DALLAS : Cooper Flagg scored a season-high 43 points to become only the second teenager in NBA history to record at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a game as the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 125-122 on Monday.
Flagg, 19, scored 30 points in the second half, shooting 16-of-25 from the field while adding 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals. Kyrie Irving contributed 35 points, including seven three-pointers on 10 attempts, as Dallas secured the comeback victory.
Flagg joined Kevin Durant, who achieved the feat for the Seattle SuperSonics in the final game of the 2007-08 season, as the only teenagers to register a 40-10-5 performance.
Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 29 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, scoring 26 points in the first half. The Pacers had a chance to force overtime in the closing seconds, but Caleb Martin’s steal ended their hopes.
WARRIORS 138, PELICANS 87
Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski and rookie Yaxel Lendeborg combined for 73 points as Golden State extended its winning streak to eight games with a dominant victory over New Orleans, completing a perfect 6-0 homestand.
The Warriors became the first team in NBA history to recover from an 0-3 start to a season by winning eight consecutive games.
Lendeborg scored 23 points, including 16 in the first half, while Podziemski added 25, with 15 coming before the break. Curry finished with 25 points as Golden State recorded the fourth-largest winning margin in franchise history.
Derik Queen led New Orleans with 16 points and three blocks. The Pelicans rested star forward Zion Williamson and suffered their third consecutive defeat. It was only the second time in franchise history that New Orleans had lost by at least 50 points.
HORNETS 124, CAVALIERS 112
Grayson Allen scored 27 points and Naz Reid added 25 points and 13 rebounds as Charlotte snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Cleveland.
The Hornets made 23 of 46 attempts from three-point range and received 43 points from their bench. Tidjane Salaun contributed 14 points, while Royce O’Neale added 10. Ryan Kalkbrenner grabbed 15 rebounds as Charlotte dominated the boards 49-32.
Rookie Meleek Thomas led Cleveland with a season-high 18 points off the bench, while Donovan Mitchell managed just 11 points on four-of-11 shooting.
LAKERS 124, HAWKS 114
Luka Doncic returned from a lower back injury concern with 32 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to six games with a victory over Atlanta.
Doncic, who missed Sunday’s game against Detroit because of lower back tightness, shot 11-of-22 from the field. The Lakers were without Austin Reaves, who was sidelined by illness after scoring 43 points against the Pistons.
CJ McCollum led Atlanta’s bench with 21 points, while Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 20. The Hawks saw their four-game winning streak come to an end.
PISTONS 122, WIZARDS 111
John Collins recorded 24 points and 10 rebounds as Detroit overcame a 44-point performance from Anthony Davis to beat Washington and hand the Wizards their fourth consecutive defeat.
Daniss Jenkins and Duncan Robinson scored 22 points apiece for the Pistons, while Cade Cunningham finished with 17 points and seven assists.
Davis, returning after missing two games with a right ankle sprain, added 13 rebounds to his 44-point effort. Rookie AJ Dybantsa contributed 21 points and eight rebounds, while Trae Young had 20 points and seven assists.
GRIZZLIES 118, RAPTORS 102
Ty Jerome scored 27 points, including five three-pointers, as Memphis ended a three-game losing streak and improved to 5-0 on the road with a win over Toronto.
Cameron Boozer added 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Grizzlies, who converted 16 of 34 attempts from beyond the arc.
Jamal Shead led Toronto with 20 points and 11 assists, while RJ Barrett contributed 19. The Raptors have now lost four of their last six games.
ROCKETS 110, NUGGETS 100
Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun recorded double-doubles as Houston snapped a two-game losing streak with a home victory over Denver.
Durant finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, while Sengun contributed 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Jabari Smith Jr. added 14 points and seven rebounds.
Jamal Murray scored 38 points for Denver, including 15 in the fourth quarter, but the Nuggets could not prevent defeat. Nikola Jokic added 25 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists. Denver had won four of its previous five games.
SPURS 112, SUNS 96
Victor Wembanyama delivered a dominant performance with 40 points, 11 rebounds and nine blocks in just 25 minutes as San Antonio defeated Phoenix for its ninth consecutive victory.
Wembanyama shot 15-of-19 from the field to lead the Spurs, who maintained their unbeaten away record at 5-0. Dylan Harper added 17 points, while Julian Champagnie scored 11 in a starting role in place of Devin Vassell, who was sidelined with an adductor injury.
Devin Booker led Phoenix with 32 points as the Suns had their two-game winning streak snapped. Khaman Maluach added 11 points off the bench.
