Since joining the Mavericks, Kyrie Irving is 3-4. In the most recent game against the Pacers, the 2016 NBA champion had a chance to give Dallas the win with a step back three-pointer, but he missed it.
After the game Irving was appreciative of the trust he received from the coaching staff and teammates alike to be given the responsibility to take the final shot.
At the same time he admitted that at times he puts too much pressure on himself and that he needs to scale it back a little.
Via Tim MacMahon of ESPN:
“I just appreciate the coaching staff and my teammates trusting me with that shot and just the comfort they gave me afterwards,” Irving said after the loss, which dropped Dallas to seventh place in the Western Conference standings. “Really want to win here, really put a lot of pressure on myself at times. I think I need to scale it back a little bit, just because the second half of the season, just feeling like we’ve got to be great every single possession, and usually these learning curves or learning moments happen in preseason, and it’s happening now.”
Irving is averaging 24.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 36.9 minutes per game since he joined Dallas.
