Hornets edge Mavericks 123-121 to spoil Cooper Flagg's 49-point game
DALLAS (AP) Kon Knueppel made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left for a career-high 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on Thursday night, spoiling Duke roommate Cooper Flagg's 49-point game.
Flagg, who turned 19 in December, broke the NBA record for points in a game by a teen. Cliff Robinson set the previous record of 45 at age 19 for New Jersey in a game against Detroit on March 9, 1980.
Flagg set career highs with 20 field goals on 29 shots, and also had 10 rebounds.
Knueppel grabbed an errant pass by Flagg near midcourt with seven seconds left and the score tied. He drove to the basket and was fouled by Flagg as the ball lodged between the rim and the backboard. Flagg’s shot at the buzzer to send it to overtime hit the back of the rim.
Knueppel made eight 3-pointers to set a rookie record for the Hornets, who have won five consecutive games for their longest winning streak since a five-game run in February 2023.
Brandon Miller scored 23 points, his ninth straight game with at least 20 points, for Charlotte. LaMelo added 22, hitting six 3-pointers.
Klay Thompson scored 16 points off the bench for Dallas, shooting 4 of 11 on 3s. The Mavericks have lost three straight - all at home - following a season-best, four-game winning streak.
The Hornets swept a road back-to-back while the Mavericks were swept in a home back-to-back.
The game was the first NBA meeting between Flagg and Knueppel, the 2024-25 Duke freshmen.
Mark Aguirre, Dallas’ only previous first-overall draftee after the franchise initial season in 1980-81, became the team’s fifth player to have his jersey retired during a halftime ceremony.
Hornets: Host San Antonio on Saturday.
Mavericks: At Houston on Saturday night
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Moussa Diabate vs. Daniel Gafford (Kon Knueppel gains possession) | |||
| 11:35 | Brandon Miller misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 11:32 | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 11:27 | P.J. Washington misses two point running layup | |||
| 11:26 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 11:20 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot | 3-0 | |
| 10:59 | Miles Bridges blocks P.J. Washington's two point driving layup | |||
| 10:58 | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | |||
| 10:56 | P.J. Washington misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 10:54 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 10:47 | P.J. Washington blocks LaMelo Ball's three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 10:47 | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 10:38 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point driving hook shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 3-2 | |
| 10:21 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 6-2 | |
| 10:15 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:02 | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 6-5 | |
| 9:48 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 9-5 | |
| 9:34 | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 9-8 | |
| 9:16 | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 9:12 | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 9:07 | Miles Bridges blocks P.J. Washington's two point running layup | |||
| 9:04 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 9:01 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running dunk (Miles Bridges assists) | 11-8 | |
| 8:51 | Brandon Miller personal foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | |||
| 8:44 | Cooper Flagg misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:42 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 8:34 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 8:32 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
| 8:27 | P.J. Washington misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:24 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 8:20 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point running jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 14-8 | |
| 8:08 | Max Christie misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:06 | Dwight Powell offensive rebound | |||
| 7:52 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving hook shot | 14-10 | |
| 7:43 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 17-10 | |
| 7:29 | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:26 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 7:19 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:19 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
| 7:01 | Cooper Flagg misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 7:00 | Dwight Powell offensive rebound | |||
| 6:59 | Caleb Martin turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 6:35 | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving bank hook shot | |||
| 6:33 | Max Christie defensive rebound | |||
| 6:22 | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:14 | Josh Green defensive rebound | |||
| 5:57 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 5:56 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 5:56 | Dwight Powell personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
| 5:45 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point alley-oop layup (Josh Green assists) | 19-10 | |
| 5:28 | Klay Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:26 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 5:23 | Caleb Martin blocks Josh Green's two point running layup | |||
| 5:21 | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | |||
| 5:16 | +2 | Brandon Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 19-12 | |
| 5:14 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:58 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point pullup jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 22-12 | |
| 4:38 | +2 | Brandon Williams makes two point driving finger roll layup | 22-14 | |
| 4:18 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | |||
| 4:16 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 4:16 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point tip layup | 24-14 | |
| 3:52 | Max Christie misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 3:50 | Josh Green defensive rebound | |||
| 3:39 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving bank hook shot | 26-14 | |
| 3:25 | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Brandon Williams assists) | 26-16 | |
| 2:57 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot | 28-16 | |
| 2:44 | Sion James personal foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | |||
| 2:36 | Daniel Gafford turnover (bad pass) (Tidjane Salaun steals) | |||
| 2:30 | Tidjane Salaun turnover (traveling) | |||
| 2:20 | Cooper Flagg misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:16 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 2:04 | Klay Thompson shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 2:04 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-16 | |
| 2:04 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-16 | |
