BOSTON -- Getting back at the Celtics -- or more specifically, their fans -- has been no easy task for Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving. Dallas' 107-89
“Learn from the past, prepare for the future, and live in the present.” When Mark Cuban decided to pair Kyrie Irving with his rising superstar Luka Dončić, reaching the NBA Finals just 16 months later would have been the dream scenario.
The 2024 NBA Finals kicked off on Thursday night and there are a lot of familiar names and faces of the game competing in this year’s championship. Let’s take a look back at some of the players who are competing in the Finals who also played with the Cleveland Cavaliers at one point in their career.
Jayson Tatum takes Game 1 over Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum Boston had a spectacular first half against Dallas in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, going up 29 at one point and taking a 63-42 lead into halftime.
On Thursday evening, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics by a score of 107-89 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Irving had a tough night, as he finished with 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals while shooting 6/19 from the field and 0/5 from the three-point range in 36 minutes of playing time.
On Thursday evening, the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks (at home) by a score of 107-89 to win Game 1 of the NBA Finals. All-Star forward Jaylen Brown led the way with 22 points, six rebounds, two assists, three steals and three blocks while shooting 7/12 from the field and 2/6 from the three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time.
The entirety of the 2024 NBA playoffs has been a revenge tour of sorts for Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving. After a few years filled with off-court tumult, Irving has reminded the world of what he’s capable of when he’s at his best.
The 2018-19 season, Kyrie Irving's second and final year in Boston, was an unmitigated disaster for the Celtics. The turbulent campaign began with the eight-time All-Star promising to re-sign the following summer and concluded with a 4-1 thrashing by the Bucks in the second round of the playoffs.
Over the past week, all anyone could talk about was Kyrie Irving standing in the way of the Boston Celtics' quest for Banner 18. The Dallas Mavericks guard, of course, has a history with the franchise and its fanbase.
Kyrie Irving has played for four teams in his NBA career, but if he opts into his player option following the 2024-25 season, it would tie his second-longest tenure with one franchise. Could it also be his last stop?
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is now on his fourth team. Getting his start with the Cleveland Cavaliers, trades to the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, and Mavs have been completed with increasingly rapid succession.
While Kyrie Irving will be the most booed man in America come Thursday night, Celtics fans might be wise not to poke the Mavericks, who have repeatedly made jeering fanbases eat their negativity this postseason.
How many of the players to score the most points in one NBA Finals series can you name in five minutes?
The streak got underway on May 25, 2017.
James, who won a championship with Irving in 2016, is admittedly reminded of his former teammate's extraordinary talents every time he watches him from afar.
Irving opened up on his last playoff visit to Boston, during which he did some things he doesn't sound proud of, and how he's approaching it this time around.
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