DALLAS -- The Mavericks and owner Mark Cuban spent the hours before Wednesday night’s victory to the Sacramento Kings recounting past mistakes, facing blame for their playoff spiral, and shooting down one Hall of Fame’s dad’s superstar insults.
But Kyrie Irving had a clear answer to the most pressing issue of the night.
In the Mavericks’ 123-119 win, Irving scored 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting in the fourth quarter to snap a skid of seven losses in their previous eight games and 10 in their previous 13. The late production included a pull-up 3-pointer with 3:07 remaining to extend the Mavericks’ lead to 5 points (117-112) and then a high-arching three from the left corner to send American Airlines Center into hysterics one minute later.
