Depending on what you were rooting for, you got exactly what you wanted in this game. Unless you wanted a loss for the Mavericks.

Cooper Flagg scored 27 points and matched a season high with three steals, and Naji Marshall had three straight baskets down the stretch and finished with 22 points as the depleted Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-105.

The Dallas Mavericks didn’t overwhelm the Brooklyn Nets with star power alone, they beat them with teamwork and a rookie who looked far more comfortable than his draft status might suggest.

On the second night of a back-to-back, the Nets battled, but ultimately came up short in a road loss to the Mavericks.

The Brooklyn Nets (11-26) came into Monday's game at the Dallas Mavericks (15-25) on the second night of a back-to-back after a tough loss at the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. Brooklyn was dealing with two key players out of the lineup in rookie Egor Demin and Cam Thomas, but the Nets just didn't show up the way they needed to for all four quarters.

Dallas seized an early lead by leveraging Brooklyn’s switch-heavy defense, often throwing screens until Porter Jr., who’s far a less troublesome matchup at the defense end, faced the ball. Then, they attacked accordingly.

Michael Porter Jr. and Drake Powell are both back for the Nets tonight at Dallas. However, Ziaire Williams (illness) remains OUT. Egor Dëmin (left plantar fascia, injury management) and Cam Thomas (left hamstring injury management) are also OUT.

Monday’s 113-105 loss to the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center marked the Nets’ fourth straight defeat, dropping them to 11-26 and extending a slide that has now reached seven losses in their last eight games. And for the second straight night, the Nets were undone by a slow start and late execution.

The Dallas Mavericks are set to host the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, January 12, 2026, at 8:30 pm ET. The Mavericks, with key players like Cooper Flagg and Klay Thompson, face a Nets team led by Michael Porter Jr.

Brooklyn looks to break its three-game skid with a win over Dallas Brooklyn Nets (11-25, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (14-25, 12th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Monday, 8:30 p.

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Cooper Flagg headed to the locker room after appearing to roll his ankle during the Mavericks' game against the Nuggets.