two seasons with the Nets from Morrow was traded by the Nets to Atlanta on 7/12/12, in the deal that sent Joe Johnson to the Nets Johnson was a teammate of Mavericks forward Shawn Marion in Phoenix for three-and-a-half seasons from Mavericks big man Elton Brand was born in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. and attended Peekskill High School Brand was selected as New York State Mr. Basketball as a senior. MILWAUKEE 95, DALLAS 90 FEBRUARY 26, 2013 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #56 (25-31) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS MIL DAL PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki recorded his sixth career 20-point, 20-rebound game with a team-high 21 points (8-16 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) to go along with a game-high 20 rebounds, three assists and two steals in 35 minutes. Elton Brand posted his seventh double-double of the season with 12 points (6-8 FGs), TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST MIL Ellis 22 Sanders 13 Ellis 9 DAL Nowitzki 21 Nowitzki 20 Collison 8 14 rebounds (7 OR) and three blocks in 25 minutes off the bench. Darren Collison recorded 12 points, seven rebounds and a team-high eight assists in 37 minutes. O.J. Mayo (18), Shawn Marion (10) and Brandan Wright (10) also scored in double figures for Dallas in the loss. Monta Ellis tallied a game-high 22 points to go along with a game-high nine assists and six steals in 44 minutes for Milwaukee. Larry Sanders had a double-double with 13 points and 13 boards. NOTABLES: The Mavericks began the game on an 11-0 run Dallas led, 13-2, but Milwaukee used an 18-8 run (from the 6:52 mark of the first quarter through the 10:24 mark of the second period) to get to within one (21-20) The Mavericks used a 14-2 run (from the 6:43 mark of the second quarter through the 3:59 mark of the period) to turn a two-point deficit (29-27) into a 10-point advantage (41-31) The Bucks responded with a 10-0 spurt to knot the game at with 1:57 remaining in the second Dallas then scored seven unanswered points to go up, But Milwaukee s Mike Dunleavy hit a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in the quarter to cut the Mavericks lead to five (49-44) going into the half Milwaukee opened the third quarter on a 15-7 run and turned a five-point halftime deficit (49-44) into a three-point advantage (59-56) Dallas trailed, 66-62, with 4 minutes remaining in the third quarter, but outscored Milwaukee 8-0 in the final 3:14 of the period and took a four-point lead (70-66) into the fourth Dallas led, 88-83, with just over 3 minutes to go in regulation, but Milwaukee closed the game on a 12-2 run en route to a win The Mavericks outrebounded the Bucks, Dallas outscored Milwaukee in the paint, in transition and 13-9 in second-chance opportunities Dallas committed 20 turnovers (for 19 points), while Milwaukee recorded only 12 giveaways (for 11 points). L.A. LAKERS 103, DALLAS 99 FEBRUARY 24, 2013 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #55 (25-30) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS LAL DAL PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki tallied a team-high 30 points (11-19 FGs, 4-4 3FGs, 4-5 3FGs) to go along with a game-high-tying 13 rebounds and three steals in 39 minutes. Vince Carter (15) and Elton Brand (14) combined for 29 points off the Mavericks bench. Brand added TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST LAL Bryant 38 Howard 13 Bryant 7 DAL Nowitzki 30 Nowitzki 13 Collison & M. James 4 eight boards in 29 minutes. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant totaled a game-high 38 points (13-21 FGs, 4-5 3FGs, 8-10 FTs), including 14 on 5-of-5 shooting in the fourth quarter, to go along with 12 rebounds and a game-high seven assists in 38 minutes. Former Maverick Steve Nash contributed 20 points and four assists for Los Angeles in the win. NOTABLES: The Mavericks trailed by six (53-47) with less than 3 minutes remaining in the second quarter, but closed the period on a 7-1 run and knotted the score at 54 going into the half Los Angeles used a 16-5 run (from the 10:51 mark of the third quarter through the 6:05 mark of the period) to turn a five-point deficit (59-54) into a six-point advantage (70-64) Dallas responded with a 7-0 spurt (capped by a Dirk Nowitzki 3-pointer) to go back up by one (71-70)...But the Lakers closed the third period on a 9-4 run and led after three The Mavericks led, 90-87, but the Lakers used a 7-0 run (from the 5:48 mark of the fourth quarter through the 3:05 mark of the period) to go up by four (94-90) Los Angeles then led for the remainder of the contest Dallas outscored Los Angeles in the paint and 16-1 in second-chance opportunities The Lakers outshot the Mavericks 52 percent (13-of-25) to 44.4 percent (8-of-18) from beyond the arc The game saw 10 ties and 20 lead changes The Lakers largest lead was six, while the Mavericks largest advantage was five DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 3

