MINNEAPOLIS – The ghost of Lu Dort may yet haunt Luka Donu010diu0107.
The Mavericks conquered Oklahoma City’s stocky, sticky defender in the second round of the playoffs, but it was by no means a breeze. It took a physical toll on Donu010diu0107.
And it did something else: provided a blueprint for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals against the Mavericks that starts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
“Yeah, for sure,” T-Wolves’ guard Anthony Edwards said after their shootaround Wednesday morning. “I thought he (Dort) should have been on one of the (all-) defensive teams, for sure.