US EditionCooper Flagg scores 51, but balanced Magic down Mavs
- Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg became the youngest player in NBA history to score 50 points, tallying 51 in Friday's 138-127 home loss to the Orlando Magic.
- After head coach Jason Kidd and Naji Marshall were ejected for protesting a missed foul call on Desmond Bane, Flagg ignited a 24-point fourth-quarter barrage.
- Flagg shot 19-of-30 from the field, including 6-of-9 from three-point range, while Wendell Carter Jr. led the Magic with 28 points in the balanced team victory.
- The Mavericks suffered their 14th consecutive home loss as the Magic controlled the game, outshooting Dallas 56% to 46.3% overall.
- At 19 years and 103 days old, Flagg is the only teenager to score 50 points in an NBA game, joining Brandon Jennings as the first rookies to reach the mark since the 2009-10 season.
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Cooper Flagg, 19, Makes NBA History, Becoming Youngest Player with a 50-Point Game
The Dallas Mavericks No. 1 draft pick broke Brandon Jennings’ 2009 record after he scored 51 points on April 3Cooper Flagg in March 2026Credit: Cameron Browne/NBAE via GettyNEED TO KNOWCooper Flagg is now the youngest NBA player to achieve a 50-point gameThe athlete earned 51 points in the Dallas Mavericks' home game against the Orlando Magic on April 3, despite his team's lossThe rookie broke Brandon Jennings’ 2009 record, continuing his streak…
Magic hold off Mavs despite rookie sensation Cooper Flagg’s 51 points
When the Magic took down the Mavericks by one point inside Kia Center on March 5, Orlando needed a last-second dunk from Wendell Carter Jr. to escape at home. The second and final meeting of the regular season between the cross-conference foes at American Airlines Center went a bit differently Friday night. Behind a season-high 28 points from Carter and contributions from Desmond Bane (27 points), Jalen Suggs (19) and Franz Wagner (18), coach Ja…
The 19-year-old Cooper Flagg is the first teenager to score more than 50 points in the NBA basketball league. In another statistic, the Dallas Mavericks professional also has numbers like Michael Jordan once.
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