{"id":45494,"date":"2025-10-07T05:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/flagg-shined-in-debut-with-mavs-versatility-and-points-for-the-rookie\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T05:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:02:45","slug":"flagg-shined-in-debut-with-mavs-versatility-and-points-for-the-rookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nba\/flagg-shined-in-debut-with-mavs-versatility-and-points-for-the-rookie\/","title":{"rendered":"Flagg Shined in Debut with Mavs: Versatility and Points for the Rookie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cooper Flagg Shines in Mavericks Debut<\/h2>\n\nFORT WORTH, Texas &#8211; The number one draft pick, Cooper Flagg, demonstrated his versatility and impact on the game during his NBA preseason debut.\n\nFlagg, known for his ability to influence the game in multiple ways, left his mark on the Dallas Mavericks&#8217; victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder with a score of 106-89 at the Dickies Arena on Monday night.\n\nThe 18-year-old recorded 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block in 14 minutes of play.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun playing this type of basketball when the ball is moving,\u201d Flagg commented. \u201cIt was fun.\u201d<\/p><cite>Cooper Flagg<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nAll of Flagg&#8217;s points came in a span of two minutes and 38 seconds in the second quarter. After grabbing a defensive rebound, Flagg raced up the court to score his first basket, a contested layup. He then hit a three-pointer and, subsequently, made two free throws and another three-pointer.\n\nHe shot 3-of-6 overall and 2-of-3 from the three-point line. In addition, he committed no turnovers, demonstrating a clean game while taking on responsibilities as the Mavs&#8217; point guard.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI just take what the defense gives me. I keep it simple, making the right play, whether it&#8217;s passing or shooting,\u201d Flagg said.<\/p><cite>Cooper Flagg<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nFlagg&#8217;s highlight moment came 85 seconds into the game, when he blocked an Isaiah Joe layup attempt, sparking a fast break that Anthony Davis finished with a dunk.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cYou could see his defense, his playmaking, and then his scoring. It was really, really good,\u201d said Mavs coach Jason Kidd.<\/p><cite>Jason Kidd<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe Thunder, the defending champion, did not have their usual starters on this preseason trip.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooper Flagg Shines in Mavericks Debut FORT WORTH, Texas &#8211; The number one draft pick, Cooper Flagg, demonstrated his versatility and impact on the game during his NBA preseason debut. Flagg, known for his ability to influence the game in multiple ways, left his mark on the Dallas Mavericks&#8217; victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[1770,593,103,913],"class_list":{"0":"post-45494","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-cooper-flagg","9":"tag-mavericks","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-thunder"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}