Cooper Flagg makes NBA history as Mavericks fall to Jazz

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg etched his name into NBA history books on Monday night despite an overtime loss to the Utah Jazz Flagg scored points in a - loss He scored the bulk points by an -year-old in NBA history topping the previous mark set by LeBron James on Dec when he was a rookie with the Cleveland Cavaliers However the loss weighed more on him CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Obviously we didn t win So it's tough for me to want to be happy or any of that but obviously it s a success Flagg stated He also became the fifth rookie to record at least points five rebounds and five assists in the last years He finished with seven rebounds and six assists It s come a long way from the start of the season so I m proud of that fourth quarter Flagg revealed It s a new competition but I am getting more and more assured and just settling in honestly just being myself and letting the match come to me LEBRON JAMES CLASHES WITH SUNS' DILLON BROOKS IN LAKERS' -POINT WINFlagg also made history back in November when he became the youngest competitor in NBA history to outcome at least points Ultimately the Mavericks are - and sitting in th place in the Western Conference For Flagg the records are nice but doing it in a losing effort is not what he s about I m not really focused on a lot of that stuff the records I m more just focused on being present day to day and trying to get better and getting our association as countless wins as we can he noted Utah is - on the season and are th in the conference standings Keyonte George led the Jazz with points as he made five -pointers Lauri Markkanen added points and rebounds The Associated Press contributed to this assessment Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter