In hockey, they call it penalty killing.
In the Mavericks’ universe, they call it winning the non-Luka minutes.
Or at least surviving them.
They did a lot more than just survive them on Sunday night on their way to a 123-90 blowout of the Phoenix Suns in Game 7, punching the Mavericks’ ticket to the Western Conference finals against Golden State.
The Mavericks had a hugely successful run in the second quarter with Luka Donu010diu0107 on the bench for his usual five or six minutes to start that stanza.
Spencer Dinwiddie, who has caught some flak for his play in the playoffs, made up for everything with his play on Sunday night, but particularly in the second quarter.