DALLAS -- The Mavericks ' 13-point lead had been sliced to one when the home crowd broke into the first "Fire Nico!" chants amid a surreal Monday night at the American Airlines Center.

The fans' calls for embattled general manager Nico Harrison's termination occurred on multiple occasions throughout the fourth quarter, overshadowing No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg 's career-high 26-point performance and the Milwaukee Bucks ' 116-114 comeback win that dropped Dallas to 3-8.

The chant, which has been heard frequently at Mavs home games since the controversial Luka Doncic trade in February, first echoed throughout the arena during Dallas forward P.J. Washington 's trip to the free throw line with 7:07 remaining. It was repeated on four Mavs trips to the line down the stretch, the final

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