Kiri Irving responds to the termination of a stunning series against Boston Celtics – Masslive.com

Boston-Kyrie Irving came out of TD Garden for the first time in four years on Wednesday night after the impressive victory of the 127-120 Dallas Mavericks Road over Boston Celtics.

Irving was playing for a shortened Dallas team, which was without the All-Star Trade Addition Anthony Davis and three other rotary players in the victory. However, this did not prevent them from dominating three -quarters against a Celtics lethargic squad that is coming out of a trip with three games.

Irving scored 19 points in the victory and collected a four -theft game, helping Dallas split the season into the season with the defense champions.

It was Boston’s first victory for Irving, as he purposely stepped on the Celtics Center Cort logo after winning the game 4 in the first round in 2021 as a member of Brooklyn networks. Four years later, Irving acknowledged that the prolonged strip was a motivator in its implementation.

“To be honest with you, I just kept him like another game, but I would lie, boys, if I said I was not aware of the record I had in this building since 2021,” Irving said. “This is a more motivational factor for me than anything, because they are the best of the best. They are the champions in our league until another champion is crowned. You know you want to play absolutely best against them and they will do their best to stop me. “

Irving was 1-15 in general in this Nets-Celtics playoffs in 2021.

“I said it in the past: I feel – we both feel they knew my game well enough,” Irving said. “They send many double teams to me, many different readings in which they force me. But it only makes me better and I am just grateful, man. This is what is competitive basketball, racing sports. Just continue to improve, go against the best of the best and go out with W, doing everything you need to win. “

Irving and Mavericks will look to upgrade this inertia at home on Saturday night when they face Houston missiles in what Dallas’ debut for Anthony Davis is expected to be.

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