No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks look to rebound from an opening-night blowout loss when they host the Washington Wizards (0-1) on Friday night.
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Flagg had a double-double in his NBA debut, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds, but the Mavericks were blown out by the visiting San Antonio Spurs 125-92 on Wednesday night. Anthony Davis finished with 22 points and 13 boards, and P.J. Washington added 17 points as Dallas shot just 37.3% from the floor and turned the ball over 16 times. Daniel Gafford (ankle) is questionable for Friday night, while Dante Exum (knee) won't go, and Kyrie Irving (knee) is still recovering from an ACL injury.
Khris Middleton scored 23 points in his return to Fiserv Forum, but Washington never led in a 133-120 road loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. Kyshawn George went for 21 points and rookie Tre Johnson scored 16 in his NBA debut, while Alex Sarr finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Wing Bilal Coulibaly (thumb) remains out for the Wizards.
Dallas got into the play-in tournament before losing the battle for the No. 8 seed to the Memphis Grizzlies in the wake of February's seismic Luka Dončić trade, while the Wizards finished with the NBA's second-worst record at 18-64 and are deep in rebuilding mode.
This is a great NBA matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
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