Cooper Flagg makes NBA history as Mavericks fall to Jazz

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg etched his sanction into NBA past books connected Monday nighttime contempt an overtime nonaccomplishment to the Utah Jazz.

Flagg scored 42 points successful a 140-133 loss. He scored the astir points by an 18-year-old successful NBA history, topping the erstwhile people acceptable by LeBron James connected Dec. 13, 2003, erstwhile helium was a rookie with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

However, the nonaccomplishment weighed much connected him.

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Dallas Mavericks guardant Cooper Flagg (32) drives to the handbasket guarded by Utah Jazz guardant Kyle Anderson (2) during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops game, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, successful Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

"Obviously we didn’t win. So it's pugnacious for maine to privation to beryllium happy, oregon immoderate of that, but evidently it’s a success," Flagg said.

He besides became the 5th rookie to grounds astatine slightest 40 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists successful the past 15 years. He finished with 7 rebounds and six assists.

"It’s travel a agelong mode from the commencement of the season, truthful I’m arrogant of that 4th quarter," Flagg said. "It’s a caller crippled ... but I americium getting much and much comfy ... and conscionable settling in, honestly, conscionable being myself and letting the crippled travel to me."

Dallas Mavericks guardant Cooper Flagg, right, looks to walk the shot portion guarded by Utah Jazz defender Isaiah Collier, left, during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops game, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, successful Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

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Flagg besides made past backmost successful November erstwhile helium became the youngest subordinate successful NBA past to people astatine slightest 35 points.

Ultimately, the Mavericks are 10-17 and sitting successful 12th spot successful the Western Conference. For Flagg, the records are bully but doing it successful a losing effort is not what he’s about.

"I’m not truly focused connected a batch of that worldly (the records). I’m much conscionable focused connected being present, time to day, and trying to get amended and getting our squad arsenic galore wins arsenic we can," helium said.

Utah is 10-15 connected the play and are 10th successful the league standings.

Dallas Mavericks guardant Cooper Flagg, center, shoots implicit Utah Jazz defender Keyonte George, right, during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops game, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, successful Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

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Keyonte George led the Jazz with 37 points arsenic helium made 5 3-pointers. Lauri Markkanen added 33 points and 16 rebounds.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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