2019-20 SCHEDULE DALLAS MAVERICKS (17-8 ......2019/12/12 · 2019-20 DALLAS MAVERICKS Game Notes...

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2019-20 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD10/23 vs. Wizards 108-100 W 1-010/25 @ Pelicans 123-116 W 2-010/27 vs. Trail Blazers 119-121 L 2-110/29 @ Nuggets 109-106 W 3-111/1 vs. Lakers 110-119* L 3-211/3 @ Cavaliers 131-111 W 4-211/6 vs. Magic 107-106 W 5-211/8 vs. Knicks 102-106 L 5-311/9 @ Grizzlies 138-122 W 6-311/11 @ Celtics 106-116 L 6-411/14 @ Knicks 103-106 L 6-511/16 vs. Raptors 110-102 W 7-511/18 vs. Spurs 117-110 W 8-511/20 vs. Warriors 142-94 W 9-511/22 vs. Cavaliers 143-101 W 10-511/24 @ Rockets 137-123 W 11-511/26 vs. Clippers 99-114 L 11-611/29 @ Suns 120-113 W 12-612/1 @ Lakers 114-100 W 13-612/3 @ Pelicans 118-97 W 14-612/4 vs. Timberwolves 121-114 W 15-612/7 vs. Pelicans 130-84 W 16-612/8 vs. Kings 106-110 L 16-712/12 @ Pistons 122-111 W 17-712/14 vs. Heat 118-122* L 17-812/16 @ Bucks 7:00 pm FSSW12/18 vs. Celtics 8:30 pm ESPN12/20 @ 76ers 7:00 pm ESPN12/22 @ Raptors 2:30 pm FSSW12/26 vs. Spurs 7:30 pm FSSW12/28 @ Warriors 7:30 pm FSSW12/29 @ Lakers 8:30 pm FSSW12/31 @ Thunder 7:00 pm FSSW1/2 vs. Nets 7:30 pm FSSW1/4 vs. Hornets 7:30 pm FSSW1/6 vs. Bulls 7:30 pm FSSW1/8 vs. Nuggets 6:30 pm ESPN1/10 vs. Lakers 7:30 pm FSSW1/11 vs. 76ers 7:30 pm FSSW1/14 @ Warriors 9:30 pm FSSW1/15 @ Kings 9:00 pm FSSW1/17 vs. Trail Blazers 8:30 pm FSSW1/21 vs. Clippers 7:30 pm FSSW1/23 @ Trail Blazers 9:30 pm TNT1/25 @ Jazz 4:00 pm FSSW1/27 @ Thunder 7:00 pm FSSW1/28 vs. Suns 7:30 pm FSSW1/31 @ Rockets 7:00 pm ESPN2/1 vs. Hawks 7:30 pm FSSW2/3 @ Pacers 6:00 pm FSSW2/5 vs. Grizzlies 7:30 pm FSSW2/7 @ Wizards 6:00 pm FSSW2/8 @ Hornets 6:00 pm FSSW2/10 vs. Jazz 7:30 pm FSSW2/12 vs. Kings 7:30 pm FSSW2/21 @ Magic 6:00 pm FSSW2/22 @ Hawks 6:30 pm FSSW2/24 vs. Timberwolves 7:30 pm FSSW2/26 @ Spurs 6:30 pm ESPN2/28 @ Heat 7:00 pm FSSW3/1 @ Timberwolves 2:30 pm FSSW3/2 @ Bulls 7:00 pm FSSW3/4 vs. Pelicans 7:30 pm FSSW3/6 vs. Grizzlies 7:30 pm FSSW3/8 vs. Pacers 6:00 pm FSSW3/10 @ Spurs 7:00 pm TNT3/11 vs. Nuggets 7:30 pm FSSW3/14 vs. Suns 1:00 pm FSSW3/16 @ Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN3/17 @ Kings 9:00 pm FSSW3/19 @ Trail Blazers 9:00 pm FSSW3/21 @ Suns 9:00 pm FSSW3/23 vs. Rockets 7:30 pm FSSW3/26 vs. Jazz 7:30 pm FSSW3/29 vs. Bucks 2:00 pm FSSW4/1 @ Timberwolves 7:00 pm FSSW4/3 @ Grizzlies 7:00 pm FSSW4/5 @ Nets 5:00 pm FSSW4/7 vs. Rockets 7:30 pm FSSW4/11 vs. Pistons 2:00 pm FSSW4/13 @ Nuggets 8:00 pm FSSW4/15 vs. Thunder 6:30 pm FSSW All Times Dallas Time (CT)* Overtime Periods

2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD BY MONTHOct: (3-1); Nov: (9-5); Dec: (5-2)

DALLAS MAVERICKS (17-8) @ MILWAUKEE BUCKS (24-3)

Regular Season Game #26 • Away Game #12Monday, December 16, 2019 • 7:00 p.m. CT

Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee, WI)FSSW/NBATV • ESPN 103.3 FM • Univision 1270 AM

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PROBABLE STARTERSPLAYER / 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON AVERAGES NOTES

#10 Dorian Finney-Smith F • 6-7 • 220 • Florida/USA

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG8.3 5.1 1.2 0.6 0.4 27.5

Last Game: Finished with 3 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 37minutes vs. MIA (12/14/19). Notes: The Mavs are 8-1 this seasonwhen he scores 10+ points ... played in 200th career came vs. LAC(11/26/19) ... led DAL in games played in 2 of his first 3 seasons (81in both 2016-17 and 2018-19).

#6 Kristaps Porzingis F • 7-3 • 240 • Cajasol Seville/Latvia


Last Game: Scored 22 points to go with 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 2blocks in 40 minutes vs. MIA (12/14/19). Notes: Has posted 8 double-doubles on the season ... DNP in 2018-19 (left ACL surgery) ...named NBA All-Star in 2018 (averaged a career-high 22.7 ppg).

#7 Dwight Powell C • 6-10 • 240 • Stanford/Canada


Last Game: Rrecorded 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 27minutes vs. MIA (12/14/19). Notes: Increased his scoring average ineach of his first 5 seasons (3.1 ppg in 2014-15, 5.8 ppg in 2015-16,6.7 ppg in 2016-17, 8.5 ppg in 2017-18, 10.6 ppg in 2018-19).

#11 Tim Hardaway Jr. G • 6-5 • 205 • Michigan/USA


Last Game: Finished with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists vs.MIA (12/14/19). Notes: Scored 31 points at HOU (11/24/19), hishighest-scoring game with DAL ... has posted 6 games with 20+points this season ... in 2018-19, averaged a career-high 18.1 pointsin 65 games (63 starts) with NY and DAL.

#13 Jalen Brunson G • 6-1 • 190 • Villanova/USA


Last Game: Tallied a season-high 18 points to go with 7 reboundsand a season-high-tying 8 assists in 34 minutes off the bench vs. MIA(12/14/19). Notes: DAL is 8-2 this season when he scores in doublefigures ... won 2 national championships (2016 and 2018) teamingwith Bucks G Donte DiVincenzo at Villanova.

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RECORD HOME ROAD OTOVERALL 17-8 8-6 9-2 0-2WESTERN 11-4 4-4 7-0 0-1EASTERN 6-4 4-2 2-2 0-1SOUTHWEST 6-0 2-0 4-0 --

STREAKS OVERALL: LOST 1 HOME: LOST 2 ROAD: WON 5

UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV Wed, Dec. 18 vs. BOS 8:30 pm ESPN Fri, Dec. 20 at PHI 7:00 pm ESPN Sun, Dec. 22 at TOR 2:30 pm FSSW Thu, Dec. 26 vs. SAS 7:30 pm FSSW Sat, Dec. 28 at GSW 7:30 pm FSSW

MAVERICKS BROADCAST INFORMATION: FOX Sports Southwest will televise 75 regular-season Mavs games with MarkFollowill, Derek Harper and Jeff “Skin” Wade calling the action. ESPN 103.3 FM (KESN) will broadcast every game with ChuckCooperstein and Brad Davis on the call. Games can also be heard in Spanish on Univision 1270 AM (KFLC) with Victor Villalbaproviding the play-by-play.INJURY REPORT/PLAYER STATUS:

Luka Doncic (right ankle sprain) is NWT.PRONUNCIATIONS:

Jose Juan Barea (ba-RAY-ah); Ryan Broekhoff (bro-KOFF); Antonius Cleveland (ann-TONE-ee-us); Luka Doncic (LOO-kuhDON-chitch); Maxi Kleber (CLEE-bah); Boban Marjanovic (BO-bahn Mar-YAWN-oh-vich); Kristaps Porzingis (KRIS-taps Por-ZING-is); Isaiah Roby (row-bee); Delon Wright (Deh-LON)RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

12/11: Reassigned F Isaiah Roby to the Texas Legends (G League) ... 12/4: Recalled F Isaiah Roby from the Texas Legends (GLeague) ... 11/25: Reassigned F Isaiah Roby to the Texas Legends (G League) ...11/22: Recalled F Isaiah Roby from the TexasLegends (G League) ... 11/5: Reassigned F Isaiah Roby to the Texas Legends (G League) ... 10/31: Reassigned F Isaiah Roby tothe Texas Legends (G League) ... 10/30: Recalled F Isaiah Roby from the Texas Legends (G League) ... 10/28: Assigned F IsaiahRoby to the Texas Legends (G League) ... 10/19: Waived F Chad Brown ... 10/17: Signed F Chad Brown ... 10/15: Waived GDakota Mathias and F Aric Holman ... 10/12: Waived G Yudai Baba ... 9/19: Signed G Yudai Baba ... 9/3: Awarded F Aric Holmanon waiver claim ... 8/19: Re-signed G Jose Juan Barea ... 8/7: Signed second-round pick Isaiah Roby ... 7/29: Signed G JoshReaves to a two-way contract ... 7/26: Signed G Dakota Mathias ... 7/25: Signed G/F Antonius Cleveland to a two-way contract ...7/23: Signed C Boban Marjanovic ... 7/12: Signed F/C Kristaps Porzingis ... 7/11: Re-signed F Dorian Finney-Smith ... 7/10: Re-signed F Maxi Kleber ... 7/10: Signed G Seth Curry ... 7/8: Acquired G Delon Wright from MEM in exchange for two future second-round draft picks and the draft rights to Satnam Singh ... 7/6: Signed F/C Dwight Powell to a contract extension ... 6/26: Acquiredthe draft rights to the 45th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Isaiah Roby, and two future second-round picks from DET inexchange for the draft rights to the 37th overall selection Deividas Sirvydis.

