The golden body is broken! The Mavericks failed to sweep Doncic and took the initiative to take the blame, see what Irving said?

Zhou Yu

2024-05-29 16:46Published in Hebei Sports Creator

Hello friends who follow the NBA! NBA playoffs Western Conference Finals G4, the Mavericks lost to the Timberwolves 100-105, and the big score came to 3-1. Irving didn't play well in this game, after his 14-0 record at match point was broken. Let's take a look at the post-match interview.

1. Doncic: We've got to win one more game

 Doncic played 41 minutes in this game, shooting 7-of-21, including 4-of-11 three-pointers, and 10-of-12 free throws, scoring a triple-double of 28 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal.

Speaking about getting back to the Minnesota mentality, Doncic said: "We've got to win four games. What mentality? We've got to win one more game, that's it.

2. Doncic: My pot in this game

When talking about the loss, Doncic said: This game is my pot, I didn't play enough energy!

3. Irving: Knowing that Doncic will take responsibility

Irving played 42 minutes in this game, shooting 6-of-18 from the field, 1-of-6 from three-point range, and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, scoring 16 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and a plus/minus of -2.

Speaking about Doncic's blame for the loss, Irving said: The blame is not just on him. I know he'd say that, especially when we know how much he wants to win and how much he cares. We didn't bring out the best in our energy.

4. Kidd: Give praise to the Timberwolves

Speaking about the loss, Kidd said: "Understand that if we win this game, it's going to end the series, but it's hard in this league. To understand that we didn't play well, to praise the Timberwolves, they did. We're leaving for Minnesota tomorrow to play G5.

5. Irving: Sorry fans

Speaking about the home defeat, Owen said: "Defeats like this are absolutely sad. It must have hurt. I would love to end this series at home. Sorry, fans.

6. Owen: I didn't lead by example at the beginning

Speaking about his performance in this game, Owen said: "I personally made a couple of mistakes at the beginning. If I don't set an example myself, my teammates will inevitably make mistakes. This causes us to lack the necessary strength and physical confrontation. It's all on me, and I need to be held accountable for it. I had to play better at the beginning of the game and focus on attacking the basket instead of making frequent turnovers.

7. Owen: Be prepared for the G5

Speaking about the G5, Owen said: This will be a new space. So we're going to accept this defeat now and get ready for the next game in Minnesota and go enjoy the crowd there because it's going to be hostile."

8. Owen: Accept this feeling of failure

When asked what he would say to the young players now, Owen said: "I'm not going to say anything to them, we should let them feel the emotion themselves, like I feel now. We're all human, so we're going to let them go home and have a good night's rest and come back to the training gym tomorrow. We are constantly improving. At the end of the day, we've been going one step at a time all season. Such a loss is indeed disappointing and painful, but we have to learn to accept this feeling of failure because it is also part of growing up.

9. Jones Jr.: Losing is not just the responsibility of Eastern Europe

Jones Jr. played 34 minutes in this game, shooting 3-of-6 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range, and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, scoring 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.

Jones Jr. said: It's not about them (Doncic and Irving), it's a problem for our whole team. We are one, playing together, playing together, winning and losing together. It's not one person's responsibility. I know they're the leaders and the head of the team, but we're rooting for them anyway.

10. Gafford Gasford: We're angry right now

In this game, Gafford started the game for 31 minutes, and scored 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 blocks on 6-of-6 shooting.

Speaking about the defeat, Gafford said: "It made us uncomfortable, we expected everyone to be happy after today's game, and we are angry now.

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