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NBA denies Mavs' protest of Rockets loss (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The NBA has denied the Dallas Mavericks' protest of their 116-108 overtime loss to the Houston Rockets last month. The Mavericks argued that the referees had improperly called a technical foul on center Erick Dampier following an instant replay review with 1:01 left in overtime of the Dec. 18 game.