DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES MARCH 29, 2012

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1 DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES MARCH 29, SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT RESULT W/L DECEMBER (1-3) 12/25 vs. Miami /26 vs. Denver Oklahoma City /30 vs. Toronto JANUARY (13-5) Minnesota /2 vs. Oklahoma City /4 vs. Phoenix San Antonio /7 vs. New Orleans Detroit Boston /13 vs. Milwaukee /14 vs. Sacramento L.A. Lakers L.A. Clippers Utah New Orleans /23 vs. Phoenix /25 vs. Minnesota /27 vs. Utah /29 vs. San Antonio * 13-8 Phoenix FEBRUARY (7-7) 2/1 vs. Oklahoma City /3 vs. Indiana Cleveland Denver Minnesota /11 vs. Portland 97-94** /13 vs. L.A. Clippers /15 vs. Denver Philadelphia New York /20 vs. Boston /22 vs. L.A. Lakers /28 vs. New Jersey Memphis MARCH (8-7) New Orleans /3 vs. Utah Oklahoma City /6 vs. New York Phoenix Sacramento Golden State /13 vs. Washington /15 vs. Charlotte /17 vs. San Antonio Denver /21 vs. L.A. Lakers San Antonio Houston * /27 vs. Houston Miami 7:00 pm** Orlando 7:00 pm# APRIL (0-0) 4/2 vs. L.A. Clippers 7:30 pm 4/4 vs. Memphis 7:30 pm 4/6 vs. Portland 7:30 pm Memphis 7:00 pm 4/10 vs. Sacramento 7:30 pm Golden State 9:30 pm** Portland 9:30 pm# L.A. Lakers 2:30 pm+ Utah 8:00 pm 4/18 vs. Houston 7:30 pm 4/20 vs. Golden State 7:30 pm Chicago 7:00 pm# Atlanta 7:00 pm +ABC; #ESPN; **TNT; ^NBA TV *Overtime Period; Game Times are CT SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN: 22 back-to-backs -Record in 1st half of back-to-back: Record in 2nd half of back-to-back: back-to-back-to-back set (3/8-3/10): 0-3 -Mavericks Swept: 4 -Splits: 8 -Opponents Swept: 5 DALLAS MAVERICKS (29-22) at MIAMI HEAT (35-13) REGULAR SEASON GAME #52 ROAD GAME #25 THURSDAY, MARCH 29, :00 P.M. CT AMERICANAIRLINES ARENA (MIAMI, FL) TNT ESPN FM KFLC 1270 AM (SPANISH) MAVERICKS MEDIA PASS: DALLAS MAVERICKS MEDIA GUIDE: PROBABLE STARTERS SEASON AVERAGES NOTES #0 SHAWN MARION F UNLV PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #41 DIRK NOWITZKI F Germany PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #28 IAN MAHINMI C France PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #25 VINCE CARTER G North Carolina PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG #2 JASON KIDD G California PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG MAVERICKS RECORDS Last Game: 4 points (2-6 FGs), 11 rebounds, 1 block, 29 minutes vs. HOU (3/27/12). Notes: 11+ rebounds in 3 of his last 5 games (9.8 rpg in last 5) 8 th double-double of the season (400 th career) with 12 points, 15 rebounds at HOU (3/24/12) 9 games with 10+ boards. Last Game: 21 points (5-17 FGs, FTs), 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 35 minutes vs. HOU (3/27/12). Notes: Passed Charles Barkley (23,757) for 19 th place on the NBA s all-time scoring list with his 31 st point at HOU (3/24/12) 6 games with 30+ points. Last Game: 4 points (2-4 FGs), 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 18 minutes vs. HOU (3/27/12). Notes: 10 games with 10+ points has started the last 6 games (11 this season) has only 1 10-rebound game this year, but has grabbed 9 boards on 6 occasions. Last Game: 7 points (3-8 FGs, 1-3 3FGs), 2 rebounds, 19 minutes vs. HOU (3/27/12). Notes: Passed Walt Bellamy (20,941) for 31 st place on the NBA s all-time scoring list at DEN (3/19/12) 3 games with 20+ points 8 games with 15+ points. Last Game: 6 points (2-3 FGs, 2-3 3FGs), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 24 minutes vs. HOU (3/27/12). Notes: Appearing in his 1,308 th career game at MIA (3/29/12), which will move him past Buck Williams (1,307) and into 10 th place on the NBA s all-time list. UPCOMING SCHEDULE RECORD HOME ROAD OT DATE OPPONENT TIME TV OVERALL Mar. 30 at Orlando 7:00 pm FSSW/ESPN WESTERN Apr. 2 vs. L.A. Clippers 7:30 pm FSSW EASTERN Apr. 4 vs. Memphis 7:30 pm FSSW SOUTHWEST Apr. 6 vs. Portland 7:30 pm FSSW STREAKS: Overall Won 2; Home Won 1; Road Won 1 Apr. 7 at Memphis 7:00 pm TXA 21 RADIO: ESPN FM and in Spanish on KFLC 1270 AM INJURY/PLAYER STATUS: Kelenna Azubuike Assigned to Texas Legends (D-League); Brendan Haywood (sprained right knee) is questionable; Delonte West (right ring finger fracture) is questionable. PRONUNCIATIONS: Kelenna Azubuike (ka-lynn-a az-a-boo-key); Rodrigue Beaubois (rod-reeg BOH-bwah); Ian Mahinmi (Yan ma- HEEN-me); Dirk Nowitzki (Na-VIT-skee); Delonte West (deh-lon-tay); Yi Jianlian (EE jee-enn-lee-enn). RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 3/23: Assigned G/F Kelenna Azubuike to the Texas Legends (D-League) 3/23: Signed G/F Kelenna Azubuike 3/22: Waived F/C Sean Williams...3/16: Recalled F/C Sean Williams from the Texas Legends (D-League) 3/13: Re-assigned F/C Sean Williams to the Texas Legends (D-League) 3/4: Recalled F/C Sean Williams from the Texas Legends (D-League) 3/3: Recalled F Lamar Odom from the Texas Legends (D-League) 3/2: Assigned F Lamar Odom to the Texas Legends (D-League) 1/23: Recalled G Dominique Jones from the Texas Legends (D-League) 1/15: Assigned G Dominique Jones to the Texas Legends (D-League) 1/9: Recalled F Yi Jianlian from the Texas Legends (D-League)...1/6: Assigned F Yi Jianlian and F/C Sean Williams to the Texas Legends (D-League) 1/6: Signed F Yi Jianlian 12/22: Waived G Jerome Randle and G Drew Neitzel 12/21: Signed F/C Sean Williams 12/15: Waived G Andy Rautins 12/14: Signed G Jerome Randle 12/13: Traded G Rudy Fernandez and F Corey Brewer to DEN for a 2016 second-round pick 12/13: Signed G Delonte West 12/12: Signed G Vince Carter 12/12: Re-signed F Brian Cardinal 12/11: Signed G Drew Neitzel 12/11: Acquired F Lamar Odom, a 2012 second-round draft pick and other second-round considerations in 2013 from LAL in exchange for a protected first-round draft pick 12/10: Acquired G Andy Rautins from NY along with a protected 2012 second-round draft pick from WAS In exchange, NY received C Tyson Chandler, the draft rights to Ahmad Nivins and Giorgos Printezis from DAL, while WAS received F Ronny Turiaf, a 2013 second-round pick and cash considerations from NY and a 2012 second-round pick from DAL 12/9: Signed F Brandan Wright 7/23: Acquired G Rudy Fernandez along with the rights to G Petteri Koponen from POR in a deal that sent the draft rights to F Jordan Hamilton (26 th overall pick) and G Andre Miller to DEN, and additionally, sent the draft rights to F Tanguy Ngombo (57 th overall selection) and G Raymond Felton to POR DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 1

