Back in Boston last night, Kyrie Irving was booed by the Celtics crowd. No surprise, he’s used to it since his controversial departure to the Nets in 2019. But Uncle Drew has also gotten used to losing to the C’s, he who remains on ten consecutive defeats against Boston.
The last time Kyrie won a basketball game against the Celtics? We have to go back to June 1, 2021. Irving was still in Brooklyn with Kevin Durant and James Harden, COVID was part of our daily lives, and Boston looked like anything but a credible candidate for the NBA title.
Since: 10 games, 10 losses for Uncle Drew against Boston.
Kyrie Irving is now 0-10 vs. the Celtics since stomping on Lucky. pic.twitter.com/f2UC5i76R3
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 2, 2024
Now at the Mavs with Luka Doncic at his side, Kyrie Irving was unable to end this ugly series against Boston last night.
Kyrie Irving’s last 10 games against the Celtics
- March 6, 2022: 19 points and 6 assists at 8/18 shooting (defeat of -6)
- April 17, 2022: 39 points and 6 assists at 12/20 shooting (-1)
- April 20, 2022: 10 points and 8 rebounds at 4/13 shooting (-7)
- April 23, 2022: 16 points and 9 assists at 6/17 shooting (-6)
- April 25, 2022: 20 points and 5 assists at 6/13 shooting (-4)
- December 4, 2022: 18 points and 8 rebounds at 7/21 shooting (-11)
- January 12, 2023: 24 points and 6 assists at 9/24 shooting (-11)
- February 1, 2023: 20 points and 4 assists at 9/18 shooting (-43)
- January 22, 2024: 23 points and 6 rebounds at 9/20 shooting (-9)
- March 1, 2024: 19 points and 4 rebounds at 9/23 shooting (-28)
Asked about his reunion with the Celtics yesterday, Kyrie Irving pointed to this terrible record to justify the whistles sent by Beantown fans against him.
“They have the right to boo me. When you look at my record against them in the last few matches, I haven’t managed to win. As long as I can’t beat them, they have the right to continue whistling at me. It’s part of the show and that’s what makes the competition and the sport so much fun.”
Since his departure from Boston in 2019, the relationship between the Celtics fanbase and Kyrie Irving has often been very stormy. We particularly remember the episode of the 2022 Playoffs, when Uncle Drew sent middle fingers to the TD Garden audience in response to various insults coming from the stands.
Today, Kyrie takes this with a lot more perspective, but we imagine that he would like to hit his former team at some point.
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Source declaration: BasketNews
2024-03-02 11:42:00
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