Mavericks rout Nets 130-93 behind Flagg's 25 and 12 assists

Player of the game

Cooper Flagg 25 PTS, 5 REB, 12 AST

8.7

The Dallas Mavericks never let Brooklyn breathe, beating the Nets 130-93 at American Airlines Center. Dallas won every quarter and finished with a 37-point margin to improve to 6-4. The Nets fell to 2-8.

Cooper Flagg ran the show. The Chirp Rating gave him an 8.7 for 25 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists. Morez Johnson Jr. added a team-high 9 rebounds for the Mavericks.

The game was settled early. Dallas scored 33 in the first quarter and 33 in the second to build a big halftime cushion over a Nets team that managed 26 and 20. The Mavericks kept pushing with 34 in the third and 30 in the fourth, and Brooklyn never found a way to cut into the gap.

Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Day'Ron Sharpe had 6 assists.

Chirp's Sim had Dallas at 66% before tipoff, and the Mavericks delivered with room to spare.

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