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Flagg's layup with 10 seconds left lifts Mavericks past Heat, 113-112

Cooper Flagg finished with 29 points and 11 assists as Dallas won in Miami, which dropped to 0-4 despite a triple-double from Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Flagg: 29 points, 11 assists, 12-of-23 from the field
Antetokounmpo: 29 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists in the loss
Clayton: 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting off the Dallas bench

Published October 26, 2026 at 11:02 PM1 min read How this story was written

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Cooper Flagg scored on a driving layup with 10 seconds left Monday to give the Dallas Mavericks a 113-112 victory over the Miami Heat, who fell to 0-4 despite a triple-double from Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Flagg finished with 29 points on 12-of-23 shooting, 11 assists and six rebounds in 40 minutes. His 24-foot three-pointer with 2:02 left put Dallas up 111-108, and the winning layup was the Mavericks' last basket.

Keel's projection gave Dallas (2-2) a 24 percent chance against Miami (0-4).

Miami led 48-36 in the second quarter before Dallas ran off 10 straight points to tie it at 50-50. The Mavericks outscored the Heat 30-25 in both the second and fourth quarters. Miami's 35 points in the third were its best period.

The finish swung back and forth. Morez Johnson Jr.'s tip-in put Dallas up 108-106, Davion Mitchell tied it at 108, and after Flagg's three, Antetokounmpo's driving layup made it 111-110. Bam Adebayo's tip shot with 49.5 seconds left put Miami up 112-111 before Flagg answered.

Antetokounmpo had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists but committed five turnovers. Mitchell scored 21 on 9-of-15 shooting.

The free-throw line separated the teams: Dallas made 13 of 14, Miami 14 of 25. Walter Clayton Jr. added 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting in 17 minutes off the Mavericks' bench.