Mavs sweep Lakers in Jackson's last game

DALLAS -- Phil Jackson walked off the court with a tight smile, shaking hands and accepting congratulations like he has after so many series-ending playoff games.

Never like this, though.

His team didn't win; they were crushed. Swept, too.

And he wasn't just heading to the offseason -- he's calling it a career, ending the most successful run by any coach in NBA history.

Jason Terry scored 32 points as the Dallas Mavericks ended Jackson's tenure, and the Lakers' reign as two-time champions, with a 122-86 victory Sunday. The Mavs turned this one into a rout in the second quarter.

With Terry hitting 9-for-10 on threes, the Mavs were 20-for-32 from beyond the arc. They led by 24 points at halftime.

Kobe Bryant had 17 points and was 0-for-5 on threes.

Things got ugly early in the fourth quarter, with vicious, frustration-fueled cheap shots by Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum getting them ejected 45 seconds apart. But at game's end, Dallas coaches, players and team owner Mark Cuban lined up to bid farewell to the Zen Master.

"It's been a wonderful run," Jackson said. Jackson, 65, has retired before, but he insists it's for good this time. Though he goes out with his first sweep in 21 postseasons, it can't override all the sweet days.

A Hall of Famer since 2007, he leaves with a record 11 titles, and only 10 series losses. Take away Red Auerbach, who won nine championships, and Jackson won more titles than any two coaches combined. He won six championships with Michael Jordan, three with Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, and the last two with Bryant leading the way.

He had to be talked into coming back this year. But he knew it would be tough with a team worn down by three straight years of reaching the Finals.

"[That] puts a lot of strain on the basketball club from all angles: personalities, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and getting charged up for game after game and assault after assault when you go in and play a team," Jackson said. "It was a challenge bigger than we could beat this year."

"The way I approach things, the way I think about things -- not only basketball, life in general -- comes from him," Bryant said. "It's a little weird for me to think of what next year is going to be like."