On Monday night, the Dallas Mavericks played the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
The Mavs lost by a score of 140-133.
Cooper Flagg finished with 42 points, seven rebounds, six assists, one steal and two blocks while shooting 13/27 from the field in 42 minutes of playing time.
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Here’s what people were saying about Flagg:
Real Sports: “Youngest player to record a 20-point half: Cooper Flagg (18y-335d) Cooper Flagg (18y-343d) LeBron James (18y-348d) Cooper Flagg (18y-359d)”
Underdog NBA: “Cooper Flagg has passed Tracy McGrady for the third-most points in NBA history before turning 19 years old: LeBron James – 625 Kobe Bryant – 539 Cooper Flagg – 461 (and counting) Tracy McGrady – 451 Flagg’s 19th birthday is in 6 days.”
@PolymarketHoops: “Cooper Flagg is holding All-Stars to 42% FG & 16% 3PT this season 🔒”
Mavs PR: “Cooper Flagg recorded the most points in a half in his career with 24 points (7-9 FG, 1-2 3FG, 9-11 FT), the most by any Maverick in a half this season. Flagg has now recorded 20+ points in five of his last seven games.”
Marc Stein: “Dallas’ Cooper Flagg just set a single-game NBA scoring record for 18-year-olds with 39 points and counting at Utah … surpassing LeBron James’ 37-point game as an 18-year-old in 2003. Flagg turns 19 on Sunday.”
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Flagg came into the night with averages of 17.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 48.2% from the field and 25.0% from three-point range.
The 18-year-old was the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft after one season of college basketball at Duke.
Real Sports also wrote: “Youngest players with a 40/5/5 game: • Cooper Flagg (18y-359d) • LeBron James (19y-088d) • Kevin Durant (19y-200d) Elite company.”
The Mavs are now 10-17 in 27 games, which has them as the 11th seed in the Western Conference.
They are 3-7 in the ten games they have played on the road away from Dallas.
Following the Jazz, the Mavs will play their next game on Thursday night when they host Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons.
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As for the Jazz, they are 10-15 in 25 games, which has them as the 12th seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak (and 7-7 in 14 games at home).
Following the Mavs, the Jazz will play their next game on Thursday night when they host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in Salt Lake City.
