DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES NOVEMBER 12, 2017

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1 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD 10/18 vs. Atlanta L /20 vs. Sacramento L 0-2 Houston L /23 vs. Golden State L /25 vs. Memphis W 1-4 Memphis L /28 vs. Philadelphia L 1-6 Utah L 1-7 L.A. Clippers L /3 vs. New Orleans L 1-9 Minnesota L 1-10 Washington W /11 vs. Cleveland L 2-11 Oklahoma City 6:00 pm 11/14 vs. San Antonio 7:30 pm 11/17 vs. Minnesota 7:30 pm 11/18 vs. Milwaukee 8:00 pm 11/20 vs. Boston 7:30 pm Memphis 7:00 pm 11/25 vs. Oklahoma City 7:30 pm San Antonio 7:30 pm^ 11/29 vs. Brooklyn 7:30 pm 12/2 vs. L.A. Clippers 1:00 pm 12/4 vs. Denver 7:30 pm Boston 6:30 pm Milwaukee 7:00 pm Minnesota 6:00 pm 12/12 vs. San Antonio 8:30 pm# Golden State 9:30 pm& San Antonio 7:30 pm 12/18 vs. Phoenix 7:30 pm 12/20 vs. Detroit 7:30 pm Miami 7:00 pm Atlanta 6:30 pm 12/26 vs. Toronto 6:00 pm Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans 7:00 pm Oklahoma City 6:00 pm 1/3 vs. Golden State 7:30 pm 1/5 vs. Chicago 7:30 pm 1/7 vs. New York 6:00 pm 1/9 vs. Orlando 7:30 pm Charlotte 6:00 pm 1/13 vs. L.A. Lakers 1:00 pm Denver 8:00 pm Portland 9:00 pm 1/22 vs. Washington 7:30 pm 1/24 vs. Houston 7:00 pm# 1/26 vs. Portland 7:30 pm Denver 8:00 pm 1/29 vs. Miami 7:30 pm Phoenix 9:30 pm# Sacramento 9:00 pm L.A. Clippers 9:30 pm^ Golden State 9:30 pm 2/10 vs. L.A. Lakers 7:30 pm Houston 6:00 pm^ 2/13 vs. Sacramento 7:30 pm L.A. Lakers 9:30 pm# Utah 8:00 pm 2/26 vs. Indiana 7:30 pm 2/28 vs. Oklahoma City 7:30 pm Chicago 7:00 pm 3/4 vs. New Orleans 6:00 pm 3/6 vs. Denver 7:30 pm 3/10 vs. Memphis 7:30 pm 3/11 vs. Houston 6:00 pm New York 6:30 pm Toronto 6:30 pm Brooklyn 6:30 pm New Orleans 7:00 pm 3/22 vs. Utah 7:30 pm 3/24 vs. Charlotte 7:30 pm Sacramento 9:00 pm L.A. Lakers 9:30 pm 3/30 vs. Minnesota 7:30 pm Cleveland 5:00 pm^ 4/3 vs. Portland 7:30 pm Orlando 6:00 pm Detroit 6:00 pm Philadelphia 12:00 pm^ 4/10 vs. Phoenix 7:30 pm #ESPN; &TNT; ^NBA TV *Overtime Period; Game Times are CT The Mavericks point total is listed first under Score REGULAR-SEASON RECORD BY MONTH Oct. (1-7); Nov. (1-4); Dec. (0-0); Jan. (0-0); Feb. (0-0); Mar. (0-0); Apr. (0-0) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES NOVEMBER 12, 2017 DALLAS MAVERICKS (2-11) at OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (5-7) Regular Season Game #14 Road Game #7 Sunday, November 12, :00 p.m. CT Chesapeake Energy Arena (Oklahoma City, OK) FSSW ESPN FM Univision 1270 AM (Span.) Mavericks Media Pass: The Dallas Mavs Media Guide is available online at: PROBABLE STARTERS PLAYER / SEASON AVERAGES #23 WESLEY MATTHEWS F Marquette PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #40 HARRISON BARNES F North Carolina PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #41 DIRK NOWITZKI C Germany PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #11 YOGI FERRELL G Indiana PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #1 DENNIS SMITH JR. G North Carolina State PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG NOTES Last Game: 12 points (3-13 FGs, 2-9 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 41 minutes vs. CLE (11/11/17). Notes: 5 games with 15+ points 9 games with 10+ points is shooting 41.6% ( FGs) from deep 5 th -fastest player to 1,200 3s in NBA history. Last Game: 23 points (9-19 FGs, 2-5 3FGs, 3-4 FTs), 12 rebounds and 1 assist in 39 minutes vs. CLE (11/11/17). Notes: Season-high 31 points at WAS (11/7/17) career-high 7 3FGs vs. PHI (10/28/17) 2 double-doubles 6 games with 20+ points. Last Game: 14 points (6-9 FGs, 2-2 3FGs), 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in 25 minutes vs. CLE (11/11/17). Notes: In 20 th NBA season played in 1,400 th career game at MEM (10/26/17) became 6 th member of 30,000-point club vs. LAL (3/7/17). Last Game: 7 points (3-10 FGs, 1-4 3FGs), 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal in 36 minutes vs. CLE (11/11/17). Notes: Is shooting 39.2% ( FGs) from 3-point range NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2017) Western Conference Rookie of the Month (Feb. 2017). Last Game: 21 points (8-16 FGs, 2-6 3FGs, 3-4 FTs), 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 30 minutes vs. CLE (11/11/17). Notes: 1 double-double 2 games with 20+ points 5 games with 18+ points 1 game with 10+ assists 5 games with 7+ assists. Follow the Mavs Official Website: mavs.com Facebook: facebook.com/dallasmavs MAVERICKS RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OT OVERALL WESTERN EASTERN SOUTHWEST STREAKS Overall: Lost 1 Home: Lost 3 Road: Won 1 UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV Tues., Nov. 14 vs. SA 7:30 p.m. FSSW Fri., Nov. 17 vs. MIN 7:30 p.m. FSSW Sat., Nov. 18 vs. MIL 8:00 p.m. FSSW Mon., Nov. 20 vs. BOS 7:30 p.m. FSSW Wed., Nov. 22 at MEM 7:00 p.m. FSSW MAVERICKS BROADCAST INFORMATION: FOX Sports Southwest will televise 80 regular-season Mavs games with Mark Followill, Derek Harper and Jeff Skin Wade calling the action. TXA 21 will also carry one game (the Mavs road matchup with the Hawks on Dec. 23). ESPN FM (KESN) will broadcast every game with Chuck Cooperstein and Brad Davis on the call. Games can also be heard in Spanish on Univision 1270 AM (KFLC) with Victor Villalba providing the play-by-play. INJURY REPORT/PLAYER STATUS: Seth Curry (stress reaction, left tibia) is out; Devin Harris (bruised ribs) is questionable; Josh McRoberts (lower extremity injury) is out. PRONUNCIATIONS: Jose Juan Barea (ba-ray-ah); Gian Clavell (GEE-uhn cluh-vell); Maxi Kleber (CLEE-bah); Dirk Nowitzki (Na-VITskee); Salah Mejri (sah-lah MEZ-re); Johnathan Motley (MAHT-lee); Jeff Withey (WITH-ey). RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 10/16: Exercised the two-way player conversion option in the contract of G Gian Clavell 10/14: Waived G PJ Dozier, F Jameel Warney and G Maalik Wayns 10/13: Signed F Jameel Warney 10/13: Waived F Brandon Ashley 8/28: Signed C Nerlens Noel 8/21: Signed C Jeff Withey 8/9: Signed G Maalik Wayns 8/7: Signed G PJ Dozier 8/3: Signed F Brandon Ashley 8/1: Signed G Gian Clavell 7/20: Waived G/F Nicolas Brussino 7/13: Signed F Maxi Kleber 7/7: Acquired F/C Josh McRoberts, a future second pick and cash considerations from MIA in exchange for C A.J. Hammons 7/6: Re-signed F Dirk Nowitzki 7/5: Signed first round pick Dennis Smith Jr.7/3: Signed F Johnathan Motley to a two-way contract 6/29: Traded F Jarrod Uthoff to HOU in exchange for cash considerations 6/28: Traded G DeAndre Liggins to HOU in exchange for cash considerations 6/22: Selected G Dennis Smith Jr. in the first round (9 th overall pick) of the 2017 NBA Draft DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 1

