Luka Doncic's comments about Kyrie Irving become a hot topic after the Mavs vs. Thunder game

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder (on the road) 119-110 on Thursday night.

This victory tied the series at 1-1.

All-Star Luka Doncic had 29 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and one block on 11-of-21 field goals and 5-of-8 3-pointers in 41 minutes.

Doncic met with him after the game. mediaand one of his quotes (about Kyrie Irving) went viral.

Doncic: “He can do everything on the floor. We should also talk about his defense. He's played great defense throughout the playoffs. I know a lot of players don't talk about that. He was great in the team as well, helping everyone.''As I always say, it's great to have him on our team and learn so much from him.''

Irving finished Game 2 with nine points, three rebounds, 11 assists, two steals, and two blocks while shooting 2/8 from the field and 0/2 from 3-point range in 41 minutes.

He is in his second season playing with Doncic for the Mavs.

They finished as the fifth seed in the Western Conference, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (six games).

Game 3 of the series will be played on Saturday as the teams head to Dallas, Texas.

Whoever wins the series advances to the Western Conference Finals to face either the Denver Nuggets or the Minnesota Timberwolves (Timberwolves lead 2-0).