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NO. PLAYER POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY NBA EXP. TWITTER5 Jose Juan Barea G 5-10 180 6/26/84 Northeastern/Puerto Rico 13 @jjbareapr

45 Ryan Broekhoff F 6-6 215 8/23/90 Valparaiso/Australia 1 @RBroekhoff4513 Jalen Brunson G 6-1 190 8/31/96 Villanova/USA 1 @jalenbrunson13 Antonius Cleveland* G 6-5 195 2/2/94 Southeast Missouri State/USA 1 @ac_uno1

30 Seth Curry G 6-2 185 8/23/90 Duke/USA 5 @sdotcurry77 Luka Doncic G 6-7 230 2/28/99 Real Madrid/Slovenia 1 @luka7doncic10 Dorian Finney-Smith F 6-7 220 5/4/93 Florida/USA 3 @doefinney_1011 Tim Hardaway Jr. G 6-5 205 3/16/92 Michigan/USA 6 @T_HardJR44 Justin Jackson F 6-7 220 3/28/95 North Carolina/USA 2 @JJacks_4442 Maxi Kleber C 6-10 240 1/29/92 Bayern Munich/Germany 2 @MaxiKleber1 Courtney Lee G 6-5 215 10/3/85 Western Kentucky/USA 11 @CourtneyLee5

51 Boban Marjanovic C 7-4 290 8/15/88 KK Crvena Zvezda/Serbia 4 @BobanMarjanovic6 Kristaps Porzingis F 7-3 240 8/2/95 Cajasol Seville/Latvia 3 @kporzee7 Dwight Powell C 6-10 240 7/20/91 Stanford/Canada 4 @DwightPowell33

23 Josh Reaves* F 6-4 214 6/4/97 Penn State/USA R9 Isaiah Roby F 6-8 230 2/3/98 Nebraska/USA R iroby245

55 Delon Wright F 6-5 185 4/26/92 Utah/USA 4 @delonwright*Player under two-way contract

STAFFHead Coach Rick Carlisle (Virginia)Assistant Coaches Stephen Silas, Jamahl Mosley, Mike Weinar, Darrell Armstrong, Jenny Boucek

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEJose Juan Barea (ba-RAY-ah); Ryan Broekhoff (bro-KOFF); Antonius Cleveland (ann-TONE-ee-us); Luka Doncic (LOO-kuh DON-chitch); Maxi Kleber (CLEE-bah); BobanMarjanovic (BO-bahn Mar-YAWN-oh-vich); Kristaps Porzingis (KRIS-taps Por-ZING-is); Isaiah Roby (row-bee); Delon Wright (Deh-LON)

HOW THE MAVERICKS WERE BUILTFREE AGENTS2019 - Antonius Cleveland (Signed to a two-way contract 7/25/19)

- Seth Curry (Signed by Dallas 7/10/19)- Boban Marjanovic (Signed by Dallas 07/19)- Josh Reaves (Signed to a two-way contract by Dallas 7/29/19)

2018 - Ryan Broekhoff (Signed as a free agent by Dallas 8/6/18)2017 - Maxi Kleber (Signed by Dallas 7/13/17)2016 - Dorian Finney-Smith (Signed by Dallas 7/8/16)

- Dwight Powell (Signed by Dallas 7/8/16)2015 - Jose Juan Barea (Re-signed by Dallas 7/16/15)

OBTAINED VIA TRADE2019 - Tim Hardaway Jr. (Acquired by Dallas in 7-player trade with New York 1/31/19)

- Justin Jackson (Acquired by Dallas from Sacramento 2/7/19)- Courtney Lee (Acquired by Dallas in 7-player trade with New York 1/31/19)- Kristaps Porzingis (Acquired by Dallas from New York in 7-player trade 1/31/19)- Isaiah Roby (Draft rights traded to Dallas along with two future second round picks in exchange for the draft rights to the 37th overall selection Deividas Sirvydis 6/26/19.)

2018 - Luka Doncic (Draft rights acquired by Dallas from Atlanta 6/21/18)- Delon Wright (Acquired by Dallas from Memphis in exchange for two future second round picks and Satnam Singh 7/8/19)

OBTAINED VIA DRAFT2018 - Jalen Brunson (Drafted by Dallas 2nd round, 33rd overall, in 2018)

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2019-20 SEASON PPG OPP. PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG TO BPG Mavericks 118.1 109.0 0.466 0.363 0.773 47.9 24.6 6.3 12.8 4.3 Bucks 116.2 103.7 0.485 0.362 0.729 49.1 24.9 7.5 14.2 5.6

2019-20 SEASON VS. BUCKS DATE SITE TIME/RESULT12/16/19 @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm3/29/20 vs. Dallas 2:00 pm

2018-19 SEASON VS. BUCKS DATE SITE TIME1/21/19 @ Milwaukee L, 106-1162/8/19 vs. Dallas L, 107-122

SERIES HISTORY VS. BUCKS ALL-TIME STREAKSOverall 34-41 Lost 3Home 24-14 Lost 1Road 10-27 Lost 2

SERIES NOTES: Dallas and Milwaukee met in the 2019 presesaon (at American Airlines Center on 10/11/19) and the Bucks recorded a 118-111 win...TheBucks have taken the last three regular-season matchups between the two clubs (after the Mavericks won the previous three and nine of the previous10)…After dropping the last two meetings in Milwaukee, the Mavericks are now just 10-27 all-time on the road against the Bucks (Dallas lost 12 consecutivegames in Milwaukee from 1988-2001)…The Bucks snapped a five-game road losing streak against the Mavericks with a 122-107 victory at American AirlinesCenter on 2/8/19…Prior to the Bucks’ road win on 2/8/19, the home team had won three straight and seven of the previous eight meetings between the twoclubs…The Mavericks had also taken 13 of the previous 15 showdowns in Dallas prior to the loss on 2/8/19…The Bucks swept the 2018-19 season series,2-0…As a rookie against Milwaukee in 2018-19, Luka Doncic averaged 19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game in two games against theBucks…Doncic registered his first career triple-double with a team-high 18 points, 11 rebounds and a game-high 10 assists at Milwaukee (1/21/19), becomingthe second-youngest player in NBA history (19 years, 327 days) to record a triple-double…The only player to produce a triple-double at a younger age wasMarkelle Fultz (19 years, 317 days – he was 10 days younger than Doncic at the time of his first career triple-double), who had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10assists against the same franchise on the final day of the 2017-18 season (vs. Milwaukee 4/11/18)…The 18-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist effort by Doncic on1/21/19 was the first of four triple-doubles he registered as a teenager…Doncic (four) and Fultz (one) still account for the only five triple-doubles ever recordedby teenagers in NBA history…Dallas and Milwaukee split the 2017-18 season series, 1-1, with the home team winning both times…Dallas defeated Milwaukee111-79 at American Airlines Center on 11/18/17…The 32-point victory (111-79) on 11/18/17 was Dallas’ second-biggest win in 2017-18 (34, 114-80, vs.Memphis 3/10/18)…The 79 points given up by the Mavericks on 11/18/17 were also the second-fewest they allowed in a game last season (Dallas defeatedWashington 98-75 on 1/22/18)…Dallas swept the 2016-17 season series, 2-0…The Mavericks defeated the Bucks 86-75 in overtime on 11/6/16…The 75points allowed by the Mavericks on 11/6/16 were the fewest they have surrendered in an overtime game in franchise history (previous: 77 vs. Cleveland1/27/98)…Dallas outscored Milwaukee 12-1 in overtime on 11/6/16…The one point allowed by the Mavericks in overtime on 11/6/16 also marked a franchiserecord for the fewest points allowed in an overtime period (previous: 2 on two occasions).CONNECTIONS: Bucks guard Wesley Matthews spent three-and-a-half seasons with the Mavericks from 2015-19 (he was dealt to New York along withDennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan and two future first-round picks in the seven-player trade-deadline deal that brought Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr.,Trey Burke and Courtney Lee to Dallas on 1/31/19)…Matthews averaged 12.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 33.3 minutes in 258 games (all starts)with Dallas…The 616 3-pointers Matthews knocked down with the Mavericks are the sixth-most in franchise history (616-of-1,669, .369)…Mavericks guardJalen Brunson and Bucks guard Donte DiVincenzo were teammates at Villanova for three seasons from 2015-18, where they led the Wildcats to two nationalchampionships in 2016 in 2018 (the year in between Nova’s two title runs, Justin Jackson’s North Carolina Tar Heels won the national championship in2017)…Bucks guard Sterling Brown attended SMU in Dallas…Mavericks VP of Basketball Operations Michael Finley enjoyed a standout career at theUniversity of Wisconsin (1991-95), where he ranks second in school history in career scoring with 2,147 points…Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzercoached Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. for two seasons on the Hawks from 2015-17…Hardaway Jr. also spent a season-and-a-half teaming with Bucksguard Kyle Korver in Atlanta (2015-17)…Mavericks assistant coaches Jamahl Mosley and Peter Patton are both Milwaukee natives…Mavericks President ofBasketball Operations & GM Donnie Nelson got his start in the NBA working as a regional scout for the Bucks from 1984-86…Bucks assistant coach DarvinHam, who played collegiately at Texas Tech, served as a studio analyst for Fox Sports Southwest’s coverage of the Mavericks’ 2006 playoff run…Ham alsospent the 2007 preseason with Dallas.

PREVIOUS MEETINGBUCKS 122, MAVERICKS 107 – FEBRUARY 8, 2019 – AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER – DALLAS, TX – GAME #58 (25-29, 19-8 HOME)

TEAM 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BSMIL 29 35 30 28 - 122 51 93 0.548 0.278 0.833 10 41 51 25 21 4 13 5DAL 29 22 35 21 - 107 36 87 0.414 0.415 0.650 9 28 37 23 15 6 14 5

TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH ASTDAL L. Doncic: 20 D. Powell: 8 T. Burke: 5 MIL G. Antetokounmpo: 29 G. Antetokounmpo: 16 G. Antetokounmpo/E. Bledsoe: 5

PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic netted a team-high 20 points in 27 minutes. Trey Burke appeared in his second game with Dallas andproduced 18 points, five rebounds, a game-high-tying five assists and two steals in 27 minutes off the bench. Dwight Powell chipped in 12 points and a team-high eight boards in 20 minutes off the pine. Tim Hardaway Jr. (12) and Maxi Kleber (11) also scored 11-plus points for the Mavericks in the loss. Bucksforward Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a double-double with game highs of 29 points (13-19 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) and 17 rebounds to go along with agame-high-tying five assists in 31 minutes. Bucks center Brook Lopez netted 20 points in 27 minutes. The Bucks’ starting backcourt of Eric Bledsoe (18 points,three rebounds, five assists) and Malcolm Brogdon (18 points, six rebounds, three assists) combined for 36 points, nine boards and eight assists. NOTABLES: The score was tied at 29 after one, but the Bucks began the second quarter on a 12-2 run and took a 10-point lead (41-31) a little over 2 minutesinto the start of the second period…Milwaukee led the rest of the way…The Bucks outscored the Mavericks 35-22 in the second period and led by 13 (64-51)at the half…The Bucks went up 23 (83-60) midway through the third stanza, but the Mavericks closed the period on a 26-11 run and got to within eight (94-86)going into the fourth…Dallas was never able to trim the deficit below seven in the fourth however, and the Bucks went on to win by a final score of122-107…The Bucks outshot the Mavericks 54.3 percent (51-of-94) to 41.4 percent (36-of-87) from the field…Dallas went 22-of-53 (.415) from beyond the arc,while Milwaukee finished just 10-of-36 (.278) from deep…The Bucks went 10-of-12 (.833) from the foul line, while the Mavericks finished 13-of-20 (.650) fromthe charity stripe…Milwaukee outrebounded Dallas, 51-37…The Mavericks’ 14 turnovers led to 29 points for the Bucks, while Milwaukee’s 13 miscues resultedin 16 points for Dallas…The Bucks outscored the Mavericks 80-26 in the paint, 36-21 on the fast break and 16-9 in second-chance points…The game had onetie and four lead changes…The Bucks led by as many as 23, while the Mavericks’ largest lead was two.


