Nets vs Mavericks: Dallas Routs Brooklyn 130-93 as Cooper Flagg Posts 25 Points and a Career-Best 12 Assists
Brooklyn never led at American Airlines Center. Flagg ran the game wire to wire, Kyrie Irving added 21 against his former team, and Dallas shot a season-best 57.1 percent for its second straight win.
DALLAS — The Mavericks turned Sunday night into a wire-to-wire statement. Cooper Flagg had 25 points and a career-high 12 assists and Dallas coasted to a 130-93 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets at American Airlines Center, Reuters reported. Brooklyn, which had not trailed until the final two minutes of its Saturday loss at Atlanta, never led against Dallas.
Flagg's line was the night's story: 25 points, 12 assists and five rebounds, his third consecutive double-double and fourth of the season, the Associated Press reported. Kyrie Irving scored 21 points against his former team and Daniel Gafford added 18 as the Mavericks shot a season-best 57.1 percent and scored a season-high 130 points. Dallas led 66-46 at halftime, and the 37-point final margin was the largest of the game. Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 19 points and nine rebounds, Nolan Traore scored 14 and Julius Randle 13.
The win is Dallas's second straight and its fourth in a row over Brooklyn, and it moves the Mavericks to 6-4. There is no rest built into the schedule: Sunday was the first night of a home back-to-back, with Indiana at American Airlines Center on Monday night — a quick turnaround for a team that just played its most complete offensive game of the season.
