Mavs-Blazers preview: With Dinwiddie, Kidd has options until Luka returns

PORTLAND, Ore. – It’s a matter of time until Luka Don\u010di\u0107 gets back into action and it could happen as soon as Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers.

But even if he doesn’t return on the second night of back-to-back games, the Mavericks have a Plan B. It’s the same one that has helped them go 4-1 in the five games Luka has missed with a sprained right wrist.

And it has included a heavy dose of Spencer Dinwiddie, who has proven to be exactly what the Mavericks hoped he would be when they went after him in free agency in the offseason.

Dinwiddie continues to play a big role when Don\u010di\u0107 – or anybody else in the backcourt – is sidelined for whatever reason.

So if the…