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SL: Dirk's 'lucky' bounce; Brown says he can handle Jackson

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your spider dogs.

Eddie Sefko, Star-Telegram: "In billiards, they call it slop. On a Monday night in Wisconsin, when the troops are falling like flies and the legs are dead at the end of a long road trip, the Mavericks will call it a pure shooter's bounce. Dirk Nowitzki — given a chance to play hero after rookie Roddy Beaubois made the defensive play of the game — hit an 18-foot jumper at the overtime buzzer that hit front rim, back rim and the backboard glass before falling straight through the net for a 115-113 Mavericks victory over Milwaukee at the Bradley Center. It capped a 32-point night for Nowitzki, left the Bucks completely frustrated after a hard-fought rally and ensured that big-time efforts by Beaubois, Drew Gooden and Jason Kidd did not go unrewarded. 'It was a little lucky at the end,' Nowitzki said. 'I thought it was going to swish, then when it rattled off the rim, it seemed like it was in the air forever. The bounce obviously was lucky. But it dropped in and we'll take it.'"

Rick Bonnell, Charlotte Observer: "You find Stephen Jackson a high-maintenance player? Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown knows high-maintenance, and it doesn't rattle him. 'I can deal with (high-maintenance) kids. All you have to do is be straight with them,' Brown told the Observer Monday. 'After six years with Allen (Iverson in Philadelphia), I don't look at anybody as a challenge. (Jackson) wants to play and he's a competitor. Guys like that you can make work in your locker room.' The Bobcats acquired wing scorer Jackson, along with point guard Acie Law, from the Golden State Warriors Monday, giving up starting shooting guard Raja Bell and reserve forward Vlade Radmanovic. Brown is enthusiastic about this deal, and Jackson played at shooting guard against the Magic on Monday night."

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