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Cooper Flagg completed a historic milestone achievement on Saturday night as the Dallas Mavericks topped the Los Angeles Clippers.

Flagg dropped 35 points on 13-of-22 from the floor. He added 11 assists and eight rebounds.

The former Duke standout became the youngest NBA player to score 35 points. LeBron James was the only other 18-year-old NBA player to score 35 points when he did it with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2023. Flagg is five days younger than James.

“He’s only 18 years old, but he seems like he’s been in this league before,” Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd told reporters, via ESPN. “He did it all tonight. He had the ball. You can call it point guard or whatever, but he ran the offense for us. He drove the ball. The ball touched the

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