Mavericks' Kyrie Irving drops 26 points in fourth quarter in Monday's loss

What’s crazy here is the fact that Kyrie Irving finished the first half with just four points on 2-of-8 shooting. Including his 26-point fourth quarter, the enigmatic guard shot 13-of-15 from the field in the second half. He also hit on 4-of-6 from distance during this span.

Unfortunately, Irving’s performance was not enough for Dallas to pull off the home win against Minnesota. 

It came within the confines of a game in which new teammate Luka Doncic also dropped 33 points on 10-of-20 shooting. 

Add in Christian Wood’s 24 points off the bench, and that’s pretty much the only production Dallas got in a 124-121 home loss to the Timberwolves.

As for Kyrie Irving, he’s been absolutely cooking since the Dallas Mavericks acquired the NBA champion in a trade with Brooklyn last week. Including Monday night’s action, Irving is averaging 28.3 points in four outings with Dallas.