Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Credit Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored a season-high 35 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 24 points, nine rebounds, and four assists against his former team, and the Washington Wizards (34-43) cruised to a 135-103 (41-30, 26-23, 27-25, 41-25) rout of the visiting Dallas Mavericks (48-30) on Friday.

Player of the Game
Kentavious  Caldwell-Pope
EFF
28
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Points 35
Accuracy 13-19
Rebounds 4
Assists 0

Caldwell-Pope, who shot 6-of-11 from 3-point range, set the tone for the night when he scored the first five points. Porzingis, who was traded to Washington from Dallas in February, added eight points in the game's first 5:27, and the Wizards were off to the races.

They never trailed and led by as many as 34 points en route to the fourth win in their last five games.

Washington shot a blistering 17-of-33 from beyond the 3-point arc, part of a 54.4 percent shooting effort from the floor.

Rui Hachimura went 3-of-4 from deep and finished with 21 points to match a season high. Deni Avdija went 3-of-5 behind the arc coming off the bench to finish with 14 points, and Porzingis shot 2-of-4 from long range.

For Porzingis, Friday marked the fourth game in the last five he has scored at least 23 points. Caldwell-Pope's outpouring, meanwhile, was his fourth consecutive game scoring at least 20 points.

Dallas' winning streak ended at three games as it failed to recover from its sluggish start in the second game on a four-game road swing. The Mavericks shot 43.6 percent from the floor (28.9 percent from long range) and committed 13 turnovers.

Luka Doncic was responsible for five of the Mavericks' giveaways, although he led all scorers with 36 points. He also recorded seven rebounds and six assists.

Jalen Brunson was the only other Dallas scorer in double-figures with 21 points. Spencer Dinwiddie -- part of the trade that sent Porzingis to Washington -- finished with eight points, as did teammates Dwight Powell, Reggie Bullock, and Dorian Finney-Smith.

Ish Smith scored 12 points and dished a game-high nine assists for the Wizards.

Wizards: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 35, Kristaps Porzingis 24 (9 REB), Rui Hachimura 21 (5 REB), Deni Avdija 14, Ishmael Smith 12 (9 AST), Anthony Gill 10 (5 REB).

Mavericks: Luka Doncic 36 (7 REB, 6 AST), Jalen Brunson 21 (5 REB), Reggie Bullock 8, Spencer Dinwiddie 8, Dorian Finney-Smith 8, Dwight Powell 8 (6 REB).

Kristaps Porzingis' performance

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Washington Wizards
Dallas Mavericks
54%
49/90
Field goals
44%
34/78
49
Rebounds
40
33
Assists
14
7
Steals
3
56%
32/57
2-pointers
58%
23/40
4
Blocks
3

Best players

Kentavious  Caldwell-Pope
35 PTS
13/19 FG
3/3 FT
Luka  Doncic
36 PTS
11/22 FG
10/10 FT
Kristaps  Porzingis
9 REB
6 DREB
3 OREB
Luka  Doncic
7 REB
7 DREB
0 OREB
Ishmael  Smith
9 As
1 TO
30 MIN
Luka  Doncic
6 As
5 TO
36 MIN
Kentavious  Caldwell-Pope
28 EFF
88% 2P%
55% 3P%
Luka  Doncic
31 EFF
54% 2P%
44% 3P%