Andre Iguodala’s last-second shot lets Kyrie Irving upset Steph Curry. Kyrie Irving on his partnership with Luka Doncic.
However, in terms of basketball and their friendship, the collaboration appears to be working well this season.According to Mavs Fans For Life, Irving stated that he and Doncic have respect for one another and have prioritized the team.
“I believe that the quality of our on- and off-court teammates is what goes overlooked, especially for Luka and me. We have a great deal of selflessness. It goes without saying that I greatly admire him. He respects me so much,” Irving remarked.
After trading for Irving last season, the Mavs were seen by some as dark-horse favorites, but they went into a freefall that prevented them from making it to the play-in round.
Irving agreed to a contract extension last summer, defying some concerns that he may depart. As a result, Dallas is currently in seventh place in the Western Conference with a strong 34-25 record.
The emergence of competent role players like Daniel Gafford, P.J. Washington, Dante Exum, and rookie Dereck Lively has helped.
Doncic leads the league in scoring, assists, and rebounds per game (34.4), while Irving averages 25.9 points and 5.2 assists per game while both players are shooting well.
Kyrie Irving defeats Steph Curry in a last-second shot by Andre Iguodala
For Andre Iguodala, the ghost of the 2016 NBA Finals still lingers. In an unexpected last-second decision, Iguodala chose Kyrie Irving over Steph Curry, according to a recent interview with The Ryen Russillo Podcast.
Iguodala remarked, “Kyrie Irving, it’s not even close.” “Kyrie will get the final-second shot in my opinion. Kyrie, you’re discussing the terror element at any particular time or for that exact instant.
Iguodala continued his statement with more details.”I believe that Steph has demonstrated, if not proved, to teams that he can be doubled, so I suppose the best strategy against him is to simply try to take the ball out of his hands,” the man said.
“But Kyrie is just so nice with him. There’s no removing the ball from his grasp. I’ve been told I’m insane for stating that Kyrie is the greatest ball handler in NBA history, according to Allen Iverson. You ask any player in the league, though, and they will tell you that Kyrie is a dangerous person to watch.
Iguodala spent eight seasons in the Golden State Warriors with Curry. In six trips to the NBA Finals, they took home four titles.
In 2016, Golden State suffered one of its two championship losses under the Curry era, this time to Irving and the Cavaliers. In the last minute of Game 7, the score was knotted at 89 points apiece when Irving made the game-winning triple. Cleveland was able to win the championship thanks to Irving’s shot. (MJD)