The Dallas Mavericks evened their second-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder thanks to Kyrie Irving playing an out-of-character role.
Kyrie Irving has multiple identities. Hela, his given name in Lakota, which means 'Little Mountain.' There's also his movie character, Uncle Drew. And, of course, he's established himself as an absolute trickster with a basketball, able to get around anyone or anything to create a shot for himself.
'Ky is probably not labeled as a defender but here of late he's playing defense at a high level,' said Kidd after the win. 'He's taking the challenge. I thought tonight he set the table offensively for a lot of guys, but I thought his defense was really, really good and we're going to need that as we go forward.' There was one other major shift: instead of the Mavs' most indispensable role player, P.J.
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