DALLAS -- The Mavericks were fined $100,000 for "continuing to violate league rules regarding team bench decorum," the NBA announced Sunday.
It is the third time the Mavericks have been fined for bench-decorum violations this postseason. The fines have totaled $175,000, doubling on each occasion.
The statement from the league office cites multiple occasions in the Mavs' Game 2 loss to the Golden State Warriors that "several players and a member of the coaching staff stood for an extended period in the Mavericks' team bench area, stood away from the team bench, and were on or encroaching upon the playing court during game action.