Overview
- Dallas rallied from a 15-point deficit to win 118-115 and move to 1-2 in West Group B.
- Flagg scored 29 on 12-of-19 shooting with seven rebounds and five assists as Jason Kidd praised the 18-year-old's late-game poise.
- Former Pelican Naji Marshall hit the go-ahead three with 30.7 seconds left, and Max Christie added two late free throws.
- The Pelicans got 25 from Trey Murphy III, 22 from Zion Williamson in his second game back, and a 20-point, 11-assist night from rookie Derik Queen.
- D’Angelo Russell was out with an illness, Brandon Williams matched a career high with 12 assists, and a scramble for the final rebound led to a brief post-buzzer scuffle.