4 MAVERICKS QUICK STATS TEAM STATS The Mavericks recorded a season-high 56 rebounds against the Bucks on 2/26 (Dallas outrebounded Milwaukee, 56-39). Dallas grabbed 50-plus boards for the second time in its last five games (51 vs. Sacramento) and the sixth time this season. Sixteen of Dallas 56 rebounds vs. Milwaukee on 2/26 came on the offensive end. The 16 offensive boards tied a season-high (16 vs. Toronto 11/7). The Mavericks recorded 11 steals against the Lakers on 2/24. It marked the second time in their last four games that the Mavericks recorded double-digit steals (season-high-tying 12 vs. Sacramento 2/13). Dallas handed out 20-plus assists in 21 straight games from 1/5-2/22. It was the Mavericks longest such streak since 1/27-3/30/11, when they recorded 20-plus assists in 30 straight games. Dallas dished out 32 assists in the win over Orlando on 2/20. It was the Mavericks second-highest assist total of season (33 vs. Minnesota 1/14). It was also Dallas fourth game with 30-plus dimes this year (3-1 record). The Mavericks outscored the Magic in the first quarter on 2/20. The 42 first-quarter points were the most by the Mavericks in any quarter this season (previous high: 40 points in second quarter vs. Washington 11/14). Prior to the game against Orlando on 2/20, the most points Dallas scored in an opening quarter this year was 39 at Houston on 12/8 (outscored Houston in the first quarter). The Mavericks defeated the Warriors by 25 points (116-91) on 2/9. It was Dallas second-largest margin of victory in a game this season (defeated Charlotte by 27, , on 11/3). Two games later (on 2/13), Dallas beat Sacramento by 23 ( ), which was tied for Dallas third-largest margin of victory in a game this year (won by 23 two other times). The Mavericks shot 50 percent (42-of-84) from the field at Portland on 1/29. Dallas shot 50-plus percent from the floor for the third time in its last four games, including the second straight. The Mavericks are 10-2 this season when they shoot 50-plus percent from the field. The Mavericks played their ninth overtime game of the year against Oklahoma City on 1/18, which marked the franchise record for the most overtime games in a season (previous most: 8 overtime games in , and ). It came in just Dallas 41 st game of the season. The Mavericks are 15-6 this season when they hold their opponent to under 100 points. The Mavericks are 22-8 this season when they shoot at least 45 percent from the field. INDIVIDUAL STATS Dirk Nowitzki has 8,590 career field goals and needs two baskets to pass Larry Bird (8,591) for 21 st place on the NBA s all-time field goals made list. Elgin Baylor ranks 20 th all-time with 8,693 career field goals. Dirk Nowitzki recorded his second straight double-double (second of the season, 371 st career) with 21 points (8-16 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), a season-high 20 rebounds, three assists and two steals in 35 minutes vs. Milwaukee on 2/26. Nowitzki is averaging 25.3 points and 13.3 rebounds over his last three games (at New Orleans 2/22-vs. Milwaukee 2/26). He is shooting 55.8 percent (29-of-52) from the field and 70 percent (7-of-10) from 3-point range in that span. Dirk Nowitzki is averaging 21.5 points and 10.7 rebounds over his last six games (vs. Atlanta 2/11-vs. Milwaukee 2/26). He is shooting 53.4 percent (47-of-88) from the field and 64.7 percent (11-of-17) from deep in that stretch. Shawn Marion has 2,499 career offensive rebounds. He needs one offensive board to become the 40 th player in NBA history with at least 2,500. Shawn Marion has 1,612 career steals and needs four thefts to tie Rod Strickland (1,616) for 25 th place on the NBA s all-time steals list. Elton Brand posted his seventh double-double of the season (403 rd career) with 12 points (6-8 FGs) and a season-high 14 rebounds (7 OR) in 25 minutes vs. Milwaukee on 2/26. His previously recorded a then season-high 13 rebounds on two occasions. It was his 11 th double-digit rebounding effort of the season. Brand is averaging 14.0 points and 8.5 rebounds over his last four games (vs. Orlando 2/20-vs. Milwaukee 2/26). He is shooting 57.1 percent (24-of-42) from the field in that span. Darren Collison had 12 points, a season-high seven rebounds and eight assists in 37 minutes vs. Milwaukee (2/26). It marked just the third time in his career that Collison recorded those numbers (18 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists vs. Milwaukee 11/25/09; 18 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists vs. Indiana 2/19/10). Brandan Wright recorded 10 points (4-5 FGs) in just 11 minutes vs. Milwaukee on 2/26. It was his 14 th double-digit scoring effort of the season. Dirk Nowitzki tallied his first double-double of the season (370 th career) with a season-high 30 points (11-19 FGs, 4-4 3FGs, 4-5 FTs) to go along with 13 rebounds and a season-high-tying three steals in 39 