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The Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 116-111 at American Airlines Center in both teams' NBA Cup opener. Houston (5-1) lost for the first time this season, which leaves Memphis as the league's only unbeaten team. Dallas is 4-2.

Cooper Flagg's 33 Points Came From Inside the Arc

Cooper Flagg, in his second season, scored 33 on 13 of 19 shooting and did it without a three: he was 0 for 4 from outside and 7 of 10 at the line, with nine rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block in 39 minutes, per the ESPN box score. Kyrie Irving scored 35, 26 of them after halftime, on 12 of 19 shooting with nine assists. His jumper put Dallas ahead 102-100 for good.

Daniel Gafford made 6 of 7 shots for 18 points and blocked two shots. Rookie Zaccharie Risacher gave Dallas 12 points and three steals off the bench.

Nine Missed Free Throws and a 28-10 Fast-Break Gap

Kevin Durant scored 28 but missed two free throws with Houston down two and 1:53 left. Amen Thompson, who had 15 points, six assists and four steals, missed two more with 42 seconds to go after P.J. Washington threw him the ball on a turnover. Flagg scored after each pair, including a three-point play.

Houston won the glass 48-41 and Tari Eason alone had eight offensive boards, but Dallas scored 28 fast-break points to Houston's 10 and won the fourth quarter 40-27. Fred VanVleet was 3 of 10 from three.

The Rockets host Oklahoma City on Saturday night. Dallas is off until Monday, when Sacramento visits. More NBA coverage lives on the BallerTube NBA page.