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,

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.

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.