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Flagg returns with 29 points as Dallas keeps Miami winless

Cooper Flagg returned from a one-game absence with 29 points and 11 assists as Dallas beat Miami 113–109. The Mavericks recovered from a second-quarter deficit and regained the lead in the fourth. Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his first triple-double for the Heat, but Miami still lost its fourth game in four to start the season.

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Imagined scene of Cooper Flagg in blue rising for a right-handed layup on a wooden court, with the orange rim and glass backboard to the right.

Flagg returns in a four-point win

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat 113–109 in the National Basketball Association, or NBA, as Cooper Flagg returned after missing one game. Dallas held off Miami in the closing stages. The victory left the Heat without a win in their first four games of the season.[1], [2]

Flagg had 29 points, 11 assists and six rebounds, making 12 of 23 shots from the field. P.J. Washington added 20 points and nine rebounds. Kyrie Irving finished with 18 points, six rebounds and six assists, and reserve Walter Clayton Jr. scored 15.[1]

Dallas erases Miami's second-quarter lead

Miami led 27–23 after one quarter and stretched the advantage to 12 in the second. Dallas answered with a 17–4 run to close the half, with a late Washington three making it 53–52. Flagg had 13 points at the interval. Miami recovered the lead to enter the fourth ahead 84–83.[1]

Antetokounmpo's triple-double cannot stop the loss

Giannis Antetokounmpo posted his first Miami triple-double with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. Davion Mitchell added 21 points. Dallas moved ahead 104–97 in the fourth quarter. Andrew Wiggins missed a late three that could have put Miami in front, before Flagg's layup widened the margin to four.[1]

References

  1. News sourceField Level MediaFlagg scores 29 as Dallas beats Miami 113-109↩1↩2↩3↩4
  2. News sourceDallas Sports JournalFlagg returns as Dallas defeats Miami↩

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