minutes vs. the L.A. Lakers on 2/24 (his previous high scoring game this year was 26 points at Portland 1/29). It was his 224 th career 30-point game (first since 4/18/12, 35 vs. Houston). It was also his 107 th career 30-point, 10-rebound game. Vince Carter recorded 22 points (7-13 FGs, 5-7 3FGs, 3-3 FTs) to go along with a season-high-tying nine rebounds and two steals in 29 minutes off the bench at New Orleans on 2/22. He scored Dallas final 11 points of the first quarter, and also hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter that put Dallas up and proved to be the game-winner. It was Carter s seventh game with 20-plus points this season (5-2 record). Elton Brand scored 15 of his team-high-tying 17 points in the first half against the Magic on 2/20. It was the most points he s scored in any half this season (previous high: 14 points in the first half vs. Minnesota 1/14). The 17-point outing was tied for Brand s second-highest scoring game of the year (he had 17 points on two other occasions). The Mavericks improved to 3-1 this season when he scores 17-plus points in a game. Mike James recorded a season-high 12 points (5-9 FGs, 2-5 3FGs) and added four assists in 17 minutes vs. Orlando on 2/20. His previous high scoring game this year was 10 vs. Oklahoma City (1/18). Vince Carter went 6-of-9 from beyond the arc en route to a game-high 26 points vs. Sacramento on 2/13. He scored 17 points in the third quarter alone, which was the most points by a Mavericks player in any quarter this season. He added five rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes off the bench. The swingman s six treys against the Kings on 2/13 represented a season-high. Jae Crowder went 4-of-7 from the field (3-of-6 from behind the arc) against Sacramento on 2/13 and scored 11 points in 16 minutes off the bench. He tied a career-high with three treys (3 on two other occasions). The Mavericks are 7-3 this season when Crowder scores in double figures. Dallas is also 8-3 this year when he hits at least two triples in a game. Darren Collison tallied 18 points (7-12 FGs, 1-4 3FGs, 3-3 FTs), four rebounds and nine assists in 29 minutes vs. Sacramento (2/13). Collison, who had 14 points, five rebounds and 10 assists in the previous game vs. Atlanta (2/11), finished one assist shy of his second consecutive double-double. He totaled 32 points, nine rebounds and 19 assists in the two-game span against Atlanta and Sacramento. Darren Collison registered his third double-double of the season (24 th career) with 14 points, five rebounds and a game-high 10 assists in 33 minutes vs. Atlanta on 2/11. He had at least 10 points and 10 assists in a game for the first time since 11/5 vs. Portland (he recorded back-to-back double-doubles on 11/3 and 11/5). Shawn Marion registered his 12 th double-double of the season (fourth in his last five games) with a season-high 26 points (11-16 FGs, 2-3 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) to go along with a game-high-tying 11 rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes vs. Golden State on 2/9. His previous high scoring game was 23 points, which he recorded DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 4

5 at Oklahoma City on 2/4. The 26-point effort marked his third-highest scoring game as a Maverick (he scored 29 points on two occasions with Dallas). He recorded his 12 th double-double of the season (416 th career) in Dallas 50 th game of the year. It tied his highest double-double total for any season with the Mavericks. Marion scored 20-plus points for the second time in his last three games (fourth time this season). Dallas improved to 3-1 on the year when he scores at least 20. It was his second 20-point, 10-rebound game of the year (195 th career). He had 20 points and 10 boards at Orlando on 1/20. Prior to the game at Orlando on 1/20, Marion hadn t recorded a 20-point, 10-rebound game since 4/6/11 vs. Denver (21 points and 10 rebounds). Marion s 26-point, 11-rebound effort against the Warriors was also his 83 rd career 25/10 game, but his first since 3/12/11 vs. the L.A. Lakers (25 points and 12 rebounds). It was Marion s third 25/10 game with the Mavericks. He scored 18-plus points for the eighth time in his last 14 games. O.J. Mayo totaled a game-high 28 points (11-14 FGs, 3-4 3FGs, 3-3 FTs), including 20 in the first half, to go along with four rebounds and five assists in 40 minutes vs. Portland on 2/6. It was the second time this season he scored at least 20 points in the opening half of a game (22 in first half at Houston 12/8). It was also the third time he scored at least 20 in any half this year (he had 24 in the second half vs. Detroit 12/1). Mayo scored 25-plus points for the 11 th time this season (8-3 record). He tallied 20-plus points for the third time in his last four games (20 th time this season). It was his highest scoring game since 1/2 at Miami (30 points), and his highest scoring game in a win since 12/8 at