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

3 TONIGHT S OPPONENT: OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER SEASON PPG OPP. PPG FG % 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG TO BPG MAVERICKS THUNDER SEASON VS. OKLAHOMA CITY SEASON VS. OKLAHOMA CITY SERIES HISTORY VS. OKLAHOMA CITY DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 11/12/17 at OKC 6:00 p.m. CT 1/26/17 at OKC L, OVERALL Lost 1 11/25/17 at DAL 7:30 p.m. CT 3/5/17 at DAL W, AT DAL Lost 1 12/31/17 at OKC 6:00 p.m. CT 3/27/17 at DAL L, AT OKC 5-11 Lost 3 2/28/18 at DAL 7:30 p.m. CT AT SEA Lost 1 SERIES NOTES: Oklahoma City has won six of the last seven regular-season meetings with Dallas The Thunder has taken three straight and nine of the last 11 regular-season matchups in Oklahoma City (Dallas is 5-11 all-time in regular-season games played in Oklahoma City) The Thunder has also won three of the last four regular-season showdowns in Dallas Oklahoma City took the season series, 2-1, after winning the rubber match, 92-91, at Dallas on 3/27/17 Harrison Barnes averaged 19.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.7 apg and 36.3 mpg in three games (all starts) against the Thunder last season Seth Curry averaged 16.5 ppg, 2.5 apg, 1.0 spg and 32.0 mpg in two games (both starts) against Oklahoma City in Nerlens Noel averaged 14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.0 spg, 1.0 bpg and 22.0 mpg in two games (one start) versus the Thunder last year Dirk Nowitzki averaged 13.0 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 2.5 apg and 27.5 mpg in two games (two starts) against Oklahoma City last season Oklahoma City has gone 10-2 against Dallas since the start of the season (Oklahoma City won the season series, 4-0, the 2016 first-round playoff series, 4-1, and the season series, 2-1). CONNECTIONS: Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle and Thunder head coach Billy Donovan were teammates on the New York Knicks in Mavericks assistant coach Larry Shyatt spent seven seasons as assistant under Billy Donovan at the University of Florida from , where the two won back-to-back NCAA championships together in 2006 and 2007 Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith played two seasons under Billy Donovan at UF from Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes teamed with Thunder forwards Carmelo Anthony and Paul George on the 2016 U.S. Olympic team that won gold in Rio Mavericks guard Seth Curry and Thunder forward Kyle Singler played one year of college ball together at Duke in (their coach at Duke, the legendary Mike Krzyzewski, coached Harrison Barnes, Carmelo Anthony and Paul George on Team USA in 2016) Harrison Barnes (Ames) and Thunder big man Nick Collison (Orange City) were both born in Iowa Thunder guard Raymond Felton played two seasons with Dallas ( ) and averaged 8.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 22.7 minutes in 109 games (34 starts) Felton led the Mavericks in games played (80) in Raymond Felton and Mavericks guard J.J. Barea were both born on the same day (June 26, 1984) Mavericks big man Dwight Powell and Thunder forward Josh Huestis were college teammates at Stanford University from Mavericks big man Nerlens Noel and Thunder forward Jerami Grant were teammates in Philadelphia from Thunder guard PJ Dozier appeared in four preseason games (one start) for Dallas in 2017, averaging 5.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 14.5 minutes Thunder assistant coach Adrian Griffin played two stints for the Mavericks ( and ). LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING: OKLAHOMA CITY 92, DALLAS 91 MARCH 27, 2017 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #73 (31-42) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS OKC DAL PLAYER NOTES: Six players scored in double figures for Dallas in the loss: Nerlens Noel (15), Wesley Matthews (15), Yogi Ferrell (13), Devin Harris (12), Harrison Barnes (10) and J.J. Barea (10). Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook posted game highs of 37 points (15-30 FGs, 2-9 TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST OKC Westbrook 37 Westbrook 13 Westbrook 10 DAL Matthews & Noel 15 Noel & Nowitzki 8 Barea 8 3FGs, 5-5 FTs), 13 rebounds and 10 assists to go along with two steals and six turnovers in 36 minutes. Westbrook had 16 of Oklahoma City s final 18 points (he scored 16 fourth-quarter points) and hit the game-winning jumper with 7.2 seconds left. Victor Oladipo (15) and Taj Gibson (13) were the only other Thunder players in double digits. NOTABLES: The Mavericks used a 22-4 run (from the 3:32 mark of the first quarter through the 6:50 mark of the second period) to turn a seven-point deficit (21-14) into an 11-point advantage (36-25) The Mavericks held the Thunder to just 10 points in the second quarter (Dallas outscored Oklahoma City in the second) and led by 15 (50-35) at the half The Thunder began the third quarter on a 20-6 run and trimmed the 15-point half-time