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Mavericks Learn Linsanity for Real

Robert Sabo/New York Daily News

Standing at the old freight elevator at the Garden, Mark Cuban had a chance to complain about the officiating after Jeremy Lin and the Knicks on Sunday afternoon rode emotion, momentum and timely 3-point shooting and even a big whistle to come away with another impressive win in the Lin era.

The Mavs’ owner was even baited when someone said, “I thought your guy was the Finals MVP last June. I didn’t know it was Jeremy Lin.’’

Wearing a blue Mavs T-shirt and holding a bottle of Vitamin Water, Cuban laughed at the line. Before he held the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the...

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