Overview
- Rookie Cooper Flagg scored a career-high 26 points with nine rebounds and four assists, tying LeBron James as the youngest (18 years, 324 days) to record a 25-point NBA game.
- Flagg said he is playing through a right-thumb sprain on his shooting hand, described it as minor, and indicated he will keep it taped.
- Milwaukee beat Dallas 116-114 after a 37-26 fourth quarter, a night that featured a Giannis Antetokounmpo dunk over Flagg and a late Bucks steal.
- Home fans at American Airlines Center repeatedly chanted “Fire Nico!” in the fourth quarter as the Mavericks fell to 3-8.
- Multiple outlets reported that team governor Patrick Dumont decided to part ways with GM Nico Harrison, with Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi cited as interim options, while Kelly Flagg clarified a retweet and urged fans to move on.