| 1:45 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving dunk (Brandon Williams assists) | 30-18 | |
| 1:35 | Collin Sexton misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 1:33 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
| 1:29 | P.J. Washington misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 1:26 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 1:15 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:12 | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | |||
| 1:09 | Sion James misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:05 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
| 1:00 | Brandon Williams misses two point running layup | |||
| 0:57 | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | |||
| 0:51 | Sion James misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:46 | Brandon Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 0:38 | Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:35 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 0:14 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-18 | |
| 0:14 | Klay Thompson shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 0:14 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-18 | |
| 0:03 | +2 | Brandon Williams makes two point driving layup | 33-20 | |
| 0:00 | Hornets misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:34 | Ryan Nembhard misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 11:33 | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | |||
| 11:30 | Moussa Diabate blocks P.J. Washington's two point putback layup | |||
| 11:28 | Moussa Cisse offensive rebound | |||
| 11:27 | Moussa Cisse misses two point putback dunk | |||
| 11:25 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 11:14 | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Moussa Cisse steals) | |||
| 11:08 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point running finger roll layup (Jaden Hardy assists) | 33-22 | |
| 10:59 | Moussa Cisse blocks Collin Sexton's two point driving layup | |||
| 10:57 | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | |||
| 10:45 | Collin Sexton shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | |||
| 10:45 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-23 | |
| 10:45 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-24 | |
| 10:27 | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Nembhard steals) | |||
| 10:23 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 33-26 | |
| 10:23 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:13 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 36-26 | |
| 10:13 | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 10:13 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-26 | |
| 10:02 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 37-28 | |
| 9:46 | Collin Sexton misses two point driving layup | |||
| 9:44 | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | |||
| 9:44 | Tidjane Salaun misses two point putback layup | |||
| 9:43 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
| 9:40 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point running layup | 37-30 | |
| 9:40 | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | |||
| 9:40 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-31 | |
| 9:27 | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 40-31 | |
| 9:07 | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:04 | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | |||
| 8:55 | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 8:53 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
| 8:50 | P.J. Washington offensive foul (Off the ball) (Tidjane Salaun draws the foul) | |||
| 8:50 | P.J. Washington turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 8:32 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 42-31 | |
| 8:15 | +3 | Cooper Flagg makes three point pullup jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 42-34 | |
| 7:56 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point stepback jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 44-34 | |
| 7:47 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving finger roll layup | 44-36 | |
| 7:42 | Caleb Martin personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 7:36 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:35 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
| 7:35 | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Cisse draws the foul) | |||
| 7:24 | Max Christie turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 7:10 | Moussa Diabate misses two point hook shot | |||
| 7:08 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 7:06 | Caleb Martin blocks Moussa Diabate's two point putback layup | |||
| 7:06 | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 7:06 | Josh Green personal foul (Caleb Martin draws the foul) | |||
| 6:54 | Ryan Nembhard misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 6:50 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 6:44 | Max Christie blocks Miles Bridges's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 6:44 | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 6:36 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 44-38 | |
| 6:19 | Max Christie shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | |||
| 6:19 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-38 | |
| 6:19 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-38 | |
| 6:00 | Ryan Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 5:57 | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | |||
| 5:55 | Max Christie misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 5:52 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 5:38 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 48-38 | |
| 5:37 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:23 | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 48-41 | |
| 5:06 | Daniel Gafford blocks Sion James's two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 5:04 | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 4:59 | Klay Thompson misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 4:58 | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | |||
| 4:51 | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Max Christie assists) | 48-44 | |
| 4:33 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 51-44 | |
| 4:21 | +3 | Cooper Flagg makes three point pullup jump shot | 51-47 | |
| 4:02 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup | 53-47 | |
| 3:51 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:49 | Klay Thompson offensive rebound | |||
| 3:48 | Klay Thompson misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 3:45 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 3:28 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | |||
| 3:26 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
| 3:25 | Josh Green shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | |||
| 3:25 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-48 | |
| 3:25 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-49 | |
| 3:16 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point cutting layup | |||
| 3:13 | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | |||
