Cooper Flagg continued his historic rookie run to end a long Dallas home drought against LeBron James's depleted Los Angeles Lakers.
The 19-year-old Mavericks star scored 45 points in a 134-128 victory over the Lakers on Sunday (Monday AEST), ending their longest home losing streak in 32 years at 14 games.
James had 30 points and 15 assists for the playoff-bound Lakers, who led for just 13 seconds in the opening minutes of their first game since injuries sidelined Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique) for the rest of the regular season.