After propelling the Dallas Mavericks to a sensational victory against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, Kyrie Irving reminded everyone that they are still title contenders and have more than enough to win it all.
Sure enough, coming off a win over the defending champions, Irving couldn’t have picked a better time to make the statement.
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As if to say they wouldn’t be content with just winning a regular season game against the defending champions, Irving stressed to reporters. after their 107-105 victory on the Nuggets that they are focused on winning it all.
Irving was actually asked about the Mavs’ ceiling, and he emphasized that they were playing for the championship and nothing less.
“The championship is the ultimate goal. So that’s what we play for,” Irving said, via Grant Afseth of DallasBasketball.com.
The former champion also highlighted the Mavs’ mentality, emphasizing that they are competitive and always want to beat the best teams in the league. Indeed, this should bode well for their goal of competing for the 2023-24 championship.
“We’re not just going in and being competitive with some of the best teams in the West or the league. We want to beat them, and that’s the same mentality that other teams have against us,” Irving added.
Dallas Mavericks beat Denver Nuggets in clutch
Sure enough, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks showed championship-caliber basketball on Sunday in their battle against the Denver Nuggets.
It certainly wasn’t an easy victory, and at one point it looked like they were on the verge of collapse. After leading by nine points with less than five minutes remaining, the Mavericks saw their lead disappear as the Nuggets took a 105-102 lead with 28 seconds on the clock.
A Luka Doncic triple equalized for Dallas, and Irving took care of the rest with 2.8 seconds remaining on the clock. After Maxi Kléber After handing the ball off and feeding it to Irving, the veteran guard quickly got to work creating some space and separation from his defender to Jokic with a hesitant move. After that, Irving made a left hand hook shot from near the 3-point line to win it for Dallas.
Dallas really needed the win as they looked to climb the West standings. They are now 39-29 on the campaign, good for seventh place in the conference. If they can stay resilient and play as hard as they did against the Nuggets, it’s not hard to see them progressing and becoming title contenders.
