LUKA DONCIC SURVEYS the court after receiving the inbounds pass from near his own baseline, quickly locking eyes with his speedy Dallas co-star.
Just over two minutes remain in the second quarter of the NBA's Western Conference finals opener, and an easy score by Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns has just pushed their lead to seven points. But Doncic senses some fatigue in Wolves guard Anthony Edwards, who is coming off a Game 7 comeback win two days prior -- and who is assigned to cover Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving along the right sideline.