Is Avery Johnson skating on thin ice? Could his tenure with the Mavs be over if they don't somehow figure out a way to win this series?
"I would hope not," Johnson said. "I love what I'm doing and I love the team and I just think right now I'm just focusing on coming out and trying to get this team ready to play as best as we can and then whatever happens tomorrow, then we'll have to manage that part of it."
Asked if the speculation about his future as head coach has been a distraction for his team, Johnson said: "That's a part of the existence of being in the league, whether it's a player or a coach. It's all about managing. You manage wins, you manage rotations, you manage speculation, you manage the highs and lows, that's all a part of this business and that's what we sign up for."
-- Jeff Caplan
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