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DALLAS &#8212; Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was fined $25,000 on Saturday for criticizing officials after a loss to Houston that left Dallas trailing 3-0 in a first-round playoff series.Carlisle came close to getting called for a technical foul several times during the Rockets&#8217; 130-128 win in Game 3 Friday night.He was fined for comments afterward about a play early in the fourth quarter when Dwight Howard appeared to push Devin Harris out of bounds as they chased a loose ball. Howard grabbed the ball and passed to Trevor Ariza for a 3-pointer.The Dallas coach said &#8220;there just a lot of physical stuff going on out there that just doesn&#8217;t look kosher to me.&#8221;On Saturday, Carlisle said he accepted the fine but was &#8220;going to fight for my team.&#8221;More ref issuesNEW ORLEANS &#8212; The NBA announced its officials made incorrect non-calls on both of Stephen Curry&#8217;s 3-pointers in the final minute of regulation during the Warriors&#8217; 123-119 overtime win in Game 3 against the New Orleans Pelicans.Curry&#8217;s tying 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left that sent the game into overtime should have also included a foul on New Orleans&#8217;Anthony Davis for making contact before the Warriors guard had landed, according to the league. A foul would have resulted in a free throw for Curry, or three free throws if he had missed the shot.Asked Friday if he had been tackled that hard in basketball, Curry said, &#8220;That&#8217;s why I quit football.&#8221;He told KNBR he thought he was fouled and also noted New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was in attendance at the game.&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if he&#8217;s been sacked like that one,&#8221; Curry said.The league also reported that Curry while hitting a 3-pointer with 11.8 seconds left in regulation that cut the New Orleans lead to 107-105 should have been called for traveling because he moved his pivot foot while avoiding defender Jrue Holiday.&#8220;I thought he traveled, and I started whining about that, and I&#8217;m like, &#8216;C&#8217;mon Monty, get over yourself,&#8217; &#8221; Pelicans coach Monty Williams said.That wasn&#8217;t the only last-minute call that benefited the Warriors as they made their 20-point comeback in the fourth quarter. The league noted that Draymond Green pushed Davis with 32 seconds left, with the play leading to three straight offensive rebounds for the Warriors and a free throw from Shaun Livingston that cut the Pelicans&#8217; lead to 105-102.

Mavs’ Carlisle fined $25,000 for criticizing refs