MINNEAPOLIS – Way before Luka Donu010diu0107 conjured up his magic Friday night, Daniel Gafford had his own believe-it-or-not moment without which the Mavericks may not have pulled off a wild win at Target Center.
The Mavericks were locked in a dramatic battle with the Minnesota Timberwolves midway through the fourth quarter when Gafford blocked a three-point try, then leaked out as Donu010diu0107 got the short rebound.
Luka whipped a court-length pass to the streaking Gafford, who absorbed some contact from Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels and, as the big center was falling to the floor. He flipped up a shot a microsecond before he hit the hardwood that somehow nestled into the net and put the Mavericks ahead 96-94.