Leading scorer LaMarcus Aldridge, who admitted to being exhausted after the Blazers' win in Portland on Saturday, appeared tired Monday, when he scored 12 points, his series low by six.

"Very," coach Nate McMillan said of Aldridge seeming fatigued. "I agree. Totally agree."

But, McMillan added: "We've got a game to play. A lot of guys are tired. This is where we have to suck it up. It's part of the playoffs, and part of what you have to go through. But mentally as well as physically, you try to get your rest and get yourself ready for the next game."

The Blazers also have things to fix if they are going to win Game 6 and send the series back to Dallas for Game 7 on Saturday. One is Dallas' dominance on offensive rebounds. The Mavericks got 20 Monday, including 13 from center Tyson Chandler.

"We've got to go get the ball," McMillan said. "We can't just assume that our bigs are going to go get the ball. They are beating us to the ball, they are outworking us at times for the ball."