<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Mavericks coach Johnson signs five-year extensionDALLAS -- Mavericks coach Avery Johnson has signed a new five-year contract that will keep one of the NBA's most successful young coaches in town through 2011.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Thursday the sides agreed on a five-year, $20 million deal.In his first full stint as head coach last season, the Mavericks reached the NBA Finals for the first time before losing to the Miami Heat in six games.Johnson, 41, led Dallas to a 60-22 record last season after coaching the final 18 games in 2005 when Don Nelson stepped down.His 66-16 record after 82 games as coach was gave him the most successful record of any coach in NBA history over that span at the start of his career.Johnson's new contract makes him the latest member of the Mavericks to be locked into a long-term deal. During the offseason, Dirk Nowitzki received an extension that will also keep him in Dallas through 2011.</div>Link
