Overview
- Flagg finished with 42 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists on 13-of-27 shooting and 15-of-20 free throws in a 140-133 overtime loss at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
- He became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 in a game, surpassing LeBron James’ 18-year-old mark of 37 set in 2003.
- The rookie tied Mark Aguirre for the Mavericks’ single-game scoring record by a rookie and joined LeBron James and Kevin Durant as the only teenagers with at least 40 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Dallas slipped to 10-17 as Flagg’s recent surge continued; he is averaging 25.7 points over his last seven games after an uneven start to the season.
- Flagg rolled an ankle late in regulation and iced it postgame, and his intentional missed free throw helped set up Max Christie’s clutch foul shots to force overtime.