It took some time on Wednesday night, but Cooper Flagg eventually scored his first official points in the NBA.

The Dallas Mavericks rookie made his regular season debut against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in Wednesday’s season opener. And San Antonio held Flagg scoreless for the entire first half, delaying those first NBA points until the first Dallas possession of the second half.

After attempting just two shots in the first half, Flagg quickly had the ball in his hands to start the second. He got the ball off a pass and screen from teammate Dereck Lively II, and promptly knocked down a jump shot from the top of the key.

You can watch that milestone for the Newport, Maine native here, courtesy of the NBA’s X account.

Flagg started the game with a steal and almost got h

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