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Rookie showcase game: Cooper Flagg scores 49, Kon Knueppel 34 in Hornets win
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The Mavericks' Flagg set an NBA record for most points ever by a teenager when he scored 49 against the Hornets on Thursday night in Dallas.
AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementKnueppel stole a pass from Flagg with seven seconds left in a tie game, drove to the rim in transition and was fouled by Flagg.
Knueppel then scored his 33rd and 34th points of the game on free throws with 4.1 seconds left, giving Charlotte the 123-121 win.
Knueppel had a big night himself, knocking down eight 3-pointers to set a Hornets rookie record.
Charlotte got 23 points from Brandon Miller (that's nine straight games with 20+ points for Miller), while LaMelo Ball added 22 points, including hitting six 3-pointers.