{"id":97142,"date":"2026-03-25T03:43:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/jason-kidd-says-born-closer-kyrie-irving-can-help-solve-mavs-clutch-woes-next-season\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T03:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:43:46","slug":"jason-kidd-says-born-closer-kyrie-irving-can-help-solve-mavs-clutch-woes-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/jason-kidd-says-born-closer-kyrie-irving-can-help-solve-mavs-clutch-woes-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Kidd says \u2018born closer\u2019 Kyrie Irving can help solve Mavs\u2019 clutch woes next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>DALLAS \u2014 At the end of the Dallas Mavericks\u2019 shootaround Monday morning, the team\u2019s four rookies sang \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to Dallas\u2019 Hall of Fame coach and point guard who\u2019s a lock to make it to Springfield, Mass., one day.<\/p>\n<p>Mavericks coach Jason Kidd turned 53. Kyrie Irving turned 34.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was an attempt at \u2018Happy Birthday,&#8217;\u201d Kidd said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think they liked it very much,\u201d rookie guard Ryan Nembhard added.<\/p>\n<p>Kidd has known Irving since his days with the New Jersey Nets in the early 2000s. Irving then was a star prospect who was enamored with Kidd\u2019s ballhandling and passing wizardry. During their time together in Dallas, Kidd and Irving have experienced high highs \u2014 including an NBA Finals appearance in 2024 \u2014 and low lows, such as in March 2025, when Irving tore the ACL in his left knee weeks after the Mavericks made the Luka Don\u010di\u0107 trade.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the Mavericks announced that Irving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7055069\/2026\/02\/18\/kyrie-irving-mavericks-acl-injury-recovery-nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">would remain out<\/a> for the rest of this season. By the time he\u2019s able to return to the court next season, Irving will have gone more than 19 months between playing games.<\/p>\n<p>Kidd has zero doubt that once Irving is fully healed, he will be a boon to the Mavericks offense \u2014 especially in late-game situations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe offensive end of the ball, it will help in all categories,\u201d Kidd said. \u201cShooting. Scoring. And the biggest (thing) is, you have a closer. A born closer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks have been involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/teams\/clutch-traditional?dir=A&amp;sort=GP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">40 \u201cclutch\u201d games<\/a> this season (any game in which the score is within five points in the final five minutes), which is tied for most in the NBA. They have a 15-25 record in those contests. They are averaging 103.6 points per 100 possessions in those \u201cclutch\u201d minutes, the sixth-worst mark of any team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to say he\u2019s going to win all 40 games for you, but it puts you in a better seat,\u201d Kidd said of Irving. \u201cHaving that option will definitely help us if we are going to talk about next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Irving\u2019s absence, rookie forward Cooper Flagg has been Dallas\u2019 go-to option late in games. Flagg has delivered often, scoring 85 \u201cclutch\u201d points on 45 percent shooting. Yet, Irving has been sorely missed in many of those situations, such as Saturday, when the Mavericks \u2014 who have lost 11 straight at home \u2014 couldn\u2019t close out the LA Clippers in regulation and fell in overtime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us to not have (Kyrie) all year, that\u2019s impossible to cover up, even by committee,\u201d Kidd said. \u201cJust because of the things he can do at the highest level. For him to be healthy next year, and you talk about offense, hopefully that puts us in a better seat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks are trying to land a cornerstone player in this year\u2019s draft. They have no choice but to try to be as competitive as possible next season. They owe their first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets as a result of their trade for P.J. Washington in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks need Irving\u2019s offensive production to have any hope of advancing to the playoffs. He will be entering his 15th NBA season, and Kidd will be going into his sixth season as the Mavericks coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve known (Kyrie) for some time,\u201d Kidd said. \u201cFor us to share this day is pretty cool. To see his growth on and off the floor, it\u2019s special. It means a lot to me. 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