The Mavericks will be without their top three big men for the next seven games. The team has pivoted by playing small-ball lineups.

The Mavericks’ frontcourt depth is depleted with injuries to Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford, which caused the team to sign Moses Brown to a

Anthony Davis had 26 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks in his Mavericks debut but left the game late in the third quarter with a lower-body injury as Dallas beat the Houston Rockets 116-105.