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Mavs keep cool, tie series with Warriors

Davis got another tech, and an automatic ejection, for arguing about a foul with 0.2 seconds left in the third quarter. He was smiling and clapping at the time, although coach Don Nelson was warning him to cool it.

"We're not good enough to lose a player to an ejection, much less two," Nelson said. "It hurt us when we lost Baron. I thought we had a shot at the time. It wasn't to be."

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Golden State Warriors' Baron Davis, center, argues with officials after a foul was called against him in the second half of an NBA basketball playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, April 25, 2007, in Dallas. Looking on are Warriors forward Jason Richardson, left, coach Don Nelson, right, and forward Stephen Jackson. The Mavericks won 112-99.[AP]

Davis insisted he was clapping to keep his teammates' spirits up.

"I felt bad," he said. "I apologized to the coaches and my teammates."

The game was turning into a rout when Jackson got his second technical with 4:34 to play. Whatever he said to get tossed wasn't nearly as bad as his reaction afterward. He wouldn't stop screaming at officials as he headed to the locker room, with teammate Matt Barnes trying to cover Jackson's mouth with his arms, then with a towel.

The series shifts to Oakland for Game 3 on Friday night, and there's little doubt the emotions will remain high.

Jackson led the Warriors with 30 points, his most ever in a playoff game, but also had eight turnovers. Davis had 13 points, two assists and one rebound; he had 33 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists in Golden State's victory in the opener.