Cooper Flagg had another signature performance Thursday, posting a career-high 49 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ 123-121 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old’s 49-point outburst is the highest-scoring game by a teenager in league history.<\/p>\n
Flagg also joined LeBron James and Anthony Edwards as the only teenagers in NBA history to record multiple 40-point games, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite the loss, Cooper Flagg put on a HISTORIC performance at home \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfc0 49 PTS (New career-high, Most-ever by a teen) \u2014 NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n In addition, Flagg broke the Mavs’ single-game rookie scoring record that he shared with Mark Aguirre, who had his jersey retired Thursday evening.<\/p>\n “Mark Aguirre is special. Such a special night for him and the whole organization,” said Flagg, according to the Associated Press. “I just feel blessed. It’s a pretty cool thing.”<\/p>\n Flagg shot 20-of-29 from the field and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. He also added 10 boards and three assists in 38 minutes.<\/p>\n He’s the first rookie since Michael Jordan in 1984-85 to have a 49-point, 10-rebound game.<\/p>\n Only 13 players have hit the 49-point mark in their debut campaign, according to The Athletic’s Christian Clark<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite all the accomplishments, Flagg’s efforts weren’t enough, as Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel recorded a career-high 34 points to spoil his former Duke teammate’s big night.<\/p>\n “We’ll both be looking back on this night and this whole year in general the rest of our lives,” Flagg said.<\/p>\n
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