Kyrie Irving surpasses Giannis Antetokounmpo on NBA all-time list

On Monday night, the Dallas Mavericks will face the Oklahoma City Thunder (home) in Game 4 of the second round of their playoff series.

During the game, Kyrie Irving made NBA history by surpassing two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (413) for 80th place in total playoff assists. list.

After Antetokounmpo, the next players Irving will pass to will be Paul Pressy (420 points) and Mike Bibby (420 points).

Irving finished with four points, one rebound and nine assists on 2-of-4 field goals and 0-of-1 three-pointers in his first 26 minutes of play.

The Mavs are the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses.

They defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (in 6 games).

The Mavs are now 2-1 against the Thunder after winning Game 3, 105-101.

Irving finished with 22 points, five rebounds, seven assists, one steal, and one block on 10/17 field goals and 2/6 3-pointers in 41 minutes.

Game 5 of the series will be played Wednesday night when the teams return to Oklahoma City.

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

The series is tied 2-2 in Game 5 on Tuesday night at Target Center.

Irving is in his second season with the Mavs.

He also spent time with the Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, and Cleveland Cavaliers.