2019-20 SEASON PPG OPP. PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG TO BPG Celtics 110.8 104.1 0.453 0.358 0.799 45.1 23.5 8.4 13.2 5.8 Mavericks 118.1 109.0 0.466 0.363 0.773 47.9 24.6 6.3 12.8 4.3

2019-20 SEASON VS. CELTICS DATE SITE TIME/RESULT11/11/19 @ Boston L, 106-11612/18/19 vs. Dallas 8:30 pm

2018-19 SEASON VS. CELTICS DATE SITE TIME11/24/18 vs. Dallas W, 113-1041/4/19 @ Boston L, 93-114

SERIES HISTORY VS. CELTICS ALL-TIME STREAKSOverall 36-41 Lost 2Home 22-16 Won 1Road 14-25 Lost 4

SERIES NOTES: The Celtics have taken six of the last seven meetings with the Mavericks (after Dallas won the previous seven and 11 of the previous12)…The Celtics have taken the last four matchups at TD Garden (after the Mavericks won the previous three and six of the previous seven in Boston)…Withtheir 113-104 victory on 11/24/18, the Mavericks have now won seven of the last nine and 18 of the last 24 matchups in Dallas…Boston opened the 2019-20series series with a 116-110 victory over Dallas at home on 11/11/19...Dallas and Boston split the 2018-19 season series, 1-1, with both teams defendinghomecourt.CONNECTIONS: Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle was drafted by Boston in 1984 (23rd pick in the third round) and played three seasons with the Celtics(1984-87)…Carlisle was a member of the Celtics’ 1986 NBA championship team…Mavericks guard Courtney Lee played in 108 games (39 starts) for theCeltics from 2014-16 and averaged 7.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists with the franchise…Mavericks guard J.J. Barea attended Northeastern Universityin Boston…Mavericks big man Dwight Powell began his rookie season with Boston (2014-15) and was acquired by Dallas as part of the Rajon Rondo tradethat sent Jae Crowder, Brandan Wright, Jameer Nelson, a 2015 first-round pick and a 2016 second-round pick to Boston on 12/18/14...Celtics guard MarcusSmart grew up in Flower Mound, Texas, and attended Edward S. Marcus High School…Celtics forward Semi Ojeleye attended SMU in Dallas…Celtics centerEnes Kanter was teammates with Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis, Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. and Mavericks guard Courtney Lee on theKnicks for a season-and-a-half from 2017-19, and also spent the second half of the 2018-19 season teaming with Mavericks guard Seth Curry in Portland(where the two reached the 2019 Western Conference Finals together)…Courtney Lee teamed with Celtics guard Kemba Walker in Charlotte for the secondhalf of the 2015-16 campaign, where they were coached by Mavericks assistant coach Stephen Silas…Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber (Wurzburg) and Celticsforward Daniel Theis (Salzgitter) are both from Germany and have represented the German national team…Celtics two-way center Tacko Fall (7-5), Maverickscenter Boban Marjanovic (7-4) and Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis (7-3) are the three tallest active players in the NBA…Mavericks VP ofBasketball Operations Michael Finley played in 21 games for Boston in 2009-10.

PREVIOUS MEETINGCELTICS 116, MAVERICKS 106 – NOVEMBER 11, 2019 – TD GARDEN – BOSTON, MA – GAME #9 (6-4, 4-1 AWAY)

TEAM 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BSDAL 21 33 25 27 - 106 37 89 0.416 0.262 0.750 13 33 46 22 26 2 8 5BOS 25 29 30 32 - 116 41 86 0.477 0.429 0.760 10 36 46 25 27 4 9 5

TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH ASTDAL L. Doncic: 34 M. Kleber: 8 L. Doncic: 9 BOS K. Walker: 29 J. Brown: 11 M. Smart: 6

PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks guard/forward Luka Doncic produced game highs of 34 points (11-21 FGs, 9-10 FTs) and nine assists to go along with sixboards in 34 minutes. Mavericks center Maxi Kleber registered 15 points (4-8 3FGs) and a team-high eight boards in 33 minutes. Dwight Powell and JalenBrunson chipped in 12 points apiece off the Mavericks’ bench. Celtics point guard Kemba Walker netted a team-high 29 points (8-14 3FGs), including 14 in thethird quarter, to go along with five boards and five assists in 33 minutes. Jaylen Brown (25 points and a game-high 11 rebounds) had a double-double forBoston in the win.NOTABLES: The Celtics never trailed in the opening 24 minutes…However, the Mavericks closed the second quarter on a 14-4 run and knotted the game at54 going into the half (it was the only tie in the first half)…Boston began the second half on a 15-3 run and went back up by 12 (69-57) a little over 4 minutesinto the start of the third quarter…Dallas used a 22-10 run spanning the third and fourth periods to turn a 10-point deficit (76-66) into a two-point lead(88-86)…The Mavericks were still up two (92-90) midway through the fourth, before the Celtics used a 14-2 spurt to go back in front by 10 (104-94) with justover 3 minutes remaining…Boston won by a final score of 116-106…The Celtics shot 47.7 percent (41-of-86) from the field, 42.9 percent (15-of-35) frombeyond the arc and 76 percent (19-of-25) from the foul line…Dallas outscored Boston 18-7 in second-chance points and 11-7 on the fast break…The gamehad four ties and two lead changes…Boston led by as many as 14, while Dallas’ biggest lead was two.


RECENT GAMESHEAT 122, MAVERICKS 118 – DECEMBER 14, 2019 – AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER – DALLAS, TX – GAME #24 (17-8, 8-6 HOME)

TEAM 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BSMIA 37 36 18 21 10 122 39 91 0.429 0.400 0.824 5 44 49 27 18 8 10 3DAL 23 27 31 31 6 118 45 101 0.446 0.386 0.647 8 40 48 30 27 4 11 3

TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH ASTDAL T. Hardaway Jr.: 28 K. Porzingis: 14 J. Brunson: 8 MIA J. Butler: 27 B. Adebayo: 11 B. Adebayo: 10

PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with a game-high 28 points (11-22 FGs, 6-14 3FGs) to go with five rebounds and three assists. Guard Jalen Brunson came off the benchand contributed 18 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Mavericks as part of a large comeback in the second half. Forward Kristaps Porzingis came away with 22 points and 14 rebounds forDallas. Maxi Kleber recorded 17 points and veteran guard J.J. Barea recorded 12 points off the bench. The Heat were led in scoring by Jimmy Butler, who finished with 27 points. Heat forward BamAdebayo finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, marking his second triple-double of the season and second in three games.NOTABLES: Mavericks guard Luka Doncic left the game only a few minutes in with a right ankle sprain...With the Mavs trailing 3-2, the Heat went on a 23-5 run with the help of five made 3-pointers topush their lead to 26-7 midway through the first quarter...The Heat closed the second quarter on a 24-12 run to take a 73-50 lead into halftime...After the Heat opened the fourth quarter with four points, theMavericks used a 26-8 run to take a 107-103 lead at the 3:59 mark, and took their first lead of the game during that stretch...Miami scored the last four points of regulation to send the game to overtime,and then followed by scoring the final eight points of overtime to win the game.

MAVERICKS 122, PISTONS 111 – DECEMBER 12, 2019 – ARENA CIUDAD DE MEXICO – MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, MX – GAME #23 (17-7, 9-2 AWAY)TEAM 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BSDAL 34 31 30 27 - 122 45 88 0.511 0.364 0.696 11 41 52 25 21 4 11 5DET 29 29 27 26 - 111 40 89 0.449 0.357 0.696 5 29 34 23 16 8 8 2

TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH ASTDAL L. Doncic: 41 L. Doncic: 12 L. Doncic: 11 DET A. Drummond: 23 A. Drummond: 15 B. Griffin: 5

PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks guard Luka Doncic recorded his second 40-point triple-double of the season, as he finished with 41 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in only 34 minutes. His 41 points set anew record for points in an NBA game in Mexico City, surpassing Devin Booker's previous record of 39. Seth Curry finished a point shy of a career-high, as the guard finished with 30 points (11-15 FGs),seven rebounds and four assists. Kristaps Porzingis put together his eighth 20-point performance of the season as the forward finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in the win. ThePistons were led by Andre Drummond, who finished with 23 points (10-14 FGs) and a game-high 15 rebounds.NOTABLES: Detroit led 58-57 near the end of the first half, before Dallas went on a 33-8 run - led by Luka Doncic's 15 points - to take a 24-point lead midway through the 3rd quarter...Dallas was able tocontrol the rebounding battle, as the Mavericks pulled down 52 rebounds to the Pistons' 34 boards...The Mavericks also shot better from the field, finishing at 51.1 percent to mark their eighth game of theseason shooting better than 50 percent...The game's attendance was announced at 20,064, marking the NBA's fourth straight sellout in Mexico City.

KINGS 110, MAVERICKS 106 – DECEMBER 8, 2019 – AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER – DALLAS, TX – GAME #22 (16-7, 8-5 HOME)TEAM 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL FG FGA FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TR A PF ST TO BSSAC 36 30 26 18 - 110 44 85 0.518 0.382 0.818 7 28 35 24 16 7 11 1DAL 27 19 32 28 - 106 41 86 0.477 0.386 0.875 10 30 40 24 11 3 13 1

TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH AST TEAM HIGH PTS HIGH REB HIGH ASTDAL T. Hardaway Jr.: 29 D. Finney-Smith/K. Porzingis: 8 L. Doncic: 8 SAC N. Bjelica: 30 R. Holmes: 9 H. Barnes/B. Hield: 5

PLAYER NOTES: Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. made a career-high nine 3-point field goals en route to 29 points (10-13 FGs). Luka Dončić finished with 27 points, seven rebounds and eight assists,marking his 19th consecutive game with 20-5-5 to pass Michael Jordan's record (since the NBA/ABA merger) of 18 consecutive games. Kristaps Porzingis and Dorian Finney-Smith each finished with 13points and eight rebounds for Dallas. The Kings were led by Nemanja Bjelica, who tied a career-high with 30 points (13-18 FGs). Buddy Hield contributed 26 points (10-15 FGs) to go with four reboundsand five assists, while Richaun Holmes finished with 12 points for Sacramento, all coming in the first half.NOTABLES: Sacramento went on a 12-0 run at the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter to push its lead up to 42-27...The Kings led 55-45 with 3:12 left in the second quarterbefore going on a 21-7 run into the third quarter to push their lead to 76-52...The Mavericks trailed 106-90 with 6:34 left in the game before going on a 16-2 run - including 7 points by Luka Doncic - to cutthe deficit to 2 with 33.8 seconds remaining...Dallas hit seven of its 10 field goal attempts during the run...The Kings shot 51.8 percent from the field, marking only the third time this season they have shotover 50 percent from the floor...This was the first time this season that Dallas never led at any point between tip and the final whistle.

