Game 55 Dirkie Thread: Kyrie by a lot.

[F Gump]

My goodness, Kyrie was off the charts. Wemby for about 1 1/2 quarters was dominant and frustrating everything the Mavs tried to do, with SA leading by about 11. Then Kyrie took over. Rather than run from Wemby, he went on a series of shotmaking that attacked Wemby, with a pull-up in front of him at the FT line, then a right-handed tear-drop over him in the lane, the next time he went past and under him for a layup, then the next time full speed into the lane followed by a drop off for a dunk when Wemby challenged, then a 3, then as a trailer he gets the pass and attacks Wemby in the lane and drops in a giant-killer over him. Timeout SA, the game is now very close, and Wemby is taken out.

Every time down, Kyrie was LOOKING FOR Wemby, to toy with him and score on him, in a different way. What a show. Brutal, actually.

Start of 2nd half, and he begins with a left-hand teardrop in the lane over Wemby, then he drives the lane and when Wemby comes to challenge he drops it off for a Gafford layup, off-the-ball he gets open for a corner 3. Again TO by SA. After back-to-back TOs by Luka, Kyrie gets the ball, attacks Wemby, and drops in a giant-killer over him. Dallas by 12.

That was the game. His play absolutely destroyed Wemby. From the time Kyrie took over about 1/3 of the way through the 2nd, until halfway through the 4th when the Mavs were up by 25, Wemby only scored 2 points and was "just a guy." Kyrie teased him, tortured him, and made him very mortal.

Lively's spark is noted. In a game they won by 23, Lively's 17 minute portion was a +27. He provided energy and some good plays. 

But Kyrie was the guy tonight.