| 3:06 | Cooper Flagg misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 3:02 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 2:47 | Brandon Miller misses two point driving layup | |||
| 2:46 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
| 2:43 | Max Christie misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:43 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 2:25 | Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
| 2:25 | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-49 | |
| 2:25 | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-49 | |
| 2:06 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point pullup jump shot (Brandon Williams assists) | 55-51 | |
| 1:47 | Brandon Williams shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 1:47 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-51 | |
| 1:47 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-51 | |
| 1:26 | Brandon Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:23 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 1:22 | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 1:11 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Brandon Williams assists) | 57-53 | |
| 0:52 | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | |||
| 0:42 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point turnaround jump shot | 57-55 | |
| 0:29 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 59-55 | |
| 0:11 | +2 | Brandon Williams makes two point driving layup | 59-57 | |
| 0:11 | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Brandon Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 0:11 | +1 | Brandon Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 59-58 | |
| 0:00 | Brandon Miller misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Cooper Flagg misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 11:42 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 11:26 | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 11:23 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
| 11:13 | Caleb Martin misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 11:10 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 10:50 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point dunk (Kon Knueppel assists) | 61-58 | |
| 10:39 | +2 | Max Christie makes two point pullup jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 61-60 | |
| 10:29 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot | 64-60 | |
| 10:11 | Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Miles Bridges steals) | |||
| 10:06 | Miles Bridges misses two point running dunk | |||
| 10:04 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
| 10:04 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point running finger roll layup | 64-62 | |
| 10:04 | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | |||
| 10:04 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 64-63 | |
| 9:48 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot | 67-63 | |
| 9:30 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving floating jump shot | 67-65 | |
| 9:22 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 70-65 | |
| 8:57 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot | 70-67 | |
| 8:45 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 73-67 | |
| 8:31 | Cooper Flagg misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:31 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
| 8:31 | Brandon Miller personal foul (Loose ball) (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | |||
| 8:28 | LaMelo Ball blocks Daniel Gafford's two point driving layup | |||
| 8:26 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 8:16 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 76-67 | |
| 8:02 | Daniel Gafford misses two point reverse layup | |||
| 8:00 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 7:55 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point running dunk (Kon Knueppel assists) | 78-67 | |
| 7:55 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:36 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Max Christie assists) | 78-69 | |
| 7:25 | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:22 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
| 7:17 | +2 | Max Christie makes two point running layup (P.J. Washington assists) | 78-71 | |
| 7:10 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 81-71 | |
| 6:51 | Cooper Flagg misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 6:51 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 6:44 | P.J. Washington personal foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
| 6:32 | P.J. Washington blocks Moussa Diabate's two point cutting layup | |||
| 6:29 | Max Christie defensive rebound | |||
| 6:26 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point running pullup jump shot (Max Christie assists) | 81-73 | |
| 6:16 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 84-73 | |
| 5:54 | P.J. Washington misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 5:52 | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | |||
| 5:51 | Collin Sexton blocks P.J. Washington's two point putback layup | |||
| 5:47 | Cooper Flagg offensive rebound | |||
| 5:45 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point layup | 84-75 | |
| 5:45 | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | |||
| 5:45 | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 84-76 | |
| 5:28 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 86-76 | |
| 5:14 | +2 | Max Christie makes two point driving floating jump shot (Brandon Williams assists) | 86-78 | |
| 4:59 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup | 88-78 | |
| 4:59 | Moussa Cisse defensive goaltending violation | |||
| 4:48 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving finger roll layup | 88-80 | |
| 4:26 | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:23 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
| 4:19 | P.J. Washington misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 4:19 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 4:10 | Cooper Flagg blocks Moussa Diabate's two point dunk | |||
| 4:08 | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | |||
| 3:54 | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Brandon Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 3:54 | +1 | Brandon Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-81 | |
| 3:54 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 3:54 | +1 | Brandon Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-82 | |
| 3:37 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:34 | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | |||
| 3:30 | Collin Sexton blocks Brandon Williams's two point driving layup | |||
| 3:30 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 3:17 | Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
| 3:17 | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 89-82 | |
| 3:17 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 3:15 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
| 3:06 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving floating jump shot | 89-84 | |
| 2:54 | +2 | Tidjane Salaun makes two point cutting layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 91-84 | |