deficit (50-35) down to one (56-55) The Mavericks responded with a 13-2 run to close the period and took a 12-point lead (69-57) into the fourth The Thunder trailed by 13 (91-78) with 3:31 to go in the fourth quarter, but closed the game on a 14-0 run en route to a win Russell Westbrook scored 12 of those final 14 points and hit the game-winning shot with 7.2 seconds left The Thunder outscored the Mavericks in the second half, including in the fourth quarter Oklahoma City outrebounded Dallas, The Mavericks recorded 23 assists on 33 made field goals, while the Thunder managed only 17 assists on 37 made baskets (Westbrook had 10 of Oklahoma City s 17 assists) Oklahoma City outscored Dallas in the paint, in second-chance points and 21-6 on the fast break The game saw two ties and four lead changes The Mavericks led by as many as 15, while the Thunder s largest lead was seven DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 3

4 NEXT OPPONENT: vs. SAN ANTONIO SPURS (11/14/17) SEASON VS. SAN ANTONIO SEASON VS. SAN ANTONIO SERIES HISTORY VS. SAN ANTONIO DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 11/14/17 at DAL 7:30 p.m. CT 11/21/16 at SA L, OVERALL Lost 1 11/27/17 at SA 7:30 p.m. CT 11/30/16 at DAL L, HOME Lost 4 12/12/17 at DAL 8:30 p.m. CT 1/29/17 at SA W, ROAD Won 1 12/16/17 at SA 7:30 p.m. CT 4/7/17 at DAL L, SERIES NOTES: All four meetings between Dallas and San Antonio in will occur before Christmas (two occur in November and two in December) The Spurs have taken eight of the last nine and 22 of the last 27 regular-season meetings between the two teams The Mavericks snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Spurs with a come-from-behind win at San Antonio on 1/29/17 (Dallas erased a second-quarter deficit to win, ) The Mavericks trailed by 10 (54-49) at halftime at San Antonio (1/29/17), but came back to defeat the Spurs by four ( ) It snapped the Spurs streak of 117 straight wins in home games that they led by at least 10 points at the half With the victory on 1/29/17, the Mavericks also ended a 12-game regular-season road losing streak against the Spurs (it was Dallas first regular-season win in San Antonio since 11/26/10, ) The Spurs have won four straight and eight of the last 10 regularseason showdowns in Dallas San Antonio took the season series, 3-1 Seth Curry averaged 20.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.0 spg and 33.3 mpg in three games (two starts) against the Spurs last season Wesley Matthews averaged 17.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.3 spg and 31.0 mpg in four games (all starts) against San Antonio in Curry (11-of-24,.458) and Matthews (10-of-23,.435) shot a combined 21-of-47 (.447) from deep against the Spurs last year Harrison Barnes averaged 16.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.3 apg and 33.8 mpg in four games (four starts) against San Antonio last season. CONNECTIONS: Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge was born in Dallas, attended Seagoville High School, and went on to play his college ball at the University of Texas Mavericks guard Wesley Matthews was born in San Antonio and his father, Wes Matthews, played for the Spurs in Wesley Matthews spent five seasons with LaMarcus Aldridge in Portland ( ) and one season with Spurs guard Patty Mills on the Trail Blazers ( ) Mavericks guard Seth Curry teamed with Spurs forward Rudy Gay on the Sacramento Kings in Mavericks Assistant VP of Basketball Operations Michael Finley played four-and-a-half seasons with San Antonio ( ) and was a member of the Spurs 2007 NBA championship team Mavericks guard Gian Clavell and Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon both attended Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colo.), while Spurs guard Derrick White and Mavericks assistant coach Jamahl Mosley both attended the University of Colorado (Boulder, Colo.) Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich also attended college in Colorado at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs The San Antonio Spurs franchise began as the Dallas Chaparrals of the ABA in CLEVELAND 111, DALLAS 104 NOVEMBER 11, 2017 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #13 (2-11) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS CLE DAL PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes posted his second double-double of the season with team highs of 23 points (9-19 FGs, 2-5 3FGs, 3-4 FTs) and 12 rebounds in 39 minutes. Dennis Smith Jr. totaled 21 points (8-16 FGs, 2-6 3FGs, 3-4 FTs), five rebounds, a game-high seven assists, two steals and a game-high two blocks in 30 minutes. Dirk Nowitzki (14) and Wesley Matthews (12) also scored in double figures for Dallas in the loss. Kevin Love (game highs of TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST CLE Love 29 Love 15 James 4 DAL Barnes 23 Barnes 12 Smith 7 29 points and 15 rebounds) and LeBron James (19 points and 11 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles for Cleveland in the win. J.R. Smith (17), Jae Crowder (15) and Kyle Korver (13) also scored 13-plus points for the Cavaliers. NOTABLES: Dallas began the game on a 16-6 run Cleveland responded with a 13-0 spurt to go up by three (19-16) with a little under 4 minutes remaining in the first quarter The Cavaliers led by three (29-23) after one The Mavericks outshot the Cavaliers 50 percent (12-of-24) to 31.2 percent (5-of-16) from the floor in the second period and outscored Cleveland in the frame The Cavaliers used a 15-2 run in the third quarter to turn a two-point deficit (64-62) into an 11-point advantage (77-66) Cleveland outscored Dallas in the third period and took a nine-point lead (83-74) into the fourth The Mavericks used a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to trim an 11- point deficit (91-80) down to one (91-90) with over 6 minutes left in