On Thursday evening, Kyrie Irving led the Dallas Mavericks to a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.Irving finished the victory with 36 points, four rebounds and five assists while shooting 14/27 from the field and 4/10 from the three-point range in 40 minutes of playing time.and was asked about facing his former team in the Finals.
Irving: "I had a rough time there when I was in Boston. Again, just dealing with death in my family and a lot of off-court stuff that I wasn't ready to handle. Now that I'm in a great place to be able to vocalize how I'm feeling, I'm ready to go back into Boston and have fun with my teammates. I know we're gonna be locked in. We're going against a great Boston team that has earned their way to the NBA Finals.
That said, the team never got out of the second round and Irving left the team for the Brooklyn Nets in the summer of 2019. Mar 29, 2019; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving reacts after a play against the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports / David Butler II-USA TODAY SportsGame 1 of the series will be on June 6 in Boston.
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