Nba

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Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle directs his team in the first quarter of an NBA game in Denver on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

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Denver Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried (35) swats at the ball controlled by Dallas Mavericks point guard Devin Harris (20) in the first quarter of an NBA game in Denver on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

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Denver Nuggets forward Darrell Arthur (00) challenges Dallas Mavericks forward Jae Crowder (9) to a rebound in the first quarter of an NBA game in Denver on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

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Dallas Mavericks point guard Jose Calderon (8) tiptoes along the sideline against Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler (21) and Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson (3) in the second quarter of an NBA game in Denver on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

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Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) holds the ball away from Denver Nuggets center J.J. Hickson (7) in the second quarter of an NBA game in Denver on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

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Sacramento Kings' Jason Thompson dunks against the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

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Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton reaches for a loose ball ahead of Sacramento Kings' Rudy Gay, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

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Sacramento Kings' Rudy Gay, right, and Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton reach for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

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Sacramento Kings' Rudy Gay, right, and Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton reach for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

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Milwaukee Bucks' Brandon Knight drives against Sacramento Kings' Isaiah Thomas during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)