Jason Kidd doesn’t lose his temper
As the day before, against the Hornets, Cooper Flagg was very, very good against the Rockets. But just like the day before, the Mavericks rookie fumbled on the final possession and the Mavericks lost. Except this time, Jason Kidd felt his young wing was punished by the referee.
“I saw the mistake!” The judges, Sean Wright, Simon Jelks and Jason Goldenberg, were terrible tonight. This is unacceptable. It’s a mistake” started by the Dallas coach at the press conference. “At some point you have to look at the action again. He attacks the circle, he gets hit. It’s a mistake. If the situation was reversed, would we have whistled? You have to be consistent, and tonight the referees weren’t.”
In his sights, this breakthrough by Cooper Flagg with 25 seconds left. The rookie beats Amen Thompson on the left hand, and he’s off balance when he gets to the layup.
“I definitely felt contact, but at the end of the day the umpires make the decision, so that’s the way it is…” sighs Cooper Flagg. “I have to deal with it, and it’s part of the game. It’s not the first time in my life that I haven’t been whistled, and it probably won’t be the last.” So whatever happens, I have to keep playing. »
On the Houston side, we expected this left-hand drive. “We know he really likes to go left-handed”rapporte Udoka’s name. “That’s something we see a lot. When he takes his side kicks and the shots we’re trying to concede to him, it obviously increases his stats.”
| Cooper Flagg | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2025-26 | DAL | 44 | 33:56 | 48.2 | 29.0 | 80.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 19.5 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-02-01 07:19:00
