Kidd: 'Terrible' officials missed foul calls vs. Cooper Flagg - ESPN

HOUSTON — Two days after setting a franchise rookie scoring record, Cooper Flagg poured in 34 more points Saturday night. But his coach left the game displeased that Flagg didn't get more opportunities at the free throw line with the game in the balance.

After the Mavs' 111-107 road loss to the Houston Rockets, Dallas coach Jason Kidd criticized the referees for not calling a foul on Flagg's drive to the basket late in the game. The rookie missed a layup on that possession that would have tied the score with 25 seconds remaining.

«I saw a foul,» Kidd said. "[Officials] Sean [Wright], Simone [Jelks] and Jason [Goldenberg] were awful tonight. The referees were unacceptable. It's a foul, and he needs to be at the free throw line. Now, does he make both? That's up to the player, but the referees did not do their job. They were terrible."

Flagg followed up his 49-point performance in Thursday's home loss to the Charlotte Hornets — the highest-scoring outing by an NBA teenager — by dominating off the dribble again. He was 13-of-25 from the floor against the Rockets, including 11-of-17 in the paint.

According to ESPN Research, Flagg's 50 paint points against the Hornets and Rockets are the most by a rookie in a two-game span during the play-by-play era, which started in 1997-98.

«He's figured it out,» Rockets star Kevin Durant said. «He understands that he's tough to stop.»

On the possession that irritated Kidd, Flagg drove with his left hand down the middle of the floor against Rockets defensive stopper Amen Thompson. Flagg attempted a left-handed layup in traffic, falling to the floor as it missed.

«I definitely felt some contact, but at the end of the day, the refs are the ones making the call, so it is what it is,» said