Lu Dort has been one of the reasons why OKC has been so strong all regular and postseason. Dort is known for his lockdown defensive abilities, but there's one stat that puts Dort toward the very top ...

Lu Dort pulled a Lu Dort during Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Dort got away with an elbow to the head area of Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton.

Why was Dort so special in Game 1? Lu Dort played the 3-and-d role very well in Game 1. His statline in Game 1 has only been done by one other player EVER in an NBA Finals game.

Lu Dort spent one season at Arizona State, averaging 16.1 points per game for the Sun Devils. More: The Jalen Williams Way: How OKC Thunder forward paved a path to stardom, NBA Finals ...

Lu Dort, Bennedict Mathurin and a Montreal brotherhood that brought both to NBA Finals. By Julian McKenzie. June 5, 2025 Updated June 6, 2025. MONTREAL — If you can believe it, there will be ...

That set up a fast-break layup for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to put the Thunder up five with 87 seconds left. After this four-point swing, Dort had a clear case for role-playing hero of a Game 1 win ...

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort became famous across the NBA for his elite defense, but his nickname “ The Dorture Chamber” came from an unexpected source. It was not his teammate or Coach.

Lu Dort spent one season at Arizona State, averaging 16.1 points per game for the Sun Devils. More: The Jalen Williams Way: How OKC Thunder forward paved a path to stardom, NBA Finals ...

Dort averaged 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks per game, but that didn't capture the full impact. He is considered the heartbeat of the Thunder defense, which ranked first in defensive rating (106.6).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort for the Thunder, and Andrew Nembhard and Bennedict Mathurin for the Pacers. SGA and Nembhard from Ontario, Dort and Mathurin from the same neighborhood in Montreal.

In NBA Finals history, Dort is 5th all-time in threes per game . Steph Curry has a huge lead in this NBA Finals category. He's averaged 4.5 3P, followed by Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant and Dan Majerle.

A look at Oklahoma City's Lu Dort and Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin's journeys as close friends from Montreal to the NBA Finals. Julian McKenzie, The Athletic Editor’s note: Read more NBA ...