DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES DECEMBER 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 L /14 vs. San Antonio L /17 vs. Minnesota L /18 vs. Milwaukee W /20 vs. Boston * L 3-15 Memphis W /25 vs. Oklahoma City W 5-15 San Antonio L /29 vs. Brooklyn L /2 vs. L.A. Clippers W /4 vs. Denver W 7-17 Boston L 7-18 Milwaukee L 7-19 Minnesota L /12 vs. San Antonio 7:30 pm Golden State 9:30 pm& San Antonio 7:30 pm 12/18 vs. Phoenix 7:30 pm 12/20 vs. Detroit 7:30 pm Miami 7:00 pm Atlanta 6:30 pm 12/26 vs. Toronto 6:00 pm Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans 7:00 pm Oklahoma City 6:00 pm 1/3 vs. Golden State 7:30 pm 1/5 vs. Chicago 7:30 pm 1/7 vs. New York 6:00 pm 1/9 vs. Orlando 7:30 pm Charlotte 6:00 pm 1/13 vs. L.A. Lakers 1:00 pm Denver 8:00 pm Portland 9:00 pm 1/22 vs. Washington 7:30 pm 1/24 vs. Houston 7:00 pm# 1/26 vs. Portland 7:30 pm Denver 8:00 pm 1/29 vs. Miami 7:30 pm Phoenix 9:30 pm# Sacramento 9:00 pm L.A. Clippers 9:30 pm^ Golden State 9:30 pm 2/10 vs. L.A. Lakers 7:30 pm Houston 6:00 pm^ 2/13 vs. Sacramento 7:30 pm L.A. Lakers 9:30 pm# Utah 8:00 pm 2/26 vs. Indiana 7:30 pm 2/28 vs. Oklahoma City 7:30 pm Chicago 7:00 pm 3/4 vs. New Orleans 6:00 pm 3/6 vs. Denver 7:30 pm 3/10 vs. Memphis 7:30 pm 3/11 vs. Houston 6:00 pm New York 6:30 pm Toronto 6:30 pm Brooklyn 6:30 pm New Orleans 7:00 pm 3/22 vs. Utah 7:30 pm 3/24 vs. Charlotte 7:30 pm Sacramento 9:00 pm L.A. Lakers 9:30 pm 3/30 vs. Minnesota 7:30 pm Cleveland 5:00 pm^ 4/3 vs. Portland 7:30 pm Orlando 6:00 pm Detroit 6:00 pm Philadelphia 12:00 pm^ 4/10 vs. Phoenix 7:30 pm #ESPN; &TNT; ^NBA TV *Overtime Period; Game Times are CT The Mavericks point total is listed first under Score REGULAR-SEASON RECORD BY MONTH Oct. (1-7); Nov. (4-10); Dec. (2-3); Jan. (0-0); Feb. (0-0); Mar. (0-0); Apr. (0-0) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES DECEMBER 12, 2017 DALLAS MAVERICKS (7-20) vs. SAN ANTONIO SPURS (19-8) Regular Season Game #28 Home Game #16 Tuesday, December 12, :30 p.m. CT American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) FSSW ESPN FM Univision 1270 AM (Span.) Mavericks Media Pass: The Dallas Mavs Media Guide is available online at: PROBABLE STARTERS PLAYER / SEASON AVERAGES #40 HARRISON BARNES F North Carolina PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #42 MAXI KLEBER F Germany PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #41 DIRK NOWITZKI C Germany PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #23 WESLEY MATTHEWS G Marquette PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #11 YOGI FERRELL G Indiana PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG NOTES Last Game: 19 points (8-15 FGs, 2-5 3FGs, 1-1 FTs), 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 32 minutes at MIN (12/10/17). Notes: Hit GW 3- pointer at MEM (11/22/17) scored a season-high 31 points twice 5 double-doubles 10 games with 20+ points. Last Game: 16 points (6-9 FGs, 3-5 3FGs, 1-2 FTs), 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in 34 minutes at MIN (12/10/17). Notes: Has started the last 12 games (1 st 12 career starts) scored a careerhigh 16 points twice 4 games with 10+ points. Last Game: 10 points (4-8 FGs, 2-5 3FGs), 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in 25 minutes at MIN (12/10/17). Notes: Scored a season-high 19 points vs. OKC (11/25/17) 1 double-double became 6 th member of 30,000-point club vs. LAL (3/7/17). Last Game: 14 points (6-17 FGs, 2-8 3FGs), 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in 38 minutes at MIN (12/10/17). Notes: Season-high 29 points at MIL (12/8/17) 2 games with 20+ points is shooting 41.1% ( FGs) 3FG hit 1,300 th 3FG vs. OKC (11/25/17). Last Game: 10 points (5-11 FGs), 4 rebounds and 7 assists in 33 minutes at MIN (12/10/17). Notes: 5 games with 15+ points 10 games with 10+ points NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2017) Western Conference Rookie of the Month (Feb. 2017). Follow the Mavs Official Website: mavs.com Facebook: facebook.com/dallasmavs MAVERICKS RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OT OVERALL WESTERN EASTERN SOUTHWEST STREAKS Overall: Lost 3 Home: Won 2 Road: Lost 4 UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV Thurs., Dec. 14 at GS 9:30 p.m. TNT Sat., Dec. 16 at SA 7:30 p.m. FSSW Mon., Dec. 18 vs. PHO 7:30 p.m. FSSW Wed., Dec. 20 vs. DET 7:30 p.m. FSSW Fri., Dec. 22 at MIA 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; Dorian Finney-Smith (left knee quadriceps tendinitis) is out; Josh McRoberts (lower extremity injury) is out; Nerlens Noel (left thumb surgery) is out; Dennis Smith Jr. (left hip strain) is out. PRONUNCIATIONS: Jose Juan Barea (ba-ray-ah); Antonius Cleveland (ann-tone-ee-us); Maxi Kleber (CLEE-bah); Dirk Nowitzki (Na-VITskee); Salah Mejri (sah-lah MEZ-re); Johnathan Motley (MAHT-lee); Jeff Withey (WITH-ey). RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 11/17: Signed G/F Antonius Cleveland to a two-way contract 11/17: Waived G Gian Clavell 10/16: Exercised the two-way player conversion option in the contract of G Gian Clavell 10/14: Waived G PJ Dozier, F Jameel Warney and G Maalik Wayns 10/13: Signed F Jameel Warney 10/13: Waived F Brandon Ashley 8/28: Signed C Nerlens Noel 8/21: Signed C Jeff Withey 8/9: Signed G Maalik Wayns 8/7: Signed G PJ Dozier 8/3: Signed F Brandon Ashley 8/1: Signed G Gian Clavell 7/20: Waived G/F Nicolas Brussino 7/13: Signed F Maxi Kleber 7/7: Acquired F/C Josh McRoberts, a future second pick and cash considerations from MIA in exchange for C A.J. Hammons 7/6: Re-signed F Dirk Nowitzki 7/5: Signed first round pick Dennis Smith Jr.7/3: Signed F Johnathan Motley to a two-way contract 6/29: Traded F Jarrod Uthoff to HOU in exchange for cash considerations 6/28: Traded G DeAndre Liggins to HOU in exchange for cash considerations 6/22: Selected G Dennis Smith Jr. in the first round (9 th overall pick) of the 2017 NBA Draft DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 1

