Phil Jackson Fined $35,000 For Complaining About Refs
Just before what could've been the last game of his coaching career, Lakers coach Phil Jackson was fined $35,000 for comments about the officiating.
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Just before what could've been the last game of his coaching career, Lakers coach Phil Jackson was fined $35,000 for comments about the officiating.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points, Jason Terry had 23 and Peja Stojakovic scored 11 of his 15 in the fourth quarter, rallying the Dallas Mavericks to a 98-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night at the American Airlines Center, putting the two-time defending champions on the brink of elimination.
According to the league-mandated pregame information released by the Lakers, Kobe Bryant will replace the suspended Ron Artest at small forward, but player Lamar Odom says he expects to start in Artest's place.
Lakers forward Ron Artest has been suspended from Game 3 of Los Angeles' second-round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and the Mavs beat the Lakers 93-81, taking a 2-0 second-round lead with consecutive road wins.
Dirk Nowitzki and his Dallas Mavericks thoroughly outplayed Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers in the second-round series opener.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points and made two go-ahead free throws with 19.5 seconds left before Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant made a crucial turnover, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a 96-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.
Although they had quite a combustible meeting last month, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks anticipate no thuggish behavior in the clubs' first playoff meeting in 23 years.
The Dallas Mavericks held off a number of series comebacks to defeat the Portland Trailblazers and advance to Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs.
The Mavs took command of their first-round playoff series with a victory at home. Now they must break a losing tradition in Portland.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 of his 25 points in the third quarter and the Dallas Mavericks avoided another late collapse to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 93-82 Monday night to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round series.
The Blazers beat the Mavericks 84-82 on Saturday evening to tie the first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
While the energy in the first-round playoff series against Dallas looks to have tilted Portland's way, the Trail Blazers still need to address some issues if they hope to even the series.
Cuban told reporters afterward he did not know what the object was, and he was unhurt by it. He also praised the security at the Rose Garden.
Wesley Matthews had 25 points and Portland cut Dallas' lead in the first-round playoff series to 2-1. Jason Terry had 29 points for the Mavericks, including five 3-pointers.