Houston (career-high-tying 40 points). He led Dallas in scoring for the 23 rd time this year. Shawn Marion registered his ninth double-double of the season with 18 points (8-11 FGs, 2-4 FTs) and a season-high 17 rebounds (4 OR) in 35 minutes at Golden State on 1/31. Marion s previous high rebounding game this year was 14 at Washington on 1/1. Rodrigue Beaubois scored a season-high 19 points (6-8 FGs, 2-3 3FGs, 5-5 FTs) in 16 minutes against San Antonio on 1/25 (previous high: 11 points in seasonopener at the L.A. Lakers 10/30). It was his highest scoring game since 3/13/12 vs. Washington (19 points). Vince Carter currently has 1,198 steals and needs two for 1,200 in his career. He also has 696 blocks and needs four for 700. Vince Carter tallied a team-high 29 points (10-17 FGs, 4-8 3FGs, 5-7 FTs) in 32 minutes vs. Oklahoma City on 1/18. It was the most points he s scored as a Maverick (previous high: 25 vs. New York 11/21/12). It was also Carter s highest scoring game since 3/8/11 vs. Houston (had 32 with Phoenix). Darren Collison recorded a game-high 23 points (7-11 FGs, 1-1 3FGs, 8-8 FTs) to go along with a game-high-tying nine assists and a game-high three steals in 36 minutes vs. Minnesota on 1/14. It was his fifth 20-point effort of the season and his second in his last four games (22 at L.A. Clippers 1/9). O.J. Mayo recorded his first double-double of the season (third career) with a team-high 24 points (8-15 FGs, 1-4 3FGs, 7-8 FTs), including 18 in the second half and four in overtime, to go along with a season-high (game-high-tying) 10 rebounds and a game-high-tying five assists in 41 minutes at Sacramento on 1/10. Chris Kaman posted his second double-double of the season (165 th career) with 14 points (6-13 FGs, 2-2 FTs), 10 rebounds, two assists and three blocks in 28 minutes at Miami on 1/2. It was his third double-digit rebounding effort of the season. It was also his fourth game with three-plus blocks (second straight). O.J. Mayo tallied a team-high 30 points (12-21 FGs, FGs, 2-2 FTs) to go along with three rebounds, six assists and two steals in a game-high 46 minutes at Miami on 1/2. It was his fourth 30-point effort of the year (12 th of his career). Mayo did not have one 30-point outing in 66 games with Memphis last season. MAVERICKS NOTES Statistical research assistance provided by the Elias Sports Bureau DIRK TURNS BACK THE CLOCK WITH PERFORMANCE: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki totaled 21 points (8-16 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) and a seasonhigh 20 rebounds in 35 minutes against Milwaukee on 2/26/13. It was his first game since 4/3/03 vs. the L.A. Lakers (25 points and 22 rebounds), an NBArecord span of nine years and 329 days between efforts (points with rebounds or assists). It was Nowitzki s sixth career game. It was also his seventh game with 20-plus rebounds, and his first since 12/27/07 (20 rebounds). BLOCK PARTY: The Mavericks set a franchise record with 17 blocked shots at New Orleans on 2/22/13 (previous high: 16 vs. Portland 4/7/98). Bernard James accounted for seven of Dallas 17 blocks. Shawn Marion had three, while O.J. Mayo, Elton Brand and Brandan Wright each had two. Jae Crowder also had a rejection off the bench for Dallas. SARGE S SEVEN SWATS: Mavericks rookie center Bernard James blocked a career-high seven shots in just 15 minutes of action at New Orleans on 2/22/13 (his previous high block total was 4 on two occasions). He became the first Mavericks rookie in franchise history to record seven blocks in a game (Kurt Nimphius had 6 as a rookie in and Roy Tarpley had 6 as a first-year player in ). Since the NBA began tracking blocked shots in 1973, only three other players had at least seven swats while playing less than 16 minutes in a game: Caldwell Jones (1977), Manute Bol (twice: 1988 and 1992) and Sam Bowie (1992). Prior to James, the last Maverick to have seven blocks in a game was Brandan Wright at Houston on 3/24/12. VINSANITY ON THE ALL-TIME SCORING LIST: Mavericks swingman Vince Carter currently ranks 28 th all-time in scoring with 21,849 career points. Clyde Drexler ranks 27 th with 22,195 career points. Carter passed Hal Greer (21,586) for 30 th place on the all-time scoring list at Sacramento on 1/10/13. He dropped 23 points (5-13 FGs, FTs) in 34 minutes on 1/10/13. Carter made a pair of free throws at the 41.9-second mark of overtime that gave him 23 points for the game and 21,587 for his career (the exact point total he needed to pass Greer going into the game). In the Mavericks next meeting with the Kings on 2/13/13, Carter moved into 29 th place on the all-time scoring list. He went 6-of-9 from beyond the arc against Sacramento on 2/13/13 and scored 26 points in 23 minutes. With his sixth trey at the 2.9-second mark of the third quarter, he passed Larry Bird (21,791) for 29 th place on the all-time scoring list. The triple gave him 21,794 career points. He made three straight treys to close