The Nets come into this game following a 119-101 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Dec. 6 in which they began the game with an 11-point lead and never looked back. Forward Michael Porter Jr. continued what could be an All-Star season by dropping 35 points,

Flagg is now 25 games into his NBA career, where he's averaging 17.5 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 3.4 APG. And with Friday's win, he joined LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Victor Wembanyama as the only players in NBA history with 400+ points, 150+ rebounds, 30+ steals, and 20+ threes made in the first 25 games of a career, per OptaStats.

Anthony Davis scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half to go with 14 rebounds and three blocks, and Cooper Flagg had 22 points and eight assists as the Dallas Mavericks rallied to beat the Brooklyn Nets 119-111.

The Brooklyn Nets have had a few days off due to the unique effect that the NBA Cup has on the schedule for every team that doesn't make the tournament. Brooklyn went into their mini-break having won three of their last four games and as they enter Friday's game at the Dallas Mavericks, they will do so having a mostly-healthy roster for the road.

Dallas will be without key rotation players in the frontcourt, giving Brooklyn a slight advantage inside the arc.

Michael Porter Jr. poured in 34 points, tying Kevin Durant and James Harden for the longest streak of 33-point games in Nets history, and rookie Danny Wolf added 17 points and seven rebounds off the bench. But it wasn’t enough, as Brooklyn fell to the Dallas Mavericks 119-111 in a game that featured 23 lead changes and 16 ties.

The Nets lost to the Mavericks 119-111 despite the fact that forward Michael Porter Jr. continued his excellent play that could potentially get him into the All-Star Game. Porter had 34 points and four rebounds while rookie forward Danny Wolf had 17 points and seven rebounds coming off the bench for a Brooklyn team that needed someone to step up.