2 TONIGHT S OPPONENT: MIAMI HEAT COMPARISON PPG OPP. PPG FG % 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG TO BPG MAVERICKS HEAT SEASON VS. MIAMI SEASON VS. MIAMI SERIES HISTORY VS. MIAMI DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 12/25/11 at DAL L, /27/10 at DAL W, OVERALL Lost 1 3/29/12 at MIA 7:00 p.m. CT 12/20/10 at MIA W, HOME Lost 1 ROAD Won 7 SERIES NOTES: In the opening day Finals rematch between the Heat and the Mavericks on Christmas Day, Miami snapped a 14-game losing streak against the Mavericks in the regular season with a win in Dallas It marked the Heat s first victory over the Mavericks in the regular season since 3/26/04 Dallas has still taken 17 of the last 19 meetings between the two teams, including the last seven in Miami The Heat s last victory of the Mavericks at home was a overtime win in Miami on 3/26/04 The Heat never trailed and led by as many as 35 points in the win over the Mavericks on 12/25/11 LeBron James (37) and Dwyane Wade (26) combined for 63 of the Heat s 105 points in the win Jason Terry (23) and Dirk Nowitzki (21) both topped 20 points for Dallas, and Shawn Marion (12) and Delonte West (10) also scored in double figures But the Heat outrebounded the Mavericks and outshot Dallas 48.7 percent (38-of-78) to 37.8 percent (31-of-82) from the field Miami committed 23 turnovers (for 29 points), while Dallas recorded 17 giveaways (for 25 points) The Mavericks swept the Heat (2-0) in the regular season Dallas snapped Miami s 12-game winning streak with a victory on the road on 12/20/10 The Mavericks, who ended the Spurs 12-game run in San Antonio on 11/26/10, became just the fifth team in NBA history to snap two 12-game winning streaks in a season (also Rochester 1949, Phoenix 1990, Portland 2001, L.A. Lakers 2008) The Mavericks were also the last team to defeat the Heat before they went on their 12-game winning streak (defeated Miami, , on 11/27/10) Dallas won the first eight meetings between the two clubs after the Heat franchise was formed in Miami won 16 straight games against Dallas from 1/25/92-12/20/99...Since then, the Mavericks have won 19 of the last 22 regular-season matchups The Heat won their first NBA championship by defeating the Mavericks in six games in the 2006 NBA Finals Dallas defeated Miami in six games in the 2011 NBA Finals After losing Game 3 and going down 2-1, the Mavericks rattled off three straight victories en route to their first NBA championship Of the previous 11 occasions a Finals series had been tied at 1-1 (since the NBA Finals went to the format beginning in 1985), the winner of Game 3 had gone on to win the championship all 11 times But the Mavericks rewrote history in 2011 and came back to win the series. CONNECTIONS: The Heat s trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all played with Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd on the 2008 U.S. Men s Sr. National Team They won a gold medal competing together at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, China...Bosh hails from Dallas and played at Lincoln High School... Mavericks guard Delonte West played with James in Cleveland from Mavericks forward Shawn Marion played for the Heat from Heat forward Juwan Howard played in Dallas on two separate occasions: from and again in Mavericks center Brendan Haywood played with Heat guard Mike Miller on the Washington Wizards in Heat forward Ronny Turiaf played with Mavericks forward Brandan Wright and Mavericks swingman Kelenna Azubuike in Golden State from PREVIOUS MEETING: MIAMI 105, DALLAS 94 DECEMBER 25, 2011 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #1 (0-1) TEAM T Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS MIA DAL PLAYER NOTES: Jason Terry (23) and Dirk Nowitzki (21) combined for 44 of the Mavericks 94 points in the loss. Shawn Marion (12) and Delonte West (10) also scored in double figures for Dallas. LeBron James posted a double-double with a game-high 37 points (11-19 FGs, FTs), 10 rebounds, six assists, two TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST MIA James 37 Haslem 14 James & Wade 6 DAL Terry 23 Marion 6 7 Players with 3 steals and two blocks for Miami. James and Dwyane Wade (26) combined to score 63 of Miami s 105 points in the contest. NOTABLES: The score was tied at 11 midway through the first quarter, but Miami used a 12-0 spurt to take a advantage with 2:53 to go in the period The Heat led by 15 (32-17) after one Miami used a 17-1 run (from the 7:12 mark of the second quarter through the 4:03 mark of the period) to stretch its lead to 26 (53-27) The Heat outshot the Mavericks 51.2 percent (22-of-43) to 28.9 percent (11-of-38) in the first half and led by 21 (62-41) at the break The Mavericks were down by 32 (97-65) after three quarters of play, but began the fourth period on an 11-0 run Dallas outscored Miami 29-8 in the fourth, but still fell, The Heat never trailed and led by as many as 35 Miami outrebounded Dallas, Miami committed 23 turnovers (for 29 points), while Dallas recorded 17 giveaways (for 25 points) With the win, the Heat snapped a 14-game losing streak against the Mavericks in the regular season DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 2

