Cooper Flagg shines in crucial moments

The Dallas Mavericks registered lone their 3rd triumph successful the past 12 games, defeating the New Orleans Pelicans astatine location with 118-115.

Rookie Cooper Flagg scored 12 of his season-high 29 points successful the last quarter, on with 7 rebounds and 5 assists. PJ Washington added 24 points and Max Christie 23 for the Mavericks, who are present 1-2 successful West Group B. The Pelicans fell to 0-3; Trey Murphy III scored 25 points and Zion Williamson 22 for the visitors, who mislaid their eighth consecutive game.

Karlo Matković did not vie for the New Orleans team. Williamson deed a 3-pointer with conscionable nether 2 minutes near and 16 seconds aboriginal added 2 escaped throws to springiness the Pelicans a 115-111 lead.

Flagg deed a changeable with 1 infinitesimal and 19 seconds left, and Dallas took a one-point pb acknowledgment to Naji Marshall's 3-pointer with 31.7 seconds left. Washington got a layup by Fears with 21.1 seconds near and Christie deed 2 escaped throws to marque it 118-115 with 10.9 seconds left.

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Young talents successful action: Flagg excelled

This triumph shows the imaginable of young players similar Cooper Flagg who excelled successful cardinal moments. PJ Washington and Max Christie further confirmed their quality, portion seasoned and Pelicans stars similar Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy III tried to support the score, but without success. The Mavericks person shown that adjacent with a young squad they tin triumph important games and anticipation for a amended placement successful the Western Group.

Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans proceed the play with wide challenges; The Mavericks privation to amended their grounds and advance, portion the Pelicans are looking for a mode to extremity the atrocious streak. This lucifer showed however young players are acceptable to instrumentality work successful cardinal moments and however squad play tin bring triumph adjacent successful hard situations.