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Former Sun Devil Lu Dort tasked with KD assignment in Thunder win over Suns

Former Arizona State and current Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort spent a large majority of the game guarding Suns superstar Kevin Durant.

Dort’s performence

Despite shooting 5-for-13 from the field, Dort’s impact was on full display Sunday.

As he has done continuously throughout his career, the two-way guard took on the assignment of the opponent’s top offensive player.

Durant was held to just 10 points on 2-of-7 shooting in the first half. He finished the game with 20 points on 6-of-15 shooting, along with five turnovers. This stands as Durant’s lowest-scoring game since his Feb.