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The Dallas Mavericks (7-4) survived a wild one Monday night, beating the Indiana Pacers (3-8) 125-122 in one of their most entertaining games of the season. Cooper Flagg was incredible, finishing with 43 points on 16-of-25 shooting, 10 rebounds, six assists, and three steals, while Kyrie Irving added 35 points on seven made 3-pointers. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 29 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Dallas trailed by 10 at halftime, but Flagg and Irving powered a second-half comeback and made enough plays late to escape with the win.
Dallas opened sluggishly and spent most of the first quarter trying to dig out of an early hole. Flagg was easily the Mavericks’ best player, scoring nine points with five rebounds, two assists, and three steals while shooting 4-of-6. Kyrie started 1-for-4, Caleb Martin missed both shots, and Dallas shot only 40 percent from the field and 27.3 percent from three. Indiana, meanwhile, shot 55 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from three, with Siakam going perfect from the floor for nine points and Aaron Nesmith hitting both of his threes. Flagg’s activity kept Dallas within reach, but Indiana was the sharper team and led 31-26 after one.
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The Mavericks found more offense in the second quarter, but Siakam completely took over. Kyrie got going with three threes and reached 15 points, while Flagg continued to create as both a scorer and passer. Walter Clayton Jr. also gave Dallas good minutes, but the Mavericks couldn’t string together enough stops to take control. Siakam finished the half with 26 points on 8-of-9 shooting and hit five of his six threes, repeatedly answering every Dallas run. Indiana shot 60 percent from the field and 56.3 percent from three in the half, while P.J. Washington struggled badly at 2-of-10 from the floor. Andrew Nembhard hit a turnaround jumper at the horn to send the Pacers into halftime up 66-56.
Dallas finally flipped the game in the third, and Flagg was the biggest reason why. He scored 14 points in the period, getting to his turnaround jumper, attacking the rim, and making better reads as the Mavericks steadily erased the…
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