On April 29th, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. In today's first round matchup in the Western Conference, the Mavericks lost 111-116 to the Clippers at home, and the total score of the series became 2-2!
The Mavericks trailed by as many as 31 points today, and they almost completed a major comeback. Although he didn't win, Irving's performance was perfect. In the entire game, Irving played a total of 44 minutes and made 14 of 25 shots, including 6 of 12 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored a total of 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
In the first quarter of the game, Irving made 0 of 3 shots and failed to score a point. After entering the second quarter, the Mavericks were trailing by as much as 31 points. Irving first scored 2+1, then hit two consecutive three-pointers, leading the team to a 9-0 narrowing of the point difference. Then Irving hit another three-pointer and assisted his teammates continuously to help the team narrow the point difference. In this quarter, Irving made all 5 shots and scored 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, helping the Mavericks narrow the point difference to 18 points.
After entering the third quarter, Irving quickly led the team to an offensive climax to further narrow the point difference. Then he scored 4 consecutive points to reduce it to 10 points. In the second half of this quarter, Irving hit consecutive free throws and three-pointers, leading the Mavericks to only fall behind by 4 points entering the final quarter. In the crucial decisive battle, Irving first succeeded in a layup and then hit a three-pointer, and continuously assisted his teammates to tie the score to 98-98!
Under the Clippers' counterattack, Irving first hit a three-pointer and then succeeded in a layup, helping the Mavericks fill a 31-point gap and complete the lead! Unfortunately, as Harden hit consecutive key shots, Irving was ultimately unable to recover.
Irving's miraculous performance helped him reach the number one most searched position in the United States. Even the Mavericks team officials have exclaimed for him many times.
He scored 16 points, 10 points and 14 points respectively in the next three quarters, almost completing a 31-point reversal by himself. The 40 points also set a playoff scoring record during the Irving Mavericks period, and were only 2 points short of his career playoff single-game scoring record.
According to the schedule, the Mavericks will challenge the Clippers away from home on May 2. Can Irving continue his magical performance by then? let us wait and see!
