What happened
The Mavericks and Rockets played preseason games in Asia, and Kyrie Irving returned Sunday after missing 586 days with a left-knee ACL tear.
In that return, Irving scored 17 points with 2 rebounds and 3 assists, while Cooper Flagg added 14 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
LINEUP CONTEXT
Irving’s return adds another creation option for Dallas, but it is still a preseason setting. How quickly he meshes with Flagg and Dereck Lively remains uncertain.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: After 19 Months Away, Kyrie Irving Returns To Basketball — Yahoo Sports ↗