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Mavs' Kyrie Irving tells Luka Doncic: 'I got to play better'

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DALLAS -- The blame for the Dallas Mavericks being down 2-0 in the NBA Finals begins with Kyrie Irving.

Irving made that clear during a conversation with his co-star Luka Doncic in the wake of the Mavs' Game 2 loss Sunday night to the Boston Celtics.

"It started with me just telling my hermano I got to play better for him, alongside him," Irving said, using the Spanish word for brother, after Tuesday's practice at the American Airlines Center. "In order for us to accomplish our goal, we both have to be playing well and we both have to be doing the little things, doing whatever it takes to win.