MAVERICKS MILESTONE WATCH

J.J. Barea has made 799 3-pointers and needs one for 800 in his career.Jalen Brunson has played in 95 games and needs five for 100 in his career.Seth Curry has scored 1989 points and needs 11 for 2000 in his career.Luka Doncic has played in and started 97 games and needs three for 100 in his career.Dorian Finney-Smith has started 96 games and needs four for 100 in his career.Dorian Finney-Smith has 146 steals and needs four for 150 in his career.Tim Hardaway Jr. has started 191 games and needs nine for 200 in his career.Justin Jackson has 459 rebounds and needs 41 for 500 in his career.Maxi Kleber has made 151 3-pointers and needs 49 for 150 in his career.Courtney Lee has played in 794 games and needs six for 800 in his career.Boban Marjanović has played in 196 games and needs four for 200 in his career.Kristaps Porzingis has 149 steals and needs one for 150 in his career.

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2019-20 MAVERICKS NOTES … Statistical research assistance provided by the Elias Sports Bureau, STATS LLC, Basketball-Reference.com, NBA.com/Stats, ESPN LUKA’S 20-5-5 STREAK: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić recorded a streak of 20 consecutive games with at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists from 11/1-12/12/19, before seeing that run come to an end after suffering a right ankle sprain less than 2 minutes into the game vs. Miami on 12/14/19. The 20-game run by the 20-year-old is the longest such streak since the ABA/NBA merger (1976-77). In fact, the five next longest streaks since the merger were all achieved by players 26-or-older – by Michael Jordan at age 26, Russell Westbrook at ages 26, 28 and 29, and LeBron James at age 33. What’s more, Oscar Robertson (twice) is the only other player in NBA history to produce a 20-5-5 streak of 20-or-more consecutive games. Robertson had a 25-game run from ages 24 to 25 in 1963-64. “The Big O” also had a 29-game run from ages 25 to 26 in 1964-65, which stands as the longest 20-5-5 streak in NBA history.

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 20 PTS, 5 REB & 5 AST SINCE ABA-NBA MERGER (1976-77)

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 20 PTS, 5 REB & 5 AST IN NBA HISTORY

RANK PLAYER SEASON DATES STREAK RANK PLAYER SEASON DATES STREAK

1 Luka Dončić 2019-20 11/1/19 to 12/12/19 20 1 Oscar Robertson 1964-65 11/20/64 to 1/19/65 29 2 Michael Jordan 1988-89 3/13/89 to 4/14/89 18 2 Oscar Robertson 1963-64 11/8/63 to 12/29/63 25

3 Russell Westbrook 2014-15 2/9/15 to 3/20/15 17 3 Luka Dončić 2019-20 11/1/19 to 12/12/19 20 4 Russell Westbrook 2017-18 12/15/17 to 1/13/18 16 4 Oscar Robertson 1961-62 11/24/61 to 12/29/61 19

5 LeBron James 2017-18 2/25/18 to 3/25/18 15 T5 Michael Jordan 1988-89 3/13/89 to 4/14/89 18

6 Russell Westbrook 2016-17 11/28/16 to 12/27/16 14 T5 Oscar Robertson 1960-61 12/16/60 to 1/15/61 18

DONČIĆ’S TRIPLE-DOUBLES: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić, who doesn’t turn 21 until 2/28/20, already owns the record for the most triple-doubles by a player before his 21st birthday in NBA history (16). He recorded eight as a rookie alone, breaking Magic Johnson’s previous such record of seven, which was set before the Mavericks franchise was even formed in 1980 (Johnson’s record had stood since 3/30/80). Dončić’s eight triple-doubles in 2018-19 not only marked a Dallas rookie record (previous most: 4 by Jason Kidd in 1994-95), but also represented the third-most by any rookie in the history of the league (behind Oscar Robertson’s 26 in 1960-61 and Ben Simmons’ 12 in 2017-18). His eight triple-doubles last year were also one off of Jason Kidd’s record for the most by a Maverick in any one season in franchise history (Kidd had 9 as a second-year player for Dallas in 1995-96). Kidd holds the team-record for most triple-doubles with 21. After earning NBA Rookie of the Year honors in 2018-19, Dončić has picked up right where he left off last season. The 6-7 Slovenian has recorded eight triple-doubles in 2019-20, including two 40-point triple-doubles, six 30-point triple-doubles and eight 20-point triple-doubles. He became the first player in NBA history to record multiple 40-point triple-doubles before his 21st birthday after he went for 42 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists vs. San Antonio on 11/18/19 & 41 points, 12 boards and 11 helpers at Detroit in Mexico City on 12/12/19. LeBron James (once) is the only other player in league history to record a 40-point triple-double before turning 21 years old. What’s more, no Maverick had ever produced a 40-point triple-double prior to Dončić. In addition to being the only Maverick to register a 40-point triple-double, Dončić also owns franchise marks for 30-point triple-doubles (7) and 20-point triple-doubles (14). His seven career 30-point triple-doubles are the most by a player before his 21st birthday in NBA history. In fact, James (2) is the only other player to produce multiple 30-point triple-doubles before turning 21. In addition to posting 16 career triple-doubles, Dončić has also finished either one rebound or one assist shy of a triple-double seven times in his career.

MOST TRIPLE-DOUBLES BEFORE 21ST BIRTHDAY IN NBA HISTORY

MOST TRIPLE-DOUBLES BY A MAVERICK IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

MOST 40-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLES BY A PLAYER BEFORE TURNING 21 IN NBA HISTORY

RANK PLAYER TPL-DBL RANK PLAYER TPL-DBL RANK PLAYER 40-PT TPL-DBL

1 Luka Dončić 16 1 Jason Kidd 21 1 Luka Dončić 2 2 Magic Johnson 7 2 Luka Dončić 16 2 LeBron James 1 3 LeBron James 5 3 Michael Finley 6 **Note: Dončić is the only Maverick in team history to record a 40-point triple-double**

MOST 30-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLES BY A PLAYER

BEFORE TURNING 21 IN NBA HISTORY MOST 30-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLES BY A

MAVERICK IN FRANCHISE HISTORY MOST 20-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLES BY A

MAVERICK IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

RANK PLAYER 30-PT TPL-DBL RANK PLAYER 30-PT TPL-DBL RANK PLAYER 20-PT TPL-DBL

1 Luka Dončić 7 1 Luka Dončić 7 1 Luka Dončić 14 2 LeBron James 2 T2 Jason Kidd 2 2 Jason Kidd 9

3 De’Aaron Fox 1 T2 Michael Finley 2 3 Michael Finley 4 DONČIĆ RECORDS 40-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLE IN WIN OVER PISTONS IN MEXICO CITY: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić poured in a game-high 41 points to go along with a team-high 12 rebounds and a game-high 11 assists in just 33:39 in Dallas’ 122-111 victory over Detroit in Mexico City on 12/12/19. It marked a new individual scoring record for an NBA regular-season game played in Mexico City. The previous record was held by Devin Booker, who had 39 points in both of the games the Suns played in Mexico City in 2016-17 (39 vs. Dallas 1/12/17, 39 vs. San Antonio 1/14/17). Dončić’s 41-point, 12-rebound, 11-assist effort also marked the first triple-double ever recorded in a regular-season contest played in Mexico City. His 33:39 were the second-fewest minutes needed to record a 40-point triple-double in the past 35-plus seasons. James Harden (43 points/10 rebounds/12 assists in 29:34 vs. Cleveland 1/11/19) is the only player to produce a 40-point triple-double in fewer minutes since 1983-84. The matchup between the Mavericks and Pistons on 12/12/19 marked the 29th game in Mexico since 1992, the most NBA games held in any country outside the United States and Canada. The game took place in front of a sellout crowd of 20,064 at Arena Ciudad de Mexico (it was the league’s 4th straight sellout in Mexico City). It was also the seventh game Dallas played in Mexico (third regular-season contest), more than any other NBA team. With the win, the Mavericks improved to 2-1 all-time in regular-season games played in Mexico City. Houston defeated Dallas 108-106 in Mexico City on 12/6/97, in what was the first NBA regular-season game held in Latin America. The Mavericks beat the Suns 113-108 in Mexico City on 1/12/17.



DONČIĆ WINS SPORTS ILLUSTRATED BREAKOUT OF THE YEAR AWARD: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić was named Sports Illustrated's 2019 Breakout of the Year at SI’s Spokesperson of the Year event held in December 2019. According to SI, the award recognizes “spirit of achievement and arrival.” It’s given to a player who experiences significant growth from one season to the next. Honorees in recent years include New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor. LUKA AMONG NBA LEAGUE LEADERS: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić is averaging team highs of 29.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game this season. Among NBA leaders, he ranks third in scoring, 17th in rebounding and third in assists. Dončić scored at least 20 points in 23 of his first 24 games this season, before suffering a right ankle sprain less than 2 minutes into the game against the Heat on 12/14/19. In 25 games this year, he has tallied 25-plus points 20 times, 30-plus 12 times and 40-plus on four occasions. He has also recorded a league-high eight triple-doubles, including six 30-point triple-doubles and two 40-point triple-doubles. MAVS RECORD THIRD 40-POINT WIN IN 2019-20: After defeating Golden State by 48 (142-94) on 11/20/19, Dallas beat Cleveland by 42 (143-101) on 11/22/19 and New Orleans by 46 (130-84) on 12/7/19. It marked the first time in franchise history that the Mavericks won three games by 40-or-more points in a single season. Prior to 2019-20, the franchise record for most 40-point wins in a season was two (Dallas had 2 40-point victories in both 1984-85 and 1988-89). In fact, three of the team’s 10 biggest wins in team history have come this season. The Mavericks’ 48-point victory over the Warriors on 11/20/19 is their fifth-largest, while their 46-point win over the Pelicans on 12/7/19 is their sixth-largest, and their 42-point victory over the Cavaliers on 11/22/19 is their 10th-biggest.

BIGGEST WINS IN MAVERICKS HISTORY RANK DATE OPPONENT MARGIN OF VICTORY RANK DATE OPPONENT MARGIN OF VICTORY

1 11/13/14 vs. Philadelphia 53 (123-70) 6 12/7/19 vs. New Orleans 46 (130-84)

T2 11/14/18 vs. Utah 50 (118-68) 7 1/15/85 at Golden State 45 (149-104)

T2 1/24/10 at New York 50 (128-78) T8 1/27/89 vs. San Antonio 44 (126-82)

4 1/22/17 vs. L.A. Lakers 49 (122-73) T8 4/11/85 at Seattle 44 (124-80)

5 11/20/19 vs. Golden State 48 (142-94) 10 11/22/19 vs. Cleveland 42 (143-101)

MOST 40-POINT WINS IN SINGLE SEASON IN NBA HISTORY

SEASON TEAM 40-POINT WINS

2019-20 Dallas Mavericks 3

2017-18 Utah Jazz 3

2016-17 Golden State Warriors 3

1988-89 Los Angeles Lakers 3

1988-89 Phoenix Suns 3

1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers 3

1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks 3

1968-69 Boston Celtics 3

MAVS WIN 10-OF-11 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE ’10-11: The Mavericks won 10-of-11 games from 11/16-12/7/19. It marked the first time they won 10-of-11 since their championship season in 2010-11. That year, Dallas won 17-of-18 from 11/20-12/27/10, 11-of-12 from 1/19-2/9/11 and 18-of-19 from 1/22-3/4/11. Over the 11-game stretch (11/16-12/7/19), the Mavericks averaged 122.8 points (.478 FG%, .382 3FG%, .799 FT%) and 15.7 3-pointers per game. They held their opponents to 104.7 points on 42.4 percent shooting (.313 3FG%) in that span.

