The NBA fined Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle $25,000 Saturday for his comments about the officiating following the team's 130-128 Game 3 loss to the visiting Houston Rockets in the opening round of the playoffs Friday.
Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today passed along the news:
Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News provided the remarks from Carlisle. He expressed his displeasure with the amount of physical play that's going uncalled in the series.
"They're a more physical team, but this series has got to be played within the rules" Carlisle said.
He also explained what he would hope for in Game 4 as the Mavericks face elimination Sunday.
"That stuff's got to stop," Carlisle said. "The officials [have] got to get that stuff under control, because there's too much physical stuff going on. [Dwight] Howard is throwing people all over the place. And that can't happen in Game 4."
The Mavericks noted the coach's reaction after the fine was announced:
Earl K. Sneed of the team's official site provided more of his respons ...
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Rick Carlisle Fined $25K by NBA for Criticizing Officials After Loss to Rockets
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