Super talent Cooper Flagg continues to amaze the Dallas Mavericks: The 19-year-old winger from Dirk Nowitzki’s former franchise broke an NBA record in his team’s 121:123 defeat against the Charlotte Hornets. Flagg scored 49 points – setting a new league high for teenagers.
Flagg, who was selected number one in the 2025 NBA draft, scored the equalizer with a three-pointer 30 seconds before the final buzzer. In the final seconds of the game, he lost the ball and fouled his rookie colleague Kon Knueppel, who converted the decisive free throws.
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Knueppel excelled with 34 points, as did Flagg, who then missed the last throw. Nevertheless, Flagg surpassed the long-standing record of Cliff Robinson, who scored 45 points as a 19-year-old in 1980.
