On Monday night, the Dallas Mavericks lost 100-96 to the Oklahoma City Thunder (at home) in Game 4 of the second round of their playoff series.
With this loss, the series was tied at 2 wins and 2 losses.
2016 NBA Champion Kyrie Irving finished with 9 points, 1 rebound, and 9 assists on 4/11 field goals and 0/2 3-point shooting in 41 minutes.
After the game (Tuesday), Irving sent this: post X received over 7,000 likes within 3 hours.
Irving wrote: “Tribes, stay strong and unite. This mission is bigger than us. Keep God first.
Hella🤞🏾🪶♾❤️”
Tribes, stay strong and unite. This mission is bigger than us. Keep God first.
Hella🤞🏾🪶♾❤️
— Director Hera 🤞🏾 (@KyrieIrving) May 14, 2024
Irving is coming off a strong regular season, averaging 25.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 49.7% from the field and 41.1% from 3-point range in 58 games.
The Mavs are the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses.
They defeated Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (in 6 games).
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 with Game 5 to be played in Denver on Tuesday night.
The Mavs are coming off a season in which they reached the Western Conference Finals in 2022 but missed the playoffs (and play-in tournament).
