Boom 33+6+8! Reaching the top of history, Doncic tearfully thanked Irving, who he had been holding back for too long

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2024-05-23 13:38Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

Today's NBA playoffs, the Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves 108-105, the process can be described as ups and downs, Irving broke out in the first quarter, the Mavericks only fell behind by 6 points, Irving continued to exert force in the second quarter, leading the Mavericks to narrow the point gap, the Mavericks continued to press the Timberwolves in the third quarter, and the two sides launched a tug-of-war in the final quarter, this time it was Doncic's turn to stand up, he hit three points and jumpers at critical moments, plus Washington also scored three-pointers in front, and finally the Mavericks reversed and won. In terms of statistics, Doncic scored 33 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 4 turnovers, and Irving also contributed 30 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and 2 turnovers.

After this battle, the score between the two sides came to 1-0, and it turned out that the Mavericks are a seriously underrated team, the reason is very simple, whether it is against the Clippers or the Thunder, the Mavericks are not favored by the side, and when it comes to the Western Finals, the outside world generally believes that the Mavericks and the Timberwolves have a large strength gap, such as the famous Barkley, he believes that the Mavericks have no hope of winning, including ESPN and other media are also predicting that the Timberwolves will easily advance, but is this really the case? Looking at today's game, the Mavericks slapped the outside world in the face with a victory, and more importantly, we found the gap between the Timberwolves and the Mavericks, that is, the star level.

Edwards is very good, the first two rounds of the series also proved themselves, but unfortunately, Irving and Doncic are either better than him, after the game, the famous basketball commentator Su Qun also commented, he believes that if the Timberwolves want to beat the Mavericks, unless the first three energy saving establish a large lead, otherwise the two sides will fight in the fourth quarter, then the Timberwolves will definitely lose, Su Qun did not give a specific explanation, but we can roughly guess that Edwards lacks the ability to play a tough battle, and once he is caught by the key points, he will basically stop, On the other hand, the two cores of the Mavericks are the type that the more critical the moment, the stronger the ability, and today's game is the best proof that Edwards will not crack the bag at all.

The biggest contributor to the Mavericks' victory is undoubtedly Irving, he taught Edwards a good lesson in the first quarter, consecutive jump shots, all kinds of unsolvable singles scores, and even military training Edwards and Reed, Irving is extremely aggressive, after the game, he also said that he was stimulated by Edwards' remarks, the Timberwolves' defensive strategy at the beginning of the game was indeed a direct confrontation between the two, but Edwards was blown up by Irving, Finch saw that the situation was not good and began to let McDaniels defend, Watts marked, but unfortunately the effect was still not good, Irving couldn't stop his madness, scoring 13 points in the first quarter and 11 in the second. The Mavericks' two super scorers you have to guard against one, and from the third quarter, Irving's hand began to slip, and Doncic stepped up again.

The playoffs are finally a stage to test the quality of superstars, Edwards only hit 2 of 9 shots in the second half, so iron that he couldn't see it, and he was directly invisible in the last quarter, on the other hand, Doncic scored 15 points in the last quarter, whether it was a continuous jump shot, a dry three-point shot, or a retreat shot, he could seize the opportunity, this is the biggest advantage of the Mavericks, Irving and Doncic can take turns to break out, both of them have the ability to take over the game in the last quarter, but who can the Timberwolves rely on? Edwards is afraid of the bag, and Towns is not tough enough, and to sum up, we find that the Timberwolves are indeed dangerous in this series. According to NBA big data statistics, Doncic has played 6 division finals so far in his career, averaging 32.2 points per game, which is the first in NBA history.

Doncic was interviewed after the game, and when talking about Irving's play, he said: "Irving is incredible, he is helping us hold the situation, without him, we would probably be behind by 20 points in the first half, and in the first half he made us hold up, so I had to help him in the second half, so this time we switched roles," This is very understandable, Doncic believes that without Irving's play, the Mavericks will collapse in the first half, and at the same time, Doncic also said that he and Irving swapped roles in the second half, and it was his turn to step up.

Doncic continued: "We all have a lot of respect for Irving, we all know what level of player he is, but off the court, he also amazes us, Irving communicates with everyone, helps his teammates, makes everyone positive, he always reminds us to focus on the game, I'm really happy that he's in our team, he always boosts the energy of the whole team." ”

It can be seen that Doncic really likes to be teammates with Irving, and he has held back these words for too long. I have to admit that Irving has really changed, now he plays very selflessly, in the previous series with the Clippers and Thunder, Irving focused on defense and organization in the first half, did not fight for the ball, and only increased the number of shots when he was needed in the second half, and the West Finals G1 against the Timberwolves, Irving was early in the force, and when Doncic felt hot in the final quarter, Irving was not fighting or grabbing, focusing on defending Edwards, so that the latter was invisible for almost the entire quarter, now think about it, if Irving during the Nets period was so mature, Maybe Harden has already won the championship, and the beard is really miserable.

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