What Happens to Kyrie Irving in the Fourth Quarter?
Posted on: Sat, 11/03/2012 - 11:21pm
Posted on: Sat, 11/03/2012 - 11:24pm
Posted on: Sun, 11/04/2012 - 12:05am
Posted on: Sun, 11/04/2012 - 1:20am
If he played like he does in
If he played like he does in the 4th during the rest of the game he'd probably be dead tired by the 4th quarter. He definitely flips a switch in end game situations and relishes clutch moments. I'm not saying he coasts during the first 3 quarters, but he looks to get others involved, run the offense and gets his within the flow of the offense. Then when defenses tighten up at the end he takes advantage of it and starts attacking more.
Posted on: Sun, 11/04/2012 - 4:07am
Posted on: Sun, 11/04/2012 - 9:41am
Posted on: Sun, 11/04/2012 - 12:15pm
Posted on: Sun, 11/04/2012 - 12:53pm
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What the hell happens to Kyrie Irving in the fourth quarter???
I swear he gets possessed when the fourth quarter rolls around and he goes completely insane. 13 straight points goes 5-8 with 7 straight points in the final 1:20 and hits the tying bucket with .7 seconds left on the clock. Jennings hit an incredible shot to win the game but regardless Irving's performance shouldn't be without mention because I think we are starting to see a pattern.
Last year he repeatedly had games like this where he'd score 12-18 straight points for the Cavs in the fourth quarter to either end in a heroic and tragic loss or a heroic game winner.
But why doesn't he do this in the first three quarters? It's strange to see a player who's best efficiency numbers are in the fourth compared to the first three quarters.
There was a quote where he said "Pressure makes Diamonds, that's something my father said to me that always made me love the 4th quarter".
But just think about how good this kid could be if he brought that extra gear in all four quarters?