How many points did Cooper Flagg score tonight? Mavericks rookie breaks records

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg departed Thursday night, setting a new career high with 49 points in a 123-121 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

Those 49 points also represent a new NBA record for points in a game by a teenager, according to the league.

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The first pick of the 2025 NBA Draft just turned 19 on December 21st.

Flagg got off to a slow start, with just two points in the first quarter. But he exploded in the second for 23 points. According to ESPN Insights, Flagg is the youngest player in the play-by-play era to score more than 20 points in a quarter.

He kept the score going in the second half, adding 24 more points.

Flagg did not play Wednesday night due to “management of his left ankle injury.” Maybe it worked, as he responded with his career-best game.

Cooper Flagg stats against the Hornets

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