DALLAS -- Cooper Flagg had to stifle a frown when he swapped jerseys with his former high school teammate Derik Queen after the two rookie lottery picks' first meeting as NBA foes earlier this month. That's because Flagg was frustrated after missing a potential tying pull-up jumper in the final seconds of the Dallas Mavericks ' loss to Queen's Pelicans that night.

But Flagg was all smiles when he exchanged a hug with Queen after the buzzer on Friday night, as the No. 1 overall pick had just scored 12 of his career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Mavs to a 118-115 comeback win at the American Airlines Center.

On this occasion, it was Queen who missed with an opportunity to tie the score in the final seconds, airballing a 3-pointer on the Pelicans' final possession.

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