Kyrie Irving stats tonight: How did Mavericks star fare against former teammate Luka Doncic and Lakers? (Feb. 25)

Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks lost to the LA Lakers 107-99 on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.

Irving finished with a game-high 35 points, seven rebounds and four assists. He shot 12-for-27 (44.4%), including 5-for-11 from the 3-point line (45.5%). He was perfect from the charity stripe on six attempts. Irving played 40 minutes and also had three steals and two blocks.

Dallas lost their second straight game and dropped to 31-28. Tuesday's game was Irving's first against his former teammate, Luka Doncic since the blockbuster trade earlier this month landed Anthony Davis in Dallas. While Doncic played his fifth game with his new team, Davis has only appeared in one. He remains out with a left adductor strain.

In 46 games this season, Irving is averaging 24.7 points, 4.7 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals. The nine-time All-Star is shooting 47.6% (40.9% from the 3-point line).

On Tuesday, Irving scored 14 of the Mavs' 20 first-quarter points. He also had two rebounds, a steal and a block on 45.5% shooting (5-for-11), including 2-for-5 from the 3-point line. Irving played 9:48 minutes. Dallas trailed, 28-20.

At the break, Irving already had 18 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. He shot 6-for-14 (3-for-6 from downtown). The Lakers built a bit of a separation, but Dallas made a run towards the end of the second quarter to trim LA's lead to eight, 59-51.

Irving scored nine points in the third quarter as the Mavs outscored the Lakers 26-19. Heading into the final period, LA led 78-77. Irving had a game-high 27 points at that point and had already played 27:50 minutes.

Dallas' defense could not stop the LA's attack in the fourth quarter. Irving scored 35 and played 39:50 minutes for the injury-plagued Mavs.

Kyrie Irving's stats tonight

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Kyrie Irving	35	7	4	3	2	4	12-27	5-11	6-6	-10

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Kyrie Irving praises new teammate Max Christie

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving praised recently acquired Max Christie following Friday's 111-103 win against the New Orleans Pelicans.

"Just working extremely hard in the summertime," Irving said. "It’s just not about skill work. … It’s about vision, decision-making. … He listens very well and pays attention to detail. He wants to be great at what he does, and when somebody wants to do that they’ll beat you to the arena early, like Max Christie did today."

Christie arrived in Dallas as part of the high-profile trade headlined by Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis. In eight games with the Mavs, the 22-year-old guard is averaging 15.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists on 50.0% shooting (43.6% on 3-pointers).

Kyrie Irving and the Mavs need all hands on deck as they prepare for what they hope will be a deep playoff run.