Overview
- Cooper Flagg logged 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal in Dallas's 138-133 overtime victory over Portland.
- Per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, no 18-year-old had previously recorded that exact combination of points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals in an NBA game.
- Flagg became the youngest player ever to post a 20/5/5 game with zero turnovers.
- The performance marked his fourth 20-point outing of the season, joining LeBron James for the most such games by a player before turning 19.
- With Brandon Williams and Max Christie taking more ball-handling duties, Flagg has surged over his last five games (18.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists on 51.4% shooting) as Jason Kidd lauded his two-way play and LeBron James predicted he will be “amazing.”