DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES NOVEMBER 27, 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 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. (4-8); Dec. (0-0); Jan. (0-0); Feb. (0-0); Mar. (0-0); Apr. (0-0) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES NOVEMBER 27, 2017 DALLAS MAVERICKS (5-15) at SAN ANTONIO SPURS (12-7) Regular Season Game #21 Road Game #9 Monday, November 27, :30 p.m. CT AT&T Center (San Antonio, TX) FSSW/NBA TV ESPN FM Univision 1270 AM (Span.) Mavericks Media Pass: The Dallas Mavs Media Guide is available online at: PROBABLE STARTERS PLAYER / SEASON AVERAGES #40 HARRISON BARNES F North Carolina PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #42 MAXI KLEBER F Germany PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #41 DIRK NOWITZKI C Germany PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #23 WESLEY MATTHEWS G Marquette PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #1 DENNIS SMITH JR. G North Carolina State PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG NOTES Last Game: 12 points (5-12 FGs, 2-2 FTs), 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 33 minutes vs. OKC (11/25/17). Notes: Hit GW 3- pointer at MEM (11/22/17) scored a season-high 31 points twice 4 double-doubles 9 games with 20+ points. Last Game: 7 points (3-6 FGs, 1-2 3FGs) and 5 rebounds in 21 minutes vs. OKC (11/25/17). Notes: Has started the last 5 games (1 st 5 career starts) career-high 11 points at LAC (11/1/17) hails from Wurzburg, Germany, the same hometown as Dirk Nowitzki. Last Game: 19 points (7-10 FGs, 4-7 3FGs, 1-1 FTs), 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in 22 minutes vs. OKC (11/25/17). Notes: Season-high 19 points vs. OKC (11/25/17) 14 games with 10+ points became 6 th member of 30,000-point club vs. LAL (3/7/17). Last Game: 12 points (4-10 FGs, 4-8 3FGs), 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals in 35 minutes vs. OKC (11/25/17). Notes: 1 game with 20+ points 13 games with 10+ points is shooting 39.2% ( FGs) from deep hit 1,300 th career 3-pointer vs. OKC (11/25/17). Last Game: 15 points (6-14 FGs, 3-8 3FGs), 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in 29 minutes vs. OKC (11/25/17). Notes: Career-high 27 points vs. SA (11/14/17) 1 double-double 3 games with 20+ points 1 game with 10+ assists 5 games with 7+ assists. Follow the Mavs Official Website: mavs.com Facebook: facebook.com/dallasmavs MAVERICKS RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OT OVERALL WESTERN EASTERN SOUTHWEST STREAKS Overall: Won 2 Home: Won 1 Road: Won 1 UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV Wed., Nov. 29 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSSW Sat., Dec. 2 vs. LAC 1:00 p.m. FSSW Mon., Dec. 4 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSSW Wed., Dec. 6 at BOS 6:30 p.m. FSSW Fri., Dec. 8 at MIL 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 NWT; Dorian Finney-Smith (left knee quadriceps tendinitis) is NWT; Wesley Matthews (right calf tightness) is questionable; Josh McRoberts (lower extremity injury) is NWT; Nerlens Noel (left thumb injury) is questionable. PRONUNCIATIONS: Jose Juan Barea (ba-ray-ah); Antonius Cleveland (ann-tone-ee-us); Maxi Kleber (CLEE-bah); Dirk Nowitzki (Na-VITskee); Salah Mejri (sah-lah MEZ-re); Johnathan Motley (MAHT-lee); Jeff Withey (WITH-ey). RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 11/17: Signed G/F Antonius Cleveland to a two-way contract 11/17: Waived G Gian Clavell 10/16: Exercised the two-way player conversion option in the contract of G Gian Clavell 10/14: Waived G PJ Dozier, F Jameel Warney and G Maalik Wayns 10/13: Signed F Jameel Warney 10/13: Waived F Brandon Ashley 8/28: Signed C Nerlens Noel 8/21: Signed C Jeff Withey 8/9: Signed G Maalik Wayns 8/7: Signed G PJ Dozier 8/3: Signed F Brandon Ashley 8/1: Signed G Gian Clavell 7/20: Waived G/F Nicolas Brussino 7/13: Signed F Maxi Kleber 7/7: Acquired F/C Josh McRoberts, a future second pick and cash considerations from MIA in exchange for C A.J. Hammons 7/6: Re-signed F Dirk Nowitzki 7/5: Signed first round pick Dennis Smith Jr.7/3: Signed F Johnathan Motley to a two-way contract 6/29: Traded F Jarrod Uthoff to HOU in exchange for cash considerations 6/28: Traded G DeAndre Liggins to HOU in exchange for cash considerations 6/22: Selected G Dennis Smith Jr. in the first round (9 th overall pick) of the 2017 NBA Draft DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 1

