Southwest Notes: Irving, Mavs, Adams, Murphy

Southwest Notes: Irving, Mavs, Adams, Murphy November 9th 2023 at 11:06pm CST by Rory Maher Kyrie Irving is known for being mercurial, but he seems pleased with his new role on the Mavericks, writes Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News (subscriber link). It’s a small sample size (six games), but Irving has been acting as more of a facilitator and secondary play-maker alongside Luka Doncic, with the 31-year-old averaging a career-high 7.3 assists and attempting 18.2 shots per game, his fewest attempts since 2017/18. “I feel like that’s kind of a cop out,” Irving said of emphasizing individual statistics.…