What happened
Dallas opened its preseason slate Friday in Macao and lost to Houston, while the team said Kyrie Irving would sit out Game 1.
The article said Irving is expected to play in Game 2, and it also noted Dallas lacked the extra offensive creation he could provide in the opener.
LINEUP CONTEXT
Irving’s status matters because it changes Dallas’ ball-handling and spacing around a young preseason group. Game 2 remains the key lineup checkpoint, but the report only says he is likely to play.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: 4 thoughts from the Mavericks’ 135-117 preseason loss to the Houston Rockets in Macao — Yahoo Sports ↗