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Don’t go to the tape, the Mavericks have too many other concerns to address

As Rick Carlisle assessed the pros and cons of the new coach’s challenge rule that went decidedly con for the Mavericks on Sunday evening, he started a far more impactful discussion about his basketball team.

“That’s not the reason we lost the game,” Carlisle said Monday. “There certainly was a spotlight put on it. But there were a lot of things we could have done prior to that to put ourselves in a better position and that’s what we got to work toward.”

The good thing about the NBA is that there’s always another game coming down the road, usually in NASCAR fashion – fast and furious.