Mavericks' Cooper Flagg joins 'rare air' with first 50-point game

Cooper Flagg exploded for a career performance and further etched his name in the history book on Friday, leading the Dallas Mavericks in a loss against the Orlando Magic. Flagg produced 51 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals and one blocked shot in the 138-127 loss at the American Airlines Center. He finished by shooting 19-of-30 from the field, including a career-high six 3-pointers in 33 minutes of work.

The No. 1 overall pick is one of 10 first-year players to score 50 or more in a game and is just the third to do so since the NBA-ABA merger (1976-77). He is the youngest player and the only teenager in history to reach that mark (19 years, 104 days).

"He should be Rookie of the Year," Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said . "It is unbelievable. The country is not watching the same thing that we get to watch on a daily basis, the things that he has done.

He is in rare air. He is with the GOAT when you talk about M. J.