Cooper Flagg didn’t just help the Dallas Mavericks survive a tight one on Monday night. He delivered the kind of all-around performance that put him in the same statistical neighborhood as Giannis Antetokounmpo in a 113-109 win over the Miami Heat.
While Antetokounmpo was posting his first triple-double as a member of the Heat, Flagg was putting together his best game of the young season and then some. The Mavericks got 29 points from the 19-year-old, matching Antetokounmpo’s scoring total, and Flagg piled on with 11 assists, six rebounds, five steals and three blocks.
That line wasn’t just productive. It was historic.
Flagg became the youngest player at 19 years, 309 days old, and the first teenager ever to post at least 25 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and five steals in a single game. It was another reminder that his impact goes way beyond scoring.
COOPER FLAGG STUFFED THE STAT SHEET!
29 PTS
6 REB
11 AST
5 STL (CAREER-HIGH)
3 BLK
MAVS ROAD WIN
Flagg (19 years, 309 days) becomes the first teenager in NBA history to record 25+ PTS, 10+ AST, 5+ REB, and 5+ STL in a single game pic.twitter.com/CHTA06b7PM
- NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2026
Through three games this season, Flagg is averaging 25.0 points, 6.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds as Dallas sits at 2-2.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft after one season at Duke, Flagg is coming off a rookie year in which he averaged 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists across 70 games.
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