Cooper Flagg has 25 points, career-best 12 assists as Mavericks beat Nets 130-93
DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 25 points and a career-high 12 assists for his third consecutive double-double and fourth of the season as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 130-93 on Sunday night.
Key points
- The Nets didn’t trail until the final two minutes of Saturday’s 124-121 loss at Atlanta but never led against the Mavericks.
- Kyrie Irving scored 21 points and Daniel Gafford added 18 as the Mavericks played the first of a home back-to-back.
- had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Nets, who were swept in a back-to-back to begin a four-game road trip.
Nets rookie Mikel Brown Jr., who tied his career-high with 18 points on Saturday, sat out, not yet cleared for back-to-backs as he recovers from a back injury that limited him to 21 games last season for Louisville.
Additional details
- Brooklyn’s Julius Randle grew up in the Dallas area and went into play averaging 23.5 points in his homecoming games but finished with 13 points.
- He had missed 6 of 8 shots and scored four points in the first half on Friday against Utah but finished with 21 points in Dallas’ 112-100 win.
- Up next Nets: Visit New Orleans on Wednesday night.
- They led 66-46 at halftime, and the 37-point final margin was the largest of the game.
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