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

3 TONIGHT S OPPONENT: SAN ANTONIO SPURS SEASON PPG OPP. PPG FG % 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG TO BPG MAVERICKS SPURS 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 L, /21/16 at SA L, OVERALL Lost 3 11/27/17 at SA L, /30/16 at DAL L, HOME Lost 5 12/12/17 at DAL 7:30 p.m. CT 1/29/17 at SA W, ROAD Lost 1 12/16/17 at SA 7:30 p.m. CT 4/7/17 at DAL L, SERIES NOTES: The Spurs have won three straight, 10 of the last 11, and 24 of the last 29 regular-season meetings with the Mavericks However, six of the last seven meetings between the two teams have been decided by seven points or less All four meetings between Dallas and San Antonio in will occur before Christmas The Spurs lead the season series, 2-0 (San Antonio won at Dallas on 11/14/17 and at home on 11/27/17) Dennis Smith Jr. is averaging 23.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.5 apg and 32.5 mpg in two games (two starts) against San Antonio this season J.J. Barea is averaging 16.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 5.0 apg, 2.0 spg and 24.5 mpg in two games against the Spurs in The Spurs have taken five straight and nine of the last 11 regular-season showdowns in Dallas The Spurs have won 13 of the last 14 regular-season matchups in San Antonio The Mavericks ended a 12-game regular-season road losing streak against the Spurs with a come-from-behind win at San Antonio on 1/29/17 (it was Dallas first regular-season win at the AT&T Center since 11/26/10, ) The Mavericks trailed by 10 (54-49) at halftime on 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 San Antonio took the season series, 3-1 The Mavericks have not won a season series with the Spurs since , when they went 3-1 against San Antonio (San Antonio went 3-1 vs. Dallas in , 2-2 vs. the Mavericks in , 4-0 vs. Dallas in , 4-0 vs. the Mavericks in , 2-2 vs. Dallas in , 4-0 vs. the Mavericks in and 3-1 vs. Dallas in ) The Spurs have also won two first-round playoff series with the Mavericks since dropping the season series, 3-1 (San Antonio defeated Dallas 4-2 in the 2010 NBA Playoffs and 4-3 in the 2014 postseason) Seth Curry, who has yet to make his season debut in (stress reaction, left tibia), 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 year Dirk Nowitzki has amassed 1,422 points in 73 career regular-season games against the Spurs (19.5 ppg), which is the fifth-most points scored against the franchise Karl Malone (2,075), Alex English (1,759), Hakeem Olajuwon (1,671) and Kobe Bryant (1,437) are the only players with more points scored against San Antonio (Nowitzki needs 16 points to pass Bryant for the fourthmost points against San Antonio). 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 assistant coach Kaleb Canales, who is a native of Laredo, Texas (roughly 150 miles from San Antonio), coached both LaMarcus Aldridge and Patty Mills in Portland Mavericks guard Seth Curry teamed with Spurs forward Rudy Gay on the Sacramento Kings in Spurs guard Brandon Paul played on the Mavericks 2017 Orlando Pro Summer League team that finished 5-0 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 The San Antonio Spurs franchise began as the Dallas Chaparrals of the ABA in PREVIOUS MEETINGS: SAN ANTONIO 115, DALLAS 108 NOVEMBER 27, 2017 AT&T CENTER SAN ANTONIO, TX GAME #21 (5-16) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS DAL SA PLAYER NOTES: Seven players scored in double figures for Dallas in the loss: Wesley Matthews (19), Dennis Smith Jr. (19), J.J. Barea (16), Harrison Barnes (13), Devin Harris (13), Dirk Nowitzki (11) and Dwight Powell (10). Barea added a game-high seven assists and a game-high three steals in 22 minutes off the bench. Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST DAL Matthews & Smith 19 Barnes 8 Barea 7 SA Aldridge 33 Aldridge & Anderson 10 Anderson/Green/Mills 5 posted a double-double with a game-high 33 points (13-19 FGs, 7-7 FTs), a game-high-tying 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and a game-high three blocks in 38 minutes. Paul Gasol totaled 25 points (9-14 FGs, 3-4 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), six rebounds, four assists and one steal in 35 minutes. Kyle Anderson recorded a double-double with 12 points, a game-high-tying 10 boards, a team-high-tying five assists and two steals in 34 minutes. Danny Green (12), Patty Mills (12) and Bryn Forbes (11) also scored in double digits for the Spurs in the win. NOTABLES: The Mavericks used a 22-4 run spanning the first and second quarters to turn a seven-point deficit (19-12) into an 11-point advantage (34-23) Dallas held a seven-point edge (53-46) at the half The Spurs trailed by eight (56-48) in the third quarter, but used a 16-4 burst to go up by four (64-60) San Antonio took a lead into the fourth The Mavericks were within one (92-91) with less than 5 minutes to go in the game, but the Spurs used a 10-0 spurt