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Cooper Flagg Scores 45 Points as Mavericks Top Lakers

On Sunday, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 134-128 at American Airlines Center, led by rookie Cooper Flagg's 45 points and LeBron James' 30 points.
Lakers stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves missed the game due to hamstring and oblique injuries sustained in Thursday's loss at Oklahoma City, leaving Los Angeles shorthanded.
Flagg, a 19-year-old rookie, became the first player since Allen Iverson in 1996-97 to record consecutive 40-point games, adding nine assists and eight rebounds.
Dallas snapped a 14-game home losing streak—the franchise's longest in 32 years—while James recorded 15 assists despite the Lakers' defeat.
The Lakers hold a tiebreaker over the Denver Nuggets for third in the Western Conference and face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.

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