The Mavericks beat the Thunder 106-89. Does No. 1 pick Flagg have a future?

The NBA preseason ushered in a focus game. The Thunder challenged the Mavericks in back-to-back away games. Alexander took a truce for this game, and the Mavericks, Clay, and Flagg played!

At the beginning of the first quarter, the thick eyebrow jumper scored two points, and then received a pass from Russell and scored three points. He scored 5 points in a row to help the Mavericks get a 7-2 start. The Thunder relied on the performance of many rotation players to close the score in the quarter, but the Mavericks quickly made a wave and led by 9 points entering the second quarter! In the second quarter, the Mavericks became more and more courageous. Flagg showed his true qualities as the No. 1 pick, scoring 10 points and 3 rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting in the half. Washington and Christie also performed well. The Mavericks scored 37 points in a single quarter, winning by 17 points in a single quarter, and ended the first half with a huge 26-point advantage.

After changing sides and fighting again, the Mavericks, who were leading by a large score, began to change players, and the Thunder Youth Army took advantage of the opportunity to narrow the point difference. Gottman, who played for the Mavericks last season, scored consecutive mid-range goals against his old team. Rookie Barnhizer also hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc. The Thunder won by 10 points in a single quarter. At the end of the three quarters, the Thunder trailed the Mavericks 66-82! In the final battle, the Thunder became more and more courageous, and a wave of 21-11 closed the point difference to 6 points. At the critical moment, Mavericks guard Matthews Cleveland scored 7 points in a row to help the team stabilize the situation, and finally beat the Thunder 106-89 to usher in a good start to the preseason.

Flagg, the top pick of the Mavericks, played 14 minutes in this game and made two of three three-pointers. He scored 10 points, 6 rebounds, three assists and a block in the game! This rookie is very versatile! After the game, basketball expert Zeng Lingxu also expressed his opinion immediately. He felt that Flagg, the top pick, would not be a parallel import!

Player data for both sides:

Thunder data: Brooks Barnhizer 16 points and 7 rebounds; Jaylin Williams 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks; Zach Austin 13 points and 3 rebounds; Osman Dieng 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals; Jazian Gottman 12 points and 4 rebounds.

Mavericks statistics: PJ Washington had 14 points and 3 rebounds; Jaden Hardy had 12 points and 3 rebounds; Max Christie had 12 points and 3 assists; Cooper Flagg had 10 points and 6 rebounds; Anthony Davis had 7 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.