Dallas coach Avery Johnson was fined $10,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner on Saturday, the National Basketball Asscoiation announced Monday afternoon.

Johnson confronted official Joe Crawford after the Houston Rockets' 98-86 victory in the first game of the Western Conference first-round best-of-seven playoff series Saturday at American Airlines Center.

Johnson had to be restrained by a member of the Rockets' security team and Mavericks guard Devin Harris.