Mavericks beat the Kings 120-106 

Klay Thompson made up for his poor performance in Sacramento a year ago by scoring 16 of his 23 points in Dallas' strong second quarter, which helped the Mavericks defeat the Kings 120-106 on Wednesday night to move on to the Play-In Tournament.

Thompson scored four 3-pointers in Dallas' 44-point second quarter to help the team win, even though he missed all ten shots in his final Golden State game, a play-in loss in Sacramento, one year ago. That made the game a farce and extended the Mavericks' tumultuous season by at least one game. Dallas advanced to play at Memphis on Friday night for the chance to get into the playoffs as the eighth seed in the West. The winner of that game will open the playoffs on Sunday at top-seeded Oklahoma City.