Kyrie Irving has been underwhelming in the first two games of the NBA Finals, and he's running out of time to turn things around.
Entering these NBA Finals, and after seeing the Dallas Mavericks rampage through the Western Conference playoffs, the Boston Celtics made a bet. Instead of trying to take the ball out of the hands of the Mavs' two dynamic playmakers, they'd force it into them. The basis of the bet was a simple one. For one, the Celtics believed the Mavs were more dangerous when the entire team was thriving, as opposed to just Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving.
When was the last time we saw him have this much trouble shaking loose like this—even if it is against a great defender? And when was the last time an opponent felt comfortable leaving a lumbering center alone with Irving on an island? The Mavericks' offense is predicated on the idea that Dončić and Irving can repeatedly break down defenses, triggering rotations and scrambles. This leads to easy, in-rhythm jumpers or cuts or rim-runs for the supporting cast.
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