3 NEXT OPPONENT: at ORLANDO MAGIC (3/30/12) SEASON VS. ORLANDO SEASON VS. ORLANDO SERIES HISTORY VS. ORLANDO DATE SITE TIME/RESULT DATE SITE RESULT ALL-TIME STREAKS 3/30/12 at ORL 7:00 p.m. CT 12/21/10 at ORL W, OVERALL Lost 1 1/8/11 at DAL L, HOME 15-9 Lost 3 ROAD 8-14 Won 5 SERIES NOTES: The game at Orlando on 3/30/12 will mark the only meeting between the Mavericks and the Magic in The two teams split the season series, with the road team winning both times The Mavericks have won 12 of the last 17 overall meetings with the Magic, including the last five in Orlando...The Magic s last win over the Mavericks at home was a decision on 3/31/06 The Mavericks have dropped the last three matchups in Dallas (after they won 10 straight at home against the Magic from 3/11/99-12/17/07) Jason Kidd averaged 9.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 9.5 apg, 2.0 spg and 33.0 mpg in two games (two starts) against the Magic in Jason Terry averaged 14.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 7.0 apg, 1.5 spg and 28.5 mpg in two games (one start) Shawn Marion averaged 12.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 29.5 mpg in two games (one start) Brendan Haywood averaged 4.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.0 bpg and 12.0 mpg in two games against Orlando last season Dirk Nowitzki had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the game at Orlando on 12/21/10, but did not play in the game against the Magic on 1/8/11 due to a sprained right knee. CONNECTIONS: Mavericks swingman Vince Carter, who grew up in Daytona Beach, Fla., played in 97 games with the Magic from to and averaged 16.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.1 apg and 30.7 mpg Magic point guard Jameer Nelson and Mavericks guard Delonte West played in the same backcourt at St. Joseph s University, where they helped lead the Hawks to a perfect 27-0 record during the regular season and an Elite Eight appearance in the 2004 NCAA Tournament Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd and Magic center Dwight Howard were teammates on the U.S. Senior Men s Basketball Team that won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing Mavericks guard Dominique Jones grew up in Lake Wales, Fla., and played his college ball at the University of South Florida...Mavericks forward Shawn Marion and Magic guard Quentin Richardson played together with the Phoenix Suns from Mavericks assistant coach Darrell Armstrong was signed as a free agent by the Magic in and played nine seasons for Orlando from He won the NBA Most Improved Player Award and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award while with the Magic in , becoming the first player in NBA history to win both awards simultaneously. DALLAS 90, HOUSTON 81 MARCH 27, 2012 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX GAME #51 (29-22) TEAM T Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS HOU DAL PLAYER NOTES: Dirk Nowitzki scored a team-high 21 points to go along with six rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes for Dallas. He went 11-of-12 from the line, including 9-of-10 from the stripe in the first half. Rodrigue Beaubois (14), Brandan Wright (13), Jason Terry (12) and Lamar Odom (9) combined for 48 points off the TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST HOU Scola 22 Parsons 9 Dragic 7 DAL Nowitzki 21 Marion 11 Beaubois 5 Mavericks bench. Dallas second unit outscored Houston s bench by 31 (48-17). The Mavericks reserves outshot the Rockets subs 57.1 percent (20-of-35) to 31.8 percent (7-of-22). Luis Scola (22), Goran Dragic (17), Chandler Parsons (15) and Courtney Lee (10) totaled 64 of the Rockets 81 points in the loss. NOTABLES: Houston opened the game on a 21-8 run and led by as many as 16 (26-10) in the first quarter But Dallas responded with a 20-8 run (from the 2:41 mark of the first quarter through the 6:46 mark of the second period) to trim the deficit to four (34-30)...The Rockets held a three-point advantage (49-46) at the half Dallas trailed by five (53-48), but used a 16-2 run (from the 6:39 mark of the third quarter through the 1:21 mark of the period) to go up by nine (64-55) The Mavericks had stops on 18 of the Rockets 24 third-quarter possessions and held Houston to 26.3 percent (5-of-19) shooting in the period The Rockets managed just 32 points on 32.4 percent (12-of-37) shooting in the second half, after they scored 30 in the first quarter Dallas outscored Houston in the paint With the win, the Mavericks swept the home-and-home series with Houston and recorded their sixth consecutive win against the Rockets. DALLAS 101, HOUSTON 99 (OT) MARCH 24, 2012 TOYOTA CENTER HOUSTON, TX GAME #50 (28-22) TEAM T Final FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS DAL HOU TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST DAL Nowitzki 31 Marion 15 Kidd 4 HOU Dragic 24 Camby & Parsons 11 Dragic 8 PLAYER NOTES: Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas with a game-high 31 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 39 minutes. With a free throw at the 18.5-second mark of overtime, he scored his 31 st point of the game (23,758 th career) and passed Charles Barkley (23,757) for 19 th place on the NBA s alltime scoring list. Jason Terry scored 14 of his 24 points (9-16 FGs, 2-4 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) in the fourth quarter and overtime. He singlehandedly outscored the Rockets bench Shawn Marion registered his eighth double-double of the season (400 th career) with 12 points and a game-high 15 boards. Brandan Wright collected 14 points (7-9 FGs), six rebounds and a career-high seven blocked shots for Dallas in the win. All five Houston starters recorded at least 12 points and five boards. Goran Dragic led Houston with a team-high 24 points (7-14 FGs, 5-7 3FGs, 5-6 FTs), five rebounds and a game-high eight assists in a game-high 48 minutes. NOTABLES: The Mavericks shot 51.4 percent (19-of-37) from the field in the first half, while the Rockets shot 43.2 percent (19-of-44) Dallas led, 56-54, at the break Both teams went 7-of-18 (.389) from the floor in the third quarter The score was tied at 72 going into the fourth Houston led by three (86-83) with 1:46 to go in regulation, but Dallas used a 7-0 spurt to go up by four (90-86) with 19.4 seconds remaining Brandan Wright (4) and Jason Terry (3) combined for all seven of the Mavericks points during the run After Houston s Marcus Camby recorded a tip-in to cut the lead to two (90-88), Dirk Nowitzki was fouled and had a chance to ice the game with 10.9 seconds remaining But Nowitzki made only 1-of-2 at the line and Houston s Chandler Parsons sent the game into overtime with a straightaway 3 with 3.3 ticks left on the clock But Jason Terry scored six of the Mavericks 10 points in overtime to help Dallas edge Houston, Houston committed nine turnovers, while Dallas recorded only eight The Rockets outscored the Mavericks 25-7 in second-chance opportunities and 10-2 on the fast break DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 3