the third quarter and scored the final nine points of the period. Vinsanity went 5-of-7 from deep in the third quarter alone and scored 17 of his game-high 26 points (9-15 FGs, 6-9 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) in the period. Carter next passed Gary Payton (21,813) for 28 th place on the all-time scoring list at New Orleans on 2/22/13. He went 5-of-7 from beyond the arc on 2/22/13 and scored 22 points (7-13 FGs, 5-7 3FGs, 3-3 FTs) in 29 minutes. Carter tied Payton for 28 th place with a triple at the 4:15 mark of the first quarter (the trey gave him 21,813 career points). He then passed The Glove with a three-point play at the 1:03 mark of the first quarter (which put him at 21,816 career points). Carter scored the Mavericks final 11 points of the first quarter at New Orleans (2/22/13). He also hit a goahead 3-pointer with 6.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter that put Dallas up and proved to be the game-winner (Dallas won ). Carter averaged 20- plus points for 10 consecutive seasons from CARTER HITTING THE 3-BALL: Mavericks swingman Vince Carter has made a team-high pointers this season ( ,.404). He made 74 treys in 61 games with Dallas in (74-205,.361). Carter is shooting 40.4 percent from 3-point range this year, which is the best he s shot from deep since the season (shot.406, , with Toronto/New Jersey). Carter made a season-high six 3-pointers against the Kings on 2/13/13 (he went 6-of-9 from beyond the arc, including 5-of-7 from deep in the third quarter alone). Carter s fourth trey (at the 1:08 mark of the third quarter) against Sacramento on 2/13/13 was the 1,600 th 3- pointer of his career. He became the 11 th player in NBA history with at least 1,600 career triples. His fifth trey (at the 27.9-second mark of the third quarter) against the Kings on 2/13/13 was his 100 th 3-pointer of the season. With his sixth triple at the 2.9-second mark of the third period against Sacramento on 2/13/13, he passed Larry Bird (21,791) for 29 th place on the NBA s all-time scoring list. Vinsanity has four games with at least five 3-pointers this season (3-1 record). He also has 11 games with four-plus triples on the year. Carter had only one game with four-plus treys all of last season (5-7, at Phoenix 1/30/12). Carter has made at least one trey in each of his last 14 games (vs. Oklahoma City 1/18/13-vs. L.A. Lakers 2/24/13). He also had a streak of 12 straight games with at least one 3-point basket earlier in DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 5

6 the year from 11/17-12/12/12. Prior to this year, the last time he had such a streak was from 12/10/10-1/22/11, when he hit at least one trey in 16 consecutive games. Carter shot 19-of-30 (.633) from deep over a four-game span from 2/11-2/22/13. He hit his 50 th 3-pointer of the season in Dallas 25 th game of the year (vs. Philadelphia 12/18/12). He currently has 1,612 career triples, which ranks 11 th all-time. Carter has passed Nick Van Exel (1,528), Tim Hardaway (1,542), Eddie Jones (1,546), Glen Rice (1,559), Philadelphia s Jason Richardson and the L.A. Lakers Kobe Bryant on the all-time triples list this season. BENCH PRODUCTION: The Mavericks are averaging a league-high 40.8 bench points per game this season (the L.A. Clippers rank second with 40.4 bench ppg). Dallas scored a season-high 64 bench-points against Sacramento on 2/13/13 (the Mavs bench outscored the Kings bench 64-25). Dallas has scored at least 50 points off the pine 10 times this season. The Mavericks ranked third in the NBA in bench scoring in (41.0 ppg) and led the league in bench scoring in (40.4 ppg). GETTING OUT ON THE BREAK: Dallas is averaging 17.2 fast break points per game this season, which ranks tied for third in the NBA. Dallas scored a season-high 35 fast break points vs. Detroit on 12/1/12. FREE POINTS: The Mavericks are shooting 79.7 percent from the line this season, which ranks third in the NBA. Dallas ranked ninth in the league in free throw percentage in (.771). The Mavericks led the league in free throw percentage in , , , and COLLISON CONVERTING AT THE LINE: Mavericks point guard Darren Collison is shooting a career-high 90.1 percent from the charity stripe this season (ranks fourth in the NBA). He made a career-high 41 consecutive free throws from 1/18-2/26/13 (his previous high streak was 27 straight in March 2011). Collison s steak began at the 30.5-second mark of the second quarter versus Oklahoma City on 1/18/13, when he made the second of two free throw attempts. He then made his next 40 foul shots, before missing the second of two free throw attempts at the 9:04 mark of the third quarter against Milwaukee on 2/26/13. BALANCED SCORING: The Mavericks are 12-6 this season when they have at least six players with 10-plus points in a game. Dallas had six-plus players in double figures seven times all of last year (5-2 record). Dallas had a season-high-tying seven players in double figures at