Cooper Flagg scored 27 points and matched a season high with three steals, and Naji Marshall had three straight baskets down the stretch and finished with 22 points as the depleted Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-105.

The Dallas Mavericks returned to American Airlines Center for the first of a refreshing four-game homestand following a season-defining road trip that led to another reason to use their rallying call: “Next man up.

Cooper Flagg scored 27 and Naji Marshall paced a late surge as the shorthanded Mavericks beat the Nets 113‑105, snapping a two‑game skid on Monday night.

Depending on what you were rooting for, you got exactly what you wanted in this game. Unless you wanted a loss for the Mavericks.

January 13 - Cooper Flagg scored 27 points and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the visiting Brooklyn Nets 113-105 on Monday. Naji Marshall paired 22 points with nine assists, while Klay Thompson had 18 points on 6-of-9 3-pointers as Dallas snapped a two-game skid and extended Brooklyn's losing streak to four.

Dallas Mavericks rookie forward Cooper Flagg shared an update on his knee injury scare after their win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.

Only eight rookies have been selected to the All-Star Game since the draft lottery era began in 1985, with Blake Griffin in 2011 as the most recent.

As the Mavs face the Nets tonight amidst a challenging season, key players like Anthony Davis are sidelined, testing Cooper Flagg's rookie power.

Cooper Flagg started off the new calendar year right with two monster jams in the Mavericks' loss to the 76ers.