Kyrie Irving has surpassed Kobe Bryant on a prestigious list in fewer games after the Mavericks' victory over the Thunder

Inconsistency is about the only consistent theme of the Dallas Mavericks’ injury-riddled season. The Mavericks began most of the new year with the task of playing without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.

Irving moved into 27th in NBA history with 1,828 made three-pointers, passing LA Lakers legend and Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, someone Irving saw as a mentor and a friend. Irving w

BOSTON — The Celtics had their chances to close out the win over the Hawks, but instead, they lost 119-115 on Saturday at TD Garden in an overtime thriller. The C’s couldn’t make the necessary plays down the stretch as they dropped to 29-13 on the season. The Hawks improved to 22-19.

The Celtics blew a 3-point lead late before eventually losing in a heated overtime period to the Atlanta Hawks.

Bad decisions plagued the Celtics near the end of regulation, allowing the Hawks to tie the game and force overtime. The post Celtics implode down the stretch, lose to Trae Young-led Hawks: 6 takeaways appeared first on Boston.