Dallas Mavericks 133 - Utah Jazz 140
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Keyonte George scored 37 points and Lauri Markkanen added 33 to lift the Utah Jazz to a 140-133 overtime win against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, despite a career-high 42 points from Cooper Flagg.
Moreover, Flagg tied Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards for the fourth-highest scoring performance by a teenager, according to a story from ESPN. Edwards scored 42 points twice in 2021, while Durant did the same in 2008.
Flagg's 10 20-point games before his 19th birthday are the second-most in NBA history behind only LeBron James, who has 14. Even if Flagg were to score 20+ in each of the final three games before he turns 19, he'd end up falling one short.
The Utah Jazz have a star in Keyonte George. In a close one against the Dallas Mavericks that went to Overtime, Keyonte George led the Utah Jazz to victory over the Cooper Flagg-led Mavericks, 140-133.
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Mavericks trade idea ships Anthony Davis for overhaul, 2 first-rounders to build around Cooper Flagg
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