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Dallas Mavericks forward Vince Carter said a motivational pep talk by head coach Rick Carlisle was key to the 37-year-old hitting a double-pump 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Mavs a 109-108 victory in Game 3 on Saturday and a 2-1 first-round series lead over the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Vince Carter, Dallas Mavericks guard:

"They kept taking a lot of time off, trying to figure out how they were going to guard Monta (Ellis) coming up. So we figured it might not be there. So our second and third options, we wanted to make sure we were ready. And that's what he (Rick Carlisle) said to me. He said, 'hey, you're going to get the ball and you're going to knock it down'. And I said, 'okay, no problem'."