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Cooper Flagg Stunned by Nikola Jokic’s 23–21 Game, Says “Seems Like He’s Not Even Trying”

Flagg praised how Jokic impacts games and said it was crazy to be a part of his 23-point, 21-rebound and 19-assist game. "Sometimes it seems like he's not even trying out there. Ends up with 20-20-20," Flagg said. He added that there's a lot he can learn from Jokic's game, but doesn't know if he'll ever play that way.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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