A fresh start to your week comes with the latest edition of The Morning Dunk as we recap all of the NBA action which took place during Sunday's slate of games.
Irving's Left-Handed Floater Beats Champs
"Unforgettable ingenuity," indeed.
With the score locked at 105-105 with 2.8 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Kyrie Irving took the inbounds pass, ran towards the charity stripe, and hoisted up a southpaw floater which fell through the rim as time expired to give the Dallas Mavericks the victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets.
Irving finished with 24 points, seven rebounds, nine assists, and three steals across 40 minutes of action.
OH MY GOODNESS, KYRIE IRVING WINS THE GAME WITH A LEFT-HANDED FLOATER ‼️
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2024
SPECIAL. 🤯#TissotBuzzerBeater#YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness pic.twitter.com/NJiVbYtV7p
The win was Dallas' fifth in its last six games, putting the team a mere percentage points behind the Sacramento Kings for the sixth seed in the Western Conference to avoid the play-in tournament.
Clippers Crumbling At Worst Time With Latest Defeat
Not only are the Los Angeles Clippers falling further and further out of the race for the No. 1 seed, they're now at risk of losing home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs altogether.
The Atlanta Hawks went into Crypto.com Arena and pulled off a noteworthy upset as the 12.5-point underdogs, blowing out the Clippers 110-93.
Atlanta led by as much as 29 points, ultimately ending its three-game losing skid.
Jal3n Swishhhhhh pic.twitter.com/RhR8OF3q7P
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 18, 2024
The Clippers have dropped four of their last five games and are now a full five games back of the top spot in the West with three other teams ahead. The New Orleans Pelicans are now just one game back as the fifth seed, as well.
Giannis-less Bucks Take Down Suns
No Greek Freak, no problem.
Despite not having Giannis Antetokounmpo available due to Achilles tendinitis, the Milwaukee Bucks still managed to drop 140 points on the visiting Phoenix Suns to win by 11 points at the Fiserv Forum.
Damian Lillard had a game-high 31 points to go along with 16 assists, while Khris Middleton had 22 points and seven dimes in his first game since Feb. 6.
Bucks unselfishness on the break leads to the Crowder corner 3 👌
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2024
Suns-Bucks 4Q on ABC pic.twitter.com/AOdQ4wNyQ6
Milwaukee has won three of its last four games SU, while the Suns' latest defeat puts them at .500 with a 3-3 record SU over their last six.
