On Monday night, the Dallas Mavericks played the Brooklyn Nets (at home) in Texas.
The Mavs won by a score of 113-105.
Rookie forward Cooper Flagg finished the victory with 27 points, five rebounds, five assists, three steals and one block while shooting 10/17 from the field and 2/3 from three-point range in 35 minutes.
NBA World Reacts To Cooper Flagg’s Performance In Nets-Mavs Game
Here’s what people were saying about Flagg’s strong performance:
Real App: “Cooper Flagg becomes the youngest player in NBA history to record 25/5/5 with 0 TOV.”
Cooper Flagg becomes the youngest player in NBA history to record 25/5/5 with 0 TOV. pic.twitter.com/8OFsgkDlJo
— Real App (@realapp) January 13, 2026
StatMuse: “Cooper Flagg vs Brooklyn: 27 PTS 5 REB 5 AST 3 STL Has more 25/5/5 games than the rest of the rookie class combined.”
Cooper Flagg vs Brooklyn:
27 PTS
5 REB
5 AST
3 STLHas more 25/5/5 games than the rest of the rookie class combined. pic.twitter.com/AeaBCBqTlp
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 13, 2026
Dallas Mavericks: “COOPER FLAGG. That’s it. That’s the tweet. 27 POINTS 5 REBOUNDS 5 ASSISTS 3 STEALS 1 BLOCK”
COOPER FLAGG.
That’s it. That’s the tweet.27 POINTS
5 REBOUNDS
5 ASSISTS
3 STEALS
1 BLOCK@Cooper_Flagg // #MFFL pic.twitter.com/zydEIfSzSv— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) January 13, 2026
@kyriecenterig: “You can’t convince me Cooper Flagg isn’t a modern day Nowitzki”
Polymarket Hoops: “Cooper Flagg ties Kobe & Tatum for the most games by a teenager with 20+ PTS & 0 TOV.”
Flagg is now averaging 19.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 48.0% from the field and 29.3% from three-point range in 39 games.
He was the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Duke.
With their victory over the Nets, the Mavs improved to 15-25 in 40 games, which has them as the 12th seed in Western Conference.
They have gone 4-6 over their last ten games (and are 11-10 in 21 at home).
Following the Nets, the Mavs will play their next game on Wednesday night when they host the Denver Nuggets.
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On the other side, the Nets dropped to 11-26 in 37 games, which has them as the 13th seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are in the middle of a four-game losing streak (and 6-11 on the road).
Following Dallas, the Nets will play their next game on Wednesday night when they visit Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans.
