Clippers coach Doc Rivers explains the timeout he took to honor Dirk Nowitzki

SALT LAKE CITY — With 9.4 seconds remaining Monday in his team's game against the Dallas Mavericks and his Los Angeles Clippers leading 121-112, Doc Rivers called a timeout.The Clippers coach didn't want to talk to his team. He wanted to address the crowd, which he made abundantly clear when he grabbed the microphone from the P.A. announcer."Dirk! Dirk!" Rivers enthusiastically said in the mic while encouraging the Staples Center crowd to give Dirk Nowitzki some love. "Let's go! Let's go!