4 MAVERICKS QUICK STATS TEAM STATS Dallas outshot Houston 46.6 percent (34-of-73) to 41.8 percent (33-of-79) on 3/27. With the win, the Mavericks improved to 17-2 on the year when they shoot at least 45 percent from the field. Dallas has shot at least 45 percent from the floor in eight of its last 14 games. Dallas was down by as many as 16 points in the first quarter against Houston on 3/27 but came back to win It was the third time this season that Dallas has come back to win a game after trailing by double digits (also 2/17 at Philadelphia and 3/15 vs. Charlotte). With the win over Houston on 3/27, the Mavericks improved to 6-1 at home during the month of March. Dallas is now 19-8 at home on the season. Dallas attempted only 19 3-pointers in the game against the Rockets on 3/27 (went 6-of-19 from beyond the arc). It broke a streak of 19 consecutive games with 20-plus 3-point attempts. The Mavericks recorded only eight turnovers in the overtime win at Houston on 3/24. It marked the second time in their last three games (third time this season) that the Mavericks have managed eight-or-fewer turnovers (season-low 7 vs. L.A. Lakers 3/21). Dallas also recorded eight turnovers in the overtime win over San Antonio on 1/29. The Mavericks improved to 3-0 in overtime games this season with the win at Houston on 3/24. All three of the Mavericks overtime games this year have come against Western Conference opponents (also San Antonio 1/29 and Portland, 2OT, 2/11). Dallas has now won its last six overtime contests dating back to For the first time this season, all five of the Mavericks starters (Marion, Nowitzki, Mahinmi, Beaubois and Kidd) scored in double figures in the loss at San Antonio on 3/23. It marked the first time that the Mavericks have had all of their starters score 10-plus points in a game since 1/2/11 at Cleveland. Dallas was 2-0 when it had all five of its starters score in double digits in (also had all five starters in double figures on 12/21/10 at Orlando). Jason Terry led Dallas in scoring with 18 points off the bench against the Spurs on 3/23. With the loss, Dallas moved to 4-1 on the year when it has six players score in double digits. The Mavericks reached the century mark in scoring in four consecutive games from 3/13 vs. Washington to 3/19 vs. Denver (4-0 record). It marked the Mavericks longest run of consecutive games with 100-plus this season (was 3 games, 1/27-1/30). The Mavericks are 15-1 when they score 100-plus points in a game this year, including 3-0 when they score 110-plus points. The Mavericks dished out a season-high 33 assists in the win at Denver on 3/19 (was 31 at Phoenix 1/30). The Mavericks have now gone 26-1 in the last 27 games in which they ve recorded 30-plus assists. Dallas began a stretch of 10 games against plus-.500 teams with wins over San Antonio (3/17) and Denver (3/19). The Mavericks then fell to the Lakers on 3/21 and the Spurs on 3/23, before sweeping a home-and-home series with the Rockets on 3/24 and 3/27. The Mavericks are now (.607) against plus-.500 teams this season. Dallas was (.596) against teams with a winning record in Dallas currently holds a record of The Mavericks will need to win 12 of their final 15 games to match the 61.0-plus percent winning percentage they have recorded in each of the past 11 seasons (need 41-or-more wins). Dallas entered the game against the Rockets on 3/24 with the hardest remaining schedule of any of the top 10 teams in the West (opponent winning percentage of.551 with 17 games remaining in the season). INDIVIDUAL STATS Brandan Wright recorded 13 points (6-7 FGs, 1-1 FTs) and seven rebounds in 30 minutes vs. Houston on 3/27. It was his second straight game with at least 13 points, six boards and 30 minutes of action (14 points, six rebounds, 34 minutes at Houston 3/24). Wright scored in double figures for the seventh time this season (and the third time in his last five games). He shot a combined 13-of-16 (.813) from the field in the home-and-home series against the Rockets on 3/24 and 3/27. Rodrigue Beaubois handed out five dimes to go along with his bench-high 14 points against Houston on 3/27. It marked the sixth time this season that Beaubois has tallied at least 10 points and five assists in a game (4-2 record). Shawn Marion registered his eighth double-double of the season (400 th career) with 12 points and a season-high 15 rebounds in the overtime win at Houston on 3/24. His previous high rebounding game was 13 vs. Washington (3/13). Marion grabbed 13-plus boards for the second time in his last four games. Dirk Nowitzki dropped a game-high 31 points (10-20 FGs, 2-6 3FGs, 9-10 FTs) to go along with seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 39 minutes at Houston on 3/24. It was his sixth 30-point game of the season. With the win, Dallas improved to (.769) all-time in the regular season when Nowitzki scores 30-plus points, including 4-2 in Dirk Nowitzki currently ranks 32 nd all-time in 3-pointers made with 1,252. He needs two to pass Clifford Robinson (1,253) for 31 st place and five to pass Vernon Maxwell (1,256) for 30 th place on the NBA s all-time list for 3-pointers made. Jason Terry totaled 14 of his 24 points (9-16 FGs, 2-4 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) in the fourth quarter and overtime in the game at Houston on 3/24. He singlehandedly outscored the Rockets bench (24-13) in the game. It marked his ninth 20-point outing of the season (5-4 record) and his fourth in his last nine games. Ian Mahinmi posted 11 points (5-6 FGs, 1-2 FTs) and nine boards at San Antonio (3/23). He recorded 11 points for the second time in his last three games (11 vs. Denver 3/19) and scored in double figures for the 10 th time this season (6-4 record). Mahinmi has only one 10-rebound game this year (10 at L.A. Lakers 1/16), but he has now grabbed exactly nine boards on six occasions. Jason Kidd netted 14 points (5-11 FGs, 4-8 3FGs) and seven rebounds at San Antonio on 