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By Matthew Coles.

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg, center, shoots over Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

Cooper Flagg becomes youngest player to score 42 points but laments Mavericks’ overtime loss to Jazz

December 15, 2025

Cooper Flagg scored the most points by an 18-year-old in NBA history, but he couldn’t enjoy the accomplishment because it came in a loss. Flagg had 42 points — topping the previous mark of 37 set by LeBron James on Dec. 13, 2003 — in a 140-133 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday night. Flagg also became just the fifth rookie to record 40 points, five rebounds and five assists in the last 15 years as he finished with seven board and six assists.

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Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) shoots over Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie (12) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

Markkanen becomes first Jazz player to top 50 points since Karl Malone in win over Suns

October 27, 2025

The Utah Jazz played 2,155 regular season games since Karl Malone scored 56 points in awin over Golden State on April 7, 1998. No Jazz player had topped the 50-point mark until Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 in a 138-134 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night. He became the 97th player to score 50 points in NBA history. The Jazz needed all of them, including the Finnish star’s two free throws with 1.9 left in overtime, to clinch the win. Markkanen played 45 minutes and became the focus of the Suns’ defensive efforts but said he wasn’t tired as he headed to the free-throw line.

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