On Monday, Jan. 27, the Dallas Mavericks turned around their previous defeat at the hands of the Celtics, and recorded a blowout 130-108 win against the Washington Wizards. The night saw Klay Thompson topping the scoresheet with 23 points, three rebounds and four assists. <\/p>
It was one of his best games of the season as he finished with 7\/12 from shooting from the three-point range in 24 minutes of playing time. Apart from him, Olivier-Maxence Prosper finished with 20 points with five rebounds and one assist. P.J. Washington chipped in 19 points, nine rebounds and three assists. <\/p>
For Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly scored 16 points while adding four rebounds and five assists. The team was without Luka Doncic, who has been sidelined with a calf injury. <\/p>
Thompson and Doncic are avid fans of LA Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, who passed away in a horrific helicopter crash in California in January 2020<\/a>. <\/p> While Thompson has grown up watching the game of the LA Lakers, Doncic has called him one of his biggest inspirations. These Kobe Bryant fanatics teamed up when the Mavericks traded for the former Warriors shooter. <\/p> Also Read: <\/strong><\/p> Following the win over the Wizards, Thompson opened up on his admiration for Kobe and hailed him as one of the “most intelligent athletes”. In the post-game media interaction, he said,<\/p> “Kobe was one of the most intelligent athletes to ever grace this earth. He was the ultimate competitor… My memories of Kobe are very fond, especially growing up in Southern California.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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