'Doncic is an incredible leader next to me' - Irving - video Dailymotion

The Dallas Mavericks tied their first round series against the LA Clippers with a 96-93 Game 2 win.

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00:00All teams are going to throw different things at you, but when you're particularly in a series,

00:04you just got to be prepared to take advantage of your opportunities when you see them and

00:09be able to make the plays within the plays. And also the hustle matters, those 50-50 basketballs.

00:15And I think that we can look back at tonight and see that we had a lot of fast break opportunities

00:20where we turned the ball over and we didn't fully take advantage. So we left some points

00:24on the board. It's not no time to feel down about it. We just know we have to be efficient.

00:29And that's what the playoffs is about, is just being efficient at the right time,

00:32making big shots at the right time and trusting your game plan and not deviating.

00:37Me and Kai got to be great leaders for other players, other coaches. I think we went down

00:43six in the fourth quarter and we all just stayed together. Me and Kai was talking on the bench

00:49and we just keep the guys together and that's what we have to do.

00:52He's an incredible leader next to me and we do it with others around us too. And we empower each

00:57other to have that voice. And when he's emotional, he's honest. And I appreciate that. I'd rather

01:05be out there with someone that's emotional and wants to do better for themselves and for the

01:09team than someone that's quiet or just allowing things to happen and kind of depending on

01:14everybody else to step in. He's one of those type leaders where he just wants to come in,

01:18make his presence be felt. And sometimes when he gets text, you just got to live with it and move

01:21on. And that's where we are, man. It's the playoffs and those little things you just got to kind of

01:26bury and move on.