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Grant Afseth: Final: Kings 115, Mavs 100 Daniel Gafford: 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK Walter Clayton Jr.: 20 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL Cooper Flagg: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL Darius Acuff Jr.: 25 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL Malik Monk: 24 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK Zach LaVine: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST Dallas (4-3) faces San Antonio on Wednesday.
NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Darius Acuff Jr. (SAC), Stephen Curry (GSW), Luka Dončić (LAL) and Cooper Flagg (DAL) East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA), Scottie Barnes (TOR), Tyrese Maxey (PHI) and Evan Mobley (CLE)
In the five games Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg have played together, the Mavericks have a 4-1 record with wins over the Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder and Rockets. Dallas has outscored its opponents by 12 points per 100 possessions in the 98 minutes they have shared the floor. “We are still growing,” Irving said. “We still have a level we want to get to — a higher level. We are going to continue to push each other. We obviously know the external chatter as well and the 15-year age gap and what we are going to accomplish and how we are going to mesh. I think we threw all that out the window and just really focused on what we can control, which is our effort and how we treat each other.”
MFFL Nation: KYRIE IRVING TONIGHT: 35 PTS | 9 AST | 4 REB | 12/29 FG | 5/8 3PT COOPER FLAGG TONIGHT: 33 PTS | 9 REB | 6 AST | 2 STL | 13/19 FG THE DALLAS MAVERICKS ARE 4-2 ‼️
Cooper Flagg's disruptive abilities. Flagg's disruptive defensive tendencies were as much of a factor as his offensive potential in scouts and executives considering him one of the best draft prospects in a generation and those skills have been on display early this season. Flagg leads the league with 3.7 steals per game and ranks in the top 20 in blocks (1.7). He had five steals and three blocks during his 29-point, 11-assist masterpiece in Monday's win in Miami. The only other teens to ever record at least five steals and three blocks in a game: Kevin Garnett and Wembanyama, both of whom went on to win a Defensive Player of the Year award. -- Tim MacMahon
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In a 113-109 win over the Heat, Cooper Flagg became the first teenager with a 25-point, 10-assist game with 5 steals in NBA history.
Mike Curtis: Cooper Flagg (left shoulder sprain) is officially available for tonight’s game against the Heat. He was in good spirits in the locker room a few minutes ago, dancing as he entered the training room.
Grant Afseth: Cooper Flagg has been upgraded to probable for the Dallas Mavericks’ game against the Miami Heat after participating in shootaround. He had been questionable with a mild left shoulder sprain.
The Dallas Mavericks have upgraded Cooper Flagg (left shoulder sprain) to questionable for Monday’s game against Miami. Kyrie Irving (left knee injury management) is now available, Caleb Martin (right thumb sprain) is doubtful, and Naji Marshall (illness) is out.
DLLS Mavs: Masai Ujiri on the Mavs broadcast: "Cooper Flagg will win a championship." Said he doesn't know when it will happen, but he believes it because of seeing his talent and work ethic up close. Adds "he can control a game."
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Flagg took a hard hit from Aaron Nesmith in the final minute of the first half while driving toward the basket for a breakaway dunk. The Mavericks star fell hard to the floor in visible pain, clutching his left shoulder. The incident sparked a scuffle between the Mavericks and Pacers, resulting in a flagrant foul and a technical foul being assessed to Nesmith. Naji Marshall was also called for a technical foul.
Grant Afseth: Final: Rockets 128, Mavs 110 Cooper Flagg: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK Marcus Sasser: 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL Naji Marshall: 16 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL Kyrie Irving: 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL Kevin Durant: 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK Jabari Smith Jr.: 30 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL Alperen Şengün: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST Dallas (0-1) faces Indiana on the road on Friday.
NBA Courtside: Byron Scott on DeMarcus Cousins comments saying Larry Bird wasn’t doing it like Cooper Flagg: “Cooper Flagg don’t got sh*t on Larry Bird. I’m gonna tell you that straight up. Larry Bird to me still is and I even hate saying it like this the coldest white boy I’ve ever seen play basketball because of the fact that he hated for white boys to even guard him because he thought that was disrespectful.” It’s definitely a tough to even compare a guy to Larry Bird that’s only played one season let him play his career out then let’s have this debate at the end of his career.
