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Dallas Mavericks beat Brooklyn Nets 130-93 as Cooper Flagg posts 25 points and career-high 12 assists
Cooper Flagg had 25 points and a career-high 12 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 21 and Dallas never trailed in a 37-point rout of Brooklyn.
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Cooper Flagg had 25 points and a career-high 12 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 21, and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Brooklyn Nets 130-93 at American Airlines Center on Sunday, November 8. Dallas improved to 6-4. Brooklyn, playing the second night of a back-to-back, fell to 2-8.
Flagg shot 8-of-13 from the field, 3-of-5 from three and 6-of-6 at the line in 28 minutes, with 5 rebounds. He scored 20 of his points in the first half. Irving went 9-of-15 and scored 10 points in the third quarter.
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How it turned
Flagg scored 8 of Dallas’ first 13 points, and the Mavericks led 33-26 after one when his 25-foot three dropped with 0.9 seconds left in the quarter. He opened the second with a three-point play, and Dallas went on a 24-6 run that ended with Naji Marshall’s jumper for a 54-32 lead with 7:09 left in the half. The Mavericks led 66-46 at the break. Brooklyn never led.
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Daniel Gafford scored 11 points in the third quarter, including an alley-oop from Irving and a dunk off a Flagg pass. P.J. Washington hit two threes, and Irving’s running layup made it 92-62 with 4:26 left in the period. Dallas led 100-71 after three and by as many as 37 in the final seconds.
The supporting cast
Gafford had 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting with 5 rebounds and 3 blocks. Santi Aldama scored 12 off the bench, Zaccharie Risacher added 11 and 6 rebounds, and Walter Clayton Jr. handed out 6 assists in 16 minutes. Dallas shot 57% from the field, assisted on 31 of 48 baskets and outscored Brooklyn 64-40 in the paint. The Mavericks played without Dereck Lively II (foot).
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Brooklyn’s side
Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 19 points, 15 of them in the first quarter, and grabbed 9 rebounds, but he shot 5-of-15 and 4-of-11 from three. Nolan Traore scored 14, Julius Randle had 13 and Moritz Wagner added 12 off the bench. Brooklyn shot 39% from the field and 11-of-39 from three. Egor Demin (leg) did not play. Attendance was 19,184.
What’s next
The Mavericks host the Indiana Pacers on Monday, November 9, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time). The Nets visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, November 11, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Thursday Cairo time).
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