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As for his own performance, Flagg struggled, scoring 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting.
“Not great,” Flagg said when asked to assess his display. “Obviously, didn’t play incredibly well, but we’ve got to move past it, turn our focus and start looking toward Friday [against Washington].”
Flagg received support from team-mate Anthony Davis, who top-scored for the Mavs with 22 points.
“Game one. I mean, he’s still a rookie,” said Davis. “You’re coming in and preseason was obviously good, but when that game one comes around [in a] packed stadium, national TV game … I’m not sure if he’s a social media guy or not, but you saw it – everything was No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and Wemby match up and all this stuff. So you start hearing it, and I’m not sure if it got to him, but it’s first-game jitters when it’s time for the real thing. So he’ll be fine.”



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