Mavs laud 'phenomenal' Kyrie after fearless 42-point game

Kyrie Irving shot 15-25 from the field, including seven threes, and took a late charge against the Warriors.

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00:00That's really what my focus is it's just you know allowing guys to work on their

00:06crafts and you know give them confidence out there and just you know read the

00:09game the right way. You know some games I'll come out very aggressive some games

00:13I'll just wait and see you know kind of what my teammates are doing what the

00:16opponent is doing defensively and that's just part of my role so you know when I

00:20start off the game very aggressive I know that energy carries on to my team

00:23you know they see that there's no fear in me at all then you know it's it's up

00:28to them to meet me at the party as we said. He's doing everything to help the

00:31team win defensively again we kept him under 40 minutes there so just

00:39understanding you know his his intent offensively is at a high but his

00:45defensive being able to come up with steals and then also just a big charge

00:48there at the end. Plain and simple if I'm putting my body on the line we all have

00:51to and same vice versa for me that same sentiment feeling whatever it takes to

00:56win. Just speaks to him as a player his character as an individual and his

00:59leadership for us as a team and he's obviously a phenomenal player but the

01:03things that don't show up on the stat sheet with his hustle and his leadership

01:06for us as a team is super important and I've noticed it from day one. He

01:09controlled the game you know yeah with his shot making and you know the way he

01:14manipulated our defense he was he was fantastic.