DALLAS RECORDS SECOND 5-GAME WIN STREAK IN 2019-20: After winning five in a row from 11/16-11/24/19, the Mavericks rattled off another five straight wins from 11/29-12/7/19. Prior to recording two five-game win streaks within a span of 11 games in 2019-20, the Mavericks hadn’t won five consecutive games since 2015-16 (Dallas had a 6-game win streak from 3/28-4/8/16). During their first five-game win streak from 11/16-11/24/19, the Mavericks defeated Toronto (11/16/19), San Antonio (11/18/19), Golden State (11/20/19) and Houston (11/24/19), and won those games by an average margin of 23.8 points. Following their win at Houston (11/24/19), the Mavericks had led at the end of 18 straight quarters (the last time they trailed at the end of a quarter was at halftime of their game against Toronto on 11/16/19). Dallas’ second five-game win streak came in a different fashion. The Mavericks won the first four games (at Phoenix 11/29/19, at the L.A. Lakers 12/1/19, at New Orleans 12/3/19 and vs. Minnesota 12/4/19) after trailing by double digits in all of them. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the first time Dallas had such a four-game win streak within a single season since 1997-98 (that’s as far back as they can go on due to play-by-play limitations historically). The Mavericks trailed for only 34 seconds in their 130-84 victory over the Pelicans on 12/7/19 however. During its second five-game win streak (11/29-12/7/19), Dallas won those five games by an average margin of 19 points. DONČIĆ GOES FOR 33-18-5 IN JUST THREE QUARTERS AT NOLA: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić poured in a game-high 33 points to go along with a career-high (game-high) 18 rebounds and five assists in just 28:29 in Dallas’ 118-97 win at New Orleans on 12/3/19 (he did not play in the fourth quarter). Dončić joined John Drew as the only players in NBA history to post those numbers in a game before turning 21 years old (Drew had three such games for Atlanta in 1974-75). DONČIĆ’S 15-POINT, 10-REBOUND THIRD QUARTER AT NOLA: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds in the third quarter at New Orleans on 12/3/19. He became the only guard in the last 20 seasons to collect at least 15 points and 10 boards in a single quarter. The 10 third-quarter boards marked a new career-high for rebounds in a single period. Prior to his 15-point, 10-rebound quarter against the Pelicans, No. 77 had hauled in exactly 7 rebounds in a single frame 8 times, including the first quarter of that same against New Orleans (12/3/19). Dončić finished with a career-high (game-high) 18 rebounds to go along with a game-high 33 points and five assists against the Pelicans.

LUKA DONČIĆ’S 2019-20 RANKS AMONG NBA LEADERS CATEGORY AVG/TOTAL RANK

PPG 29.3 3rd

RPG 9.6 17th

APG 8.9 3rd

TRIPLE-DOUBLES 8 1st



DONČIĆ NAMED WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Mavericks guard Luka Dončić was named the Kia NBA Western Conference Player of the Month for games played in October/November. The 20-year-old became the first Maverick to garner the award since Dirk Nowitzki in April 2009. He also became the youngest Western Conference Player of the Month winner since the league began issuing the award by conference in 2001-02. It marked the eighth time in franchise history that a Maverick won Player of the Month honors. Nowitzki was the sole recipient of the award five times in his career (for December 2004, February 2005, December 2005, February 2007 and April 2009) and also shared the honor with Michael Finley and Steve Nash in November 2002. Aguirre was the first Maverick ever to take home the award, winning it for January 1984. Dončić led Dallas to a 12-6 (.667) record in October/November with averages of 30.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.4 steals in 34.2 minutes per game. DONČIĆ’S IMPRESSIVE START IN 2019-20: Luka Dončić put together some of the best point-rebound-assist totals in NBA history through his first 10, 15 and 20 games in 2019-20. Through his first 10 games this year (10/23-11/11/19), the second-year guard racked up 283 points, 103 rebounds and 91 assists, joining Oscar Robertson as the sole players in NBA history to total at least 250 points/100 rebounds/90 assists within their first 10 games of a season. “The Big O” did it in each of his first two seasons – 255 points/102 rebounds/92 assists through his first 10 games in 1960-61 and 298/121/134 through his first 10 games in 1961-62. Through his first 15 games in 2019-20 (10/23-11/22/19), Dončić totaled 449 points, 156 rebounds and 146 assists, again joining Robertson (479/195/187 in 1961-62) as the only players in league history to put up those numbers through their first 15 games of a season (Robertson was also in his second NBA season then). After playing in his 20th game this season, Dončić had totaled 614 points, 206 rebounds and 188 assists. Russell Westbrook (623/209/225 in 2016-17) and Oscar Robertson (609/255/240 in 1961-62) are the only players in NBA history to rack up at least 600 points, 200 boards and 180 assists within their first 20 games of a season. In fact, “The Big O” only scored 609 points through his first 20 games in 1961-62, so Westbrook – who went on to win the MVP in 2016-17 – was the only player to match those numbers through his first 20 games of a season. Dončić also broke Mark Aguirre’s franchise record (585 in 1983-84) for the most points through the Mavericks’ first 20 games of a season.

NBA PLAYERS TO TOTAL 250 PTS, 100 REB & 90 AST IN THEIR FIRST 10 GAMES OF A SEASON (ALL-TIME)


PLAYER SEASON PTS-REB-AST THROUGH 10 GAMES PLAYER SEASON PTS-REB-AST THROUGH 15 GAMES

Luka Dončić 2019-20 283 PTS, 103 REB, 91 AST Luka Dončić 2019-20 449 PTS, 156 REB, 146 AST Oscar Robertson 1961-62 298 PTS, 121 REB, 134 AST Oscar Robertson 1961-62 479 PTS, 195 REB, 187 AST

Oscar Robertson 1960-61 255 PTS, 102 REB, 92 AST


PLAYER SEASON PTS-REB-AST THROUGH 20 GAMES

Luka Dončić 2019-20 614 PTS, 206 REB, 188 AST Russell Westbrook 2016-17 623 PTS, 209 REB, 225 AST

Oscar Robertson 1961-62 609 PTS, 255 REB, 240 AST

DALLAS’ IMPRESSIVE ROAD START IN 2019-20: The Mavericks won their first four road contests in 2019-20 (at New Orleans 10/25/19, at Denver 10/29/19, at Cleveland 11/3/19, at Memphis 11/9/19), marking just the second time in franchise history they’ve started a season 4-0 on the road. The only other year they won four-or-more consecutive road games to begin a season was in 2002-03 (Dallas started 7-0 on the road that year). Dallas also became the only NBA team to win its first four road games in 2019-20. After dropping two in a row on the road (on 11/11/19 and 11/14/19), the Mavericks rattled off another four consecutive road wins from 11/24-12/3/19 (with victories at Houston 11/24/19, at Phoenix 11/29/19, at the L.A. Lakers 12/1/19 and at New Orleans 12/3/19) to improve to to 8-2 (.800) away from American Airlines Center. It marked the third time in franchise history the Mavericks started 8-2 or better on the road and the first since their championship season in 2010-11 (Dallas started 9-1 on the road in 2010-11 and 8-2 on the road in 2002-03). MAVERICKS SNAP LAKERS’ 10-GAME WIN STREAK: The Mavericks ended the Lakers’ 10-game win streak with a 114-110 victory at STAPLES Center on 12/1/19 (Los Angeles entered with a 17-2 record on the season). It marked the first time Dallas snapped a win streak of 10-or-more games since its championship season in 2010-11. That year, the Mavericks ended two 12-game win streaks. They snapped the Spurs’ 12-game win streak with at 103-94 victory at San Antonio on 11/26/10 and the Heat’s 12-game win streak with a 98-86 triumph at Miami on 12/20/10. DONČIĆ AVERAGES 30-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLE IN NOVEMBER: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić finished the month of November with averages of 32.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 10.4 assists in 14 games. He became just the third player in NBA history to average a 30-point triple-double over any calendar month (minimum 10 games played), joining Oscar Robertson (5 times) and Russell Westbrook (twice). In fact, he became just the fifth player in league history (minimum 10 games) to even average a triple-double during any calendar month, along with Westbrook (8 times), Robertson (7 times), Wilt Chamberlain (twice) and LeBron James (once, in February 2018). Dallas went 9-5 (.642) in November. DONČIĆ RECORDS THREE 40-POINT, 10-ASSIST OUTINGS OVER 6-GAME STRETCH: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić recorded three 40-point, 10-assist efforts within a span of six games from 11/18-11/29/19. After going for a career-high 42 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds vs. San Antonio (11/18/19), Dončić went for 41 points, 10 assists and six boards at Houston (11/24/19), and a career-high-tying 42 points, 11 assists and nine boards at Phoenix (11/29/19). Over the six-game span, Dončić averaged 35.3 points, 10.7 assists, 8.5 rebounds and 1.7 steals while shooting 51.1 percent (67-131 FGs) from the field, 35.9 percent (23-64 3FGs) from 3-point range and 82.1 percent (55-67 FTs) from the foul line. DONČIĆ NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mavericks guard Luka Dončić was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Nov. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, marking the first time in his career that he has received the honor. Dončić led the Mavericks to a perfect 4-0 week with averages of 37.0 points (.554 FG%, .444 3FG%, .788 FT%), 8.5 rebounds and 11.8 assists per game and victories over San Antonio (11/18/19), Golden State (11/20/19), Cleveland (11/22/19) and Houston (11/24/19). He posted at least 30 points and 10 assists in all four games, becoming the youngest player in NBA history (20 years, 269 days) to record four consecutive 30-point, 10-assist efforts (the previous youngest was Oscar



