Klay Thompson and the Mavericks jumped on the Celtics early, and the Celtics never countered – falling 127-120 in their return to TD Garden. Here are the takeaways. Klay Thompson looked like his vintage self One of the scariest things about playing the Golden State Warriors of some 5-7 years ago was knowing that while

Klay Thompson scored 25 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 22 off the bench as the undermanned Dallas Mavericks earned a 127-120 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday in a matchup of teams that met in last year's NBA Finals.

Although the shocking trade of its All-Star Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers caught everyone off guard, Dallas could benefit from the deal in the short term. Max Christie has put up 15 points in each of his two games with the Mavericks, while Davis' debut with the team draws closer.