Maybe Kyrie Irving’s new nickname should be lefty.
The guard’s 18-foot left-handed hook shot at the buzzer caressed the net and gave the Mavericks a 107-105 victory Sunday afternoon over the Denver Nuggets at American Airlines Center.
As playoff-style basketball becomes the rule in the final month of the regular season, the Mavericks showed they are perfectly capable of handling it with a victory that was as clutch as they come.
As a rugged game developed against the defending NBA champions, the Mavericks took the pounding, dished some out of their own, and survived just fine thanks to Irving.