But Cooper Flagg was all smiles when he exchanged a hug with Queen after the buzzer Friday night, as the No. 1 pick had just scored 12 of his career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Mavs to a 118-115 comeback win at the American Airlines Center. On this occasion, it was Queen who missed with an opportunity to tie the score in the final seconds, airballing a 3-pointer on the Pelicans’ final possession. It was a rough finish to an otherwise phenomenal performance for Queen, who had 20 points, seven rebounds and a career-high 11 assists. “I [saw] him laugh at me,” Queen said of his postgame meeting with Flagg, his former teammate at Montverde Academy in Florida. “That’s probably what he was laughing at, but yo, that’s crazy. Full circle.”
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