{"id":699771,"date":"2026-04-05T15:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/699771\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:32:58","slug":"mavericks-cooper-flagg-19-makes-nba-history-becoming-youngest-player-with-50-point-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/699771\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks Cooper Flagg, 19, Makes NBA History Becoming Youngest Player With 50-Point Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home<\/a> \u00bb Home<\/a> \u00bb Mavericks Cooper Flagg, 19, Makes NBA History Becoming Youngest Player With 50-Point Game<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg etched his name into the history books on Friday against the Orlando Magic<\/p>\n

\"\"Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg etched his name into the history books on Friday against the Orlando Magic. Flagg, 19, became the first teenager in\u00a0NBA\u00a0history to score over 50 points in a game, scoring 51 points during the team\u2019s 138-127 loss to the Orlando Magic at the American Airlines Center.
\nIn its 80-year existence, the NBA has never seen a teenager score 50 points<\/p>\n

Dallas Mavericks<\/a> rookie Cooper Flagg etched his name into the history books on Friday against the Orlando Magic.
\nFlagg, 19, became the first teenager in\u00a0NBA<\/a>\u00a0history to score over 50 points in a game, scoring 51 points during the team\u2019s 138-127 loss to the Orlando Magic at the American Airlines Center.
\nWhile Flagg had a great game, winning is his main focus.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s always fun getting into that type of mode,\u201d Flagg said. \u201cThe basket feels big. My teammates are looking out for you, helping you out. But I like to win.
\n\u201cThat was my main focus. It\u2019s hard for me to fully enjoy myself out there when we\u2019re down 20, down 10, down 15, for the majority of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"CooperDallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg watches from the bench during the second quarter against the Orlando Magic at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on April 3, 2026. (Jerome Miron\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Flagg erupted<\/a>\u00a0for 24 points in the fourth quarter after head coach Jason Kidd and teammate Naji Marshall were ejected after complaining about a no-call on the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Flagg appreciated the support from his coach and teammates.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s great to see,\u201d Flagg said. \u201cI already know that coach has my back and Naji \u2026 I know he has my back for sure out there. Just seeing their emotion, seeing them fight for me and fight for the calls. Definitely some emotion and motivated me even further.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JasonDallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd talks to referee Eric Lewis after he was ejected in the second half of an NBA game against the Orlando Magic in Dallas, Texas, on April 3, 2026.\u00a0(Tony Gutierrez\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n

The Mavericks were down 30 when Flagg started his fourth-quarter scoring barrage in what ended up being their 14th consecutive home loss. It is the longest home losing streak since the Mavericks lost the first 19 games at the since-demolished Reunion Arena in 1993-94.
\nFlagg, who in 65 games this season has averaged 20.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.5 assists, is in a heated race with former Duke teammate and Charlotte Hornets forward Kon Knueppel for Rookie of the Year.
\nKidd believes Flagg should win the award, comparing him to Michael Jordan.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Home \u00bb Home \u00bb Mavericks Cooper Flagg, 19, Makes NBA History Becoming Youngest Player With 50-Point Game Dallas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":699772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3779],"tags":[7,225,18851,48,166,6,47,76,3883],"class_list":{"0":"post-699771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando-magic","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-cooper-flagg","10":"tag-homepage","11":"tag-magic","12":"tag-mavericks","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-orlando","15":"tag-orlando-magic","16":"tag-orlandomagic"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116352831920628207","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=699771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/699772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}