November 10, 2026 at 5:06 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Flagg drops 43 on the Pacers, and Dallas erases a 10-point halftime hole to win 125-122

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Cooper Flagg went 16 for 25 with 10 rebounds and six assists against the team that knocked him out of the first meeting. The Mavericks outscored Indiana 69-56 after halftime.

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Cooper Flagg got his answer for Aaron Nesmith's flagrant foul with 43 points on 16-of-25 shooting, plus 10 rebounds and six assists, as Dallas beat Indiana 125-122 on Monday night. The Mavericks trailed 66-56 at halftime. They outscored the Pacers 69-56 over the final two quarters, and Flagg was on the floor for 39 minutes of it.

Indiana won the first quarter 31-26 and the second 35-30, which put it up 10 at the break. Dallas turned the game in the third, taking that quarter 34-27 to make it 93-90 going into the fourth. The Mavericks then won the last 12 minutes 35-29. Nobody pulled away. Dallas just kept taking small bites until it was ahead.

Kyrie Irving, playing his first back-to-back since tearing his ACL in March 2025, scored 35 on 11-of-18 shooting, with seven threes in 10 tries and four assists. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 29 on 9-of-16, hitting five of eight from deep, and added nine rebounds and eight assists. Andrew Nembhard posted a double-double of 12 points and 12 assists. Nesmith finished with 18 on 5-of-14 shooting.

The win gave Dallas its second three-game winning streak of the season and moved it to 7-4. Indiana arrived from Mexico City and led for most of the night. In the first meeting this season, the Mavericks had been up 37 in the first half. This time the Pacers had the early edge and still lost by three.

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