On Thursday night, the Dallas Mavericks played the Golden State Warriors (at home) in Texas.
The Mavs won by a score of 123-115.
Cooper Flagg finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and one steal while shooting 8/18 from the field and 1/5 from three-point range in 30 minutes of playing time.
NBA World Reacts To Cooper Flagg’s 21-Point Performance
Here’s what people were saying about Flagg:
Real App: “Cooper Flagg is the only player this season leading their team in PTS, REB, AST, & STL.”
Cooper Flagg is the only player this season leading their team in PTS, REB, AST, & STL. pic.twitter.com/JA4Ta6n42J
— Real App (@realapp) January 23, 2026
StatMuse: “Cooper Flagg vs Golden State: 20 PTS 11 REB +22 Ties Kon Knueppel for the most 20/10 games by a rookie this season.”
Cooper Flagg vs Golden State:
20 PTS
11 REB
+22Ties Kon Knueppel for the most 20/10 games by a rookie this season. pic.twitter.com/XKboSJaNKp
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 23, 2026
@TheHoopCentral: “Cooper Flagg tonight: 21 Points 11 Rebounds 2 Assists 1 Steal +22 +/- 30 Minutes”
NBA: “Cooper Flagg gets things started on Prime 🍿 Contests the shot on one end. Scores the and-1 off glass on the other.”
Cooper Flagg gets things started on Prime 🍿
Contests the shot on one end.
Scores the and-1 off glass on the other.Tap to watch: https://t.co/aHcBnUOdUs pic.twitter.com/evSToyoGh0
— NBA (@NBA) January 23, 2026
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Flagg came into the night with averages of 18.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 47.8% from the field and 28.6% from three-point range in 41 games.
He was the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Duke this past summer.
Dirk Nowitzki on Cooper Flagg: “My rookie season, I shot 29% from three and it ended up being okay. We’re not worried about Cooper’s three ball.” pic.twitter.com/1rVoLlQx73
— NBA on Prime (@NBAonPrime) January 23, 2026
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With their victory over the Warriors, the Mavs are now 19-26 in 45 games, which has them as the 12th seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a four-game winning streak (and 7-3 over their last ten).
Following the Warriors, the Mavs will play their next game on Saturday when they host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Meanwhile, the Warriors are 25-21 in 46 games, which has them as the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
They will play their next game on Saturday when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves.
