November 9, 2026 at 5:23 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Cooper Flagg Posts 25 Points and 12 Assists in 28 Minutes as Mavericks Bury Nets, 130-93

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Flagg scored 25, handed out 12 assists and made 3 of 5 threes before the night was half over in spirit, and Dallas led by 37 at the end.

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Cooper Flagg needed only 28 minutes to turn Sunday into a clinic. The Mavericks' rookie forward finished with 25 points, 12 assists and five rebounds, shooting 8 of 13 overall and 3 of 5 from three, as Dallas rolled past Brooklyn 130-93 at home. It was a double-double built on passing as much as scoring, and the Nets never found an answer for him.

Dallas led from the opening quarter, 33-26, and the game turned in the second. The Mavericks scored another 33 while Brooklyn managed 20, stretching a seven-point edge to 66-46 at the half. A 34-25 third made it 100-71, and the fourth was just a matter of running out the clock. Dallas won it by 37.

Kyrie Irving, facing his former team, added 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting. Daniel Gafford was nearly perfect, hitting 7 of 8 shots for 18 points in 19 minutes. Santi Aldama scored 12 and Zaccharie Risacher 11 off the bench, and Walter Clayton Jr. had six assists. The Mavericks improved to 6-4.

Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 19 points and nine rebounds, but he made just 5 of 15 shots, including 4 of 11 from three. Julius Randle had 13, Moritz Wagner 12 and Josh Minott 10 off the bench. Danny Wolf played a team-high 36 minutes and scored 10. The Nets, on the second night of a back-to-back, fell to 2-8.

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