A portion of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban's response to Staff Writer Eddie Sefko's e-mailed question about Don Nelson's ejection in Game 2:

"It's disgraceful that Mr. [Joey] Crawford threw Nellie out of the game [Wednesday night]. Nellie has been in this league for 30 years. He has given his heart, his soul and even his health to the game, his players, his teams and the fans. For Mr. Crawford to eject Nellie from a game because he 'tried to show Mr. Crawford up' is wrong.

"If anyone in this league has, Nellie has earned the right to stand on the sidelines and stare at anyone he darn well pleases. If Mr. Crawford is the least bit professional, that should not be the slightest issue at all.