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Mavericks' Cooper Flagg joins Oscar Robertson, Pete Maravich in exclusive NBA history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Cooper Flagg accomplished something on Christmas Day that hadn't been done in more than half a century in the NBA.
Tuesday marked the first time Flagg’s brothers sat courtside to watch him play an NBA game, and they picked a good one.
Nikola Jokic praised Cooper Flagg after Tuesday's loss to the Mavericks, saying that the rookie does not come across as a teenager to him.
The Mavericks continue to rely on Flagg, the NBA’s youngest player, in high-leverage moments. Flagg scored two baskets in the final 59 seconds of the fourth quarter, which got Dallas into overtime. In the extra period, Flagg missed the three shots he attempted but was able to assist Davis for the game-deciding basket.
Anthony Davis did not know about Cooper Flagg's huge stat line, which prompted a hilarious response from him after the game.
The Dallas Mavericks escaped with a 131-130 win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, and the result mattered as much as the performance that deliv.
Nikola Jokić and Cooper Flagg put on a holiday show for NBA fans Tuesday, and Peyton Watson missed his chance to play Grinch to the Dallas Mavericks fans at American Airlines Center.
That’s exactly what happened in the second quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on Monday. After grabbing the rebound, Flagg dished the ball to Ryan Nembhard, who immediately knew what to do. He passed it back to Flagg, who then threw down a one-handed jam.