On Tuesday night, the Dallas Mavericks faced the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the second round of their playoff series.
The Thunder won 117-95, leaving the Mavs trailing 1-0 in the series.
Despite the loss, 2016 NBA champion Kyrie Irving finished with 20 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 7/14 field goals and 3/4 3-pointers in the first 37 minutes of the game. He had a good game with one block. Play time.
After the game, Irving sent the following message: post X received 20,000 likes within 24 hours.
Irving wrote: โTribes, please come together no matter what.
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Irving is in his second season with Dallas, averaging 25.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game on 49.7% field goal and 41.1% 3-point shooting in 58 games. and ended the season.
The Mavs are the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses.
They defeated James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers in six games in the first round.
As for the Thunder, they are the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses.
They defeated the New Orleans Pelicans in four games in the first round.
Game 2 of the series will be played Wednesday night (also in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).
Whoever wins the series advances to the Western Conference Finals to face either the Denver Nuggets or the Minnesota Timberwolves.