Flagg's late layup and block beat Giannis' first Heat triple-double

Oct 26, 2026

Mavericks 113, Heat 109

Cooper Flagg scored on a driving layup with 10 seconds left as Dallas won at Kaseya Center to reach 2-2.

Flagg's return

Back from a left shoulder sprain, he had 29 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks, with 12 points in the fourth.

The closing stretch

Flagg's 24-foot three made it 111-105 with 2:02 left. After Miami cut it to 111-109, he blocked Andrew Wiggins' jumper, then scored at the rim.

Giannis' triple-double

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, his first triple-double with Miami, but shot 3-of-7 at the line.

Dallas' help

P.J. Washington had 20 points and 9 rebounds, Kyrie Irving 18 and 6 assists, and Walter Clayton Jr. 15 on 6-of-7 shooting.

Where they stand

Miami is 0-4. Zaccharie Risacher's block on Davion Mitchell with 5.5 seconds left sealed it.

What's next

Wednesday: Thunder at Mavericks, 9:30 p.m. ET (4:30 a.m. Thursday Cairo), and Heat at Hawks, 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Thursday Cairo).

Photo credit

Photo by TigerNet.com, CC-BY-2.0, resized. Cooper Flagg with Duke, Feb. 17, 2025.

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