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

3 TONIGHT S OPPONENT: 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 2 11/27/17 at SA 7:30 p.m. CT 11/30/16 at DAL L, HOME Lost 5 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 The Spurs lead the season series, 1-0, after they recorded a win at Dallas on 11/14/17 Dennis Smith Jr. scored a career-high 27 points for Dallas in the loss on 11/14/17 The Spurs have taken the last two, nine of the last 10, and 23 of the last 28 regular-season meetings between the two teams The Spurs have now won five straight and nine of the last 11 regularseason showdowns in Dallas 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, ) San Antonio took the season series, 3-1 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. 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 MEETING: 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 TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST SA Aldridge 32 Gasol 10 Aldridge & Gasol 4 DAL Smith 27 Barnes 8 Nowitzki 6 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 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 build an 11-point cushion (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: vs. BROOKLYN NETS (11/29/17) SEASON VS. BROOKLYN SEASON VS. BROOKLYN SERIES HISTORY VS. BROOKLYN DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 11/29/17 at DAL 7:30 p.m. CT 3/10/17 at DAL W, OVERALL Won 4 3/17/18 at BKN 6:30 p.m. CT 3/19/17 at BKN W, HOME Won 2 ROAD Won 3 SERIES NOTES: The Mavericks have won four straight, five of the last six, and 25 of the last 33 meetings with the Nets Dallas swept the last two season series with Brooklyn (after the Nets won four of the previous five matchups between the two squads) Three of the last four meetings between the two clubs have been decided by single digits however The Mavericks and Nets met twice in a span of 10 days in (at Dallas on 3/10/17 and at Brooklyn on 3/19/17) Harrison Barnes averaged 20.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.0 apg and 36.5 mpg in two games (two starts) against the Nets last season Dirk Nowitzki averaged 18.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 25.0 mpg in two games (both starts) against Brooklyn last year The Mavericks have won two straight and 13 of the last 17 showdowns in Dallas (the Mavericks won 11 straight at home against the Nets from 3/13/01-12/9/10, dropped four in a row at home to the Nets from 2/28/12-2/28/15, and have now taken the last two in Dallas) The Mavericks have also taken three straight and six of their last seven road games against the Nets In , Dirk 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 28,597 career points) Nowitzki also made the game-winning layup with 19.2 seconds left in overtime in Dallas win over Brooklyn on 12/23/15 The season prior ( ), Nowitzki passed Moses Malone (27,409) for seventh place on the all-time scoring list with a dagger 3-pointer in Dallas overtime win at Brooklyn on 1/5/15 (it gave him 27,412 career points) J.J. Barea, who assisted Nowitzki on the shot that moved him past Shaq for sixth on the all-time scoring list, posted a career-high (game-high) 32 points (13-21 FGs, 5-8 3FGs, 1-1 FTs) to go along with a game-high 11 assists in Dallas overtime win over the Nets on 12/23/15. CONNECTIONS: Mavericks guard Devin Harris played in 212 games (started 206) for the Nets from , averaging 17.7 points, 6.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 34.3 minutes In , Harris averaged a career-high 21.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 36.1 minutes in 69 games (all starts) en route to being named an Eastern Conference All- Star Mavericks point guard Yogi Ferrell appeared in 10 games for Brooklyn last season, averaging 5.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 15.1 minutes Ferrell also played in 18 games (all starts) for Brooklyn s G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets in , averaging 18.