Mavs-Clippers Game 6 had several momentum-shifters, one being the exclamation point Irving put on an electrifying second-half performance that sparked a...
Game 6 had several momentum-shifters, one being the exclamation point Irving put on an electrifying second-half performance.
“We knew that was the dagger of the series and we were already up, but those momentum-shifters mean a great deal,” said Irving, who overcameDallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving dribbles around LA Clippers forward P.J. Tucker during the second half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Friday, May 3, 2024, in Dallas.The first shift in momentum occurred as soon as the ball was inbounded in the third quarter.
“It’s easy to play alongside somebody like that,” Irving said. “But you also have to be sure of yourself because when somebody’s that special it’s easy to kind of fall into that secondary role. There’s no primary, secondary – we’re one team. We succeed together. We fail together. And that’s always been the M.O. since the beginning of the season.
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