Key Takeaways

• Cooper Flagg exited at halftime with a left shoulder injury after a foul by Aaron Nesmith on what appeared to be a breakaway dunk; Nesmith was assessed a flagrant foul and a double technical was issued following a brief shoving incident.
• Flagg finished with 15 points, five rebounds and six assists in 17 minutes before leaving the game.
• Kyrie Irving scored 24 points, including multiple 3-pointers, helping Dallas overcome the loss of Flagg in the second half.
• P.J. Washington contributed 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, delivering their most productive effort from a supporting cast around Irving.
• Dallas opened the game on a 22-6 run in the first quarter to seize a 42-23 lead and later stretched to a 61-31 lead by halftime after a 15-point burst in the second quarter.
• Tyrese Haliburton played in his first home game since the 2025 NBA Finals, receiving a loud reception from the Indiana crowd as Dallas built a commanding early lead.
• The win marked Dallas’s first victory under new head coach Dusty May, who grew up in Indiana, signaling a successful early installment of his tenure.