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Rick Carlisle: 'That's not our game'

Updated: May 19, 2011, 10:42 AM ET
By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com

DALLAS -- If you think a Game 1 win in the West finals puts Rick Carlisle in a good mood, you're wrong.

He's perturbed that the Mavs gave up 112 points, the first time an opponent has hit triple digits against Dallas this postseason.

"If we get into offensive shootouts with this team, that's not our game," Carlisle said. "We have to defend a lot better. I understand that they're a different kind of team, but our attention to detail has to be better in Game 2. Our focus has to be ...

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