Mavs' Cooper Flagg surpasses Kevin Durant with latest 30-point game
No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg registered another 30-point performance on Monday, leading the Mavericks in an overtime loss against the Warriors.
No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg registered another 30-point performance on Monday, leading the Dallas Mavericks in an overtime loss against the Golden State Warriors. Flagg finished with 32 points, nine assists, four rebounds and two assists in the 137-131 loss at the American Airlines Center.
He went 12-of-19 from the field, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, in 41 minutes, 34 seconds of work. The 19-year-old tallied 18 points in the second half, including nine in the fourth quarter, to help the Mavericks down the stretch. He found Naji Marshall for a potential game-winning shot, but his 3-pointer from the wing missed as time expired.
"It is just trying to read the game at a high level as it is happening," Flagg said of the final possession . "If I feel two guys collapse, or two guys come to the ball, it is just trying to make the right, simple plays and find my teammates in the right spots. " Flagg surpassed Kevin Durant and Luka Donฤiฤ for the third-most 30-point games by a teenager in history with the effort (8).
He now trails only Carmelo Anthony (10) and LeBron James (20) for the most such performances, with 10 games left this season. The former Duke All-American is averaging 20. 3 points, 6.