| 2:41 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving floating jump shot | 91-86 | |
| 2:32 | Kon Knueppel misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 2:30 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
| 2:30 | Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Cisse draws the foul) | |||
| 2:30 | +1 | Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-87 | |
| 2:30 | Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 2:27 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 2:15 | Tidjane Salaun turnover (lost ball) (Klay Thompson steals) | |||
| 2:05 | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 2:05 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
| 1:57 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Brandon Williams's two point driving layup | |||
| 1:55 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 1:51 | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running layup (Kon Knueppel assists) | 93-87 | |
| 1:27 | Caleb Martin offensive foul (Off the ball) (Josh Green draws the foul) | |||
| 1:27 | Caleb Martin turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 1:06 | Kon Knueppel misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:03 | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:58 | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point running pullup jump shot | 93-90 | |
| 0:41 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:38 | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 0:34 | Klay Thompson misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 0:31 | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | |||
| 0:21 | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Brandon Williams assists) | 93-93 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | Sion James turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Williams steals) | |||
| 11:36 | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point running jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 93-96 | |
| 11:20 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 96-96 | |
| 10:59 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:56 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 10:45 | Collin Sexton misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 10:43 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
| 10:43 | Collin Sexton personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | |||
| 10:33 | Brandon Williams turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | |||
| 10:22 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:17 | Josh Green offensive rebound | |||
| 10:16 | Josh Green turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Williams steals) | |||
| 10:14 | Sion James personal foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul) | |||
| 10:08 | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point cutting layup (Daniel Gafford assists) | 96-98 | |
| 10:00 | Collin Sexton misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 10:00 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
| 9:54 | +2 | Brandon Williams makes two point running dunk (Cooper Flagg assists) | 96-100 | |
| 9:53 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 9:30 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 98-100 | |
| 9:05 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point pullup jump shot | 98-102 | |
| 8:49 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:49 | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | |||
| 8:44 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:42 | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | |||
| 8:39 | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point putback layup | 100-102 | |
| 8:23 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:23 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 8:01 | LaMelo Ball misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 7:59 | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | |||
| 7:47 | Cooper Flagg misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:45 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 7:36 | Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 7:36 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 101-102 | |
| 7:36 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 102-102 | |
| 7:25 | Caleb Martin misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:23 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 7:20 | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point running jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 105-102 | |
| 7:05 | Max Christie misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 7:04 | Moussa Cisse offensive rebound | |||
| 7:03 | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul) | |||
| 7:03 | +1 | Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 105-103 | |
| 7:03 | +1 | Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-104 | |
| 6:44 | Miles Bridges misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:42 | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 6:38 | Max Christie misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 6:34 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 6:23 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 107-104 | |
| 6:07 | +2 | Brandon Williams makes two point stepback jump shot | 107-106 | |
| 5:42 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:39 | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 5:31 | Moussa Diabate blocks Caleb Martin's two point cutting layup | |||
| 5:29 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
| 5:23 | +2 | Max Christie makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 107-108 | |
| 5:03 | Miles Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Martin steals) | |||
| 4:58 | Caleb Martin misses two point running layup | |||
| 4:56 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 4:53 | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 4:37 | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:35 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 4:32 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:26 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving layup | 109-108 | |
| 4:10 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving layup | 109-110 | |
| 3:51 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving hook shot | 111-110 | |
| 3:30 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:28 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 3:18 | Klay Thompson shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | |||
| 3:18 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 112-110 | |
| 3:18 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 113-110 | |
| 3:18 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
| 3:05 | +2 | Max Christie makes two point driving floating jump shot | 113-112 | |
| 2:40 | Kon Knueppel misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:38 | Max Christie defensive rebound | |||
| 2:30 | Max Christie misses two point driving layup | |||
| 2:28 | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | |||
| 2:28 | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | |||