Robertson at 22 years, 34 days). He also led all players outright in scoring all in four games and led the Mavericks outright in assists in all four. The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year became the first Maverick to garner Player of the Week honors since Jose Juan Barea in 2016 (Barea won the award for games played from 3/28-4/3/16). He also became the 13th different Maverick to win the award, joining Jay Vincent, Mark Aguirre, Roy Tarpley, Jamal Mashburn, Jason Kidd, Michael Finley, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Monta Ellis and Barea. DONČIĆ BECOMES YOUNGEST PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY TO RECORD FOUR STRAIGHT 30-POINT, 10-ASSIST GAMES: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić posted four consecutive 30-point, 10-assist games from 11/18-11/24/19 (42 points/12 assists vs. San Antonio 11/18/19, 35 points/11 assists vs. Golden State 11/20/19, 30 points/14 assists vs. Cleveland 11/22/19, 41 points/10 assists at Houston 11/24/19). Dončić (20 years, 269 days) became the youngest player in league history to record four consecutive 30-point, 10-assist outings. Oscar Robertson (22 years, 34 days) was the previous youngest to achieve the feat. Dončić also joined Michael Jordan (1988-89), Russell Westbrook (2016-17) and James Harden (2016-17) as the only players since 1983-84 to produce four consecutive games of 30-plus points and 10-plus assists. What’s more, no Maverick had recorded back-to-back 30-point, 10-assist games prior to Dončić’s four-game run. In fact, the 20-year-old Slovenian joined Mark Aguirre, Jamal Mashburn and Dirk Nowitzki as the only Mavericks to score 30-plus points in four-or-more consecutive games. After Dončić posted his second 40-point, 10-assist outing at Houston (11/24/19), he joined LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to record multiple 40-point, 10-assist efforts before their 21st birthday (James had 3 such games). Over the four-game stretch (which saw Dallas go 4-0), Dončić averaged 37.0 points, 11.8 assists and 8.5 rebounds per game. MAVS SCORE 135+ POINTS IN 3 STRAIGHT GAMES FOR FIRST TIME IN TEAM HISTORY: The Mavericks racked up 135-plus in three consecutive games (all wins) from 11/20-11/24/19, marking the first time in franchise history they accomplished the feat (Dallas defeated Golden State 142-94 at home on 11/20/19, beat Cleveland 143-101 at home on 11/22/19 and Houston 137-123 on the road on 11/24/19). In fact, they became just the second team since 1992 to tally 135-plus in three straight games, joining the Phoenix Suns (Phoenix went for 140+ in 3 straight wins from 2/17-2/20/09). MAVS RECORD FRANCHISE-RECORD THIRD 45-POINT QUARTER OF THE SEASON: The Mavericks have produced three 45-point quarters in 2019-20 (a 45-point 2nd quarter at New Orleans 10/25/19, a 45-point 3rd period vs. Cleveland 11/22/19, and a 45-point 1st quarter at Houston 11/24/19) – a new franchise-record for the most 45-point periods in any one season. Prior to this season, the club-record for most 45-point quarters in any one season was two (3 times – in 1989-90, 1991-92 and 1994-95). Dallas has gone 3-0 when it has a 45-point period this year. The Mavericks posted three 45-point quarters within their first 16 games of the 2019-20 season, after they went nearly a decade before they last recorded 45 points in a single period (prior to 2019-20, the Mavericks’ last 45-point quarter was a 49-point 2nd quarter at New Jersey 12/2/09). DONČIĆ KEEPS GETTING BETTER: After the reigning NBA Rookie of Year went his first 44 career games without a triple-double, Luka Dončić has recorded 16 triple-doubles in his past 53 games. Below is a comparison of his first 44 career games vs. his most recent 53 (as well as his 2018-19 averages vs. his 2019-20 averages):

LUKA DONČIĆ’S LAST 53 GAMES VS. FIRST 44 CAREER GAMES LUKA DONČIĆ IN 2019-20 VS. 2018-19 GAMES PPG RPG APG TPL-DBL 30-PT/10-AST 30-PT/10-REB SEASON GAMES PPG RPG APG TPL-DBL 30-PT/10-AST 30-PT/10-REB

Last 53 26.0 9.6 8.0 16 10 10 2019-20 25 29.3 9.6 8.9 8 9 7

First 44 20.0 6.7 5.1 0 0 0 2018-19 72 21.2 7.8 6.0 8 1 3

MAVS PRODUCE HIGHEST-SCORING FIRST HALF SINCE 2009: The Mavericks outscored the Rockets 78-60 in the first half at Houston on 11/24/19. It marked the most points Dallas produced in the opening half of a game since 4/5/09 vs. Phoenix (the Mavericks outscored the Suns 81-59 in the 1st half of the game). The Mavericks also scored 74 points in the first half for the second time in their last three games (74 vs. Golden State 11/20/19), and topped 70 points in the opening half for the for the fourth time in their first 16 games of the season (Dallas posted 72 and 71 first-half points in back-to-back games at New Orleans 10/25/19 and vs. Portland 10/27/19). MAVS BECOME 4TH TEAM IN NBA HISTORY TO WIN CONSECUTIVE GAMES BY 40+ POINTS: After defeating the Warriors 48 (142-94) on 11/20/19, the Mavericks beat the Cavaliers by 42 (143-101) on 11/22/19. It marked the first time in franchise history that the Mavericks won consecutive games by 35-plus points. The combined margin of victory in those two games was 90 points, a new club-record. The team’s previous largest margin of victory over a two-game span was 68, coming in wins on 1/13/85 (beat Portland 124-101) and 1/15/85 (defeated Golden State 149-104). What’s more, Dallas became just the fourth team in NBA history to win back-to-back games by 40-or-more points. The only other teams in league history to achieve the feat were Phoenix (in April 1989), Sacramento (December 1992) and New York (April 1994). Dallas also posted back-to-back 140-plus point games for the first time franchise history. The 143-and-142-point outings marked the sixth-and-seventh highest-scoring games in Mavericks history. In fact, they were the fourth-and-fifth-most points put up by Dallas in a regulation-length game in club history. MAVS SWEEP 4-GAME HOMESTAND FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2010-11: Dallas swept a four-game homestand from 11/16-11/22/19, which occurred against the four franchises that have accounted for the last six NBA championships (Toronto, San Antonio, Golden State and Cleveland). It marked the Mavericks’ first sweep of a homestand of four-or-more games since their championship season in 2010-11 (Dallas swept a four-game homestand from 1/25-1/31/11). The Mavericks trailed for only 2 minutes and 41 seconds during the homestand. They won those four games by an average margin of 26.3 points. MAVS RECORD 30+ ASSISTS AND ONLY 5 TURNOVERS AGAINST CAVS …. AGAIN: Dallas recorded 31 assists while committing just five turnovers in its 143-101 win over Cleveland at home on 11/22/19. It marked just the second time in franchise history that the Mavericks handed out 30-plus assists while committing five-or-fewer miscues. The other instance also occurred against the Cavaliers, in the team’s previous to trip to American Airlines Center on 3/16/19 (in that game, Dallas recorded 32 assists and just five turnovers en route to a 121-116 win). DONČIĆ BECOMES YOUNGEST PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY TO RECORD BACK-TO-BACK 35-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLES: After recording game highs of 42 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in 35 minutes in the Mavericks’ 117-110 win over San Antonio on 11/18/19, Luka Dončić racked up a game-high 35 points to go along with a game-high-tying 10 rebounds and a game-high 11 assists in just 26 minutes in Dallas’ 142-94 victory over Golden



State on 11/20/19. Dončić (20 years, 265 days) became the youngest player in NBA history to record back-to-back 35-point triple-doubles. The previous youngest was Oscar Robertson, who was 22 years, 34 days old at the time of his second such game (“The Big O” went for back-to-back 35-point triple-doubles on 12/27/60 and 12/28/60). Dončić also became just the fourth player since the ABA-NBA merger (1976) to record consecutive 35-point triple-doubles, joining Michael Jordan, Russell Westbrook and James Harden. DONČIĆ RECORDS 35-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLE IN FEWEST MINUTES EVER: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić went for 35 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in just 25 minutes and 30 seconds of action in Dallas’ 142-94 victory over Golden State on 11/20/19 (he sat out the entire fourth quarter, as Dallas’ lead never dipped below 40 in the fourth). The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year became the first player in league history to record a 35-point triple-double in under 29 minutes. Prior to Dončić, the fewest minutes played in a 35-point triple-double performance was 29:34 by James Harden vs. Cleveland on 1/11/2019 (Harden finished with 43-10-12 in that game, and was also the last player to have a 35-point triple-double through 3 quarters of play). DONČIĆ’S HUGE FIRST QUARTER VS. WARRIORS: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić had a 22-point, 5-rebound, 5-assist first quarter against Golden State on 11/20/19, single-handedly outscoring, outrebounding and out-assisting the Warriors in the period (Golden State finished with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the first quarter). Dončić became the first player to outscore, outrebound and out-assist a team in a quarter since Allen Iverson on 2/19/03 vs. Chicago. He also joined Karl-Anthony Towns as the only players over the last 15 seasons to go for at least 20-5-5 in a single quarter (Towns The 22-point opening quarter was the highest-scoring quarter of Dončić’s young career (his previous most points in ANY period was 18 in the 1st quarter at Cleveland 2/2/19). What’s more, it marked his seventh consecutive double-digit scoring FIRST quarter (11/8-11/20/19). Doncic became the only Mavericks player with a streak of at least seven straight double-digit scoring first quarters in the last 20 years. What’s more, he became the first player with a streak of seven-or-more consecutive 10-point first quarters since Kevin Durant (7) from 3/9-4/3/18. Dončić saw his run come to an end vs. Cleveland on 11/22/19, when he finished with nine points in the opening quarter against the Cavaliers. DONČIĆ’S BIG FIRST HALF VS. WARRIORS: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić posted a 33-point (10-11 FGs, 6-7 3FGs, 7-8 FTs), five-rebound, six-assist first half vs. Golden State on 11/20/19. The only Maverick to produce a higher-scoring half was the great Dirk Nowitzki, who went for 34 points in the second half vs. Utah on 11/3/09. Dončić (20 years, 265 days) also became the first player under 21 years old to have a 30-point half since Devin Booker (20 years, 145 days) went for 51 points in the second half at Boston (3/24/17). The former EuroLeague MVP also became the only player to record 30 points and five assists on 90 percent shooting in a half in the last 20 seasons. DONČIĆ AND PORZINGIS BECOME FIRST PAIR OF MAVERICK TEAMMATES TO RECORD 4 STRAIGHT DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Mavericks duo Luka Dončić and Kristaps Porzingis both recorded a double-double in four consecutive games from 11/14-11/20/19 (Dončić actually had a triple-double in three of those four games). They joined Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash as the only pair of Dallas teammates to produce a double-double in four consecutive games (they both did so in four straight games in 2003-04 – their streak ran through 1/2/04). Over the four-game stretch, Dončić averaged 34.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 10.3 assists, while Porzingis averaged 18.0 points and 11.5 boards. The Mavericks went 3-1 in those contests. The four-game run marked a new career-high double-double streak for Porzingis (his previous high was 3, which he recorded as a rookie with the Knicks from 11/29-12/4/15). DONČIĆ BECOMES 2ND-YOUNGEST PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY TO RECORD 40-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLE: Mavericks guard Luka Dončić poured in a career-high (game-high) 42 points to go along with a game-high 11 rebounds and a game-high 12 assists in Dallas’ 117-110 victory over San Antonio on 11/18/19. Dončić (20 years, 263 days) became the second-youngest player in NBA history to record a 40-point triple-double, behind LeBron James (20 years, 100 days), who went for 40-10-10 as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee on 4/9/05. In fact, Dončić joined James as the only players in league history to record a 40-point triple-double before their 21st birthday. The Slovenian’s 42 points, 11 boards and 12 dimes were the most points, rebounds and assists in a triple-double performance by a player before his 21st birthday. Dončić also became the first Maverick in franchise history to record a 40-point triple-double. What’s more, he became the first Maverick to produce a 40-point game since the great Dirk Nowitzki dropped 40 in an overtime game vs. Portland on 3/20/16. It was the first 40-point performance by a Dallas player in a regulation-length game since Nowitzki went for 40 vs. New Orleans on 1/11/14. It was also the most points by a Maverick since Nowitzki tallied 42 vs. Detroit on 11/23/10 (Nowitzki scored 42 of Dallas’ 88 points in its 88-84 win over Detroit in that game). DONČIĆ AND PORZINGIS BECOME FIRST MAVERICK TEAMMATES TO GO FOR 20/15 IN SAME GAME: Mavericks guard Luka Dončić (game-high-tying 26 points and a game-high-tying 15 rebounds) and Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis (20 points and a career-high-tying 15 boards) both produced 20-point, 15-rebound efforts against Toronto on 11/16/19. They became the first pair of Maverick teammates ever to go for 20/15 in the same game. The European duo also became the first pair of NBA teammates to post 20/15 in the same game this season. Before Dončić and Porzingis, Denver’s Nikola Jokić (22 points and 16 rebounds) and Paul Millsap (21 points and 16 boards) were the last set of teammates to accomplish the feat (vs. the L.A. Clippers on 2/24/19). PORZINGIS PRODUCES BACK-TO-BACK 20/10 GAMES: After recording 20 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in his return to Madison Square Garden on 11/14/19, Kristaps Porzingis posted 20 points and a career-high-tying (game-high-tying) 15 rebounds vs. Toronto on 11/16/19. It marked just the second time in his career that he recorded consecutive 20-point, 10-rebound efforts. As a rookie in 2015-16, Porzingis went for 20/10 in back-to-back games from 11/21-11/23/15 (24 points and 14 rebounds at Houston 11/21/15; 20 points and 14 boards at Miami 11/23/15). Porzingis nearly made it three straight games of 20/10, but finished two points shy in his 18-point, 10-rebound performance vs. San Antonio on 11/18/19. DONČIĆ BECOMES YOUNGEST TO POST 30-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLE AT MSG: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić registered a game-high 33 points to go along with 10 rebounds and a game-high 11 assists in 36 minutes at New York on 11/14/19. Dončić (20 years, 259 days) became the youngest player in NBA history to record a 30-point triple-double at Madison Square Garden. The previous youngest was Chuck Person (22 years, 176 days), who went for 34-12-10 at MSG on 12/20/86. Overall, Dončić became the second-youngest player to record a triple-double at MSG. Magic Johnson (20 years, 175 days) is the youngest to ever do so, having recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists at MSG on 2/5/80.



