It was good to see Dallas beat a bad team, something they hadn't done a great job of since Luka Doncic went down on Christmas Day with his calf strain, as they've suffered losses to teams like the New Orleans Pelicans (who Dallas plays Wednesday) and the Charlotte Hornets recently. Here are three takeaways from this blowout win.

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.

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It was 7:01 of basketball-shooting bliss. Klay Thompson being Klay Thompson. Swish after swish triggering increasingly loud roars in American Airlines Center. Granted it would have been nicer had this been April or May or better yet June,

Klay Thompson outscored the Washington Wizards by himself in the first quarter, scoring 21 points on 7/10 shooting from three-point range to Washington's 16 points, who shot just

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.

Kylor Kelley spoke to reporters before the Dallas Mavericks' game on Monday night against the Washington Wizards.

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

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