the game Cleveland never relinquished the lead in the fourth however, and won by a final score of The Cavaliers outshot the Mavericks 38.7 percent (12-of-31) to 29.4 percent (10-of-34) from deep and 82.9 percent (29-of-35) to 76.2 percent (16-of-21) from the foul line Cleveland outrebounded Dallas, The Cavaliers committed 17 turnovers (for 13 points), while the Mavericks recorded only 11 giveaways (for eight points) Dallas outscored Cleveland on the fast break and in the paint The Cavaliers outscored the Mavericks 14-9 in second-chance opportunities The game saw six ties and 13 lead changes The Cavaliers led by as many as 12, while the Mavericks largest lead was 10. DALLAS 113, WASHINGTON 99 NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CAPITAL ONE ARENA WASHINGTON, DC GAME #12 (2-10) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS DAL WAS PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes poured in a game-high 31 points (11-18 FGs, 2-2 3FGs, 7-8 FTs) to go along with nine rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 39 minutes. Dennis Smith Jr. totaled 22 points, eight rebounds, a team-high eight assists and one steal in 32 minutes. Salah Mejri posted a double-double with 10 points (3-4 FGs, 4-6 FTs), a game-high 12 rebounds and a game-high five blocks in 25 TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST DAL Barnes 31 Mejri 12 Smith 8 WAS Beal & Wall 23 Frazier & Oubre 7 Wall 14 minutes off the Mavericks bench. Mejri single-handedly matched the block total produced by the entire Wizards team (5). J.J. Barea pitched in 10 points and six assists in 16 minutes off the Dallas bench. The Wizards starting backcourt of John Wall and Bradley Beal scored 23 points apiece in a losing effort. Wall added a game-high 14 assists in 37 minutes of action. NOTABLES: The Mavericks recorded a wire-to-wire win Dallas scored the first seven points of the game The Mavericks outshot the Wizards 52 percent (26-of-50) to 48.6 percent (18-of-37) from the field in the first half and led by 11 (64-53) at the break Dallas took a 14-point advantage (90-76) into the fourth The Wizards began the fourth quarter on a 12-0 run and pulled to within two (90-88) less than 3 minutes into the start of the period But the Mavericks responded with a 14-3 run and built a 13-point cushion (104-91) Dallas led by as many as 17 in the fourth and went on to win by a final score of Dallas outscored Washington in every quarter except for the fourth (both teams posted 23 points in the final frame) For the game, the Mavericks outshot the Wizards 47.3 percent (43-of-91) to 42.7 percent (32-of-75) Dallas outrebounded Washington, 53-39, including 11-3 on the offensive glass The Mavericks recorded 26 assists on 43 made field goals, while the Wizards had 21 assists on 32 made baskets The Wizards committed 15 turnovers (for 16 points), while the Mavericks recorded only 12 giveaways (for nine points) Dallas outscored Washington in the paint, 18-7 in second-chance points and 6-5 on the fast break The Mavericks led by as many as 17 points, while the Wizards never led at any point DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 4

5 MAVERICKS NOTES Statistical research assistance provided by the Elias Sports Bureau, STATS LLC, Basketball-Reference.com, NBA.com/Stats, ESPN DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME SCORING LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki ranks sixth all-time in career scoring with 30,396 points. Wilt Chamberlain ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 31,419 points. Nowitzki became the sixth player in NBA history and the first international player to reach the 30,000-point plateau with a 15-foot baseline jumper over Larry Nance Jr. at the 10:58 mark of the second quarter against the L.A. Lakers on 3/7/17 (the basket gave him 20 points for the game and exactly 30,000 for his career). Nowitzki, who was assisted by Devin Harris on the play, fittingly achieved the milestone on a fadeaway. He joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643), Michael Jordan (32,292) and Chamberlain (31,419) in the NBA s exclusive 30,000- point club (Julius Erving totaled 30,026 points in both the ABA and NBA). Nowitzki also became just the third player in league history to score 30,000 points with one franchise, joining Malone (Jazz) and Bryant (Lakers). Through 3/7/17, there had been 4,142 players who had appeared in an NBA game and Nowitzki was one of only six with 30,000-plus points. A sellout crowd of 20,484 was on hand at American Airlines Center to witness Nowitzki hit the 30,000-point mark. Prior to Nowitzki, Jordan was the only player to achieve the milestone at home. The 13-time All- NBA S ALL-TIME SCORING LIST (TOP 10) RANK PLAYER CAREER PTS 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 2 Karl Malone 36,928 3 Kobe Bryant 33,643 4 Michael Jordan 32,292 5 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 6 Dirk Nowitzki 30,396 7 LeBron James 29,157 8 Shaquille O Neal 28,596 9 Moses Malone 27, Elvin Hayes 27,313 Star entered the Mavericks game against the Lakers on 3/7/17 needing 20 points for 30,000. He poured in 20 points in the game s first 13 minutes and 2 seconds the second-fastest he has ever reached the 20-point mark in his career (Nowitzki tallied 20 points 10:49 into a game vs. Chicago on 12/27/01, back when he was only 23 years old). Coincidently, Nowitzki also eclipsed 20,000 career points against the Lakers back in (also at home on 1/13/10). Nowitzki posted 18 points in the opening quarter against Los Angeles on 3/7/17, matching the highest-scoring first quarter of his career (18 vs. Memphis 2/7/07). The big German finished with a game-high 25 points (9-13 FGs, 3-4 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), all in the first half, to go along with 11 rebounds in just 24 minutes of action on 3/7/17. In , Nowitzki passed Shaquille O Neal (28,596) for sixth place on the NBA s all-time scoring list with a 17-foot baseline jumper over Andrea Bargnani at the 9:51 mark of the second quarter at Brooklyn on 12/23/15 (the basket gave him 10 points for the game and 28,597 for his career). DIRK S 20TH SEASON IN DALLAS: The campaign marks Dirk Nowitzki s 20 th season with the Mavericks. He joins Kobe Bryant (Lakers) as the sole members of the NBA s 20-year, only one-team club. Sacramento s Vince Carter, who is also in his 20 th season in , joins Nowitzki as one of seven players in NBA history to play 20 seasons overall (Carter is the only other active player with 20-or-more years of NBA experience). The five non-active players that have played 20-plus NBA seasons are: Kevin Garnett (21), Robert Parish (21), Kevin Willis (21), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) and Bryant (20). When Nowitzki and Carter squared off against each other on 10/20/17, it marked just the second time in league history that two players with 20-or-more years of NBA experience faced one another. Back in , Garnett (in his 21 st season) and Bryant (20 th season) went up against one another. HISTORICAL PLAYERS WHO PLAYED 20+ NBA SEASONS ACTIVE PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED 20+ NBA SEASONS PLAYER SEASONS TEAMS PLAYER SEASONS TEAMS Kevin Garnett 21 (3) MIN, BOS, BKN Dirk Nowitzki 20 (1) DAL Robert Parish 21 (4) GS, BOS, CHA, CHI Vince Carter 20 (7) TOR, NJ, ORL, PHO, DAL, MEM, SAC Kevin Willis 21 (8) ATL, MIA, GS, HOU, TOR, DEN, SA, DAL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 (2) MIL, LAL Kobe Bryant 20 (1) LAL 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 with 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. posted career highs of 22 points and eight rebounds to go along with a team-high eight assists in 32 minutes in Dallas win at Washington on 11/7/17. Smith (19 years, 347 days) became the youngest player in Mavericks history to record a 20-point game. The previous youngest was Smith s current teammate, Dirk Nowitzki, who had a 29-point night at Phoenix on 4/16/99 (at 20 years, 301 days). Smith also became only the second rookie in Mavericks history to post at least 20 points, eight rebounds and 8 assists in a game, joining Jason Kidd (Kidd had 38 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 2OT game at Houston on 4/11/95). SMITH S IMPRESSIVE START: Dennis Smith Jr. made his NBA debut for the Mavericks at age 19. He racked up 142 points and 49 assists in his first 10 career games, joining LeBron James (168 points and 64 assists in ) and Kyrie Irving (166 points and 52 assists in ) as the only teenagers in NBA history to reach those totals in their first 10 career NBA contests. Smith also became the 10 th player in league history to score at least 142 points in his first 10 career games before the age of 20. The others were: Kevin Durant, Dajuan Wagner, Jahlil Okafor, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Michael Beasley, Luol Deng and Anthony Davis. Smith s 142 points were the third-most by a Maverick in his first 10 career games, behind Mark Aguirre (223 in ) and Jamal Mashburn (200 in ). NBA PLAYERS, 19 YEARS OR YOUNGER, TO TOTAL 142+ POINTS AND 49+ ASSISTS IN FIRST 10 CAREER GAMES MOST POINTS BY PLAYERS, 19 YEARS OR YOUNGER, IN FIRST 10 CAREER NBA GAMES RANK PLAYER PT-AST TOTAL RANK PLAYER PTS RANK PLAYER PTS 1 LeBron James, points, 64 assists 1 Kevin Durant Kyrie Irving Kyrie Irving, points, 52 assists 2 Dajuan Wagner Michael Beasley Dennis Smith Jr., points, 49 assists 3 Jahlil Okafor Luol Deng Carmelo Anthony Anthony Davis LeBron James Dennis Smith Jr DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 5

6 RAINING THREES: Dallas has gone 154-of-423 (.364) from deep in The Mavericks have hit at least 10 3-pointers in 11 of their first 13 games this season, and at least nine treys in all 13. Dallas ranks fourth in total made 3s (154), fifth in 3-pointers made per game (11.8) and 12 th in 3-point field goal percentage (.364) this year. The Mavericks tied a regular-season franchise record with 19 triples (19-of-40,.475) against Philadelphia on 10/28/17. It was the most 3-balls they ve made in a regular season regulation-length game in team history (Dallas went 19-of-41,.463, from 3-point range in an overtime game at Orlando on 2/9/16). Dallas made 20 threes (20-of-32,.625) in a playoff game against the L.A. Lakers on 5/8/11, which still stands as the team record for most triples in any game (regular season or postseason). The Mavericks went 878-of-2,473 (.355) from beyond the arc in , setting new franchise records for the most 3-pointers made and attempted in a season. It broke the team records set in , when the Mavericks went 806-of-2,342 (.344) from deep. Before going 806-of-2,342 (.344) from long distance in , the previous franchise records (for most threes made and attempted in any one season) were pointers made in (735-of-2,039,.360) and 2,082 3-pointers attempted in (732-of-2,082,.352). DENNIS SMITH JR. DAZZLES IN DEBUT: First-round pick Dennis Smith Jr. made his NBA debut against Atlanta on 10/18/17 and started at point guard for Dallas. Smith became the first rookie to start a season opener for Dallas since Devin Harris in He finished with a team-high-tying 16 points and a game-high 10 assists in 30 minutes. Smith (19 years, 327 days) became the youngest player in NBA history to record a point-assist double-double in his NBA debut. The previous youngest was Isiah Thomas (20 years, 183 days), who had 31 points and 11 dimes in his debut for the Pistons on 10/30/81. Before Smith, Thomas was also the youngest player to dish out 10-plus assists in his debut. Smith joined Jason Kidd as one of only two Mavericks to post at least 10 points and 10 assists in their NBA debut (Kidd had 10 points and 11 assists in his debut vs. New Jersey on 11/5/94). He also became the first Dallas player to record at least 15 points and 10 assists in a season debut since Steve Nash in (Nash had 24 points and 13 assists at Memphis on 10/30/02). Smith scored the first points of the season for Dallas on a highlight-reel alley-oop dunk on the team s first possession (he was assisted by Wesley Matthews on the play). 