Flagg's 12 assists steer Dallas to a lopsided win over Brooklyn
· BehindLines newsroom
Cooper Flagg ended the night with 25 points and a personal-best 12 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks routed Brooklyn 130-93 in Dallas on Sunday, 8 November 2026. The two sources consulted, the AP wire (carried by Spectrum News) and the Mavericks' official site, agree on the score and on Flagg's numbers.
A blazing start
Flagg made 5 of his first 6 shots and scored 14 points in the first quarter, according to AP. He recorded his first 20-point half of the season. Dallas led 66-46 at the break and the Nets never led. The Mavericks' site details his night: 8 of 13 from the field, including 3 of 5 from three. It is his third straight double-double, per AP, which recalls that he had scored 21 on Friday in a 112-100 win over Utah.
A team effort
Kyrie Irving added 21 points and Daniel Gafford 18, with 7 of 8 shooting in 19 minutes and 3 blocks, according to the club's site. Dallas shot 57.1% overall, its best rate of the season, and posted its highest point total of the season. The Mavericks' reserves outscored Brooklyn's 58 to 31, and Dallas dominated the paint, 64 points to 40. For Brooklyn, Michael Porter Jr. led with 19 points, ahead of Julius Randle (13), who was playing in the area where he grew up, AP notes.
The coach's reservations
Coach Dusty May sees it as the first time this season his team strung together four good quarters. He praised Flagg's court vision, which he says keeps improving, but wants more care with the ball: Dallas gave it away 21 times, which led to 25 Nets points. He grades his team's discipline between B-plus and A-minus, per the club's site.
What it changes
Dallas moves to 6-4 while Brooklyn falls to 2-8, according to the Mavericks' site. For the Nets, it is a second loss in two nights: they had lost 124-121 at Atlanta the day before, at the start of a four-game road trip, AP says. They play at New Orleans on Wednesday. Dallas hosts Indiana on Monday, 9 November. The sources do not all present the game the same way; only shared or clearly attributed numbers are used.