ATLANTA – It’s games like Sunday’s contest against the Miami Heat where the Dallas Mavericks clearly misses point guard Luka Donu010diu0107.
While the Heat were able to aggressively body-up on Irving and force him into shooting just nine of 21 field goals, had Donu010diu0107 been available to play, he would have been able to take some of that pressure off Irving.
Instead, the harassment of Irving – coupled with a litany of other factors – led to the Heat edging the Mavs in overtime, 123-118. It also led to Irving saying of Donu010diu0107: “I consider him part of my family, part of my tribe.