to build an 11-point cushion (102-91) San Antonio went on to win by a final score of The Spurs outscored the Mavericks in the second half San Antonio outshot Dallas 52.4 percent (43-of-82) to 48.2 percent (41-of-85) from the field and 90.5 percent (19-of-21) to 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the foul line The Mavericks outshot the Spurs 43.8 percent (14-of-32) to 41.7 percent (10-of-24) from beyond the arc Dallas outscored San Antonio in the paint The Spurs outscored the Mavericks on the fast break The game saw three ties and four lead changes The Mavericks led by as many as 13, while the Spurs largest lead was 11. SAN ANTONIO 97, DALLAS 91 NOVEMBER 14, 2017 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #15 (2-13) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS SA DAL PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. tallied a team-high 27 points (10-23 FGs, FGs, 2-2 FTs), including 18 in the fourth quarter, to go along with six rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes. Harrison Barnes had 16 points, a team-high eight rebounds, two assists and a team-high three steals in 38 minutes. J.J. Barea collected 16 points, six boards, four assists and one steal in 27 minutes off the Mavericks bench. Dirk Nowitzki recorded 12 TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST SA Aldridge 32 Gasol 10 Aldridge & Gasol 4 DAL Smith 27 Barnes 8 Nowitzki 6 points, seven rebounds, a team-high six assists and one block in 29 minutes. Wesley Matthews finished with 12 points and four boards in 38 minutes. Dallas native LaMarcus Aldridge registered a game-high 32 points (12-21 FGs, 8-10 FTs) to go along with five rebounds, four assists, one steal and two blocks in 36 minutes for the Spurs in the win. Patty Mills scored 19 points, including 13 in the second quarter, in 30 minutes. Manu Ginobili (13) and Dejounte Murray (10) also scored in double figures off the Spurs bench. NOTABLES: The game saw six ties and 13 lead changes (all in the first half) The Mavericks were within two (41-39) late in the second quarter, but the Spurs used a 15-6 run spanning the second and third periods to extend their lead to 11 (56-45) The deficit was still 11 (62-51) late in the third frame, but the Mavericks closed the stanza on a 9-0 run and got back to within two (62-60) heading into the fourth The Mavericks were down only three (74-71) midway through the fourth quarter, but the Spurs used an 8-0 spurt to go back up by 11 (82-71) San Antonio went on to win by a final score of The Spurs outshot the Mavericks 44.3 percent (35-of-79) to 40.7 percent (33-of-81) from the field on the night San Antonio outrebounded Dallas, The Mavericks committed 15 turnovers (for 17 points), while the Spurs recorded only 12 miscues (for six points) San Antonio outscored Dallas 12-6 in second-chance points The Spurs led by as many as 12, while the Mavericks largest lead was seven DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 3

4 NEXT OPPONENT: at GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (12/14/17) SEASON VS. GOLDEN STATE SEASON VS. GOLDEN STATE SERIES HISTORY VS. GOLDEN STATE DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 10/23/17 at DAL L, /9/16 at GS L, OVERALL Lost 7 12/14/17 at GS 9:30 p.m. CT 12/30/16 at GS L, HOME Lost 3 1/3/18 at DAL 7:30 p.m. CT 3/21/17 at DAL L, ROAD Lost 9 2/8/18 at GS 9:30 p.m. CT SERIES NOTES: The Warriors have won seven straight and 14 of the last 15 regular-season meetings with the Mavericks Golden State leads the season series, 1-0 (after winning at American Airlines Center on 10/23/17) Seven players scored in double figures for Dallas in the loss on 10/23/17: Wesley Matthews (19), Harrison Barnes (13), J.J. Barea (13), Yogi Ferrell (13), Dirk Nowitzki (11), Dennis Smith Jr. (10) and Dwight Powell (10) The Warriors have now won three straight and six of the last seven regular-season matchups in Dallas (after the Mavericks won 10-of-12 at American Airlines Center from 1/2/08-11/27/13) Golden State has taken nine straight and 11 of the last 12 regular-season showdowns in Oakland The Mavericks have not won in Oakland since 4/12/12 ( ) Golden State swept the season series, 3-0 Dallas was one of only nine teams to defeat Golden State in (the Mavericks beat the Warriors by 23, , at American Airlines Center on 12/30/15) It was the Mavericks largest margin of victory over a defending champion since defeating the Spurs by 24 (115-91) on 2/26/04 The Mavericks have not won a season series with the Warriors since , when they went 2-1 against Golden State (Golden State won 2-1 in , 3-1 in , 4-0 in , 3-1 in and 3-0 in ). CONNECTIONS: Mavericks guard Seth Curry is the younger brother of Warriors guard Stephen Curry Seth Curry appeared in six preseason games for Golden State in 2013, before being waived by the team and joining the franchise s G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, for the season...during his stint with Santa Cruz in , Seth Curry played in the same backcourt with Mychel Thompson, the older brother of Warriors guard Klay Thompson Seth Curry and Klay Thompson were teammates on the 2009 USA U19 World Championship Team that won gold in New Zealand (Curry made a team-high 19 3-pointers for the Americans, while Thompson finished second on the team with 16 treys) Seth Curry teamed with Warriors forward Omri Casspi in Sacramento for one season in Seth Curry and Warriors guard Quinn Cook were college teammates at Duke for two seasons from Quinn Cook appeared in five games for Dallas in , averaging 5.4 points and 2.4 assists in 15.4 minutes... Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes was selected by Golden State with the seventh overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft and spent his first four NBA seasons with the Warriors from , averaging 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 28.1 minutes in 307 games (246 starts) Harrison Barnes was a member of the Warriors NBA championship team and also helped the franchise win an NBA-record 73 regularseason games in Harrison Barnes teamed with Warriors forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green and Warriors guard Klay Thompson on the U.S. national team that won gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio Kevin Durant played one year of college ball at the University of Texas in Warriors center Zaza Pachulia spent the season with Dallas, averaging 8.6 points, a career-high 9.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 26.4 minutes in 76 games (69 starts) while posting a career-high 26 double-doubles for the Mavericks Warriors center JaVale McGee also spent the season with Dallas and appeared in 34 games for the Mavericks Mavericks guard Devin Harris and Warriors forward Kevon Looney were both born in Milwaukee Mavericks big man Dwight Powell attended Stanford University, which is about 29 miles from Oracle Arena Mavericks President of Basketball Operations & GM Donnie Nelson was the top assistant to his father, Don Nelson, in Golden State from Warriors Player Development Consultant Steve Nash played for the Mavericks from and was an All-Star in Dallas in both 2002 and MINNESOTA 97, DALLAS 92 DECEMBER 10, 2017 TARGET CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN GAME #27 (7-20) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS DAL MIN PLAYER NOTES: Six players (including all five starters) scored between 10 and 19 points for Dallas in the loss: Harrison Barnes (19), Maxi Kleber (16), J.J. Barea (16), Wesley Matthews (14), Dirk Nowitzki (10) and Yogi Ferrell (10). Barea, the former Timberwolf, appeared off the bench and scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half. Ferrell added a game-high seven assists and four boards in 33 minutes. Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns posted a double-double with TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST DAL Barnes 19 Powell 6 Ferrell 7 MIN Towns 28 Towns 12 Butler & Teague 5 game highs of 28 points (10-15 FGs, 2-4 3FGs, 6-6 FTs) and 12 rebounds to go along with three assists and a game-high-tying three steals in 38 minutes. Towns had 21 points, nine boards and two steals in the first half alone. Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler had 22 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to go along with seven rebounds, a team-high-tying five assists and two steals in 41 minutes. Jamal Crawford pitched in 16 points off the Timberwolves bench. NOTABLES: The game saw 12 ties and 21 lead changes Both teams largest lead was six The Mavericks outshot the Timberwolves 50 percent (21-of-42) to 45 percent (18-of-40) from the field in the opening half But Minnesota went 7-of-14 (.500) from beyond the arc in the opening 24 minutes (compared to Dallas 3-of-12 clip) and scored 16 second-chance points in the first half (compared to Dallas three second-chance points), and trailed by only one (48-47) at the break There were five ties and 13 lead changes in the second half The Mavericks used an 8-2 run in the fourth quarter to turn a five-point deficit (87-82) into a one-point lead (90-89) with exactly 2 minutes left But the Timberwolves responded with an 8-2 run of their own to close the game and went on to win, Minnesota went 18-of-23 (.783) from the foul line, while Dallas attempted only nine free throws (7-of-9,.778) The Mavericks went 11-of-31 (.355) from long distance, while the Timberwolves finished 7-of-19 (.368) from deep Minnesota outrebounded Dallas, The Mavericks committed only 11 turnovers, but they resulted in 16 points for Minnesota The Timberwolves recorded 18 miscues, but they led to only 15 points for Dallas Dallas tallied 23 assists on 37 made field goals, while Minnesota s assist total equaled its turnover total (18) Minnesota outscored Dallas in the paint, 20-8 in second-chance points and 11-2 on the fast break. MILWAUKEE 109, DALLAS 102 DECEMBER 8, 2017 BMO HARRIS BRADLEY CENTER MILWAUKEE, WI GAME #26 (7-19) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS DAL MIL PLAYER NOTES: Wisconsin native Wesley Matthews tallied a team-high 29 points (11-15 FGs, 5-7 3FGs, 2-2 FTs), including 11 in the first quarter, to go along with four rebounds in 38 minutes. Harrison Barnes had 18 points, a teamhigh eight boards and four assists in 37 minutes. Dwight Powell recorded 15 points (5-7 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), including 11 in the first half, to go along with five rebounds in 30 minutes off the Mavericks bench. Dirk Nowitzki (11) TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST DAL Matthews 29 Barnes 8 Barea 6 MIL Middleton 31 Antetokounmpo 11 Brogdon 6 also scored in double figures for Dallas in the loss. Khris Middleton (game-high 31 points), Giannis Antetokounmpo (27) and Eric Bledsoe (24) each scored 20-plus points for Milwaukee in the win. Middleton (15) and Bledsoe (12) combined for 27 of the Bucks 32 fourth-quarter