Kyrie Irving scored 24 on 5-of-10 from three, and Dallas never trailed, leading by as many as 37.

Cooper Flagg had 14 points, 6 assists and 3 steals in 17 minutes, 12 of the points in the first quarter.

Aaron Nesmith fouled Flagg on a transition dunk late in the half. It was a flagrant 1, followed by a double technical.

Flagg did not return for the second half. Dallas listed him with left shoulder soreness.

In his first home game in 491 days, Tyrese Haliburton had 18 points and 7 assists but missed all four threes.

Spurs at Mavericks Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Sunday Cairo). Pacers at Nets Sunday, 6 p.m. ET (1 a.m. Monday Cairo).

American Airlines Center in Dallas during a Pistons-Mavericks game, February 2022. Photo by Michael Barera, CC-BY-SA-4.0, resized.

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