3/23. He went 4-for-8 from beyond the arc, connecting on four 3- pointers in a game for the fourth time this season (2-2 record). Dallas was 6-1 when Kidd made at least four treys in a game in Kidd has now also attempted eight triples in a game four times this season (0-4 record). The Mavericks were 6-0 when he attempted eight-plus 3s in a game last year. Dirk Nowitzki scored a team-high 26 points on 10-of-24 shooting vs. L.A. Lakers (3/21). The 24 field goal attempts tied his season high (also 24 FGA, 10-24, vs. Boston 2/20). He added a game-high 10 rebounds in 36 minutes, giving him his second straight double-double and his eighth of the season. Vince Carter managed 14 points (5-9 FGs, 2-5 3FGs, 2-2 FTs), six rebounds, three assists, two steals, two blocks and 33 minutes at Denver (3/19). He passed Walt Bellamy (20,941) for 31 st place on the NBA s all-time scoring list and currently has 20,971 career points. Hal Greer is 30 th all-time with 21,586 career points. Jason Kidd recorded his first double-double of the season (486 th career) with 14 points (5-9 FGs, 4-5 3FGs), five rebounds and a team-high 10 assists in 34 minutes against San Antonio on 3/17. He had 10 dimes the next game at Denver on 3/19, marking the second time this season that he has handed out 10-plus assists in consecutive games (also 1/18 at L.A. Clippers and 1/19 at Utah). The Mavericks are 4-1 on the season when Kidd dishes out 10-plus assists in a game. Jason Terry is tied for first in the NBA in fourth quarter 3-pointers made with 36 (36-88,.409). New York s Steve Novak has also made 36 (36-68,.529). Dirk Nowitzki dropped a season-high 40 points (14-21 FGs, 3-8 3FGs, 9-10 FTs) in just 28:50 in the win over Utah on 3/3. It was the 17 th time he s scored 40-plus points in a regular-season game in his career (Dallas is 14-3 all-time when he scores at least 40) and the first time he has done so since 11/23/10 (42 points vs. Detroit). Prior to Nowitzki, the last player to score 40-plus points while playing fewer than 30 minutes in a game was Nowitzki s teammate, Rodrigue Beaubois, who had 40 in 29:52 at Golden State on 3/27/10. Brendan Haywood scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting at Memphis on 2/29. Haywood, who had a season-high 18 points the previous night vs. New Jersey (2/28), recorded consecutive double-figure scoring games for the first time since March 2010 (10 points vs. Denver 3/29/10, 11 points at Memphis 3/31/10) DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 4

5 MAVERICKS NOTES Statistical research assistance provided by the Elias Sports Bureau THE WRIGHT STUFF: Mavericks big man Brandan Wright recorded a career-high seven blocked shots in the win at Houston on 3/24/12 (his previous high block total was four on two occasions: at Cleveland 2/4/12 and at New Orleans 3/22/09). He became the eighth player in Mavericks history to record seven blocks in a game and the first since Erick Dampier had seven vs. Chicago on 2/25/08. The others are Shawn Bradley, Oliver Miller, James Donaldson, Roy Tarpley, Herb Williams and Dirk Nowitzki. Wright recorded 14 points (7-9 FGs) and six boards to go along with his seven swats, which matched the block total posted by the entire Rockets team. Dallas managed seven-plus blocks as a team just 13 times in the 49 games prior to the game at Houston on 3/24/12. The Mavericks finished with a season-high 15 rejections against the Rockets. It was the first time the Mavericks recorded 15 blocks in a game since 1/29/05 (15 vs. Philadelphia). JET SIXTH ON TRIPLES LIST, APPROACHING FIFTH PLACE: With his first three of the game (1,719 th career and 1,071 st as a Maverick) at the 2:22 mark of the first quarter against New Jersey (2/28/12), Jason Terry tied former Maverick Dale Ellis for sixth place on the NBA s all-time 3-point field goals made list. He passed Ellis with his next trey (1,720 th career) at the 2:26 mark of the third quarter. Terry currently has 1,756 career 3-pointers and needs five to pass former Maverick Peja Stojakovic (1,760) for fifth place on the NBA s all-time 3-point field goals made list. TERRY S 1,000TH GAME: Jason Terry appeared in his 1,000 th career regular-season game at Golden State on 3/10/12, becoming the 102 nd player in NBA history to achieve the milestone. The 6-2, 180-pound guard from Arizona has proven to be very durable since he came into the league in Terry, who is in his 13 th season, has missed just 27 games over the course of his NBA career. He has appeared in an additional 83 playoff games (45 starts) during his 12-plus seasons in the league. Terry became the second Maverick to reach the milestone this season (Dirk Nowitzki appeared in his 1,000 th career regular-season game vs. Phoenix on 1/4/12). NOWITZKI RECORDS 1,000TH BLOCK: Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 1,000 th career block against Boston on 2/20/12, with an emphatic rejection on an Avery Bradley shot attempt at the 9:30 mark of the first quarter. Nowitzki, who entered the game with 1,220 career three-pointers, became one of only three players in NBA history with at least 1,000 three-pointers and 1,000 blocks, joining Clifford Robinson (1,253 threes and 1,390 blocks) and Rasheed Wallace (1,064 threes and 1,445 blocks). Nowitzki became the 80 th player in NBA history to reach 1,000 blocks. His teammate, Brendan Haywood, was the last player to join the 1,000-block club (at Minnesota 1/1/12) before Nowitzki reached the milestone. Nowitzki became the only player in NBA history to record at least 150 three-pointers and 100 blocks in a single season in (151 threes, 101 blocks). He was also just the second player in NBA history to record 100-plus threes and 100-plus blocks in one season (Robert Horry had 143 threes and 109 blocks with Houston in ). Nowitzki ranks second on Dallas all-time blocks list behind Shawn Bradley (1,250). KIDD PASSES MJ FOR SECOND PLACE ON STEALS LIST: Jason Kidd passed Michael Jordan (2,514) for second place on the NBA s all-time steals list against Boston on 2/20/12 with his first steal of the game (2,515 th career) at the 5:59 mark of the second quarter (he intercepted a pass thrown by Ray Allen). John Stockton is the NBA s all-time steals