points. Antetokounmpo, who scored 11 of his 27 points at the free-throw line (8-19 FGs, FTs), added 11 rebounds for the game s lone double-double. Malcolm Brogdon chipped in 14 points, three boards and a team-high six assists in 41 minutes off the Bucks bench. NOTABLES: Dallas outshot Milwaukee 48.7 percent (19-of-39) to 37.5 percent (15-of-40) from the field and 46.2 percent (6-of-13) to 18.2 percent (2-of-11) from deep in the opening half Milwaukee was down 13 (49-36) with under 4 minutes to go in the second period, but closed the first half on a 13-5 run and trailed by only five (54-49) at the break The Bucks trailed by 12 (73-61) with under 4 minutes remaining in the third quarter, but used a 16-3 burst to go up by one (77-76) with 35.2 seconds left in the period Dirk Nowitzki made a pair of foul shots with 29.2 seconds left in the third to give Dallas a edge going into the fourth The fourth quarter saw three ties and five lead changes (there were six ties and 10 lead changes overall in the game) The Bucks were down one (98-97) with 4:23 left in the fourth quarter, but used an 8-0 spurt to go up by seven (105-98) with 2:02 remaining Milwaukee went on to win by a final score of The Bucks outscored the Mavericks in the second half For the game, Milwaukee outscored Dallas 14-4 in transition, 12-7 in secondchance opportunities and in the paint The Mavericks led by as many as 13 points, while the Bucks largest lead was their margin of victory (7) 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 30,564 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 30,564 7 LeBron James 29,551 8 Shaquille O Neal 28,596 9 Moses Malone 27, Elvin Hayes 27,313 Star entered the Mavericks game against the Lakers on 3/7/17 needing 20 points for 30,000. He poured in 20 points in the game s first 13 minutes and 2 seconds the second-fastest he has ever reached the 20-point mark in his career (Nowitzki tallied 20 points 10:49 into a game vs. Chicago on 12/27/01, back when he was only 23 years old). Coincidently, Nowitzki also eclipsed 20,000 career points against the Lakers back in (also at home on 1/13/10). Nowitzki posted 18 points in the opening quarter against Los Angeles on 3/7/17, matching the highest-scoring first quarter of his career (18 vs. Memphis 2/7/07). The big German finished with a game-high 25 points (9-13 FGs, 3-4 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), all in the first half, to go along with 11 rebounds in just 24 minutes of action on 3/7/17. In , Nowitzki passed Shaquille O Neal (28,596) for sixth place on the NBA s all-time scoring list with a 17-foot baseline jumper over Andrea Bargnani at the 9:51 mark of the second quarter at Brooklyn on 12/23/15 (the basket gave him 10 points for the game and 28,597 for his career). DIRK S 20TH SEASON IN DALLAS: The campaign marks Dirk Nowitzki s 20 th season with the Mavericks. He joins Kobe Bryant (Lakers) as the sole members of the NBA s 20-year, only one-team club. Sacramento s Vince Carter, who is also in his 20 th season in , joins Nowitzki as one of seven players in NBA history to play 20 seasons overall (Carter is the only other active player with 20-or-more years of NBA experience). The five non-active players that have played 20-plus NBA seasons are: Kevin Garnett (21), Robert Parish (21), Kevin Willis (21), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) and Bryant (20). When Nowitzki and Carter squared off against each other on 10/20/17, it marked just the second time in league history that two players with 20-or-more years of NBA experience faced one another. Back in , Garnett (in his 21 st season) and Bryant (20 th season) went up against one another. HISTORICAL PLAYERS WHO PLAYED 20+ NBA SEASONS ACTIVE PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED 20+ NBA SEASONS PLAYER SEASONS TEAMS PLAYER SEASONS TEAMS Kevin Garnett 21 (3) MIN, BOS, BKN Dirk Nowitzki 20 (1) DAL Robert Parish 21 (4) GS, BOS, CHA, CHI Vince Carter 20 (7) TOR, NJ, ORL, PHO, DAL, MEM, SAC Kevin Willis 21 (8) ATL, MIA, GS, HOU, TOR, DEN, SA, DAL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 (2) MIL, LAL Kobe Bryant 20 (1) LAL BARNES NOT JUST SCORING THE ROCK, BUT HITTING THE BOARDS AS WELL: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes is averaging a career-high (team-high) 7.4 rebounds per game in (to go along with his team-high 18.5 ppg). Prior to this year, his best rebounding campaign came in , when he averaged 5.5 rebounds per contest for the Golden State Warriors. Barnes has led Dallas on the glass a team-high 15 times this season (including ties), after he led the team in rebounding 12 times all of last year. He has recorded six double-digit rebounding games this year (after he had only one such game with Dallas in ), which matches his career-best total for any one season (6 in with Golden State). Barnes has posted five double-doubles in , which is already the secondmost double-doubles he has recorded in any one season in his career (6 in ). Barnes, who averaged a team-high (career-high) 19.2 points per game for Dallas in , is leading the team in scoring again this season (18.5 ppg). He has led the Mavericks in scoring a team-high 14 times on the year. BARNES BUZZER-BEATER AT MEMPHIS: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes banked in a 30-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Dallas a thrilling win at Memphis on 11/22/17. It was his fourth career game-winning field goal in the final 5 