Prop up your feet, Dirk Nowitzki and Jerry Stackhouse. The Mavericks have clinched the NBA's best record with five games to go.

Nowitzki and Stackhouse were Dallas' leading scorers in a 96-86 victory over the Clippers on Monday night that sealed the top seed this postseason, then coach Avery Johnson announced right away that they wouldn't be joining the club on a road trip to Minnesota.

"I told them if I see them on the plane, I'll fine them," Johnson said.