leader with 3,265 career thefts. Kidd recorded a season-high six steals in his return to the starting lineup against Sacramento (1/14/12), after missing four games with a sore lower back (1/7/12-1/13/12). Kidd has been named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team four times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2006) and NBA All-Defensive Second Team five times in his career (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007). NOWITZKI 19TH PLACE ON ALL-TIME SCORING LIST: Dirk Nowitzki scored his 23,000 th career point against Milwaukee on 1/13/12 with his first free throw at the 7:17 mark of the second quarter. He became the 23 rd player in NBA history (third active player) to achieve the milestone. He moved past Elgin Baylor (23,149) and into 22 nd place on the NBA s all-time scoring list at Cleveland (2/4/12) with a 17-foot fadeaway at the 7:37 mark of the fourth quarter. In his next game at Denver on 2/8/12, he scored a game-high 25 points and passed Adrian Dantley (23,177) for 21 st place on the NBA s all-time scoring list with a jumper at the 1:36 mark of the 4 th quarter. Nowitzki moved past former Celtic Robert Parish (23,334) and into 20 th place on the NBA s all-time scoring list against Boston on 2/20/12, with a three-point play at the 5:55 mark of the first quarter. He hit a 14-foot jumper (assisted by Jason Kidd) and was fouled by Chris Wilcox on the shot attempt. Nowitzki connected on the free throw, giving him his seventh point of the game (23,335 th career). Nowitzki scored a game-high 31 points at Houston on 3/24/12 and passed Charles Barkley (23,757) for 19 th place on the NBA s all-time scoring list. He made a pair of free throws with 18.5 seconds left in overtime that gave him 31 points for the game (23,758 for his career), the exact point total he needed to pass Barkley going into the game. Nowitzki currently has 23,779 career points. He ranks third among active players in career scoring, trailing only Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett. Only three other players born outside of the United States have more career points than the 7-footer from Germany: Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946, born in Nigeria), Dominique Wilkins (26,668, born in France) and Patrick Ewing (24,815, born in Jamaica). Nowitzki reached the 20,000-point mark during the season, becoming the first European-born player to achieve the milestone. BENCH PRODUCTION: The Mavericks are averaging 40.8 points per game off the bench this season, which ranks third in the NBA behind Denver s 41.8 bench points per game and Philadelphia s 41.3 bench points per contest. Jason Terry has led the Mavericks in scoring 11 times this season as a reserve (including ties). Dallas led the NBA in bench scoring in with 40.4 points per game off the pine. DEFENSIVE NUMBERS: The Mavericks rank in the top 10 in several defensive categories including points allowed, opponent field goal percentage, steals per game and opponent points in the paint. The Mavericks have never finished a season ranked higher than fourth in opponent field goal percentage (4 th in with.443, T-4 th in with.470). Dallas has also never ended a season ranked higher than fourth in steals (4 th in with 8.63 spg) or points allowed (4 th in with 92.8 ppg, 4 th in with ppg, 4 th in with ppg). Below is a look at the Mavericks defensive numbers and where they rank: WHERE THE MAVERICKS RANK DEFENSIVELY PTS ALLOWED OPP FG% STEALS PER GAME OPP PTS IN PAINT 93.1/6 th.430/6 th 8.86/4 th 38.2/5 th NBA S ALL-TIME SCORING LIST RANK PLAYER CAREER PTS 16 Patrick Ewing 24, Allen Iverson 24, Kevin Garnett 24, Dirk Nowitzki 23, Charles Barkley 23, Robert Parish 23,334 HOLDING TEAMS UNDER 100: Only 11 teams have scored 100 points against the Mavericks this season (includes three overtime games). The Mavericks are on the season when they hold the opposition to under 100 points. Dallas held teams under the century mark 54 times last year (41-13 record). The Mavericks held their opponents to under 100 points for 10 straight games from 1/30-2/17/12, going 7-3 in that span. The Mavericks also held their opponents to under 100 points for 15 straight games from 12/30/11-1/23/12, which set a franchise record for consecutive games holding teams under the century mark (was 13, 1/14/06-2/9/06). Opponents averaged just 84.3 points per game on 39.8 percent shooting against the Mavericks in those 15 games, and Dallas went 11-4 in that span. The Mavericks held their opponents to under 80 points in three straight games during that stretch from 1/13-1/16/12. The Timberwolves ended the Mavericks run when they DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 5

6 defeated Dallas, , at American Airlines Center on 1/25/12. Minnesota was also the only team to score over 93 points against the Mavericks during their 15- game run (defeated Dallas, 99-82, at Minnesota on 1/1/12). VINTAGE DIRK IN SECOND HALF: Dirk Nowitzki poured in 24 of his game-high 28 points (10-22 FGs, 2-4 3FGs, 6-6 FTs) in the second half of the game at Philadelphia on 2/17/12, equaling the amount of points scored by the entire Sixers team in the final 24 minutes. Over the last 15 seasons, only three other players have scored as many points as the opposing team in a half: Tracy McGrady on 3/9/03 (outscored Denver in first half), Kobe Bryant on 1/22/06 (outscored Toronto in second half) and Dwyane Wade on 11/10/09 (outscored Washington in second half). Nowitzki also scored 24 of his game-high 28 points in the second half of the game against New York on 3/6/12. He went 7-of-10 from the floor in the final 24 minutes against the Knicks. ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE DEFENSIVE HALF: The Mavericks held the Sixers to just 24 points in the second half in the win at Philadelphia on 2/17/12, including eight points in the third quarter (Louis Williams hit a buzzer-beater to give Philadelphia eight points in the third). It marked the fewest points the Sixers have scored in a half at the Wells Fargo Center, which opened in It was the second time this season that the Mavericks have held an opponent to 24-or-fewer points in a half (held Sacramento to 23 points in the first half on 1/14/12). Prior to this season, Dallas had accomplished this feat only once (held Vancouver to 24 points in first half on 3/13/99). What s more, the Mavericks have now allowed eight-or-fewer points in a quarter three times this season (eight in fourth quarter vs. Miami 12/25/11 and seven in third quarter at L.A. Lakers 1/16/12), after they did so only twice before (eight in second quarter at Minnesota 2/27/07, eight in third quarter vs. Cleveland 3/14/06). DIRK S 11TH CONSECUTIVE ALL-STAR APPEARANCE: For the 11 th consecutive season, Dirk Nowitzki represented the Western Conference at the 2012 All-Star Game held in Orlando, Fla. His 11 All-Star selections are the most by any player in franchise history and his run of 11 straight appearances is the second-longest active streak in the NBA (Kobe Bryant has made 14 straight All-Star appearances). Nowitzki, who appeared as a Western Conference reserve in the 2012 All-Star Game, contributed seven points and four rebounds in 14 minutes as the West defeated the East, Nowitzki holds averages of 9.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 18.4 minutes in 11 career All-Star games (two starts). He posted a career-high 22 points (8-15 FGs, 6-6 FTs) in the 2010 All-Star Game held in Dallas. GROUP EFFORT: Brendan Haywood, Ian Mahinmi and Brandan Wright have all split time at the center position for Dallas and are forming a three-headed monster in the middle. Haywood has started all 40 games in which he has appeared this year (after he started just eight games for Dallas last season) and is averaging 5.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 22.2 minutes per game. He has posted six double-figure scoring games and eight double-digit rebounding efforts this season. Mahinmi is averaging career highs in points (6.4), rebounds (4.8) and minutes (19.3). He has scored in double figures 10 times this year, after he did so four times all of last season. He has also recorded 11 starts in , after he had none going into this season. The high flyer Brandan Wright, who was signed as a free agent by Dallas on 12/9/11, has made the most of his minutes at backup center. He is averaging 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 14.8 minutes per game this year. Wright has scored in double figures seven times this season and is shooting 62.9 percent from the field. DOMINANT DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE: Dallas defense shut down the Kings in the game at American Airlines Center on 1/14/12. The Mavericks held the Kings to just 60 points on 22-of-86 (.256) shooting, setting new franchise opponent lows for points (was 65 at Minnesota 2/27/07), field goals made (was 23 at Indiana, 23-67, 12/6/05) and field goal percentage (was.296, 24-81, at Minnesota 2/27/07). The Mavericks held the Kings to just 23 points in the first half (Dallas led, 52-23, at the break). It marked an all-time low for points in a half by a Dallas opponent. The previous franchise opponent low for points in a half was 24 by Vancouver (at Dallas 3/13/99, in the first half). The 23 points recorded by the Kings in the opening 24 minutes also represented an all-time Sacramento franchise low for points in a half (was 25 vs. Boston 2/26/57). HOW SWEEP IT IS!: When the Mavericks faced the Kings at home on 1/14/12, it marked the 111 th time in franchise history that Dallas played four games in five nights. With wins at Detroit (1/10), at Boston (1/11), vs. Milwaukee (1/13) and vs. Sacramento (1/14), the Mavericks completed a four-game sweep in five nights for just the fourth time in team history (also 2/19/85-2/23/85, 11/17/06-11/21/06 and 11/23/10-11/27/10). The Mavericks recorded the sweep last season with wins against Detroit (11/23/10), at Oklahoma City (11/24/10), at San Antonio (11/26/10) and against Miami (11/27/10). ANOTHER SHOOTING CLINIC FOR NOWITZKI: Dirk Nowitzki went 9-of-10 (.900) from the field at Detroit on 1/10/12, finishing with a team-high 18 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes of action. The 90 percent field goal percentage was the highest field goal percentage he has recorded in any game in his career (minimum 10 field goal attempts). The Mavericks are 12-0 all-time in the regular season when Nowitzki shoots at least 80 percent from the floor (minimum 10 field goal attempts). He has averaged 27.0 points per game in those 12 contests. Nowitzki, who shot a career-high 51.7 percent (610-1,179 FGs) from the field during the regular season, had five such games last year. Nowitzki has shot 80-plus percent from the floor (while attempting at least 10 shots) in two postseason games in his career, and Dallas is 2-0 in those games. He went 12-of-15 (.800) from the field (24-of-24 from the line) en route to a playoff-high 48 points in Game 1 of the 2011 Western Conference Finals against Oklahoma City on 5/17/11. The 48 points were the most by any player in a playoff game who shot at least 80 percent from the field. Nowitzki also went 12-of-14 (.857) from the floor in the playoffs against the Spurs on 4/18/10, finishing with 36 points in 40 minutes. DIRK S 1,000TH GAME: Dirk Nowitzki played in his 1,000 th career regular-season game (975 th start) against Phoenix on 1/4/12, becoming the 98 th player in NBA history (11 th active player) to accomplish the feat. With the victory over the Suns, Dallas won its 661 st game with Nowitzki in the lineup (went in his first 1,000 games). Nowitzki, whose first season in Dallas was in , is the third-longest tenured player with his original team (L.A. Lakers Kobe Bryant ; San Antonio s Tim Duncan ). He passed Brad Davis (883) for the most games played in franchise history at Phoenix on 1/28/10. Nowitzki has appeared in an additional 124 playoff games (all starts) over the course of his NBA career. DIRK RECORDS 8,000TH CAREER FIELD GOAL: With a 10-foot step-back jumper (at the 7:40 mark of the second quarter) against Oklahoma City on 1/2/12, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 8,000 th career regular-season made field goal. He became the 31 st player in NBA history to accomplish the feat and he currently ranks fourth among active players in field goals made (behind Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan). THREE STREAK: The game vs. Memphis on 3/6/11 marked Dallas 1,000 th straight game with at least one 3-point basket. Since 2/27/99, the Mavericks have gone 1,071 consecutive regular-season games with a 3-pointer made the longest streak in NBA history. They ve made only one trey in a game 15 times in that span. The Raptors went 986 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer made, but had their streak (which began on 2/26/99) come to an end vs. Memphis on 1/24/ DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 6

