
Much of the attention surrounding the Warriors’ Christmas Day matchup naturally centered around Klay Thompson facing his former team, but the game also featured the first matchup between Golden Star Steph Curry and Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg.
The NBA likes to highlight their biggest stars on Christmas and despite being a rookie, Flagg got the call and answered it well. In his first game playing on Christmas, Flagg scored 27 points with six rebounds and five assists as the Mavericks fell 126-116 to the Warriors on Thursday. It was the second straight 25-plus point effort for the No. 1 pick in the draft, who is averaging 19.2 points so far in his rookie season.