Kyrie Irving said he feels no extra pressure after his performance in the Boston Celtics' 123-102 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in game 2 to even the series.
Irving shot 4-of-18 from the field, finishing with 9 points. It was just the second time in his playoff career that he was held to single-digits in scoring.
"There's no extra burden. This is what I signed up for. This is what Boston traded for me for. Being able to go back, get back in the trenches, get ready for another battle on Friday, that's what you live for. Basketball is fun when it comes like this and you have to respond, and this is the type of basketball you want to be playing this time of year," said Irving.
Irving said he was getting triple-teamed by the Bucks every time he touched the ball.
"I tried to get to my spots, but they were really sending three over every single place I went on the court. That's a sign of respect," he added.
Irving finished by saying that his focus was on going back home for game 3.
"I've been in too many battles going back and forth to get too high or too low. Going back home you always feel good, but this one would have been great to get, but we didn't so now we go back home and reset our mindset going in and just have fun playing the game of basketball."