7 CENTURY MARK SUCCESS: The Mavericks are 15-1 when they reach the century mark in scoring this season. The only time the Mavericks have lost a game when scoring 100-plus points this season was in the loss to Oklahoma City on 12/29/11 that came as a result of a Kevin Durant last-second 3-pointer. The Mavericks were 43-4 (.915) when they scored 100-plus points in , including 13-1 (.929) when they recorded 110-plus points in a game. They were 35-7 (.833) when they scored at least 100 points in a game in , and (.756) when they did so in A KIDD AT HEART: Jason Kidd ranks first among active players and is now tied with Buck Williams for 10 th place on the NBA s all-time list for games played with 1,307. He will take sole possession of 10 th place with his next appearance at Miami on 3/29/12. The 17-year veteran has started 1,294 of the 1,307 games he has appeared in over the course of his NBA career. ALL-TIME LEADERS IN GAMES PLAYED RANK PLAYER CAREER GMS 8 Gary Payton 1,335 9 Moses Malone 1, Jason Kidd 1, Buck Williams 1, Elvin Hayes 1, Mark Jackson 1,296 BACK-TO-BACKS: The Mavericks have 22 back-to-backs in , which includes one back-to-back-to-back set from 3/8-3/10. Dallas dropped all three of its games in the back-to-back-to-back set at Phoenix (3/8), at Sacramento (3/9) and at Golden State (3/10). In total, six of the back-to-backs begin at home and end on the road, six are road-home, eight are on the road and two are at home. Dallas played 20 back-to-backs in , finishing 13-7 in the front half and 14-6 in the second half of those sets. DALLAS MAVERICKS RECORDS IN BACK-TO-BACKS IN Game Overall Record Home-Road Road-Home Road-Road Home-Home First Game Second Game Mavericks Swept: 4 Splits: 8 Opponents Swept: 5 MOST WINS IN A FIVE-YEAR SPAN: Dallas went (.683) over the last five regular seasons (from to ), which was the highest winning percentage in the league in that span (see right). What s more, Dallas won the most games in the 2010 calendar year. The Mavericks, who entered the year 2011 with a record of 24-7 (held a record of 24-7 going into the game at Milwaukee on 1/1/11), finished the 2010 calendar year with a record of (.704). The Spurs (.702, 59-25) finished with the second-highest winning percentage in Dallas recorded the highest winning percentage in a calendar year on two other occasions: 2007 (.768, 63-19) and 2002 (.744, 61-21, tied with Sacramento). LONG STREAK OF SUCCESS: With a victory over the Timberwolves on 3/24/11, the Mavericks improved to in and recorded their 11 th straight 50-win season (13 th in franchise history). Dallas became just the third team in NBA history to record 11 straight 50-win seasons ( ). Only four franchises have had at least 10 consecutive 50-win seasons since the NBA went to an 82-game schedule in The Spurs (12 seasons, ) and the Lakers (12 seasons, ) are the only two teams with longer streaks than the Mavericks (see below). Dallas ended the regular season with a record of (.695), which was tied for the fifth-best mark in franchise history (also finished in ). The Mavericks have finished with a winning percentage of at least.695 six times in the last 11 seasons, including a franchise-high.817 (67-15) in Since , the lowest winning percentage the Mavericks have recorded for a season is.610, when they won exactly 50 games in A 50-win season with an 82-game schedule equates to about 40.2 wins with a 66-game schedule. Therefore, the Mavericks will have to win 41-or-more games in to match the 61.0 percent-plus winning percentage they have recorded in each of the past 11 seasons (40 wins will give them a winning percentage of.606, while 41 wins will give them a winning percentage of.621). CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 50+ WINS TEAM STREAK YEARS Los Angeles Lakers 12 Seasons to San Antonio Spurs 12 Seasons to Dallas Mavericks 11 Seasons to Boston Celtics 10 Seasons to SPRINGTIME TRADITION: Dallas has made 11 consecutive trips to the postseason (17 overall). It s the longest streak in franchise history and currently the second-longest streak in the NBA. San Antonio (14 consecutive playoff appearances) is the only team with a longer active streak (see right). The Mavericks have made three Western Conference Finals appearances in that span (four in franchise history: 1988, 2003, 2006, 2011) and advanced to the NBA Finals twice (2006 and 2011). They captured their first NBA Championship in BEST RECORDS: TO TEAM RECORD PTC Dallas Mavericks San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers Orlando Magic Boston Celtics LONGEST ACTIVE PLAYOFF STREAKS TEAM STREAK YEARS Spurs 14 Seasons Mavericks 11 Seasons Nuggets 8 Seasons Lakers 6 Seasons Magic 5 Seasons STILL SEEING DOUBLE: Of the active players in the NBA who have tallied the most double-doubles in their careers, the Mavericks have three players that rank in the top 10. Jason Kidd s 486 career double-doubles rank third among active players, Shawn Marion s 400 rank sixth and Dirk Nowitzki s 366 rank eighth. Kidd ranks first among active players and third all-time (behind Oscar Robertson, 181, and Magic Johnson, 138) with 107 career triple-doubles. 20,000 MANIAACS: The season-opener versus Miami on 12/25/11 marked the Mavericks 400 th consecutive sellout. Since 12/15/01, Dallas has sold out 426 regularseason home games, which is an NBA-best-sellout streak. Dallas has also sold out an additional 58 playoff games during that same stretch. 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 record of (.783) at home. Dallas has sold out all 41 games in each of the past nine seasons DALLAS MAVERICKS GAME NOTES PAGE 7