US EditionCooper Flagg fights through fatigue, injuries in strong rookie year
- During Thursday's game at the American Airlines Center, Cooper Flagg, Dallas Mavericks rookie, scored a career-high 49 points in a 123-121 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
- Long ago, Cliff Robinson's 45-point teen mark from March 9, 1980, set a historical benchmark, and Flagg, who turned 19 in December, achieved this in game 44 of his career.
- Shooting efficiently, Flagg converted 20 of 29 shots, grabbed 10 rebounds, hit a tying 3-pointer with 38.5 seconds left, and eclipsed Mark Aguirre's rookie scoring mark.
- The result extended Charlotte Hornets' run to five consecutive wins while Dallas Mavericks dropped to three straight home losses.
- Flagg will have a chance to even the score when the Mavericks visit the Hornets on March 3 in a key rematch between leading Rookie of the Year candidates.
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The Dallas Mavericks lost 121-123 to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, and the first name on the game was Cooper Flagg, around whom the Mavericks plan to build a winning team in the coming years. The 19-year-old American scored 49 points, which is more than any teenager in the NBA.
Cooper Flagg set a new NBA teenage record with 49 points, but in the duel of the league's best rookies, Kon Knueppel was happy to win. Charlotte was better in Dallas, 123-121.
Cooper Flagg’s 49-point gem spoiled by ex-Duke teammate’s career night as Mavericks fall to Hornets
Kon Knueppel made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left for a career-high 34 points and the visiting Hornets beat the Mavericks 123-121, spoiling Duke roommate Cooper Flagg's 49-point game.
NBA: Hornets edge Mavericks to spoil Cooper Flagg's 49-point game
DALLAS — Kon Knueppel made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left for a career-high 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 in the NBA on Thursday night, spoiling Duke roommate Cooper Flagg’s 49-point game. Flagg, who turned 19 in December, broke the NBA record for points in a game by a teen. Cliff Robinson set the previous record of 45 at age 19 for New Jersey in a game against Detroit on March 9, 1980. READ: NBA: C…
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