By Stefan Acevski / info@eurohoops.net
The Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 135-117 in the first of two games the teams will play in Macao as part of the preseason.
For the second game, Dallas is expected to get a major boost with the anticipated return of Kyrie Irving, who hasn’t played in nearly 20 months.
Irving tore his ACL in the first quarter of a game against the Sacramento Kings in March of 2025, just days after a trade between the Mavericks and the Lakers, which sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. It was immediately clear that his season was over, and he didn’t return the following season as Dallas lost playoff hopes relatively early.
However, Irving is making his comeback, with his first game after nearly 20 months expected to be in Macau on Sunday when the Mavs play the Rockets.
Kyrie is 34 years old, but the 2016 NBA champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers surely still has much to offer.
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