The Dallas Mavericks pulled out one of their most impressive wins of the season with a 131-130 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. Central in the victory for Dallas was rookie forward Cooper Flagg, who tallied 33 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in 40 minutes of action.
After the game, Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic had some high praise for the rookie, noting his poise and maturity more than just his point production.
"He was definitely a hot hand out there," Jokic said of Flagg. "But just, I'm going to say the poise that he played with, he doesn't feel like he's so young out there. He seems like he played meaningful games and he was winning before. That's my opinion. He looked really mature out there."
The praise for Flagg from Denver’s side wasn’t just limited to their best player, either. Nuggets head coach David Adelman also complimented Flagg’s tough shot-making ability. Flagg knocked down four of his six shots from long range against Denver.
"It was the tough shots he made," Nuggets coach David Adelman said of Flagg. "Some of the 3s late in the clock. He got to his spots. I thought Bruce [Brown] really fought him the second half and he still made some really tough shots in key moments. He's very impressive, man. ... Sometimes it doesn't matter when a really good player can make shots over the top, and that's what he did."
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