Overview
- Klay Thompson came off the bench to score a game-high 26 in 23 minutes on 10-for-16 shooting, hitting 6-of-13 from deep in Dallas’s 144–122 win over Utah.
- He passed Damian Lillard to move into fourth place on the NBA’s all-time made 3-pointers list and now trails Stephen Curry, James Harden and Ray Allen.
- The Mavericks’ reserves produced 65 points, their most this season, with Naji Marshall scoring 22, Jaden Hardy 19, Brandon Williams 18, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 12 and Moussa Cisse 10 with 13 rebounds.
- Dallas went 19-of-47 from three with six players making multiple triples, while Utah shot 10-of-36 from beyond the arc and committed 17 turnovers that became 30 Mavericks points.
- After the game, Thompson thanked his father Mychal and credited Reggie Miller and Ray Allen as shooting influences, and observers noted he could climb further if health and availability hold.