Overview
- Charlotte beat Dallas 123-121 after Kon Knueppel drew a foul from Cooper Flagg and hit two free throws with 4.1 seconds left, and Flagg’s tying attempt at the buzzer missed.
- Flagg, 19, scored 49 points on 20-of-29 shooting with 10 rebounds, breaking the NBA record for most points by a teenager and surpassing Mark Aguirre’s Mavericks rookie single-game mark on the night Dallas retired Aguirre’s jersey.
- Knueppel finished with a career-high 34 points and eight 3-pointers, setting a Hornets rookie record for made threes in a game.
- The former Duke roommates became the first pair of opposing rookies from the same college to each score 30-plus, combining for 83 points in their first NBA meeting.
- The Hornets extended their win streak to five, while the Mavericks dropped their third straight to fall below .500 and remain outside the West play-in picture.