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 35.7 minutes Nets forward Quincy Acy appeared in six games for Dallas last year, averaging 2.2 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.0 minutes Acy was born in Tyler, Texas, attended John Horn HS in Mesquite, and Baylor University in Waco Nets guard Jeremy Lin played on the Mavericks Las Vegas summer league team in 2010 Nets big man Tyler Zeller was originally drafted by Dallas with the 17 th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, but had his draft rights traded to Cleveland along with Kelenna Azubuike in exchange for the draft rights to the 24 th overall pick Jared Cunningham, the 33 rd overall pick Bernard James and the 34 th overall selection Jae Crowder Tyler Zeller (Washington HS), Yogi Ferrell (Park Tudor School) and Mavericks big man Josh McRoberts (Carmel HS) all attended high school in Indiana Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle played one season with the Nets in before taking an assistant coaching position with the franchise...mavericks assistant coach Darrell Armstrong played his final NBA season with the Nets in Mavericks scout Eduardo Najera played a season-and-a-half for the Nets from DALLAS 97, OKLAHOMA CITY 91 NOVEMBER 25, 2017 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #20 (5-15) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS OKC DAL PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki tallied a team-high 19 points (7-10 FGs, 4-7 3FGs, 1-1 FTs) to go along with five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 22 minutes. He recorded a game-high plus-minus of plus-26. Harrison Barnes posted his fourth double-double of the season with 12 points, a game-high-tying 12 rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes. Dennis Smith Jr. (15), Wesley Matthews (12) and Dwight Powell (10) also scored in double figures TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST OKC Westbrook 28 Westbrook 12 George 10 DAL Nowitzki 19 Barnes 12 Barea 6 for Dallas in the win. Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook finished one assist shy of a triple-double with a game-high 28 points (9-19 FGs, 4-8 3FGs, 6-9 FTs), a game-high-tying 12 rebounds and nine assists in 40 minutes. Carmelo Anthony (16) was the only other Oklahoma City player in double figures. NOTABLES: The Mavericks used a 15-2 run in the first quarter to turn a seven-point deficit (9-2) into a six-point advantage (17-11) Dallas led, 25-24, after one The Mavericks led by one (25-24) after one, and began the second quarter on a 12-0 run to extend their lead to 13 (37-24) Dallas outscored Oklahoma City in the second stanza and held a 15-point lead (52-37) at the break The Mavericks led by double digits the entire second half The Thunder got to within 10 (63-53) with a little over 3 minutes remaining in the third quarter, but the Mavericks closed the period on a 15-2 run and took a 23-point lead (78-55) into the fourth Dallas cruised to a victory For the game, the Mavericks outshot the Thunder 49.3 percent (37-of-75) to 36.2 percent (29-of-80) from the field and 42.9 percent (15-of-35) to 37.1 percent (13-of-35) from beyond the arc Dallas outrebounded Oklahoma City, The Mavericks outscored the Thunder in the paint and 12-9 in second-chance points The game saw one tie and three lead changes The Mavericks led by as many as 26, while the Thunder s largest lead was seven. DALLAS 95, MEMPHIS 94 NOVEMBER 22, 2017 FEDEXFORUM MEMPHIS, TN GAME #19 (4-15) TEAM OT Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS DAL MEM PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes scored a game-high 22 points (9-19 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, 3-5 FTs), including the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, to go along with a team-high nine rebounds in 35 minutes. J.J. Barea recorded his first double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 11 assists in 24 minutes off the Mavericks bench. Dennis Smith Jr. tallied 17 points, including 11 in the third quarter, to go along with four rebounds, three assists and one steal in 27 TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST DAL Barnes 22 Barnes 9 Barea 11 MEM Evans 18 Gasol 10 Chalmers 8 minutes. Dirk Nowitzki produced 13 points, eight rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block in 28 minutes. Devin Harris chipped in 11 points, two rebounds and a game-high four steals in 19 minutes off the Dallas bench. Grizzlies guard Tyreke Evans totaled a team-high 18 points (7-13 FGs, 2-4 3FGs, 2-3 FTs) to go along with nine rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block in 30 minutes. Marc Gasol posted a double-double with 14 points, a game-high 10 rebounds, four assists and one block in 34 minutes. Deyonta Davis (14), Dillon Brooks (13) and Chandler Parsons (11) also scored in double figures for Memphis in the loss. NOTABLES: The Grizzlies closed the first quarter on a 14-3 run and led by 15 (27-12) after one Memphis outshot Dallas 52.4 percent (22-of-42) to 35.6 percent (16-of-45) from