“I used it as motivation,” Kyrie Irving reacts to young superstar Anthony Edwards’ call out ahead of Game 1

Kyrie reacts to Edward's call out before the game.

“I used it as motivation,” Kyrie Irving reacts to young superstar Anthony Edwards’ call out ahead of Game 1

Kyrie reacts to Edwards' comments after the game

In a post-match interview with Inside the NBA, after the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108 – 105 in a close encounter in game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, the Mavericks star, Kyrie Irving reacted to Anthony Edward‘s call out ahead of the game.

I used it as motivation… That’s a no fear mentality and that’s why we love Ant.

Kyrie Irving after the game

He also admitted that this outing by him was the most aggressive he has been in a long time. Edwards’ words only motivated Kyrie and fueled his spirits to take the Mavericks over the line.

In the 40 minutes that Irving was on the court, Kyrie managed to put up 30 points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds, with 12-23 shooting. This performance from Irving helped the Mavericks to take advantage in the seven-game series.

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My matchup going to be Kyrie… we’re going to see what I can do vs. him.

Anthony Edwards before the game

Ant-Man poked the bear with this Kyrie let his game do the talking. While Kyrie Irving had an amazing performance, Edwards only managed to score 19 points. However, Irving did admire the mentality that Edwards possessed at such a young age.

Edwards says exhaustion caused them game 1 vs. the Mavericks

Days after the Wolves sent the Denver Nuggets home and reached the Western Conference Finals, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves 0-1 down in the series.

After the game, Edwards explained the loss in simple words, just as he always does. He bluntly said that the team was just “tired”. Anthony Edwards did get completely exhausted during the game while guarding Irving.

The T-Wolves’ previous series vs. the Nuggets went till game 7, and hence, the Wolves only had 2 days off to rest and prepare for the game. On the other hand, the Mavericks put their series against the Oklahoma City Thunder to bed in game 6 and had more time to rest.

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