Kyrie Irving

With the Dallas Mavericks’ postseason hopes fading fast, Kyrie Irving put the team on his back in the fourth quarter. Showcasing the exact kind of late-game heroics that Dallas acquired him to unleash, the eight-time All-Star drove into the paint with Sacramento Kings reserve guard Davion Mitchell stuck to him like glue, then utilized a variety of fakes before rising up to bury a difficult turnaround jumper. Irving’s tough shot was part of a 19-point fourth quarter and he finished the April 5, 2023 contest with a game-high 31.