Dallas Mavericks · Guard · 1× NBA champion · 9× NBA All-Star · 3× All-NBA
An elite shot-maker and ball handler whose fearless isolation scoring produced one of the defining shots in Finals history.
23.7
career pts/gm
4.1
career reb/gm
5.6
career ast/gm
779
career games
Signature moments
The exact possessions that became part of this player’s story.
NBA-sourced honors · verified through 2024–25 · source
2016 · 53 seconds remaining
Kyrie Irving · Stephen Curry
Five defining games
A researched consensus introduction to Kyrie Irving's defining games.
Cross-checked NBA and Cavaliers historical coverage, official box scores, Finals retrospectives, franchise record books, Mavericks playoff coverage, and recurring fan memory. The championship-winning shot and the 41-point road rescue are inseparable centerpieces; Irving's 57-point masterpiece, franchise-record three-point barrage, and 2024 conference-finals clincher complete a list spanning his Cleveland peak and Dallas return to the Finals.
Reviewed through 2026-07-18
Single-game records
One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.