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime, including his second with the Mavericks. Last season, Barnes hit the game-winning shot with 3.7 seconds left in the Mavericks win at the L.A. Clippers on 12/23/16 (in the team s final game before Christmas). This year, he sent Dallas into the Thanksgiving holiday on a high note with his game-winner against the Grizzlies. Barnes other two game-winners (in the final 5 seconds of the fourth period or OT) occurred with the Golden State Warriors: against Phoenix on 4/2/15 and at Philadelphia on 1/30/16. The only other Maverick in the last 10 seasons to hit a game-winning 3-pointer with no time left on the clock was Deron Williams, who hit a corner three at the buzzer to give Dallas a double-overtime win over Sacramento on 1/5/16. J.J. BAREA RECEIVES OCTOBER NBA CARES COMMUNITY ASSIST AWARD: Mavericks guard J.J. Barea received the October NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente in recognition of his continuous relief efforts in Puerto Rico following devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. The award recognizes an NBA player each month who best reflects the passion that the league and its players share for giving back to their communities. Kaiser Permanente and the NBA honored Barea for his work to immediately initiate aid for Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Coordinating five trips to the territory where he was born and raised, Barea used the Mavericks team plane, with help from owner Mark Cuban, to personally deliver much-needed supplies in the days after the hurricane. Working with partners in North Texas, Barea has provided more than 100,000 pounds of supplies to the island, including 32 generators, 14,000 pounds of water, 10,000 pounds of food and 3,000 pounds of medical supplies, diapers, clothing, cleaning products and toiletries on the first trip alone. Barea also launched a fundraiser on YouCaring.com for families affected by the hurricane that has raised more than $250,000, and personally raised nearly $500,000. Additionally, he worked with the Mavericks to donate 100 percent of all single-game ticket sales from their Oct. 25 game against the Memphis Grizzlies to Puerto Rico, generating an additional $114,000 for the island s recovery. Before the Mavericks home game against the Boston Celtics on 11/20/17, NBA Cares Ambassador Bob Lanier presented the award to Barea during an on-court ceremony. In addition, Kaiser Permanente and the NBA donated $10,000 to the J.J. Barea Foundation. The NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente honors the standard set by NBA Legend David Robinson, who improved the community piece by piece. To learn more, please visit DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 5

6 JUNIOR DROPS CAREER-HIGH 27 POINTS VS. SPURS: Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. poured in a career-high (team-high) 27 points (10-23 FGs, FGs, 2-2 FTs), including 18 in the fourth quarter, to go along with six rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes against San Antonio on 11/14/17. Smith (19 years, 354 days) became the youngest Maverick in franchise history to total at least 25 points and five rebounds in a game. The previous youngest was none other than Dirk Nowitzki, who had 29 points and eight boards at Phoenix on 4/16/99 (at 20 years, 301 days). Smith scored 20-plus points for the third time in his last four games (22 at Washington 11/7/17, 21 vs. Cleveland 11/11/17), after he failed to reach 20 in each of his first nine career games. His 18-point fourth quarter was the highest-scoring period by a Dallas rookie since Roddy Beaubois 21-point second quarter at Golden State on 3/27/10. DSJ POSTS AGAINST CAVS: Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. tallied 21 points (8-16 FGs, 2-6 3FGs, 3-4 FTs), five rebounds, a game-high seven assists, a team-high-tying two steals and a game-high two blocks in 30 minutes against Cleveland on 11/11/17. Smith (19 years, 351 days) joined Kevin Garnett, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving as the only teenagers in NBA history to post at least 20 points, five rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in a game. It was also Smith s second straight game with 20-plus points (he had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists at Washington on 11/7/17). He became the first Mavericks rookie to post back-to-back 20-point efforts since Roddy Beaubois in (Beaubois had 22 points vs. Sacramento on 3/5/10 and 24 at Chicago on 3/6/10). 20,000 MANIAACS: The Mavericks have sold out 652 consecutive regular-season home games, which is an NBA-best sellout streak. The streak began on 12/15/01 and Dallas has sold out an additional 67 playoff games during that same stretch (it s 719 straight sellouts including playoffs). The Portland Trail Blazers (814 straight sellouts, 4/9/77-11/16/95) are the only team in NBA history with a longer consecutive home sellout streak (regular season and playoffs) than the Mavericks. The listed capacity for American Airlines Center is 19,200 but that can be surpassed because of attendance in the suites. Since moving into American Airlines Center ( season), the Mavericks have posted a home mark of (.710) during the regular season. Dallas has sold out all 41 home games in each of the last 15 seasons ( ). REGULAR SEASON GAMES ONLY (Mavs Home Sellout Streak) REGULAR SEASON GAMES + PLAYOFF GAMES ( Mavs Home Sellout Streak) JUNIOR