Anthony Davis injured as Mavericks beat Rockets

For the first time since shipping superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers before to the trade deadline, the Dallas Mavericks made their homecoming.

Hours before the game, Mavs supporters demonstrated outside the American Airlines Center against the trade, so the atmosphere was tense.

The opponents for this game would be the Houston Rockets, an in-state rival and division rival who is coming off a five-game losing skid.

In this game, Anthony Davis made his Mavericks debut and was outstanding.

By the end of the first quarter, Davis had 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block.

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With a double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds in the first half, Dallas had a 65-48 lead at the break.

Max Christie had a shot with the starting lineup in the second half after P.J. Washington turned his ankle and was declared out of the game at halfway.

Dallas' lead was reduced to two points early in the third quarter by 11 points from Alperen Sengun.

Just before the end of the third quarter, Anthony Davis appeared to have suffered a groin injury and left the game, but Kyrie Irving kept Dallas' offensive going.

In a 116-105 victory, Dallas' defence was the game's highlight, setting a team record with 18 blocks.