"Flagg filled the box score during his one half of work in the Dallas Mavericks ' 106-89 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Dickies Arena on Monday night. The 18-year-old rookie scored 10 points and contributed six rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot in 14 minutes. "That's a fun brand of basketball to play when the ball's moving around," Flagg said. "It was fun.""
"All of Flagg's points came during a two-minute, 38-second flurry in the second quarter. After grabbing a defensive rebound, Flagg went coast to coast for a contested layup for his first points with 5:32 remaining in the quarter. He knocked down a 3-pointer as the pick-and-roll ballhandler the next possession. Flagg also made a pair of free throws after getting fouled on a spin move in the paint and hit another 3 off the dribble."
"Flagg's most impressive highlight occurred 85 seconds into the game, when he swooped in from the weak side to swat Isaiah Joe 's driving layup attempt, a stop that sparked a fast break Anthony Davis finished with a dunk on the other end. "You got to see the defensive side, you got to see the playmaking and then the scoring," Mavs coach Jason Kidd said. "He was really, really good.""
Cooper Flagg delivered a versatile performance in his NBA preseason debut, recording 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot in 14 minutes as the Mavericks beat the Thunder 106-89. All 10 points came during a two-minute, 38-second stretch in the second quarter, including a coast-to-coast layup, a 3-pointer, free throws after a spin move and another 3 off the dribble. Flagg shot 3-of-6 overall and 2-of-3 from long range, committed no turnovers while handling some point guard duties, and provided a highlight defensive swat early in the game. Coach Jason Kidd praised his defense, playmaking and scoring.
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