Kyrie Irving leads the Dallas Mavericks to victory on his ‘incredible’ debut by 24 points

Kyrie Irving played for the Dallas Mavericks and lost 24 points in a 110-104 away win against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Irving scored for the Mavs and posted the highest score on the floor, just a night after former teammate LeBron James rose to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.

Without superstar Luka Doncic, Irving took control of the Texas franchise, adding seven rebounds and an assist to his tally.

“Incredible,” Irving said of his Mavs debut. “I had natural nerves out here so I was just trying to play well but it feels good to just acclimate.

“It’s been a long 96 hours, to say the least. I’m just thankful I got to play the game I love with some selfless guys out there.

Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 24 points as he led the Dallas Mavericks to a 110-104 away win

The 30-year-old produced brilliant moments, as he likes to do on the ground

While the pair may have to wait to team up, the former Nets star is trying to forge an impressive partnership with Doncic.

“Just some high-level IQ basketball,” Irving said of what he’s most looking forward to.

“It’s easy when you play with guys who are selfless and do the little things. They don’t mind other guys being aggressive out there.

Earlier Wednesday, Irving and Doncic met as teammates for the first time and admitted their new partnership was “great.”

“You can see how good he is. So, I really think that should be really fun for us,” Doncic told ESPN in the first quarter.

“Obviously the expectations are higher now … but we just have to make it work, and I think we will.”

The 30-year-old did little to dampen expectations that had many in Big D dreaming of another championship, although post-game he was uninterested in inflating those hopes.

“Just take it day by day, honestly. Just trying to acclimatize like I said and get everyone healthy. We’ll see where we go from there.’

Irving seemed comfortable with his new teammates in the win over the LA Clippers

Kendrick Perkins praised Kyrie Irving after his impressive debut in Los Angeles

Before leaving the floor, Irving handed his debut jersey to onlooker Floyd Mayweather, who was in attendance at the Crypto.com Arena.

It seems his debut in Dallas couldn’t have gone much better as head coach Jason Kidd also praised Irving after the game.

“Knowing Ky and just understanding his skills and the new atmosphere, he’s happy to be here,” he said.

“His leadership in getting everyone organized…a lot of great things as we build with him on this new journey. It will be fun.’

Adding to the Irving eulogy, ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins tweeted, “Good luck to any team in the Western Conference trying to stop a happy Kyrie Irving and Skinny Luka in the postseason. Real talk!’

Luka Doncic and Irving will form a fearsome tandem once the former returns to the floor

Irving displayed all the skill that has made him a consistent All-Star throughout his career

Unsurprisingly, Irving arrived in style as he pulled into the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.