Rookie Phenom Cooper Flagg Makes History in Mavericks’ Gut-Wrenching 101-99 Loss to Pelicans

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The Dallas Mavericks came up just short in a 101–99 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night — but it was a night full of milestones and history in the making.  Rookie Cooper Flagg continued his incredible start to the season, putting up 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to hit those numbers in a single game. It marks his second 20-point performance and his seventh straight game in double figures.  P.J. Washington Jr. added 15 points and 11 rebounds for his second straight double-double, while Daniel Gafford contributed 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Klay Thompson reached a major milestone — his 2,000th career assist, joining only 17 players in NBA history with 2,000+ assists and 2,000+ made threes.  The Mavs’ defense remained relentless, forcing 11 steals, marking their fourth game this season with double-digit steals — one of the best defensive starts in franchise history.  For New Orleans, Saddiq Bey led the way with 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-6 from deep.  Next up, the Mavericks look to bounce back as they continue their homestand.  🏀 Key Highlights:  Cooper Flagg makes NBA history  Klay Thompson joins elite company  Mavs’ defense keeps rolling  P.J. Washington Jr. & Daniel Gafford dominate inside  #Mavs #CooperFlagg #DallasMavericks #NBAHighlights #KlayThompson #MFFL #Pelicans #NBARookie

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00:00Wednesday night was a back and forth battle for the Dallas Mavericks as they welcomed the New

00:08Orleans Pelicans to the floor finishing with a loss with a final score of 101 to 99. The Mavs

00:14had a few injuries ahead of this matchup with Anthony Davis and Derek Lively both out for the

00:18team but across both teams were a bunch of absences most notably with Zion Williamson out for the

00:23Pelicans. New Orleans owned majority of the first half of this competition but that all changed in

00:28the third quarter when the Mavs picked up their momentum and changed their largest deficit of

00:3313 to a lead of five. This quarter was about efficiency and grit. The contributions from PJ

00:38Washington, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg and Brandon Williams definitely kept this game alive. Now

00:43their goal as a team is to score over 30 points each quarter. We only saw that happen once in the

00:48second but combined with the 28 points in the third quarter definitely helped this game almost go into

00:53overtime in the fourth. We heard from Max Christie following the game on his thoughts on where the

00:58team is at and how they are feeling and he said we're upset we're frustrated and we've got to find

01:02a way to win more games. I know we're all upset obviously that we're losing you know two and six

01:06is not an ideal start through eight games and so if any of us were happy about that then there'd be an

01:11issue so there's definitely a sense of frustration in the sense that we want to win games or competitors.

01:17Cooper Flagg led the Mavs with 20 points nine rebounds and two assists. The Mavericks will hit the

01:22road to take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. For all things Mavs tune into Spectrum Cable

01:27Channel 15 Wednesdays and Thursday nights at 11 p.m. I'm Faith Knight and you've just been credentialed.

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