The Dallas Mavericks needed a spark after the lopsided loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder , and Cooper Flagg delivered it with force . From the opening stretch, the rookie rose to the moment against the Houston Rockets, shifting the pace of the night and energizing the building. And when his slam dunk later stamped the exclamation point on the performance, what began as a tense Rockets matchup quickly turned into a showcase for Cooper Flagg’s rise — the kind of night that pushes a Mavericks fanbase to lean forward and believe . Expand Tweet

During the fourth quarter, with the Mavericks up 120–107, Brandon Williams fired a short pass from half court. Instantly, Flagg caught it in stride, tore in from the three-point line, and detonated at the rim. The monster slam dunk sen

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