GOES FOR IN WIN OVER WIZARDS: Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. posted 22 points, eight rebounds and a team-high eight assists in 32 minutes in Dallas win at Washington on 11/7/17. Smith (19 years, 347 days) became the youngest player in Mavericks history to record a 20-point game. The previous youngest was Smith s current teammate, Dirk Nowitzki, who had a 29-point night at Phoenix on 4/16/99 (at 20 years, 301 days). Smith also became only the second rookie in Mavericks history to post at least 20 points, eight rebounds and 8 assists in a game, joining Jason Kidd (Kidd had 38 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 2OT game at Houston on 4/11/95). MATTHEWS 3-BALL: Mavericks swingman Wesley Matthews, who has made a team-high 69 3-pointers this year (69-of-168,.411), is the only NBA player with at least 125 trifectas in each of the last seven seasons ( ). Matthews hit his 1,300 th career 3-pointer at the 59.8-second mark of the third quarter against Oklahoma City on 11/25/17, becoming the 40 th player in NBA history to reach the mark. He achieved the milestone in his 612 th career game, becoming the sixth-fastest player to 1,300 made threes in league history (in terms of games played). The only players to reach 1,300 trifectas in fewer games than Matthews are: Stephen Curry (437), Klay Thompson (457), Ray Allen (586), James Harden (591) and Peja Stojakovic (609). FASTEST TO 1,300 3FGM IN NBA HISTORY (FEWEST GAMES NEEDED TO REACH 1,300 3s) RANK PLAYER GAMES 1 Stephen Curry Klay Thompson Ray Allen James Harden Peja Stojakovic Wesley Matthews 612 SMITH S ROOKIE RANKINGS: Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. is averaging 14.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 0.8 steals and 28.1 minutes per game in 23 games (all starts) this season. Among rookie leaders, Smith ranks fifth in scoring, eighth in rebounding, third in assists and eighth in minutes. RAINING THREES: Dallas has gone 314-of-869 (.355) from deep in The Mavericks have knocked down at least 10 3-pointers in 20 of their first 27 games this season. Dallas ranks seventh in both total made threes (314) and 3-pointers made per game (11.6) this year. The Mavericks made a franchise-record-tying 19 threes on two occasions this season. They went 19-of-40 (.475) from deep against Philadelphia on 10/28/17 and 19-of-38 (.500) from long distance against Milwaukee on 11/18/17. Before this season, Dallas had never made 19 treys in a regular-season game that was decided in regulation (Dallas went 19-of-41,.463, from 3-point range in a regular-season overtime game at Orlando on 2/9/16, and 20-of-32,.625, from deep in a regulation-length playoff game against the L.A. Lakers on 5/8/11). The Mavericks hit at least nine trifectas in each of their first 15 games this year (10/18-11/14/17). It marked their longest streak of consecutive games with nine-or-more made 3-pointers in any one season in team history. The previous long streak occurred in , when Dallas had a run of 12 straight games with at least nine triples from 2/25-3/15/96. Dallas also made at least eight 3-pointers in each of their first 17 games this year (10/18-11/18/17), which was tied for the longest such streak in any one season in team history (last season, Dallas hit at least eight triples in 17 straight games from 11/19-12/19/16). The Mavericks went 878-of-2,473 (.355) from beyond the arc in , setting new franchise records for the most 3-pointers made and attempted in a season. SMITH S IMPRESSIVE START: Dennis Smith Jr. made his NBA debut for the Mavericks at age 19. He racked up 142 points and 49 assists in his first 10 career games, joining LeBron James (168 points and 64 assists in ) and Kyrie Irving (166 points and 52 assists in ) as the only teenagers in NBA history to reach those totals in their first 10 career NBA contests. Smith also became the 10 th player in league history to score at least 142 points in his first 10 career games before the age of 20. The others were: Kevin Durant, Dajuan Wagner, Jahlil Okafor, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Michael Beasley, Luol Deng and Anthony Davis. Smith s 142 points were the third-most by a Maverick in his first 10 career games, behind Mark Aguirre (223 in ) and Jamal Mashburn (200 in ). NBA PLAYERS, 19 YEARS OR YOUNGER, TO TOTAL 142+ POINTS AND 49+ ASSISTS IN FIRST 10 CAREER GAMES MOST POINTS BY PLAYERS, 19 YEARS OR YOUNGER, IN FIRST 10 CAREER NBA GAMES RANK PLAYER PT-AST TOTAL RANK PLAYER PTS RANK PLAYER PTS 1 LeBron James, points, 64 assists 1 Kevin Durant Kyrie Irving Kyrie Irving, points, 52 assists 2 Dajuan Wagner Michael Beasley Dennis Smith Jr., points, 49 assists 3 Jahlil Okafor Luol Deng Carmelo Anthony Anthony Davis LeBron James Dennis Smith Jr DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 6

