DALLAS -- Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg injured his left shoulder on the opening possession of Monday night's 101-94 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and spent the vast majority of crunch time watching from the bench due to a coach's decision.

Flagg finished with only 2 points on 1-of-9 shooting, 2 rebounds and no assists in 31 minutes, attributing his lackluster performance to being "flat" in the second game of his first NBA back-to-back.

Flagg -- the No. 1 overall pick, who scored 22 points in the previous night's win over the Toronto Raptors -- wore a large wrap with heat on his left shoulder when he was on the bench throughout the game. He received treatment and iced it postgame, and said he is optimistic that he will be available for Wednesday's home game against the Ind

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