Getty HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 21: Cooper Flagg #32 and Kyrie Irving #11 of the Dallas Mavericks look on during the game on October 21, 2026 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
Cooper Flagg did something no teenager had ever done on opening night, and it still wasn’t close to enough. Flagg scored 32 points Wednesday, an NBA record for the most ever by a teenager in a season opener. Dallas lost to Houston 128-110 anyway, trailing 70-38 at halftime in a game that was effectively over by
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