Dallas overturned a 13-point deficit to beat Indiana 125–122 at American Airlines Center on Monday, 9 November, with Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving combining for 78 points.
Flagg delivered a season-high 43, alongside 10 rebounds and six assists. Irving added 35 as the Mavericks completed a three-game home sweep and improved to 7–4. Indiana fell to 3–8.
Efficient scoring drives the comeback
Flagg made 16 of his 25 shots, including three of six from beyond the arc, and converted all eight free throws. Irving hit seven of 10 three-point attempts. Together, they provided both the volume and accuracy Dallas needed to recover.
At 19, Flagg became the second teenager to record at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in an NBA game, following Kevin Durant, according to Reuters.
Indiana’s first-half cushion disappears
Pascal Siakam scored 26 of his 29 points before halftime, helping Indiana establish a 66–56 lead at the interval. Dallas eventually won the fourth quarter 35–29, with Flagg and Irving accounting for 26 of those points, including the team’s first 13 in the period.
The finish remained unsettled. P.J. Washington missed two late free throws, leaving Indiana a chance to tie, but Caleb Martin broke up the Pacers’ final inbound pass to secure the result.
Dallas’s two leading scorers supplied the comeback; Martin’s defensive intervention prevented Indiana from getting the last shot it needed. The outcome also gave Flagg a fourth successive double-double.
Sources: Dallas Mavericks official recap; Reuters/Field Level Media; Associated Press via WRAL; Indianapolis Star report via Yahoo Sports.
Archive photograph, not from this NBA game: Cooper Flagg playing for Duke against Wake Forest, March 2025. Photo: Joe Loong, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for display with original proportions preserved.
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