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Cooper Flagg Sets NBA Teen Record for 20-Point Games in Mavericks' Loss to Cavs

The 19-year-old’s scoring consistency reinforces his emergence as Dallas’s building block.

Overview

  • Flagg logged his 25th 20-plus-point game, surpassing Kobe Bryant’s teenage mark of 24 according to Real Sports.
  • He finished with 25 points, five assists and four rebounds in 29 minutes on 8-of-16 shooting, including 8-of-8 at the free-throw line.
  • Dallas lost 138-105 to Cleveland, dropping to 22-45 and 12th in the Western Conference.
  • For the season, Flagg is averaging 20.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists, with 29.5% three-point shooting.
  • The Mavericks face the Cavaliers again at home on March 15 at 3:30 p.m. ET.