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Locked On Mavericks - Daily Podcast On The Dallas Mavs

POSTGAME: Cooper Flagg's 42 Points Proves He is On Another Level, Doesn't Have a Ceiling for the Mavs

Locked On Mavericks - Daily Podcast On The Dallas Mavs

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🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The Dallas Mavericks fell to the Utah Jazz in a dramatic NBA overtime showdown, but Cooper Flagg delivered a historic performance and showcased why he’s one of the brightest young stars in the league. How did the Mavs, led by Cooper Flagg, manage without Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, and what does it mean for their season moving forward?

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0:00.0

On today's show, Dallas Mavericks fall in overtime, but Cooper Flagg proves that he is exactly what we thought he is.

0:07.3

Probably a top 50 player.

0:08.7

Today's Locked on Maps.

0:11.6

This is Cooper Flagg and you're listening to Lockdown Mall.

0:14.1

So all the time.

0:16.1

I think that's a good question.

0:17.6

All these changes.

0:19.8

You know, I still got my dog Dwight Powell. You know, I still got my dog, Dwight Powell. You're a locked on Netflix. Your daily Dallas Mavericks podcast. I'm a part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your team every day. I'm going to get a city like that. And welcome. You're locked on to the Dallas Mavericks, your team every day.

0:38.3

My name is Nick Engstead.

0:39.3

Media member covered the map for 10 years.

0:40.3

Thanks for we're eating every day. You're making locked on maps. Your first listen each and every day. Today's episode brought to you by Fanduel. If you want to be right in the middle of the NFL action, this season, visit fandul.com. Place for bets all season long. and joining me, as always,

0:52.4

the post game broad is you

0:53.1

from the great slightly biased YouTube channel,

0:54.6

the haymaker himself.

0:55.7

What did you see from the maps tonight slightly biased

0:58.8

i'm honestly like almost in a let it ride don't want you let it ride because we have to protect

1:02.5

the sanctity of let it ride and it has to be on wins but we let the flag fly can we we can let

1:08.3

the flag let the flag fly i really had to focus can let the flag? Let the flag fly.

1:14.9

I really had a focus on pronouncing there because I was worried.

1:23.2

But yeah, I mean, this is obviously a tough loss for the Mavs, some problems, but your super star 18 girl rookie just dropped 42 points. I mean, a lot to smile about. That's true. We'll talk about how the Mabbs finish this game. We'll talk about the brutalness to finish it. I want to talk about the offense because right now it's way better than the defense, even though the offense failed them at the end of this game. But that is completely flipped on its head.

1:44.7

So we'll talk about that.

1:45.2

We'll talk about Max Christie, Noggi Marshall, PJ Washington, all kinds of stuff like that. But slightly, we got to start here. Cooper Flagg, ties the Mavs franchise rookie record, 42 points with Mark Aguier. A lot of people, I think, would have assumed somebody else. 42. 2.7 rebound, 6 assists, two blocks of steel. Did have four turnovers, two of them back to back early in the fourth quarter, which I think he learned from pretty quickly. But just an absolutely incredible game. You watch what he did in this game, and the Jazz didn't have Nurkich, didn't have Walker Kessler. So they basically didn't really have centers out there. They had Philpowski, but didn't really have centers. And so Cooper Flagg looks at it and says, if I beat my man off the dribble, all I have to do is go to the rim. And I can finish over anybody that's at the rim because I'm going to be almost as big or bigger than anybody that's going to come over and be a help defender. And he was great. His left hand was awesome and just over and over and over. He drove

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