Cooper Flagg played his fifth game in the NBA on Wednesday night and it may have been his best. The No. 1 overall pick scored 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out four assists. He also played a pivotal roll on the Mavericks' decisive second-half performance as they notched a key early-season victory over the visiting Pacers.
Considering Flagg was coming off a shocking two-point, two-rebound display across 31 minutes vs. the Thunder, it was great for Mavs fans to see him rebound. It's going to be a long season amid a long and productive career down in Dallas and there's no reason to get too high or too low after a particular outing.
Even if Wednesday night's did feature Flagg doing the "too small" taunt to Pacers guard Mac McClung after a key fourth-quarter basket.
McClung, a repeat G-Leaguer, is 6' 2" and swoops in every now and again to win the NBA dunk contest. He is not known as an elite post defender as his size might suggest. So it was a choice for Flagg, who is expected to do great things right away, to punctuate the moment this way. But hey, it was pretty funny too.