7 BAREA OFF THE BENCH: Mavericks guard J.J. Barea leads the league in assists off the bench this season (135). He ranks fourth on the team in scoring this year (12.0 ppg) and first in assists (5.4 apg). The Mavericks are 2-0 this season when Barea scores 20-plus points, 2-0 when he records a double-double and 2-1 when he dishes out 10-plus assists. Barea has scored in double figures 16 times this season and handed out five-plus assists 15 times. He has also recorded at least eight points in 23 of the team s first 27 games. DIRK, J.J. AND DEVIN ON THE MAVS ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST: Dirk Nowitzki (1,421), J.J. Barea (528) and Devin Harris (517) rank first, ninth, and 10 th respectively, on the Mavericks all-time games played list. Nowitzki has been the franchise s leader in games played since he passed Brad Davis (883) for first place at Phoenix on 1/28/17 (in career game No. 884). Barea moved into the top 10 on the team s all-time games played list in , while Harris just entered the top 10 this season. All three players began their NBA careers with Dallas (Nowitzki is the longest tenured player with one team). DENNIS SMITH JR. DAZZLES IN DEBUT: First-round pick Dennis Smith Jr. made his NBA debut against Atlanta on 10/18/17 and started at point guard for Dallas. Smith became the first rookie to start a season opener for Dallas since Devin Harris in He finished with a team-high-tying 16 points and a game-high 10 assists in 30 minutes. Smith (19 years, 327 days) became the youngest player in NBA history to record a point-assist double-double in his NBA debut. The previous youngest was Isiah Thomas (20 years, 183 days), who had 31 points and 11 dimes in his debut for the Pistons on 10/30/81. Before Smith, Thomas was also the youngest player to dish out 10-plus assists in his debut. Smith joined Jason Kidd as one of only two Mavericks to post at least 10 points and 10 assists in their NBA debut (Kidd had 10 points and 11 assists in his debut vs. New Jersey on 11/5/94). He also became the first Dallas player to record at least 15 points and 10 assists in a season debut since Steve Nash in (Nash had 24 points and 13 assists at Memphis on 10/30/02). Smith scored the first points of the season for Dallas on a highlight-reel alley-oop dunk on the team s first possession (he was assisted by Wesley Matthews on the play). CARLISLE ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME WINS LIST: Rick Carlisle holds an all-time record of (.565) as a head coach and currently ranks 18 th on the NBA s all-time wins list. He needs six more wins to tie John MacLeod (707) for 17 th place on the all-time victories list. Gene Shue ranks 16 th with 784 wins. Carlisle recorded his 700 th career win with Dallas victory over the L.A. Clippers on 12/2/17, becoming the 18 th coach in NBA history to reach the plateau. He joined San Antonio s Gregg Popovich and the Clippers Doc Rivers as the only active coaches with 700 victories. By defeating Rivers Clippers for career win No. 700, Carlisle became the first coach to reach the milestone against a fellow 700-win coach. Carlisle reached the mark in his 1,237 th game as a head coach and his 745 th game with the Mavericks (he went ,.566, in his first 1,237 games overall, and ,.562, in his first 745 games with Dallas). Carlisle passed Red Holzman (696) for sole possession of 18 th place on the league s all-time wins list with Dallas victory over Milwaukee on 11/18/17. NBA S ALL-TIME WINS LIST (COACHES) RANK COACH YEARS W L PCT 16 Gene Shue through John MacLeod through Rick Carlisle through Present Red Holzman through Mike Fratello through DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME VICTORIES LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki currently ranks sixth on the NBA s all-time victories list with 882. He needs 18 wins to become the sixth player in league history to reach 900 career victories. Karl Malone currently ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 952 wins. Nowitzki passed Derek Fisher (853) for sixth place on the NBA s all-time victories list with a win over Washington on 1/3/17. NBA S ALL-TIME VICTORIES LIST (PLAYERS) RANK PLAYER WINS 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,074 2 Robert Parish 1,014 3 Tim Duncan 1,001 4 John Stockton Karl Malone Dirk Nowitzki Derek Fisher 853 MAVERICKS ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST RANK PLAYER GAMES 1 DIRK NOWITZKI 1,421 2 Brad Davis Derek Harper Rolando Blackman Michael Finley Jason Terry Shawn Bradley Mark Aguirre J.J. BAREA DEVIN HARRIS 517 CURRENT MAVERICKS ARE IN BOLD CAPS NOWITZKI ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS MADE LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki ranks first among active players and eighth all-time in field goals made with 10,804. Elvin Hayes ranks seventh ahead of Nowitzki with 10,976 career field goals. Nowitzki passed Hakeem The Dream Olajuwon (10,749) for eighth place on the NBA s alltime field goals made list with a 20-foot jumper at the 11:45 mark of the second quarter against Minnesota on 11/17/17 (the basket was his second of the game and the 10,750 th of his career). He was assisted by Devin Harris on the play. By passing Olajuwon (born in Nigeria), the big German also took over the top spot for the most field goals by an international player in league history. Nowitzki advanced from 12 th to ninth place on the NBA s all-time field goals made list in He recorded his 10,000 th career made field goal with a one-legged fadeaway over Rudy Gay at the 2:25 mark of the second quarter at Sacramento on 11/30/15, becoming the 13 th player in NBA history to reach the milestone. NBA S ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS MADE LIST RANK PLAYER FGM 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15,837 2 Karl Malone 13,528 3 Wilt Chamberlain 12,681 4 Michael Jordan 12,192 5 Kobe Bryant 11,719 6 Shaquille O Neal 11,330 7 Elvin Hayes 10,976 8 Dirk Nowitzki 10,804 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 10, LeBron James 10, DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 7