Orlando on 1/20/13 (also had seven in double digits at Boston on 12/12/12). The Mavericks did not have one game with seven players in double digits all of last season. CARLISLE S 500TH WIN: Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle recorded his 500 th career win against Portland on 2/6/13 (Dallas defeated Portland ). He became the 28 th coach in NBA history to reach the 500-win mark. Carlisle, who recorded his 500 th victory in his 853 rd game (went ,.586, in his first 853 games), became the 11 th -fastest coach in NBA history (of the 28) to reach the milestone. His 500 th career victory was his 219 th win with the Mavericks (he went ,.607, in his first 361 games with the club). Carlisle joined the Mavericks on May 9, 2008, after spending two seasons with the Pistons ( ) and four seasons with the Pacers ( ). He went (.610) with Detroit and (.552) with Indiana. PORTLAND CAN T HOLD THE MAYO: Mavericks guard O.J. Mayo appeared in his 350 th career game against Portland on 2/6/13 and went 11-of-14 (.786) from the field en route to a game-high 28 points. It was the second-best shooting night of Mayo s career. His best shooting performance came against Boston on 3/10/10 when he went 7-of-8 (.875) from the floor. Mayo shot 8-of-9 (.889) from the field in the first half against Portland (2/6/13) and scored 20 of his 28 points before intermission. Mayo is averaging 25.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists in three games (three starts) against the Blazers in He is shooting 68.3 percent (28-of-41) from the field, 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from 3-point range and 80 percent (8-of-10) from the line against Portland this season. 6,000-PLUS THROWS FOR DIRK: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has shot 6,083-of-6,936 (.877) from the line for his career. Nowitzki went 2-for-2 from the line at Oklahoma City on 12/27/12, giving him exactly 6,000 career free throws. He became the 18 th player in NBA history with at least 6,000 made free throws. He also became one of only four 7-footers to reach the milestone (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, David Robinson). Nowitzki went 8-of-9 from the line against Oklahoma City on 1/18/13 and passed Dominique Wilkins (6,031) for 17 th place on the NBA s all-time free throws made list. With his first free throw of the game (6,036 th career) at Orlando on 1/20/13, he passed David Robinson (6,035) for 16 th place on the all-time list. With his seventh free throw (6,058 th career) at the 11:06 mark of the fourth quarter against Golden State on 2/9/13, Nowitzki passed Wilt Chamberlain (6,057) for 15 th place on the all-time free throws made list. Bob Pettit ranks 14 th all-time with 6,182 career free throws. Nowitzki is one of two players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, eight rebounds and shoot 80 percent from the line for a career (Larry Bird). MARION AND BRAND CONTROL THE PAINT AGAINST PHOENIX: Mavericks forward Shawn Marion recorded a game-high 11 rebounds and four blocks in Dallas win at Phoenix on 2/1/13, while big man Elton Brand had 10 rebounds and four blocks. It marked only the second time in the last 20 years that two Mavericks teammates recorded at least 10 boards and four blocks in a game. Dirk Nowitzki (11 rebounds and five blocks) and Erick Dampier (12 rebounds and six blocks) did it for Dallas against Utah on 11/3/09. Marion and Brand combined for eight blocks against Phoenix, while the entire Suns team finished with only seven. RUN-DMC: Darren Michael Collison scored in double figures in a career-best 16 consecutive games from 12/23/12-1/25/13 (his previous high double-figure scoring streak was 15 straight games from 2/5-3/8/10). During the 16-game stretch, he averaged 14.9 points while shooting 53.6 percent (90-of-168) from the field, 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from 3-point range and 91.5 percent (43-of-47) from the line. Though his double-figure scoring streak came to an end on 1/25/13, Collison continued his hot outside shooting through the beginning of February. In a 23-game stretch from 12/23/12-2/9/13, Collison went 24-of-42 (.571) from 3-point range. MARION MILESTONES: Mavericks forward Shawn Marion appeared in his 1,000 th career regular-season game against Phoenix on 1/27/13 and tallied a game-hightying 18 points to go along with a game-high nine rebounds, five assists and a steal in 30 minutes. Marion, who played the first 660 games of his career in Phoenix from , became the 107 th player in NBA history to reach the 1,000-game plateau. It was one of several milestones he achieved this year. Marion grabbed his 9,000 th career rebound at Toronto on 12/14/12, becoming the 45 th player in NBA history with at least 9,000 boards. He eclipsed the 16,000-point mark against Philadelphia on 12/18/12, becoming the 95 th player in league history with at least 16,000 career points. Marion joined Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone and Kevin Garnett as the only players in NBA history with at least 16,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 1,500 steals and 1,000 blocks. He recorded his 1,600 th career steal at Portland on 1/29/13, becoming the 27 th player in NBA history with at least 1,600 career thefts. He also hit his 700 th career 3-pointer against Golden State on 11/19/12 and recorded his 6,500 th career made field goal against the L.A. Lakers on 11/24/12. Marion currently has 2,499 career offensive rebounds and needs one offensive board to become the 40 th player in NBA history with at least 2, DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 6