| 2:28 | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 113-113 | |
| 2:28 | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 2:26 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 2:13 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:10 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 2:07 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 116-113 | |
| 1:56 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point driving layup | 116-115 | |
| 1:56 | Moussa Diabate defensive goaltending violation | |||
| 1:44 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 118-115 | |
| 1:31 | Brandon Miller blocks P.J. Washington's two point driving layup | |||
| 1:31 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 1:10 | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving layup | |||
| 1:08 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
| 1:01 | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 118-118 | |
| 0:38 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 121-118 | |
| 0:38 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:33 | +3 | Cooper Flagg makes three point pullup jump shot | 121-121 | |
| 0:33 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:27 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 0:24 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
| 0:07 | Cooper Flagg turnover (bad pass) (Kon Knueppel steals) | |||
| 0:04 | Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | |||
| 0:04 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-121 | |
| 0:04 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 123-121 | |
| 0:04 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:00 | Cooper Flagg misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Mavericks offensive rebound | 0:00 |
| Cooper Flagg misses two point pullup jump shot | 0:00 |
| Mavericks 60 second timeout | 0:04 |
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+ 1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:04 |
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+ 1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:04 |
| Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | 0:04 |
| Cooper Flagg turnover (bad pass) (Kon Knueppel steals) | 0:07 |
| Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | 0:24 |
| Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating jump shot | 0:27 |
| Hornets 60 second timeout | 0:33 |
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+ 3 | Cooper Flagg makes three point pullup jump shot | 0:33 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 123 | 121 |
| Field Goals | 43-91 (47.3%) | 48-103 (46.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 20-41 (48.8%) | 11-33 (33.3%) |
| Free Throws | 17-18 (94.4%) | 14-16 (87.5%) |
| Total Rebounds | 51 | 56 |
| Offensive | 8 | 13 |
| Defensive | 37 | 37 |
| Team | 6 | 6 |
| Assists | 28 | 26 |
| Steals | 4 | 7 |
| Blocks | 9 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 8 |
| Fouls | 17 | 15 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
| Key Players | |||||
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K. Knueppel SF | 18.9 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 3.6 APG | 48.6 FG% |
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C. Flagg SF | 19.5 PPG | 6.5 RPG | 4.1 APG | 48.2 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Knueppel SF | 34 PTS | 4 REB | 3 AST | ||
| C. Flagg SF | 49 PTS | 10 REB | 3 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Knueppel | 34 | 4 | 3 | 10/16 | 8/12 | 6/6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +7 | 45 |
| B. Miller | 23 | 6 | 2 | 7/13 | 3/7 | 6/6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +12 | 34 |
| L. Ball | 22 | 3 | 9 | 8/17 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +9 | 41 |
| M. Bridges | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7/17 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +11 | 41 |
| M. Diabate | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Knueppel | 34 | 4 | 3 | 10/16 | 8/12 | 6/6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +7 | 45 |
| B. Miller | 23 | 6 | 2 | 7/13 | 3/7 | 6/6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +12 | 34 |
| L. Ball | 22 | 3 | 9 | 8/17 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +9 | 41 |
| M. Bridges | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7/17 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +11 | 41 |
| M. Diabate | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Sexton | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 17 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Salaun | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -9 | 4 |
| J. Green | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 6 |
| S. James | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| P. Connaughton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. McNeeley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Mann | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reeves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Hall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 123 | 45 | 28 | 43/91 | 20/41 | 17/18 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 37 | +10 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Flagg | 49 | 10 | 3 | 20/29 | 3/5 | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | +2 | 64 |
| P. Washington | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6/19 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 31 |
| M. Christie | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6/15 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -13 | 22 |
| C. Martin | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 22 |
| D. Gafford | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 15 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Flagg | 49 | 10 | 3 | 20/29 | 3/5 | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | +2 | 64 |
| P. Washington | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6/19 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 31 |
| M. Christie | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6/15 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -13 | 22 |
| C. Martin | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 22 |
| D. Gafford | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 15 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Thompson | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6/15 | 4/11 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 22 |
| B. Williams | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6/10 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 29 |
| M. Cisse | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +11 | 10 |
| D. Powell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| R. Nembhard | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 10 |
| J. Hardy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| D. Russell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Kelly | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Robinson-Earl | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 121 | 50 | 26 | 48/103 | 11/33 | 14/16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 37 | -10 | - |