Kyrie Irving makes NBA history in Game 6 between Thunder and Mavs

On Saturday night, the Dallas Mavericks will face the Oklahoma City Thunder (home) in Game 6 of the second round of their playoff series.

During the game, star point guard Kyrie Irving made NBA history by surpassing Hall of Famer Bob Dandridge (1,967) for 68th place in total playoff points. list.

After Dandridge, the next player Irving will pass to will be Hall of Famer Bob Cousy (2,018).

Irving finished with 19 points, one rebound, and two assists on 8-of-18 field goals and 3-of-7 3-pointers in his first 35 minutes of play.

The Mavs lead 3-2, so they can close out the series with a win on Saturday.

If the Thunder win, Game 7 will be played Monday night in Oklahoma City.

Irving is in his second season with Dallas, where he helped the team finish as the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference with a 50-32 record.

In 58 games, he averaged 25.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.3 steals while shooting 49.7% from the field and 41.1% from 3-point range.

The Mavericks team defeated Paul George's Los Angeles Clippers in six games in the first round.

Whoever wins the series advances to the Western Conference Finals to face either the Denver Nuggets or Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Nuggets and Timberwolves are tied 3-3 in Game 7 in Denver on Sunday.

Irving is in his 13th season in the league and has also played for the Nets, Celtics and Cavs.