The Dallas Mavericks have dropped four of their last six games, and Tuesday's 103-99 loss to the Toronto Raptors didn't sit well with head coach Rick Carlisle.
According to the Star-Telegram's Dwain Price, Carlisle ripped his team publicly for an uneven effort that saw Dallas fall behind by 18 points in the first quarter and 13 at halftime:
Do I look happy? Would you be happy? It was a 24-minute take-you-to-the-beach, kick your butt, kick sand in your face type deal.
We come in at halftime and we’re finally [upset], I get on their case and we decide to bust our [rear ends] in the third quarter and we played a hell of a third quarter. But look, if it’s going to be like that these guys aren’t going to be Mavericks very long — I can promise you that.
While Dallas' reserves made a late push that nearly wiped away Toronto's 16-point lead with under six minutes to play, Carlisle evidently wasn't pleased with how his starters performed. Dirk Nowitki finished with a team-high 20 points, and Wesley Matthews added 15, but Zaza Pachulia, Raymond Felton and Deron Williams all ...
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Rick Carlisle Rips Mavericks’ Effort After Loss vs. Raptors
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