In a night where a few top rookies had outstanding debuts (hello, VJ Edgecombe), Cooper Flagg was not one of them. He was scoreless in the first half and only attempted two shots before finally being more aggressive in the third quarter. He'd finish with 10 points and 10 rebounds on 4/13 shooting, but I'll discuss him more in a minute.

Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points, had 15 rebounds, and committed zero turnovers in the San Antonio Spurs’ victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

"I thought Cooper played within himself," Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said.