"Well, we were trying to get stops," Kidd said in his postgame interview. "You have to figure out how to stop the leak. They’re scoring, we’re having trouble stopping them, so

Kidd strongly pushed back against the notion that a heavy workload contributed to Irving suffering a season-ending ACL tear

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd recently said that the team does not currently have a “number one option” amid all of the injuries. Kidd praised Thompson, but said the Mavs need to “create opportunities” for the future Hall of Famer.