No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg with his best-scoring game in the NBA so far as the Dallas Mavericks get the close win over the New Orleans Pelicans in West Group B of the NBA Cup.
The Dallas Mavericks pulled off a gritty comeback to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans, 118–115, on Saturday (PH time) at the American Airlines Center, improving to 5–12 overall and 1–2 in NBA Cup play.
No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg delivered the best performance of his young career, erupting for a career-high 29 points to power the Mavericks past a Pelicans squad that led by as many as 15 points.
Dallas seized control in the third quarter but still found itself trailing by four with 1:37 remaining, before unleashing a decisive 7–0 run to close out the win.
PJ Washington added 24 points, while Max Christie chipped in 23, giving Dallas one of its strongest offensive outings of the season.
Trey Murphy III paced New Orleans with 25 points, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Pelicans from sliding to 2–14 and 0–3 in NBA Cup play.
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