20,000 MANIAACS: The Mavericks have sold out 644 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 711 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 (.711) 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) DIRK, J.J. AND DEVIN ON THE MAVS ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST: Dirk Nowitzki (1,407), J.J. Barea (514) and Devin Harris (505) rank first, ninth, and 10 th respectively, on the Mavericks all-time games played list. Nowitzki has been the franchise s leader in games played since he passed Brad Davis (883) for first place on the Mavericks all-time games played list at Phoenix (1/28/17). Barea moved into the top 10 on the team s all-time games played list in , while Harris just entered the top 10 this season. All three players began their NBA careers with Dallas (Nowitzki is the longest tenured player with one team). EARLIEST START TO SEASON SINCE MAVS INAUGURAL YEAR: Dallas opened the regular season against Atlanta at home on Oct. 18. It was the earliest the Mavericks began a season since the team s inaugural year in That year, Dallas actually completed five games by Oct. 18 (10/11/80 vs. San Antonio, 10/14/80 vs. Seattle, 10/15/80 at Denver, 10/17/80 vs. Kansas City, 10/18/80 at San Antonio). The NBA moved the start date of the regular season up from Oct. 25 in to Oct. 17 in For the first time in the league s 72- year history, there will be no stretches of four games in five nights. MAVERICKS ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST RANK PLAYER GAMES 1 DIRK NOWITZKI 1,407 2 Brad Davis Derek Harper Rolando Blackman Michael Finley Jason Terry Shawn Bradley Mark Aguirre J.J. BAREA DEVIN HARRIS 505 CURRENT MAVERICKS ARE IN BOLD CAPS HOW THE ROSTER WAS BUILT: Dallas had another busy offseason in The Mavericks held the ninth overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, their first selection in the top 10 since 1998, and drafted explosive guard Dennis Smith Jr. out of North Carolina State. The reigning ACC Freshman of the Year immediately impressed at the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League 2017 in Las Vegas, averaging a team-high 17.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, a team-high 4.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 25.8 minutes en route to being named to the All-NBA Summer League First Team. On 7/3/17, Dallas signed former Baylor forward Johnathan Motley, the 2017 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, to a two-way contract (after Motley went undrafted in the 2017 NBA Draft). On 7/6/17, Dallas re-signed 13-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, bringing back the franchise s greatest player for his 20 th season. On 7/7/17, Dallas acquired forward-center Josh McRoberts (along with a future second-round pick and cash considerations) from Miami in exchange for center A.J. Hammons. On 7/13/17, the Mavericks signed forward Maxi Kleber, who hails from Wurzburg, Germany, the same hometown as Nowitzki. On 8/21/17, Dallas signed former Kansas center Jeff Withey, who spent the last two seasons with Utah. On 8/28/17, Dallas signed center Nerlens Noel, who was acquired by the Mavericks in a trade-deadline deal last season. On 10/16/17, the Mavericks exercised the two-way player conversion option in the contract of former Colorado State guard Gian Clavell, after the reigning Mountain West Player of the Year was originally signed by Dallas as an undrafted free agent on 8/1/17. The roster currently stands at 17 players. Six of the 17 are in their first season with Dallas (Clavell, Kleber, Motley, McRoberts, Smith and Withey). Two of the 20 are in their second stint with Dallas (Devin Harris and J.J. Barea) and two were members of the Mavericks 2011 NBA championship team (Nowitzki and Barea). Overall, Dallas has three players with NBA championship experience (Nowitzki, Barea and Barnes). Harris was also with the Mavericks when they reached the NBA Finals in The roster also features six international players from four different countries: Barea and Clavell (Puerto Rico), Nowitzki and Kleber (Germany), Salah Mejri (Tunisia), and Dwight Powell (Canada). Barea and Clavell are the only two Puerto Rican-born players in the NBA DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 6

7 ROSTER BROKEN DOWN BY DRAFT POSITION: The Mavericks 17-man roster features five former first-round picks, three former second-round draft choices and nine undrafted players. The Mavericks saw a franchise-record 11 undrafted players appear in at least one game for them during the season. The roster broken down by draft position is shown below: DALLAS MAVERICKS ROSTER BROKEN DOWN BY DRAFT POSITION FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND UNDRAFTED Dennis Smith Jr. (9 th overall by Dallas in 2017) Nerlens Noel (6 th overall by New Orleans in 2013)+ Harrison Barnes (7 th overall by Golden State in 2012) Devin Harris (5 th overall by Washington in 2004)* Dirk Nowitzki (9 th overall by Milwaukee in 1998)* Dwight Powell (45 th overall by Charlotte in 2014)^ Jeff Withey (39 th overall by Portland in 2013)% Josh McRoberts (37 th overall by Portland in 2007) Gian Clavell (2017) - 2W Johnathan Motley (2017) - 2W Yogi Ferrell (2016) Dorian Finney-Smith (2016) Maxi Kleber (2014) Seth Curry (2013) Wesley Matthews (2009) Salah Mejri (2008) J.J. Barea (2006) *Draft rights traded to Dallas; ^Rights traded to Cleveland; +Rights traded to Philadelphia; %Rights traded to New Orleans; 2W - Player under two-way contract