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.

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.

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.

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 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’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.

The Dallas Mavericks tipped off a five-game road trip with a 137-136 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, avenging their loss in this building a few weeks ago. Four players from each team scored at least 20 points, and both teams shot above 45% from three, but the Mavericks made five more three-pointers, one of the bigger differences from the game.

Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 points and stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.

The Dallas Mavericks were on the wrong end of a bad call in their last trip to the Big Easy exactly two weeks ago.