DALLAS -- Two and a half hours before tipoff, a small crowd stood on high alert outside the American Airlines Center, searching for any sign that the man of the moment had arrived. "There's Luka!" one fan shouted while pointing toward Dirk Nowitzki Way as a vehicle approached. "There's Luka!"
True or not, it didn't seem to matter in the growing frenzy. A few fans suddenly broke into a sprint, speculating that a customized, black Apocalypse HellFire Jeep might -- just might -- be the one.
The Los Angeles Lakers came to town Wednesday for the first time since the stunning Feb.