Cooper Flagg didn’t wait for help. He grabbed a defensive rebound, put his head down, and went the full length of the floor, slicing through two Memphis Grizzlies defenders before hammering home a coast-to-coast dunk that had the Dallas Mavericks bench up and the visitors looking around for answers. Expand Tweet

It was the kind of “I’ve got this” moment the Mavericks drafted Cooper Flagg for . The rookie forward’s night wasn’t perfect, but it was loud. He posted 12 points, seven rebounds, and a steal in 33 minutes, going 4-of-15 from the field and 1-of-3 from deep, via the ESPN Box Score, while still finding ways to tilt the game with energy plays like that breakaway slam and a clutch fourth-quarter 3-pointer. Article Continues Below

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