7 FIVE STRAIGHT GAMES WITH SIX-PLUS MAVS IN DOUBLE FIGURES: The Mavericks had at least six players score in double figures in five consecutive games from 1/12-1/20/13. The Mavericks went 4-1 in those games, with their only loss coming against Oklahoma City in overtime on 1/18/13. It marked only the second time in franchise history that Dallas had at least six players score 10-plus points in five straight games (Dallas had six-plus players in double figures in six straight games from 4/5-4/13/86). The Mavericks streak came to an end against San Antonio on 1/25/13 when they finished with five players in double figures (two players finished with eight points for Dallas). BIG NIGHT FROM MAVS BACKCOURT: Mavericks point guard Darren Collison tallied a game-high 23 points (7-11 FGs, 1-1 3FGs, 8-8 FTs) to go along with a game-high-tying nine assists in 36 minutes versus Minnesota on 1/14/13. Mavericks shooting guard O.J. Mayo scored 20 points (8-11 FGs, 3-4 3FGs, 1-1 FTs) and handed out nine assists against the Timberwolves. It marked only the fifth time in franchise history that the Mavericks had two players with at least 20 points and nine assists in the same game (Mark Aguirre and Derek Harper did it in 1988, Jason Kidd and George McCloud in 1996, Michael Finley and Robert Pack in 1999 and Steve Nash and Tim Hardaway in 2002). What s more, it was just the second time in team history that the Mavericks starting guards recorded at least 20 points and nine assists in the same game. Michael Finley (33 points and 10 assists) and Robert Pack (24 points and 11 assists) did it for Dallas against Phoenix on 12/11/99. Collison and Mayo shot a combined 15-of-22 (.682) from the field, 4-of-5 (.800) from deep and 9-of-9 (1.000) from the line against Minnesota. Mayo also recorded seven rebounds and two steals, and Collison added a game-high three steals. Dallas was plus-30 with Mayo in the game and plus-27 with Collison on the floor. The Mavericks guards had another big night later in the year versus Golden State on 2/9/13, when they combined for 37 points and 17 assists. Mayo recorded 19 points and a game-high nine assists against the Warriors, while Collison had 18 points and eight dimes. Mayo recorded a plus-minus rating of plus-24 against the Warriors, while Collison had a plus-minus rating of plus-22. SCORING THE ROCK: The Mavericks are averaging points per game this year, which ranks seventh in the NBA. The Mavericks have not finished a season ranked in the top 10 in scoring since when they averaged points per game (ranked 9 th in the league). The Mavericks are 22-9 this season when they score 100-plus points, including 12-2 when they score 110-plus points. The Mavericks defeated the Bobcats on 11/3/12. It was their highest scoring game since 3/10/11 (defeated New York ). Dallas also posted a 123-point scoring effort against Sacramento on 2/13/13 (defeated Sacramento ). The most points the Mavericks scored in a game in was 122 at Phoenix on 1/30/12 (defeated the Suns ). Dallas ranked 19 th in the league in scoring in (95.8 ppg). DC DROPS 32 AT OKC: Mavericks point guard Darren Collison tallied a season-high 32 points (13-22 FGs, 4-4 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) to go along with five rebounds, four assists and four steals in 40 minutes in the overtime-loss at Oklahoma City on 12/27/12. He went a perfect 4-for-4 from deep. It marked just the second time in his career that he made four 3-pointers in a game (4-5,.800, vs. Denver 11/9/10). The 32-point effort was tied for the second-highest scoring game of his career (32 at San Antonio 3/5/10). He finished three points shy of his career-high of 35 (which he achieved at Dallas on 2/28/10). He recorded his fourth career 30-point game. Collison forced overtime with a hurried, off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer. The triple gave him 30 points for the game and knotted the game at HE S BAAACK!: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki made his season debut at San Antonio on 12/23/12, after missing Dallas first 27 games recovering from arthroscopic right knee surgery. Nowitzki appeared as a reserve at San Antonio and recorded eight points (3-4 FGs, 1-1 3FGs, 1-2 FTs) and six rebounds in 20 minutes. He came off the bench for the first time