PORZINGIS BECOMES FIRST PLAYER WITH 300+ 3FGM AND 400+ BLOCKS IN UNDER 200 CAREER GAMES: After tallying his 400th career block (in his 195th career game) at Boston (11/11/19), Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis became the first player in NBA history to total 300-plus 3-pointers and 400-plus blocks in less than 200 career games (he recorded 304 3FGM and 400 blocks through 195 games). MAVS PRODUCE 8+ DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORERS TWICE IN FIRST 9 GAMES: After they had a franchise-record-tying nine double-figure scorers in their 109-106 win at Denver on 10/29/19, the Mavericks had eight double-digit scorers in their 138-122 win at Memphis on 11/9/19. It marked the fifth time in franchise history that Dallas had multiple games of eight-plus double-figure scorers in the same season. The Mavericks had two such games in 1985-86, two in 1992-93, four in 2014-15 and two in 2015-16. The nine games in 2019-20 were the fewest needed to accomplish the feat (Dallas had its 2nd game of 8+ double-figure scorers 13 games into the 2014-15 season, which was the previous fewest games required to achieve the feat). LUKA AND “THE BIG O”: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić recorded four 25-point triple-doubles in Dallas’ first eight games in 2019-20, joining Oscar Robertson (4 in his team’s first 8 games in 1961-62) as the sole players in NBA history to accomplish the feat. He nearly made it five 25-point triple-doubles in his first nine games, but finished with 24-14-8 at Memphis on 11/9/19. Dončić also scored 25-plus points in seven of Dallas’ first eight games in 2019-20, becoming the first player in franchise history to accomplish the feat. Mark Aguirre (6 in 1987-88) held the previous club record for most 25-point games through the team’s first eight games. The 6-7 Slovenian also joined Houston’s James Harden (7) as the sole players to score 25-plus in seven of their team’s first eight games this season. DONČIĆ PRODUCES BACK-TO-BACK 25-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLES: After going for a team-high 31 points, a game-high 13 rebounds and a career-high (team-high) 15 assists in an overtime game vs. the L.A. Lakers on 11/1/19, Luka Dončić racked up a game-high-tying 29 points, a game-high 14 rebounds and a career-high-tying (game-high) 15 assists at Cleveland on 11/3/19. The second-year guard became the first player in NBA history to record at least 29 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists in back-to-back games. Dončić (20 years, 246 to 248 days) also became the youngest player in league history to record consecutive 25-point triple-doubles. The 6-7 Slovenian needed the second-fewest games in NBA history (78) to record his first streak of 25-point triple-doubles. Only Oscar Robertson (5 in 1960-61) required fewer games to accomplish the feat. What’s more, Dončić joined “The Big O” as the only players in league history to go for at least 25-10-15 in consecutive games. Prior to Dončić, Robertson (22 years, 351 to 353 days) was also the previous youngest player to produce back-to-back 15-plus assist triple-doubles. The former EuroLeague MVP joined Jason Kidd as the only players in Mavericks history to record back-to-back games with 15-or-more assists (Kidd had three such streaks). Before he posted back-to-back 25-point triple-doubles, Dončić had recorded consecutive triple-doubles just once (as a rookie, he went for 23-11-10 at Golden State on 3/23/19 and 28-12-12 vs. Sacramento on 3/26/19). RAINING THREES: The Mavericks have hit at least five 3-pointers in a franchise-record 289 consecutive regular-season games (3/9/16-12/14/19). It’s the second-longest such streak in NBA history (Houston is currently riding an NBA-record streak of 292 straight games with at least five triples from 3/5/16-12/13/19). The previous team record was 56 straight games with five-plus triples from 4/10/15-2/3/16. Dallas went 22-of-38 (.579) from deep vs. Golden State on 11/20/19, tying a franchise record for most 3-pointers made in a game. Dallas also hit 22 triples once in each of the previous two seasons (22-of-39, .564, at New Orleans 12/29/17, and 22-of-53, .415, vs. Milwaukee 2/8/19). The 57.9 percent (22-of-38) 3-point field goal percentage put by Dallas against Golden State (11/20/19) marked its highest ever in a game in which it hit 20-plus threes. The Mavericks are 3-0 this season when they hit at least 20 3-pointers in a game (5-1 all-time). Dallas finished 1,022-of-3,002 (.340) from long distance in 2018-19, setting new team records for 3-pointers made and attempted in a season (Dallas went 967-of-2,688, .360, from deep in 2017-18, which was its previous most 3-pointers made and attempted in a season). LUKA AND LEBRON: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić poured in a team-high 31 points to go along with a game-high 13 rebounds and a career-high (team-high) 15 assists in an overtime loss to the L.A. Lakers on 11/1/19. His previous high-assist game was 12 (three times). Dončić became the third player in Mavericks history to produce a 30-point, 10-rebound, 15-assist effort, joining Mark Aguirre (30 points, 11 rebounds, 16 assists in win vs. Denver on 1/14/83) and Jason Kidd (33 points, 12 rebounds, 16 assists in OT win at Phoenix on 1/12/96). The 20-year-old Slovenian, who had a 35-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist effort as a teenager last season vs. Toronto (1/27/19), also joined LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to record multiple 30-point triple-doubles before the age of 21 (James had 2 such games – both as a 20-year-old with the Cavs – 40 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Milwaukee on 4/9/05 and 36 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists at Philadelphia on 11/19/05). James (39 points, 12 rebounds, 16 assists) also had a triple-double in the Lakers’ win over the Mavericks on 11/1/19. It marked the first time in NBA history that two opponents recorded 30-point, 15-assist triple-doubles in the same game. Dončić (20 years, 246 days) and James (34 years, 306 days) also became the youngest and oldest players in league history to produce a 30-point, 10-rebound, 15-assist stat line, and they did it in the same game. MAVERICKS TIE FRANCHISE RECORD WITH NINE PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES: The Mavericks tied a franchise record with nine double-figure scorers in their 109-106 win at Denver on 10/29/19 – Maxi Kleber (14), Tim Hardaway Jr. (14), Dorian Finney-Smith (12), Luka Dončić (12), Delon Wright (12), Jalen Brunson (11), Kristaps Porzingis (10), Seth Curry (10) and Justin Jackson (10). The only other time in team history that Dallas had nine players reach double digits in a regular-season game was in a 147-124 win at Seattle on 11/6/86. The Mavericks also accomplished the feat in a 151-129 win over the Sonics in the playoffs on 4/23/87. DONČIĆ AND PORZINGIS BOTH GO FOR 20-PLUS POINTS IN EACH OF DALLAS’ FIRST 3 GAMES: Mavericks duo Luka Dončić (34, 25, 29) and Kristaps Porzingis (23, 24, 32) both scored 20-plus points in each of Dallas’ first three games of the 2019-20 season (10/23-10/27/19). It marked just the second time in franchise history that the Mavericks had the same pair of teammates score 20-plus points in each of the team’s first three games of the year (Jamal Mashburn and Jim Jackson both scored 20-plus points in each of Dallas’ first five games in 1994-95). Dončić (88 points, 29.3 ppg) and Porzingis (79 points, 26.3 ppg) accounted for 167 points (a combined 55.7 ppg) through Dallas’ first three games of the year. MAVERICKS PRODUCE BACK-TO-BACK 70-POINT FIRST HALVES: After scoring 72 points in the opening half at New Orleans (10/25/19), Dallas tallied 71 points in the first half vs. Portland (10/27/19). It marked the first time in team in franchise history that the Mavericks produced a 70-point first half in consecutive games.



DONČIĆ GOES FOR 25-10-10 IN SECOND GAME OF 2019-20: In Dallas’ second game of 2019-20, Luka Dončić produced his first triple-double of the season (ninth career) with a game-high-tying 25 points to go along with a game-high-tying 10 rebounds and a game-high 10 assists at New Orleans on 10/25/19. Dončić (20 years, 239 days) became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double within a team’s first two games of a season. The previous record was held by Oscar Robertson (21 years, 330 days), who did it in his NBA debut for the Cincinnati Royals vs. the L.A. Lakers on 10/19/60. DONČIĆ DROPS 34 IN SEASON DEBUT: Mavericks second-year guard Luka Dončić tallied a game-high 34 points (12-19 FGs, 4-9 3FGs, 6-8 FTs), including 20 in the first half, to go along with nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in the team’s 108-100 season-opening win over Washington on 10/23/19. Dončić, who doesn’t turn 21 until 2/28/20, recorded the most points by a player 20-or-younger in a season debut in NBA history. The previous most was 32 by Atlanta’s John Drew at Chicago on 10/18/74. Dončić’s 20-point first half against the Wizards also marked the third 20-point half of his career (as a rookie, he had a 22-point 2nd half at San Antonio 10/29/18 and a 28-point 1st half at Cleveland 2/2/19). PORZINGIS GOES FOR 23 POINTS IN MAVERICKS DEBUT: Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis, who was acquired from the Knicks last season on 1/31/19 (but missed all of 2018-19 recovering from left knee surgery), scored 23 points in his Dallas debut vs. Washington on 10/23/19. It marked the second-most points by a Maverick in his debut with the franchise, behind Monta Ellis’ 32 in 2013-14 (achieved vs. Atlanta on 10/30/13). BAREA’S RANKS ON MAVS’ ALL-TIME LISTS: J.J. Barea, who is both the Mavericks’ oldest (35) and longest-tenured player (this year marks his sixth consecutive season with Dallas and his 11th season with the team overall), ranks seventh in franchise history in games played (615), seventh in 3-pointers made (576) and ninth in assists (2,351).

