Kyrie Irving called game for the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, sinking an incredible shot ahead of the final buzzer in order to lift his team to a win over the reigning-champion Denver Nuggets.
With the game knotted at 105, Irving made a cut during the inbounds play and received the ball in stride. He attacked the middle of the court before throwing up a difficult left-handed running hook shot around Nikola Jokic, which miraculously found the bottom of the net.
It was a critical win for the Mavericks, too. With the 107–105 victory, Dallas (39–29) moves into the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference, just behind the Sacramento Kings (38–28).
American Airlines Center erupted in celebration after Irving’s dramatic game-winner, and Luka Doncic was sent to the floor in disbelief over his teammate’s incredible shot. The buzzer-beating floater left the NBA world in awe, too, as fans, pundits and even NBA stars such as Damian Lillard and Jalen Brunson weighed in on the moment on social media.
This is WILD 🤯
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— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 17, 2024
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— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) March 17, 2024
Kyrie the most skilled mf ever bra…
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) March 17, 2024
That what @KyrieIrving does. A left-handed floater — over Jovic, from the free throw line — at the buzzer to lift @dallasmavs over the @nuggets. And this….AFTER @luka7doncic’s deep-3 tied it. This is special…..exactly why we should root to see Mavs advance deep into the…
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) March 17, 2024
This is poetry https://t.co/DkhDKqUHoU
— Clique Productions (@ImClique_) March 17, 2024
What a crazy great game-winner by Kyrie – dribbling left, a lefty hook-push shot from beyond the free-throw line OVER JOKIC!!! Never seen anything quite like that creativity or degree of difficulty. There is only one KYRIE.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 17, 2024
Holy Kyrie!!!! That was incredible!
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) March 17, 2024
Kyrie that is sooooooo tough
— Jalen Brunson (@jalenbrunson1) March 17, 2024
A left hand running hook ? Cmon son 🤦🏾♂️
— Mo Bamba (@TheRealMoBamba) March 17, 2024
