Overview
- Cooper Flagg finished with 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in Dallas’s 131–130 victory over Denver, joining Luka Doncic as the only teenagers to post that stat line in an NBA game.
- Flagg was one rebound and one assist shy of becoming the youngest player to record a triple-double, a mark held by Josh Giddey at 19 years, 84 days.
- His outside shooting has trended up after a slow start, with a 5-for-7 mark from deep over his last two games and a quip to ESPN that he has “only missed like one 3” since turning 19.
- The performance extends a hot stretch that includes a 42-point career high on December 14 and averages of 24.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists over his past 10 games.
- Anthony Davis reacted jokingly that he might have taken one of Flagg’s rebounds, calling it “a hell of a stat line,” while Nikola Jokic praised the rookie’s poise and maturity.