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Rick Carlisle seconds Wesley Matthews' opinion that playing harder and together is needed

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There's only so much Rick Carlisle can do to help the Mavericks realize they are just a modest winning streak from being in the thick of the playoff hunt. Playing harder will fall on the players, as Wesley Matthews said over the weekend. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Rick Carlisle saw the comments from guard Wesley Matthews about the Mavericks needing to play harder and more together, and the coach on Monday gave a figurative nod of the head at their meaning.

"I agree with him," Carlisle said after the shootaround at Target Center.