Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks was named Rookie of the Month in the Western Conference on Tuesday, three days after he made NBA history.The native of Newport, Maine, scored a career-high 35 points in Saturday’s win against the Los Angeles Clippers. At 18 years and 343 days old, Flagg became the youngest player to score 35 or more in an NBA game. The record was previously held by LeBron James, who was just five days older than Flagg when he set it in 2003.The first monthly awards of the NBA season cover the months of October and November, during which Flagg averaged 16.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals while starting 20 of 21 games. Flagg missed the one game he did not start due to illness.Flagg also shot 46.2% from the field and 80.3% from the free-throw line while averaging 33.9 minutes per game. The NBA said Flagg scored 48 points in the clutch, the fourth-most clutch points in October and November games. He also led all NBA players with a clutch field goal percentage of 56.0% with a minimum of 20 shots attempted.Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel, Flagg’s teammate at Duke University, was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for October and November.Knueppel, 20, leads all rookies in scoring with 18.4 points per game and his 69 made 3-pointers through the end of November ranked first among rookies and sixth league-wide.As true freshmen, Flagg and Knueppel led Duke to the Final Four after they helped the Blue Devils win the ACC regular-season title and conference tournament.Flagg was drafted first overall by the Mavericks, while Knueppel was drafted fourth overall by the Hornets.

PORTLAND, Maine —

Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks was named Rookie of the Month in the Western Conference on Tuesday, three days after he made NBA history.

The native of Newport, Maine, scored a career-high 35 points in Saturday’s win against the Los Angeles Clippers. At 18 years and 343 days old, Flagg became the youngest player to score 35 or more in an NBA game. The record was previously held by LeBron James, who was just five days older than Flagg when he set it in 2003.

The first monthly awards of the NBA season cover the months of October and November, during which Flagg averaged 16.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals while starting 20 of 21 games. Flagg missed the one game he did not start due to illness.

Flagg also shot 46.2% from the field and 80.3% from the free-throw line while averaging 33.9 minutes per game. The NBA said Flagg scored 48 points in the clutch, the fourth-most clutch points in October and November games. He also led all NBA players with a clutch field goal percentage of 56.0% with a minimum of 20 shots attempted.

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Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel, Flagg’s teammate at Duke University, was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for October and November.

Knueppel, 20, leads all rookies in scoring with 18.4 points per game and his 69 made 3-pointers through the end of November ranked first among rookies and sixth league-wide.

As true freshmen, Flagg and Knueppel led Duke to the Final Four after they helped the Blue Devils win the ACC regular-season title and conference tournament.

Flagg was drafted first overall by the Mavericks, while Knueppel was drafted fourth overall by the Hornets.