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Cooper Flagg didn’t just have a big night, he delivered the kind of performance that made you forget the Mavericks actually lost.

The rookie erupted for a career-high 42 points against the Utah Jazz, flashing every gear in the bag while carving up defenders at the rim with finish after finish.

Even with Anthony Davis sitting out, Flagg’s explosion turned into the headline, the storyline, and basically the only thing anyone talked about when the final buzzer sounded.

And yet… it still wasn’t enough. Dallas fell 140-133 in overtime in a game that turned into an all-out track meet, with both teams living in the paint and neither side showing much interest in getting a stop.

Flagg still had chances late, including a massive drive where he drew a foul in a moment that could’ve swung everything — but the Mavericks couldn’t land the knockout, and Utah survived the chaos to steal it in extra time.

While Flagg stole the show, Dallas still had a few key pieces keep the offense humming. Ryan Nembhard bounced back with 14 points and 11 assists while running the show as the lone point guard, and P.J. Washington bullied his way to 25 points and 13 rebounds in a physical night inside.

The Mavericks stayed stuck in clutch-game purgatory again, and the defense looked like it vanished for long stretches, but the bigger takeaway lingered: Flagg’s night felt like a warning shot that something bigger was coming.

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Jerry Jones’ postgame comments lit the fuse, but Trevon Diggs’ response poured gasoline on a Cowboys storyline that suddenly felt bigger than the Sunday night loss to Minnesota.

With Dallas’ playoff hopes basically on life support, the tension between ownership, coaches, and one of the team’s biggest stars spilled into the open in real time.

Now the question isn’t just how the Cowboys lost, it’s what this public back-and-forth says about where the locker room is headed next.

The Stars flipped the script Monday night at the AAC, storming back for a 4-1 win over the Kings after Los Angeles struck first.

Mikko Rantanen, Matt Duchene, and Wyatt Johnston each posted a goal and an assist as Casey DeSmith stayed red-hot with 27 saves to extend his point streak to 11 games (8-0-3).

The real twist was Oskar Bäck snapping a 22-game goal drought with the third-period go-ahead winner that broke the Kings — and sent Dallas rolling.

The Rangers spent the busy offseason making headline moves, cutting ties with a Hall of Fame manager, moving on from two World Series heroes, and trading another, but now the real work has shifted to the margins.

Texas has built a reputation for finding sneaky upgrades, yet the stakes are higher when “small” moves are all that’s left to reshape the roster.

The big question: will this front-office finesse actually make them better, or just different?

All time.

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Ali Jawad
Dallas Cowboys ​Content Creator/Newsletter Writer
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