SEASON RECAP: The Mavericks finished (.402) in , snapping a streak of 16 straight seasons with at least a.500 record. Health played a big part, with injuries costing the team 163 man games lost on the year. Eleven undrafted players appeared in at least one game for Dallas in the most in any one season in franchise history. The team even started four undrafted players (Dorian Finney-Smith, Wesley Matthews, Seth Curry and Salah Mejri) in a game for the first time ever against San Antonio on 11/21/16. Dirk Nowitzki achieved yet another huge milestone in , becoming the sixth player in NBA history and the first international player to reach the 30,000-point plateau against the L.A. Lakers on 3/7/17. Rick Carlisle also became the first coach in Mavericks history to reach 400 wins with the franchise with a victory at Portland on 2/3/17. Harrison Barnes enjoyed a breakout season in his first year with the Mavericks, averaging a career-high (team-high) 19.2 points per game. WITH THE NO. 9 PICK, THE DALLAS MAVERICKS SELECT : The Mavericks selected Dennis Smith Jr. with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. The 19-year-old out of NC State was Dallas first selection in the top 10 since drafting Robert Traylor with the sixth pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, then trading his rights to the Milwaukee Bucks for the rights to Dirk Nowitzki, the ninth pick. The explosive point guard averaged 18.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.94 steals for the Wolfpack last year en route to earning ACC Freshman of the Year and All-AAC Second Team honors. He led the league in assists (ranked 13 th nationally) and finished sixth in the conference in scoring. Smith also registered an NC State freshman-record with 62 steals in At the 2017 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Smith averaged a team-high 17.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, a team-high 4.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 25.8 minutes in six games (all starts) for a Dallas squad that finished 5-1. In addition to acquiring Nowitzki, the franchise s all-time leading scorer, with the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, Dallas also used the ninth pick in 1981 to draft Rolando Blackman, who stood as the team s all-time leading scorer until Nowitzki surpassed him in The Mavericks are hoping the ninth pick in 2017 produces yet another all-time great player for the franchise. FRANCHISE PLAYER: Dirk Nowitzki s name is all over the Mavericks record books. In addition to being the franchise s all-time leading scorer, Nowitzki is also Dallas all-time leader in games played, games started, minutes played, field goals made, 3-pointers made, free throws made, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds and total rebounds. Nowitzki, who is now in his 20 th NBA season, is the longest tenured player with one team. Nowitzki s career stats (and their rank in Mavericks history) are listed below: DIRK NOWITZKI S CAREER NUMBERS & RANK AMONG MAVERICKS ALL-TIME LEADERS Note: Rank in Mavs History is in Parenthesis GP GS MIN PTS FGM 3FGM FTM OREB DREB TOT REB AST STL BLK 1,407 (1 st ) 1,376 (1 st ) 48,988 (1 st ) 30,396 (1 st ) 10,741 (1 st ) 1,797 (1 st ) 7,117 (1 st ) 1,449 (1 st ) 9,515 (1 st ) 10,964 (1 st ) 3,514 (4 th ) 1,164 (2 nd ) 1,221 (2 nd ) CARLISLE ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME WINS LIST: Rick Carlisle holds an all-time record of (.567) as a head coach and is currently tied with Red Holzman for 18 th place on the NBA s all-time wins list. He needs one more win to pass Holzman (696) for sole possession of 18 th place and four more wins to become the 18 th coach in NBA history with 700 victories. John MacLeod ranks 17 th ahead of Carlisle with 707 career victories. NBA S ALL-TIME WINS LIST (COACHES) RANK COACH YEARS W L PCT 16 Gene Shue through John MacLeod through Rick Carlisle through Present Red Holzman through Mike Fratello through DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME VICTORIES LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki currently ranks sixth on the NBA s all-time victories list with 877. Karl Malone currently ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 952. Nowitzki passed Derek Fisher (853) for sixth place on the NBA s all-time victories list with a win over Washington on 1/3/17. NBA S ALL-TIME VICTORIES LIST (PLAYERS) RANK PLAYER WINS 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,074 2 Robert Parish 1,014 3 Tim Duncan 1,001 4 John Stockton Karl Malone Dirk Nowitzki Derek Fisher DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 7

8 NOWITZKI ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS MADE LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki ranks first among active players and ninth all-time in field goals made with 10,741. He needs nine baskets to pass Hakeem Olajuwon (10,749) for eighth place on the NBA s all-time field goals made list. Olajuwon (born in Nigeria) is also the only international player with more career field goals than the big German. Elvin Hayes ranks seventh all-time with 10,976 career made field goals. Nowitzki advanced from 12 th to ninth place on the NBA s all-time field goals made list in He passed Kevin Garnett (10,505) for 11 th place on the league s all-time field goals made list with a huge go-ahead 3-pointer at the 4:02 mark of the fourth quarter at Portland on 2/3/17 (the 3-pointer was Nowitzki s third field goal of the game and the 10,506 th of his career). The 3-ball put Dallas back up, 95-92, after Portland had rallied to tie the game at 92 (Dallas never relinquished the lead after that). Just four days later (on 2/7/17), Nowitzki passed John Havlicek (10,513) for 10 th place on the NBA s all-time field goals made list with an 11-foot fadeaway jumper over C.J. McCollum at the 5:59 mark of the third