Mavs´ Kyrie Irving makes home debut vs. 改造するd Wolves
If their first game together is any 指示，表示する物 of what's to come, Dallas 無所属の政治家s guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving won't need long to find a rhythm.
The talented 二人組 returns to the 法廷，裁判所 Monday when the 無所属の政治家s 直面する the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, who also shook up their roster last week.
Dallas had its three-game winning streak 停止（させる）d on Saturday with a 133-128 overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings. In his second game since 存在 acquired from the Brooklyn 逮捕するs, Irving 一致するd 28 points and seven 補助装置s.
Monday's contest in Dallas 示すs the home debut for Irving, who began his 無所属の政治家s career with 支援する-to-支援する games in Sacramento.
"I'm excited to bring my game to Dallas and excite those fans," Irving said. "I don't think they've ever seen anybody like me before."
Doncic returned after 行方不明の four games 予定 to a heel 傷害 and had 27 points and nine 回復するs in Saturday's loss.
"For the first time for those guys to play minutes together, I thought it was really, really good," 無所属の政治家s coach Jason Kidd said. "It was just natural. There was nothing 軍隊d. I thought this was a 広大な／多数の／重要な game for us, as much as we would like to be on the winning 味方する, just to play late with the game going 支援する and 前へ／外へ, just understanding the dynamic of those two."
Irving's arrival has resulted in 付加 playing time for 中心 JaVale McGee, who was buried on the team's （法廷の）裁判 before 普通の／平均（する）ing 9.5 points and 6.0 回復するs over the past two games. Kidd said McGee is a perfect fit with Irving on 選ぶ-and-roll 状況／情勢s.
The 無所属の政治家s are 監視するing the status of guard Tim Hardaway Jr., who 行方不明になるd the second half of Saturday's game with 権利 hamstring tightness.
The Mavs and the Wolves are 会合 for the first time since splitting 支援する-to-支援する games in Minnesota in 中央の-December. The 無所属の政治家s have won five straight and 22 of the last 30 matchups against the Timberwolves in Dallas.
Doncic is 普通の／平均（する）ing 22.2 points (his lowest 得点する／非難する／２０ing 普通の／平均（する） against any team) in 12 career games against the Wolves, who are hoping for a 誘発する from newly acquired point guard マイク Conley.
Minnesota is 結論するing a four-game road trip after losing 128-107 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. Conley, acquired from the Utah Jazz at the 貿易（する） 最終期限, 得点する／非難する／２０d nine points on 3-of-7 狙撃 in 26 minutes.
Last week's 貿易（する） 再会させるd Conley with Wolves 中心 Rudy Gobert after the pair played together in Utah the past three seasons. Minnesota coach Chris Finch said Conley's arrival could 供給する 即座の 利益s for Gobert.
"We feel there's more meat on the bone in 存在 able to help maximize Rudy offensively," Finch said. "We've been getting better at it. You've seen it, but it's still not been seamless. マイク's experience of playing と一緒に of him is going to really help."
Minnesota has 戦う／戦いd inconsistent play minus 星／主役にする Karl-Anthony Towns, who has been out for more than two months because of a calf 傷害. The Wolves are hoping the 退役軍人 Conley can bring some much-needed 安定 on both ends of the 床に打ち倒す.
"This team hasn't reached the 可能性のある that is out there, and that's an exciting thing," Conley said. "Coming in here and 存在 a part of that, and hopefully helping that develop really quickly and 許すing us to get to the プレーオフs and make a run at it."
--Field Level マスコミ
