. As was the case throughout the series, role players in their first season on the Dallas roster made critical contributions as the Mavs came back from a 17-point second-half deficit., who was acquired at the trade deadline and saved the Mavs with his shooting in a pair of wins earlier in the series, made the winning free throw with 2.5 seconds remaining.
But Doncic, who is dealing with a sprained right knee and a sore left ankle, struggled for much of the series. He averaged 24.7 points -- a significant drop-off from the league-leading 33.9 in the regular season -- and shot 44.7% from the floor despite finding his touch in the final two games. "I was trying to hold back to emotions just because of how hard and tough this series was," said Irving, who matched his scoring high for the series with 22 points on 9-of-23 shooting in Game 6."I think we really got to appreciate each other's talents and skillsets and most importantly our will. Got a lot of guys that love to compete, a lot of guys that want to see each other do well and are willing to sacrifice and do the little things in order to get wins.
"I think he was just waiting for his moment," said Irving, who improved his individual record to 14-0 when his team had an opportunity to clinch a series."He's played well the majority of the series, so we had some confidence in him that eventually he would make some big-time shots and grateful that he knocked him down. Man, that's just pure confidence and belief."
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