quarter against Portland (the basket was his fourth of the game and the 10,514 th of his career). Most recently, the big German passed Alex English (10,659) for ninth place on the league s all-time field goals made list with a trail 3-pointer at the 2:02 mark of the fourth quarter at Memphis on 3/31/17 (the basket was his third of the game and the 10,660 th of his career). Nowitzki, who is the NBA s active leader in field goals made, recorded his 10,000 th career made field goal with a one-legged fadeaway over Rudy Gay at the 2:25 mark of the second quarter at Sacramento on 11/30/15, becoming the 13 th player in NBA history to reach the milestone. DIRK APPROACHING 49,000 MINUTES: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki ranks first among active players and sixth all-time in regular-season minutes played with 48,988. He needs 12 minutes to become the sixth player in NBA history to log 49,000-plus minutes. Elvin Hayes ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 50,000 career minutes. Nowitzki advanced from 11 th to sixth place on the NBA s all-time minutes played list in He passed Tim Duncan (47,368) for 10 th place on the NBA s all-time minutes played list at Cleveland on 11/25/16, Reggie Miller (47,619) for ninth place versus Minnesota on 1/15/17, John Stockton (47,764) for eighth place at San Antonio on 1/29/17, Wilt Chamberlain (47,859) for seventh place at Portland on 2/3/17, and Kobe Bryant (48,637) for sixth place at Phoenix on 4/9/17. Nowitzki became the seventh player in league history to surpass 48,000 career regular-season minutes at Detroit on 2/15/17. In addition to the 48,000-plus minutes he has played in the regular season, Nowitzki has also logged 5,895 minutes in his 145 career postseason games. DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME FREE THROWS MADE LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has shot 7,117-of- 8,097 (.879) from the foul line for his career and ranks seventh all-time in free throws made. He needs 44 free throws to pass The Logo, Jerry West (7,160), for sixth place on the NBA s all-time free throws made list. The big German became the seventh player in NBA history (and the first 7-footer) with 7,000 career made free throws against San Antonio on 4/13/16. A foul shot (the first of two) at the 1:10 mark of the third quarter against the Spurs gave him two made free throws for the game and 7,000 for his career. Nowitzki is the NBA s active leader in free throws made. NBA S ALL-TIME FREE THROWS MADE LIST RANK PLAYER FTM 1 Karl Malone 9,787 2 Moses Malone 8,531 3 Kobe Bryant 8,378 4 Oscar Robertson 7,694 5 Michael Jordan 7,327 6 Jerry West 7,160 7 Dirk Nowitzki 7,117 8 Paul Pierce 6,918 DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME TRIPLES LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki is currently with Cleveland s J.R. Smith for 13 th on the NBA s all-time 3-point field goals made list with 1,797 career triples. He needs three trifectas to reach 1,800 for his career (there are currently 12 players in NBA history with at least 1,800 triples). Kobe Bryant ranks 12 th ahead of Nowitzki with 1,827 3-pointers. The big German passed Rashard Lewis (1,787) for 13 th place on the NBA s all-time 3-point field goals made list with his second 3-pointer of the game (1,788 th career) at the 10:29 mark of the third quarter versus Philadelphia on 10/28/17. Nowitzki hit his 1,700 th career 3- pointer at the 6:59 mark of the third quarter at Utah on 4/11/16, becoming the 15 th player in NBA history to reach the milestone. Nowitzki has made more 3-pointers than any 7-footer in NBA history. DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME REBOUNDING LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, who has grabbed 10,964 rebounds in his career, currently ranks 29 th on the NBA s all-time rebounding list. He needs 36 boards to become the 29 th player in NBA history with 11,000 rebounds. Bill Bridges ranks 28 th ahead of Nowitzki with 11,054 rebounds. Nowitzki passed Jack Sikma (10,816) for 29 th place on the NBA s all-time rebounding list with his first board of the game (10,817 th career) at the 10:48 mark of the first quarter at Brooklyn on 3/19/17. On 10/26/17 at Memphis, Nowitzki passed Moses Malone (9,481) for sixth place on the NBA s all-time defensive rebounds list. Hakeem Olajuwon ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 9,714 career defensive boards. NBA S ALL-TIME REBOUNDS LIST NBA S ALL-TIME DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS LIST RANK PLAYER REBS RANK PLAYER DEF. REBS 25 Patrick Ewing 11,607 1 Kevin Garnett 11, Elgin Baylor 11,463 2 Karl Malone 11, Dolph Schayes 11,256 3 Tim Duncan 11, Bill Bridges 11,054 4 Robert Parish 10, Dirk Nowitzki 10,964 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 9, Jack Sikma 10,816 6 Dirk Nowitzki 9, Pau Gasol 10,653 7 Moses Malone 9, David Robinson 10,497 8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9,394 NBA S ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS MADE LIST RANK PLAYER FGM 5 Kobe Bryant 11,719 6 Shaquille O Neal 11,330 7 Elvin Hayes 10,976 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 10,749 9 Dirk Nowitzki 10, Alex English 10, LeBron James 10, John Havlicek 10, Kevin Garnett 10,505 NBA S ALL-TIME MINUTES PLAYED LIST RANK PLAYER MIN 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 57,446 2 Karl Malone 54,852 3 Kevin Garnett 50,418 4 Jason Kidd 50,111 5 Elvin Hayes 50,000 6 Dirk Nowitzki 48,988 7 Kobe Bryant 48,637 8 Wilt Chamberlain 47,859 9 John Stockton 47, Reggie Miller 47,619 NBA S ALL-TIME 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE LIST RANK PLAYER 3FGM 8 Jason Kidd 1,988 9 Stephen Curry 1, Joe Johnson 1, Chauncey Billups 1, Kobe Bryant 1, Dirk Nowitzki 1, J.R. Smith 1, Rashard Lewis 1, Peja Stojakovic 1, DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 8