Game 7 DIRKIE: KYRIE!!

[The Jom]

“Seems like we like close games, huh?” said Irving, after the Mavericks improved to an NBA-best 6-0 in clutch games, defined as games in which the margin is five or fewer points during the final five minutes. “When I signed back here, I knew that my role was going to be a little bit different than it was on other teams,” Irving added. “And even last year, when we had different pieces. “But I knew one thing: For certain down the stretch, I was going to have to maintain my poise and make sure that the guys knew that they can look to me emotionally, mentally, just for that reassurance that we’re OK.”

I get the reaction to the man’s, uh, “politics” let’s say. But as an on-court teammate? He’s a gem. Lucky to have him. Once he finds that 3-point range again, it’s gonna be all-nba-type stuff from him.