The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Washington Wizards on Monday night and got out to a dominating start, thanks to future Hall of Famer Klay Thompson. He scored 21 points in the first quarter, outscoring the Wizards by himself, as Washington had just 16 points in the first 12 minutes.

Thompson tied a Mavericks record set by Luka Doncic three seasons ago with a vintage performance reminiscent of his prime with the Warriors.

Thompson added his name to the franchise record books with an electricfying display of shooting in the first quarter.

Klay Thompson's explosive first quarter against the Washington Wizards on Monday night reminded him of his iconic game against the Sacramento Kings 10 years ago.

Klay Thompson drained seven 3-pointers in the first quarter on the way to a game-high 23 points and the Dallas Mavericks handed the visiting Washington Wizards a 14th straight loss with a 130-108 blowout on Monday.

Kyrie Irving dropped an eye-opening Klay Thompson admission following the Mavericks' victory against the Pelicans.

Klay Thompson shared an incredibly humble admission following the Mavericks' victory against the Wizards on Monday night.

Klay Thompson’s seven first-quarter 3-pointers led the Dallas Mavericks to a 130-108 win over the Wizards, extending Washington’s losing streak to 14 games.

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T he Dallas Mavericks started a five-game road trip on Wednesday night, traveling to New Orleans to take on the Pelicans. These teams just played in New Orleans two weeks ago, wit

During this time, Pelicans guard C.J. McCollum took advantage of a missed floater by Irving and led a transition opportunity to find Trey Murphy III for a windmill alley-oop. Less than 10 seconds later, McCollum remixed the play and threw another lob to Murphy to give the Pelicans a six-point lead going into the half.