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Dallas Mavericks announced this Wednesday that the rookie Cooper Flagg suffered a sprain in the middle of his left foot and will not be able to play in the All Star, in which he was going to participate in the “Rising Stars” tournament.
Flagg, who underwent an MRI, suffered the injury during the Mavericks’ game in Phoenix with the Suns winning 120-111. He played more than 35 minutes and scored 27 points.
The number one of the last draft She will be out in this Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers and for what would have been, this weekend, her first All Star.
Flagg was called up on “Team Melo” — captained by Carmelo Anthony — along with Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper of the San Antonio Spurs, and Reed Sheppard of the Houston Rockets, among others.
For this year, the NBA organized a mini-tournament called “Rising Stars,” which will feature four teams made up of rookies freshmen and sophomores, as well as players from the G League (reserve league).
In just a few months, Flagg has emerged as the leader of the Mavericks, averaging 20.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, and is the favorite to be chosen as “rookie of the year.”
crazy night
Puerto Rican José Alvarado made eight triples this Wednesday in the New York Knicks’ victory in Philadelphia. The Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors for their 40th victory of the season, and Nikola Jokic recorded a new triple-double against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Knicks humiliated the 76ers 89-138 in one of the worst losses in franchise history and the third worst in Philadelphia.
Alvarado was the best of the Knicks starting on the bench and in less than 19 minutes on the court. In addition to his 26 points with a 61.5% success rate on three-pointers, the Puerto Rican — originally from Brooklyn — stole five balls, gave four assists and grabbed three rebounds.
The Puerto Rican took over the reins of the Knicks on a night in which their star, Jalen Brunson, was not good, with only nine points. In addition to Alvarado, Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Mikal Bridges contributed 22.
The Knicks, who led by 52 points, took revenge at the expense of the 76ers for the tough defeat suffered last night at Madison Square Garden, where they fell in overtime against the Indiana Pacers in low hours.
Detroit 40
The Pistons won in Toronto 95-113 to add their 40th victory of the season, thus becoming the second team in the league to reach that number, after the Oklahoma City Thunder, who already have 42 wins.
Two seasons ago, the Pistons were the worst team in the league with a 14-68 record. Today they lead the East with a comfortable cushion over their pursuers, the Boston Celtics and Knicks.
Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in a game that Detroit had to play without Jalen Duran and Isaiah Stewart, suspended for the brawl they were involved in in Charlotte on Monday.
Jokic oils the machine
With 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, the Serbian achieved his fourth consecutive triple-double in the Denver Nuggets’ 122-116 victory against the Grizzlies.
Jokic reappeared twelve days ago from an injury—the most serious of his NBA career—that kept him away from the court for a month. Last night was his 20th triple-double this season and the 184th of his NBA career, 23 shy of Russell Westbrook’s record.
Jamal Murray contributed 23 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. another 21 for the Nuggets who regain third place in the West with a balance of 33-20.
Also this Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers 133-109 with 41 points from Julius Randle, while the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Phoenix Suns 109-136 with 28 points from Jalen Williams.
The Cavaliers beat the Washington Wizards 138-113 in James Harden’s first game at home in Cleveland; Charlotte Hornets won 110-107 against Atlanta Hawks, and Boston Celtics won 124-105 against Chicago Bulls with 26 points from Payton Pritchard and 24 from Jaylen Brown.
San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 113-126 after coming back from 16 points in the second half. De’Aaron Fox scored 27 points and Victor Wembanyama 26 for San Antonio’s sixth straight victory, second in the West at 38-16.
In the second game of a back-to-back In Houston, after falling in the first, the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Rockets 102-105 with 19 points from Kawhi Leonard in the fourth quarter alone.
Bam Adebayo contributed 27 points and 14 rebounds in the Miami Heat’s 111-123 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans, while the Sacramento Kings equaled their worst streak by conceding their fourteenth straight defeat, this one at the hands of the Utah Jazz by 121-93.
Indiana Pacers came back from 18 points to defeat the Nets 110-115 in Brooklyn in a duel in the lower East, and Milwaukee accounted for Orlando Magic 108-116 with 34 points from Cam Thomas, in his second game with the Bucks.
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date: 2026-02-12 18:08:00