the field in the opening 24 minutes and held a 17-point half-time advantage (56-39) The Mavericks outscored the Grizzlies in the third period and took a two-point lead (74-72) into the fourth Memphis trailed by five (92-87) with under a minute left in the game, but used a 7-0 rally to go up by two (94-92) with 0.5 seconds left But Harrison Barnes banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Dallas a thrilling win The Mavericks outshot the Grizzlies 50 percent (23-of-46) to 38.5 percent (15-of-39) from the floor in the second half (after Memphis outshot Dallas.524 to.356 from the field in the opening half)...for the game, Memphis outshot Dallas 92.9 percent (13-of-14) to 50 percent (8-of-16) from the foul line The Grizzlies outrebounded the Mavericks, Dallas recorded only turnovers (for eight points), while Memphis committed 17 miscues (for 14 points) The Mavericks outscored the Grizzlies in the paint and 9-4 in second-chance opportunities The game saw three ties and four lead changes The Grizzlies led by as many as 18, while the Mavericks largest lead was seven 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 30,481 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 30,481 7 LeBron James 29,328 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 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 NBA announced on 11/20/17. 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 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/ DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 5

6 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 649 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 716 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 (.709) 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 49 3-pointers this year (49-of-125,.392), 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. He achieved the milestone in his 612 th career game, becoming the sixth-fastest player to 1,300 made threes in NBA history (and the 40 th player overall with 1,300 triples). 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 14.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 0.94 steals and 28.5 minutes per game in 18 games (all starts) this season. Among rookie leaders, Smith ranks fifth in scoring, eighth in rebounding, fourth in assists, ninth in steals and seventh in minutes. 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. 142 RAINING THREES: Dallas has gone 233-of-666 (.350) from deep in The Mavericks have knocked down at least 10 3-pointers in 15 of their first 20 games this season. Dallas ranks tied for third in total made threes (233) and fourth in 3-pointers made per game (11.7) this year. The Mavericks made a franchise-recordtying 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 DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 6

7 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). DIRK, J.J. AND DEVIN ON THE MAVS ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST: Dirk Nowitzki (1,414), J.J. Barea (521) and Devin Harris (510) 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 1,414 2 Brad Davis Derek Harper Rolando Blackman Michael Finley Jason Terry Shawn Bradley Mark Aguirre J.J. BAREA DEVIN HARRIS 510 CURRENT MAVERICKS ARE IN BOLD CAPS 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 1,414 (1 st ) 1,383 (1 st ) 49,169 (1 st ) 30,481 (1 st ) 10,776 (1 st ) 1,807 (1 st ) 7,122 (1 st ) 1,452 (1 st ) 9,559 (1 st ) 11,011 (1 st ) 3,533 (4 th ) 1,169 (2 nd ) 1,225 (2 nd ) CARLISLE ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME WINS LIST: Rick Carlisle holds an all-time record of (.566) as a head coach and currently ranks 18 th on the NBA s all-time wins list. He needs one more win to become the 18 th coach in NBA history with 700 victories. Carlisle will join San Antonio s Gregg Popovich and the L.A. Clippers Doc Rivers as the only active coaches with 700 wins. John MacLeod ranks 17 th ahead of Carlisle with 707 career victories. 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 880. 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 853 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 10,776. 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 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 10,776 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 10, Alex English 10, LeBron James 10, DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 7

