Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle was fined $25,000 by the NBA for criticizing the officiating following Dallas’ 130-28 loss to Houston on Friday.
Carlisle took issue with a play in the fourth quarter when the Rockets’ Dwight Howard sent guard Devin Harris flying out of bounds while chasing a loose ball.
“My hope is that in Game 4 — the one play that’s kind of an image stuck in my mind, and I just looked at it six times on the film, is the first play of the fourth quarter,” Carlisle said. “We’re scrambling like hell defensively, and Devin Harris is going to get the ball, and Dwight Howard throws him into our bench.