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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Klay Thompson figured it would just be a matter of time until his outside shot started falling again. That time came in the first quarter.Thompson hit his first seven shots and scored 18 of his 20 points in the opening period, and the Golden State Warriors cruised past the undermanned Dallas Mavericks 116-95 on Wednesday night.I feel its coming every game, honestly, he said. I wont let missed shots dictate how hard I play. As long as I play hard, I know Ill be successful. Its that simple.Kevin Durant led Golden State with 28 points, Stephen Curry added 24 and Draymond Green had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Warriors used their outside shooting to build a 19-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back.Harrison Barnes scored 25 points to lead Dallas in his first game against the Warriors since leaving as a free agent last summer. But he didnt get nearly enough help.The first half it was kind of like a deer in headlights, he said. It was kind of like the scouting report went out the window and we were just out there playing. Once guys settled in we did a much better job.Thompson had been in a bit of a shooting slump to start the season, making just 11 of 53 3-pointers in the first seven games. But he returned to form from the start in this one. He hit four of Golden States eight 3s in the opening quarter during a span of just more than 2 minutes.It was good to see him get the 3-point stroke going, coach Steve Kerr said. He started off on fire. It didnt carry over the rest of the game, but he had a tremendous first quarter. You can see it coming. Its absolutely coming with Klay.Durant got going after that and extended the lead to 67-34 in the final minute of the first half with his own shot from long range.The Mavericks managed to cut the deficit to 13 early in the fourth quarter but never really threatened Golden State the rest of the way.TIP-INSMavericks: Starting guards J.J. Barea and Wesley Matthews and C Andrew Bogut got the night off on the back end of a back-to-back. ... Dallas has lost eight straight in Oakland.Warriors: Durant scored at least 20 points for the 72nd straight regular-season game, tying Michael Jordan for the fourth-longest streak ever. ... Curry left briefly in the third quarter after tweaking his right ankle. He got it taped and came back into the game.REUNIONThe game marked a return to Oakland for Barnes and Bogut, who left in the offseason after the Warriors signed Durant. They both got long ovations before the game and a video tribute in the first quarter for their roles in winning the NBA title in 2015 and a record 73 regular-season games last season.The fans here are phenomenal, Barnes said. They showed love ever since my rookie year up until my last year here, so it was very nice.BROTHERLY LOVEWith Barea sitting, Seth Curry got the start for Dallas and a matchup with big brother Steph. They guarded each other when both were in the game and Stephen hit a 30-footer over Seth in the second quarter. Seth had 10 points and nine assists.Its always a good time when were matched up against each other, he said.SPREAD THE WEALTHThompson, Durant, Curry and Green all hit four 3-pointers for the Warriors. The Elias Sports Bureau said its the first time a team had four players hit at least four 3s in one game.UP NEXTMavericks: Continue their road trip against the New York Knicks next Monday.Warriors: Travel to Denver on Thursday for their second back-to-back of the season. Bob Uecker Jersey .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. Josh Tomlin Jersey . -- Arizona raced out to a big lead and did not back off, hitting the accelerator instead. http://www.baseballbravesproshop.com/mike-foltynewicz-braves-jersey/ . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. 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Patrick Kruger nearly knocked off half the target by striking 10 fours and a six in his 60-ball 79, but his dismissal triggered a slide as Knights were restricted to 158 for 6.Kruger put together a 101-run stand for the second wicket with Theunis de Bruyn, who struck a 34-ball 47. David Wiese triggered the slide when he dismissed de Bruyn and David Miller in quick succession. Even at that stage Knights needed a manageable 62 off 43 balls.It boiled down to 37 off the last three overs, but some tight death bowling from Lungi Ngidi and Malusi Siboto turned the tide in Titans favour. Eventually, 19 off the final over proved too many. The loss meant Knights continued to scrape the bottom of the points table with one win in four matches.A rapid knock of 49 off 20 balls from Robbie Frylinck could not do the job for Dolphins as they fell six short of their 176-run target against Lions in Johannesburg. Fryliinck batted till the last over, off which Dolphins needed 20, but fell on the fourth ball to make the task stiffer for them.dddddddddddd Dolphins and Lions are placed third and fourth respectively on the table.Dolphins had stuttered their way to 108 for 6 in the 15th over as the Lions chipped away. No. 3 Cody Chetty made 35 off 28 to set things up. When Frylinck walked out, they needed 67 runs of five overs. He first struck Hardus Viljoen for two fours in the 16th over before clobbering paceman Matt McGillivray for four, six, four and six in the 18th. Dolphins lost two more wickets but Frylinck brought the equation down to 27 from 12. He collected eight runs off the first three balls of the last over but his wicket turned the match Lions way.When opted to bat, a second-wicket stand of 59 between Rassie van der Dussen (41) and Mangaliso Mosehle (45) helped them cross 100 in the 12th over. Once Imran Tahir dismissed both, quick contributions from their middle order scored 59 runs off the last seven overs. ' ' '