The Portland Trail Blazers came into their Sunday night contest with the Dallas Mavericks with their eyes on a mini-series sweep. Portland beat Dallas on Friday night after handling the New Orleans Pelicans twice in a row earlier in the week. Maybe back-to-backs against the same team would become a Portland specialty?
Luka Doncic and the Mavericks snapped the Blazers out of that daydream before the first half was over. Luka went ham, then turkey, then roast beef, then smeared avocado all over the Blazers’ uniforms, then stuffed banana peppers up their collective noses, making a Portland smash sandwich and serving it up hot.