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With a 96-Point Weekend, This Rising Star Just Made an Emphatic Case to Win NBA Rookie of the Year
Flagg’s 96-point burst over two games made him the only rookie besides Wilt Chamberlain with that scoring mark, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
- Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg has overtaken Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel as the betting favorite for NBA Rookie of the Year following a 96-point weekend that shifted market perception dramatically.
- Prior to this surge, Knueppel held a commanding lead in ESPN's straw poll of likely voters, collecting 80 first-place votes to Flagg's 20 just days earlier.
- Flagg recorded 51 points Friday against the Orlando Magic and 45 points Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the youngest ever to score 50 points and joining Wilt Chamberlain as only rookies with 95-plus points in back-to-back games.
- According to DraftKings Sportsbook, Flagg moved to a-200 favorite with Knueppel at +150, reversing his underdog status from earlier in the week.
- Dallas faces four remaining games while Charlotte has three before season's end, though betting odds should be treated as a snapshot rather than a final verdict, with Flagg's momentum worth monitoring.
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Cooper Flagg's historic weekend catapults him back to Rookie of Year favorite
Newport’s Cooper Flagg just accomplished something that only five NBA rookies had done before him. And they’re all in the Hall of Fame now. Flagg joined Micheal Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Earl Monroe and Walt Bellamy as the only rookies to have at least three 45-point games, according to ESPN Research. Flagg joined that illustrious company with his historic performance over the weekend, scoring 51 points on Friday night again…
·Bangor, United States
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What a weekend! Maine's Cooper Flagg scores 51, 45, now leads Rookie of the Year race
Maine native Cooper Flagg scored 45 points and the Dallas Mavericks ended their longest home losing streak in 32 years at 14 games with a 134-128 victory over the depleted Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
·Boston, United States
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