Overview
- Flagg, 19, was recognized by the NBA as the youngest player ever to record consecutive 30-point double-doubles after posting 49 against the Hornets and 34 points with 12 rebounds against the Rockets.
- Houston edged Dallas 111-107 as Alperen Şengün hit a late go-ahead layup and Tari Eason added a clinching dunk, offsetting Flagg’s 34-12-5 on 13-of-25 shooting.
- The Rockets won the possession battle with 18 offensive rebounds and only six turnovers, producing a 108–92 advantage in shot attempts.
- Jason Kidd delivered a profanity-laced defense of using Flagg at point guard and named referees Sean Wright, Simone Jelks and Jason Goldenberg as “awful” over a late no-call on Flagg’s potential tying layup.
- The Mavericks have dropped four straight and sit 11th in the West, four games back of 10th, as Flagg’s responsibilities expand following early-season growing pains as a primary ball-handler.