8 DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME FREE THROWS MADE LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has shot 7,122-of-8,102 (.879) from the foul line for his career and ranks seventh all-time in free throws made. He needs 39 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 7,122 8 Paul Pierce 6,918 NOWITZKI ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki ranks first among active players and seventh all-time in regular-season games played with 1,414. He needs 11 games to pass Kevin Willis (1,424) for sixth place on the NBA s all-time games played list. Kevin Garnett ranks fifth with 1,462 career games. Nowitzki became the seventh player in league history to reach 1,400 career games at Memphis on 10/26/17. He advanced from 12 th to seventh place on the NBA s all-time games played list in Nowitzki passed Kobe Bryant (1,346) for 11 th place on the NBA s all-time games played list at New Orleans on 12/26/16, Clifford Robinson (1,380) for 10 th place at Washington on 3/15/17, and Reggie Miller (1,389) for ninth place at Milwaukee on 4/2/17. He passed former Maverick Jason Kidd (1,391) and tied former Spur Tim Duncan (1,392) on the NBA s all-time games played list versus San Antonio on 4/7/17. Nowitzki then passed Duncan for sole possession of seventh place at Phoenix on 4/9/17 (in career game No. 1,393). DIRK ON THE NBA S ALL-TIME REBOUNDING LIST: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, who has grabbed 11,011 rebounds in his career, currently ranks 29 th on the NBA s all-time rebounding list. He needs 44 boards to pass Bill Bridges (11,054) for 28 th place on the NBA s all-time rebounding list. Dolph Schayes ranks 27 th with 11,256 career rebounds. Nowitzki passed Jack Sikma (10,816) for 29 th place on the NBA s all-time rebounding list with his first board of the game (10,817 th career) at the 10:48 mark of the first quarter at Brooklyn on 3/19/17. He collected his 11,000 th career rebound at the 8:52 mark of the first quarter at Memphis on 11/22/17, becoming the 29 th player in NBA history to reach the milestone. Nowitzki also ranks sixth on the NBA s all-time defensive rebounds list. He passed Moses Malone (9,481) for sixth on the league s all-time defensive boards list at Memphis on 10/26/17. Hakeem Olajuwon ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 9,714 career defensive boards. NBA S ALL-TIME REBOUNDS LIST NBA S ALL-TIME DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS LIST RANK PLAYER REBS RANK PLAYER DEF. REBS 24 Kevin Willis 11,901 1 Kevin Garnett 11, Patrick Ewing 11,607 2 Karl Malone 11, Elgin Baylor 11,463 3 Tim Duncan 11, Dolph Schayes 11,256 4 Robert Parish 10, Bill Bridges 11,054 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 9, Dirk Nowitzki 11,011 6 Dirk Nowitzki 9, Jack Sikma 10,816 7 Moses Malone 9, Pau Gasol 10,703 8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9,394 NBA S ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST RANK PLAYER GAMES 1 Robert Parish 1,611 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 3 John Stockton 1,504 4 Karl Malone 1,476 5 Kevin Garnett 1,462 6 Kevin Willis 1,424 7 Dirk Nowitzki 1,414 8 Tim Duncan 1,392 9 Jason Kidd 1, Reggie Miller 1, Clifford Robinson 1, Jason Terry 1, Vince Carter 1,357 DIRK APPROACHING 50,000 MINUTES: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki ranks first among active players and sixth all-time in regular-season minutes played with 49,169. He became the sixth player in NBA history to surpass 49,000 career minutes at Oklahoma City on 11/12/17. Elvin Hayes ranks fifth ahead of Nowitzki with 50,000 career minutes. Nowitzki advanced from 11 th to sixth place on the NBA s all-time minutes played list in He passed Tim Duncan (47,368) for 10 th place on the NBA s all-time minutes played list at Cleveland on 11/25/16, Reggie Miller (47,619) for ninth place versus Minnesota on 1/15/17, John Stockton (47,764) for eighth place at San Antonio on 1/29/17, Wilt Chamberlain (47,859) for seventh place at Portland on 2/3/17, and Kobe Bryant (48,637) for sixth place at Phoenix on 4/9/17. In addition to the 49,000-plus minutes he has played in the regular season, Nowitzki has also logged 5,895 minutes in 145 career postseason games. NBA S ALL-TIME MINUTES PLAYED LIST RANK PLAYER MIN 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 57,446 2 Karl Malone 54,852 3 Kevin Garnett 50,418 4 Jason Kidd 50,111 5 Elvin Hayes 50,000 6 Dirk Nowitzki 49,169 7 Kobe Bryant 48,637 8 Wilt Chamberlain 47,859 9 John Stockton 47, Reggie Miller 47, DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 8