MAVS’ ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST MAVS’ ALL-TIME 3FGM LIST MAVS’ ALL-TIME ASSISTS LIST RANK PLAYER GAMES RANK PLAYER 3FGM RANK PLAYER AST

5 Michael Finley 626 5 Derek Harper 705 6 Rolando Blackman 2,748

6 Jason Terry 619 6 Wesley Matthews 616 7 Jason Terry 2,524

7 J.J. Barea 615 7 J.J. Barea 576 8 Michael Finley 2,393

8 Devin Harris 608 8 Steve Nash 567 9 J.J. Barea 2,351

9 Shawn Bradley 582 9 Devin Harris 430 10 Mark Aguirre 2,163

20,000 MANIAACS: The Mavericks have sold out 732 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 799 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 (2001-02 season), the Mavericks have posted a home mark of 512-231 (.689) during the regular season. The Mavericks’ game versus the L.A. Clippers on 12/2/18 was their 700th regular-season game at the AAC and their game against San Antonio on 1/16/19 marked their 700th straight regular-season sellout in the building. Dallas’ 102-101 come-from-behind win over Portland on 2/10/19 was its 500th regular-season win at the AAC. The Mavericks have sold out all 41 home games in each of the last 17 seasons (2002-19). CARLISLE ON THE NBA’S ALL-TIME WINS LIST: Rick Carlisle, who holds an all-time record of 768-635 (.547) as a head coach, currently sits in 17th place on the NBA’s all-time wins list. Gene Shue ranks 16th with 784 career victories. Carlisle recorded his 750th career victory with Dallas’ 129-127 overtime win at Memphis on 4/7/19, becoming the 17th coach in NBA history to reach the milestone.

NBA’S ALL-TIME WINS LIST (COACHES) RANK COACH YEARS W L PCT

15 Cotton Fitzsimmons 1970-71 through 1996-97 832 775 .518

16 Gene Shue 1966-67 through 1988-89 784 861 .477

17 Rick Carlisle 2001-02 through Present 768 635 .547

18 John MacLeod 1973-74 through 1990-91 707 657 .518

19 Red Holzman 1953-54 through 1981-82 696 604 .535

DIRTY, KP AND KAT: Former Maverick great Dirk Nowitzki helped revolutionize the power forward position with his perimeter shooting. In 2000-01, Nowitzki became the first player in NBA history, age 22-or-younger, to record at least 100 threes and 100 blocks in a season (he hit 151 triples and blocked 101 shots as a third-year player for Dallas in 2000-01). At the time, Nowitzki became just the second player in league history (regardless of age) to tally at least 100 trifectas and 100 rejections in a season (Robert Horry, who made 142 3s and blocked 109 shots as a 25-year-old for Houston in 1995-96, was the other). Even with the game changing and big men taking more outside shots, there have been only two other players, age 22-or-younger, to go for 100-plus threes and 100-plus blocks in a season since Nowitzki first achieved the feat. Kristaps Porzingis, who the Mavericks acquired on 1/31/19, is one of them, while Karl-Anthony Towns is the other. At age 21, the 7-3 Porzingis made 112 3-pointers and recorded 129 blocks for the Knicks in 2016-17 (in his 2nd NBA season). Towns accomplished the feat twice, in his second (2016-17) and third (2017-18) seasons for the Timberwolves (at ages 21 and 22). However, Nowitzki and Towns both played in all 82 games the years they went for 100-100, while Porzingis did it in just 66 games in 2016-17.

NBA PLAYERS, 22-OR-YOUNGER, TO RECORD 100+ 3FGM & 100+ BLKS IN A SEASON

SEASON PLAYER (YEAR OF PLAYER’S CAREER) AGE GAMES 3FGM-3FGA BLKS 2000-01 Dirk Nowitzki (3rd Season), DAL 22 82 151-390 (.387) 101

2016-17 Kristaps Porzingis (2nd Season), NY 21 66 112-314 (.357) 129

2016-17 Karl-Anthony Towns (2nd Season), MIN 21 82 101-275 (.367) 103

2017-18 Karl-Anthony Towns (3rd Season), MIN 22 82 120-285 (.421) 115

REGULAR SEASON GAMES ONLY

(Mavs’ Home Sellout Streak) 732

REGULAR SEASON GAMES + PLAYOFF GAMES

(Mavs’ Home Sellout Streak) 799



MAVS IN BACK-TO-BACKS: The Mavericks are 2-1 in the first half of back-to-backs and 2-1 in the second half of back-to-backs in 2019-20. They have split two back-to-backs this season and swept one. Dallas has 13 back-to-backs this year. The Mavericks will play six back-to-backs that begin and end on the road, four back-to-backs to begin on the road and conclude at home, two back-to-backs that require no travel (begin and end at home) and one home-to-road back-to-back.

2019-20 DALLAS MAVERICKS RECORDS IN BACK-TO-BACKS

Game Overall Record Home-Road Road-Home Road-Road Home-Home

First Game 2-1 0-1 1-0 - 1-0

Second Game 2-1 1-0 1-0 - 0-1

Mavericks Swept: 1 Splits: 2 Opponents Swept: 0

ROSTER BROKEN DOWN BY DRAFT POSITION: The Mavericks’ 17-man roster features six former first-round picks, three former second-round draft choices and eight undrafted players. Just two seasons ago (2017-18), the Mavericks saw a franchise-record 14 undrafted players appear in at least one regular-season game for them. Last year, only seven undrafted players saw action in a regular-season game for Dallas. The 2019-20 roster broken down by draft position is shown below:

2019-20 DALLAS MAVERICKS ROSTER BROKEN DOWN BY DRAFT POSITION

FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND UNDRAFTED

Luka Dončić (3rd overall by Atlanta in 2018)* Justin Jackson (15th overall by Portland in 2017)# Kristaps Porzingis (4th overall by New York in 2015) Delon Wright (20th overall by Toronto in 2015) Tim Hardaway Jr. (24th overall by New York in 2013) Courtney Lee (22nd overall by Orlando in 2008)

Isaiah Roby (45th overall by Detroit in 2019)* Jalen Brunson (33rd overall by Dallas in 2018) Dwight Powell (45th overall by Charlotte in 2014)^

Josh Reaves (2019) Antonius Cleveland (2017) Dorian Finney-Smith (2016) Maxi Kleber (2014) Ryan Broekhoff (2013) Seth Curry (2013) Boban Marjanović (2013) J.J. Barea (2006)

*Draft rights traded to Dallas; #Draft rights traded to Sacramento; ^Rights traded to Cleveland;

A, B, C, D … WRIGHT: This past offseason, Dallas traded for former University of Utah standout Delon Wright. The Mavericks have now had an A-Wright (Antoine), B-Wright (Brandan), C-Wright (Chris) and D-Wright (Delon) all appear in at least one game for the franchise. Coincidently, all four of those “Wrights” have made their Mavericks debut in chronological order (Antoine first appeared for Dallas in 2007-08, Brandan in 2011-12, Chris in 2012-13, and Delon in 2019-20). What’s more, other than the aforementioned players, there has been only one other “Wright” that has appeared in a game for the Mavericks during the team’s 40-year history – Howard Wright – who saw action in three games for Dallas in 1990-91. HOW THE ROSTER WAS BUILT: The post-Dirk Nowitzki era began for Dallas this past summer after the big German announced that the 2018-19 season would be his last. The Mavericks went into the offseason looking to build around the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, Luka Dončić, by adding some pieces via the draft and free agency. On the night of the 2019 NBA Draft, Dallas originally selected guard Deividas Sirvydis with the 37th overall pick, but later traded his draft rights to Detroit in exchange for the draft rights to former Nebraska forward Isaiah Roby and two future second-round picks. When free agency began on 7/6/19, the Mavericks signed forward/center Dwight Powell to a contract extension, after the former Stanford standout averaged a career-high 10.6 points per game for Dallas this past season. On 7/8/19, the Mavericks acquired guard Delon Wright from Memphis in exchange for two future second-round draft picks and the draft rights to Satnam Singh. On 7/10/19, Dallas signed free agent Seth Curry, bringing back the former Duke guard for his second stint with the Mavericks (Curry averaged a career-high 12.8 ppg for Dallas in 2016-17). That same day (7/10/19), the Mavericks re-signed forward Maxi Kleber, after the German led Dallas in blocks (78) and blocks per game (1.10) last season. On 7/11/19, the Mavericks re-signed forward Dorian Finney-Smith, after the former Florida Gator led Dallas in games played for the second time in his first three professional seasons (he played in a team-high 81 games in both 2016-17 and 2018-19). On 7/12/19, Dallas signed 7-foot-3 forward/center Kristaps Porzingis, who was acquired by the Mavericks from the Knicks on 1/31/19 (Porzingis missed the entire 2018-19 season recovering from left knee surgery). By acquiring the Latvian-born Porzingis, the fourth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, and pairing him with the Slovenian-born Dončić, who was drafted third overall in 2018, the Mavericks put together a roster that featured two of the seven international players ever taken in the top 4 of drafts (that list, which also includes Pau Gasol, Yao Ming, Darko Miličić, Andrea Bargnani and Dragan Bender, excludes foreign-born players who played high school or college basketball in the U.S.). On 7/23/19, Dallas signed 7-foot-4 center Boban Marjanović, giving the Mavericks two players 7-3 or taller. On 7/25/19, Dallas signed guard/forward Antonius Cleveland to a two-way contract, after he averaged 16.0 ppg (second on the team) for the Mavericks’ 2019 summer league squad. Cleveland, who appeared in 13 games for Dallas as a rookie in 2017-18, also returns for his second stint with the Mavericks. On 7/29/19, Dallas signed undrafted guard Josh Reaves, who was another standout on Dallas’ 2019 summer league team. On 8/19/19, the Mavericks re-signed guard J.J. Barea, who enters the 2019-20 campaign tied with Devin Harris for seventh place on the franchise’s all-time games played list with 608 (Barea is returning from right Achilles surgery). The roster currently stands at 17 players. Of the 17, four are in their first season with Dallas (Marjanović, Reaves, Roby and Wright). Three are in their second stint with Dallas (Barea, Cleveland and Curry). Barea, who was a member of the Mavericks’ 2011 title team, is the only player with NBA championship experience. The roster also features seven players born outside of one of the 50 U.S. states or Washington, D.C: Barea (Puerto Rico), Ryan Broekhoff (Australia), Dončić (Slovenia), Kleber (Germany), Marjanović (Serbia), Porzingis (Latvia) and Powell (Canada). The seven international players on Dallas’ opening-night roster were the most in the NBA.



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