On Sunday night, the Dallas Mavericks played the Portland Trail Blazers (at home) in Texas.
The Mavs won (in overtime) by a score of 138-133.
Cooper Flagg finished the game with 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one steal and two blocks while shooting 9/16 from the field and 1/3 from three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time.
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Cooper Flagg Made NBA History Against Trail Blazers
In addition to is strong performance, Flagg also made NBA history.
Via Real Sports: “Cooper Flagg becomes the youngest player in NBA history to record 20/5/5 with 0 TOV.”
Flagg is now averaging 15.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 44.7% from the field and 27.3% from three-point range.
He was the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft after one season of college basketball atDuke.
Via Real Sports: “Cooper Flagg now has the 2nd most 20-point games by an 18-year-old in NBA history. Only LeBron had more.”
The Mavs improved to 4-10 in 14 games, which has them as the 13th seed in the Western Conference.
They are 3-7 in ten games at home.
Following the Trail Blazers, the Mavs will play their next game on Monday night when they visit Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
Via @MavsMuse: “Mavs would be 12-2 if they won all their clutch games this season. 2nd best record in the entire league. All while dealing with these injuries. This team has no ceiling.”
As for the Trail Blazers, they dropped to 6-7 in 13 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
They have lost two in a row.
Via Hoop Central: “Cooper Flagg over the last four games: 19.8 PPG 7.0 RPG 3.8 APG 1.8 SPG 1.3 BPG 54.2% FG 38.3 MPG”