Overview
- Thompson hit six threes and finished with a game-high 26 points in 23 minutes during Thursday’s blowout in Dallas.
- The Mavericks posted a season-high 144 points with 65 from the bench, highlighted by contributions from Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Moussa Cisse.
- Outlets reported slightly different postgame career totals for Thompson’s made threes, but all concur he moved past Damian Lillard into fourth place.
- He credited Reggie Miller, Ray Allen and his father Mychal for shaping his game, and Stephen Curry offered a brief public salute on social media.
- Dallas remains shorthanded as it meets Utah again, and Thompson crossed 17,000 career points early in Saturday’s rematch.