NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has played in some of the most pressure packed atmospheres the game can offer, but as his team prepares for next week's play-in tournament and tries to solidify its playoff seeding with just four regular season games left, Irving admits he's never felt this kind of late-season pressure in his career.
"I've never been in a situation like this where late in the season all these games matter," Irving said after Tuesday's shootaround. "Usually you're just trying to fine tune your game, work on details, get some rest.