There is some irony to this, as the Mavericks traded away Luka Doncic because of injury and conditioning concerns, and Anthony Davis, the key return of the Doncic trade, goes down with an injury in his first game with the team. It's brutal to see Davis go down, especially with how well he was playing in this game.

Anthony Davis' impressive debut for the Dallas Mavericks is cut short by injury during their win against the Houston Rockets.

Fans gathered in protest outside the American Airlines Center hours before tipoff, but Davis appeared to be giving them something to cheer for.