An NBA Finals showdown featuring three uniquely brilliant Duke basketball one-and-dones is now only four wins away.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, premier Duke basketball product Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have maintained homecourt advantage with a 2-0 lead over the visiting Indiana Pacers.
And as of the Dallas Mavericks' 109-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night to start 2-0 out West as the series heads to Dallas,Although Luka Doncic is the more consistent star of the show for the Mavericks, Irving appears completely on board as a complementary showman and clutch bucket-finder. Meanwhile, Lively, whose mother, Kathy Drysdale, died of cancer on April 12, is budding as an inspiring young force to be reckoned with down low.
After a quiet start to his night on Friday, Irving delivered 13 points in the fourth quarter, finishing with 20 points, four rebounds, six assists, and one steal across 39 minutes on the floor.
Luka Doncic on Dereck Lively: “He’s been amazing this season and playoffs. He took not one, not two, three steps forward. He’s a rookie. I think people still forget this sometimes. He’s doing this in the Western Conference Finals, which is insane. His ceiling is gonna be huge.
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