since 2/5/10 at Minnesota. Nowitzki appeared as a reserve in each of his first six games of the season (at San Antonio 12/23/12-at Miami 1/2/13). He made his first start of the year against New Orleans on 1/5/13 and recorded 20 points and six rebounds in 34 minutes. Nowitzki also had 20 points in Dallas next game at Utah on 1/7/13. The big German had 26 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, in 34 minutes at Portland on 1/29/13. He dropped 24 points against Atlanta on 2/11/13, and had 25 points at New Orleans on 2/22/13. Nowitzki poured in a season-high 30 points (11-19 FGs, 4-4 3FGs, 4-5 FTs) to go along with 13 rebounds and three steals in 39 minutes against the Lakers on 2/24/13. He then posted a 21-point, 20-rebound effort versus Milwaukee on 2/26/13. Nowitzki has seven games with 20-plus points on the year. Nowitzki missed two games due to a right adductor strain (at Golden State 1/31/13-at Phoenix 2/1/13). The Mavericks are (.448) without Nowitzki in the lineup this season. Dallas is (.500) all-time when he doesn t play. A-MAYO-ZING PERFORMANCE: Mavericks guard O.J. Mayo poured in a career-high-tying 40 points (15-26 FGs, 6-9 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) to go along with a team-high eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in 42 minutes in Dallas win at Houston on 12/8/12 (he also had 40 in a loss at Denver on 11/1/09 while with Memphis). Mayo scored 16 points in the first quarter and also had 16 in the fourth, including 12 of Dallas final 14 points of the game (10 in the last 3 minutes). He went 6-of-9 from the floor in the fourth, including 2-of-2 from deep. Mayo s layup with 21.2 seconds remaining put him at 40 points for the game (and 5,001 for his career). Mayo outdueled Houston s James Harden, who finished with a team-high 39 points on the night. He outscored Harden 16-3 in the fourth quarter. Only one other Mavericks starting guard in the last 18 seasons has scored 40-plus points in a game: Michael Finley dropped 42 at Detroit on 11/27/02. Mayo totaled 30-plus points for the third time in Dallas first 20 games of the season (he had 30 vs. Charlotte on 11/3/12 and 32 vs. Portland on 11/5/12). Before Mayo, no starting guard had even reached that plateau in a game for Dallas since Jason Terry on 2/8/10 (36 at Golden State). Mayo also became the first Maverick other than Dirk Nowitzki to score 40 points in a game since Rodrigue Beaubois tallied 40 off the bench at Golden State on 3/27/10. O.J. TREY-O: Mavericks guard O.J. Mayo is shooting a career-best 40.3 percent (106-of-263) from deep this season. The highest 3-point field goal percentage Mayo has posted for a season was 38.4 percent (career highs of FGs) in Mayo shot 56.8 percent ( FGs) from beyond the arc through the first 13 games of the season (at L.A. Lakers 10/30/12-vs. New York 11/21/12). He made a career-high seven treys (7-10 3FGs) vs. Charlotte on 11/3/12 and hit his 500 th career triple at New York on 11/9/12. Mayo has four games with six-plus 3-pointers on the year (7-10, vs. Charlotte 11/3/12; 6-8, vs. Portland 11/5/12; 6-9, vs. Detroit 12/1/12; 6-9, at Houston 12/8/12). He had only two games with six treys in his career prior to the season. Dallas is also 13-6 this season when he hits at least three treys in a game. Mayo s first 3-pointer at Phoenix (12/6/12) was his 50 th of the season, making him the fastest Maverick to that milestone. He hit his 50 th trey in Dallas 19 th game of the year (he shot ,.510, from 3-point range through the first 19 games). Prior to Mayo, Jason Terry was the only Maverick to hit 50 threes in the first 20 team games of a season, having made his 50 th in the 20 th game of the season (on 12/6/07, exactly five years ago to the day). Mayo started each of Dallas first 19 games in His 19 personal games needed to reach the 50-triples mark is also the fewest ever by a Dallas player (Terry played in each of Dallas first 20 games in and was again the previous record holder). Mayo hit his 100 th 3-pointer in Dallas 50 th game of the season versus Golden State on 2/9/13. He made 100 treys in 66 games with Memphis last season ( ,.364). THE MAYO FACTOR: Mavericks guard O.J. Mayo has averaged 20.5 points on 52.3 percent shooting (.546 3FG) in Dallas 25 wins this season. Dallas is 8-3 this season in games in which he scored at least 25 points and 3-1 in games in which he scored at least 30. The Mavericks are also 14-9 in games in which Mayo was their leading scorer (includes ties), and that includes five overtime losses. Mayo has 20 games with 20-plus points this season (Dallas is 13-7 in those games), after he recorded only six 20-point efforts with Memphis all of last year. Dallas is 16-9 in games in which he scored 19-or-more points. Mayo is the only player that has appeared in every game for Dallas this season (he s started every game). He came off the bench in all 66 games for Memphis in DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 7