JAKARTA - Two young stars from Duke University, Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, managed to break a record that is more than half a century old when the Dallas Mavericks hosted the Charlotte Hornets in the 2025-2026 NBA season.
The fight between the two teams ended dramatically 123-121 for the home team Hornets' victory at the American Airlines Center, Dallas, on Friday, January 30, 2026, Indonesian time or January 29, 2026, local time.
Cooper Flagg went crazy in the match by scoring 49 points, the highest in his career. In addition, this achievement is also the highest point record for a rookie in the history of the Dallas Mavericks.
Flagg broke the Dallas Mavericks rookie record previously held by Mark Aguirre, a player whose number 24 was retired in a ceremonial ceremony during a break in the game.
Flagg, a 19-year-old basketball player, was very efficient by converting 20 of 29 shots, including 10 rebounds and perfect free throw accuracy (6-6). Despite dominating, Flagg failed to give the Mavericks a victory after his last shot missed.
On the other side, Kon Knueppel was not to be outdone. He responded with 34 points, including a string of eight three-point shots from 12 attempts to help his team secure victory in front of their own public.
Flagg and Knueppel are youth players on their respective teams. Their first meeting at the professional level even managed to set two records at once.
The first record to be broken was that Flagg and Knueppel were the first rookie pairs from the same college (Duke) to face each other on the court and each could score at least 30 points in one game.
The second record they broke was a combined 83 points. This is the most points scored by two rookies in a single game since Tiny Archibald and Pete Maravich scored a total of 91 points in 1971.
NBA 2025-2026 results on Friday, January 30, 2026
Philadelphia 76ers 113-111 Sacramento KingsWashington Wizards 109-99 Milwaukee BucksAtlanta Hawks 86-104 Houston RocketsChicago Bulls 113-116 Miami HeatDenver Nuggets 107-103 Brooklyn NetsPhoenix Suns 114-96 Detroit PistonsMinnesote Timberwolves 123-111 Oklahoma City ThunderThe English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
