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Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers are on a roll in the NBA Cup and the league.
The Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 129-119 for their sixth consecutive win and they improved to 4-0 in the NBA Cup to win West Group B. The Lakers will have home-court advantage when they take on the San Antonio Spurs on Dec. 10 in the quarterfinals.
Doncic picked up his fourth consecutive double-double with 35 points and 11 assists in the win. The league’s leading scorer has scored at least 33 points in each of the last five games.
Austin Reaves had a game-high 38 points as the Lakers improved to 14-4.
The game marked the return of Anthony Davis, who was making his first appearance at Crypto.com Arena since he went to Dallas in February’s Doncic trade. He had 12 points in his first game back from a calf injury. P.J. Washington led the Mavericks with 22 points.
The Mavericks, who led at the half, have lost five of their last six games, including the last three games.
USA TODAY provided live updates on the game. Here are game highlights:
All times p.m. ET
Dec. 9
Miami at Orlando, 6
New York at Toronto, 8:30
Dec. 10
Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 7:30
San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10
The semifinals will be on Dec. 13 and the final on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas.
The Lakers are undefeated so far in the NBA Cup and are heading to the quarterfinals. Luka Doncic had his fourth consecutive double-double, with 35 points and 11 assists against his former team.
Lakers lead 127-117 after a LeBron James 3-pointer.
Lakers lead by eight, 119-111.
Rui Hachimura hits a 3-pointer. The Lakers have an 8-0 run and a 117-110 lead.
Anthony Davis scores over LeBron James for a 110-109 lead, but the Lakers come back and retake the lead.
Anthony Davis makes a big block and Ryan Nembhard hits a 3-pointer to cut the Mavericks’ deficit to 109-108.
Lakers lead by four as they look to extend their five-game winning streak.
Naji Marshall recovers from a blocked shot to help pull Dallas within four points heading into the fourth quarter. He has 12 points off the bench. P.J. Washington leads the Mavericks with 16 points.
The Lakers’ Luka Doncic is having a big night with 30 points and eight assists.
He’s up to 30 points late in the third quarter, hitting a three-pointer to extend the Lakers’ lead after the Mavericks pulled closer.
It’s 84-77 as the Lakers are on a 22-8 run. LeBron has five points in the run. He goes to the bench.
It’s 74-73 after a 12-4 Lakers run. Then LeBron James makes it 76-73 with a driving layup.
He’s sore after a collision with Cooper Flagg but stays in the game.
Mavericks have a two-point lead as they look to end their two-game losing streak.
Dallas takes the lead late in the second quarter and builds it two points after some back-and-forth action. Cooper Flagg scored some key points. P.J. Washington and Max Christie lead the Mavericks with 11 points each. Former Laker Anthony Davis has six points.
Austin Reaves leads the Lakers with 19 points and Luka Doncic is right behind him with 18, despite being double-teamed. LeBron James has been limited to two points but has six assists and three rebounds.
It’s 48-47 Dallas.
Los Angeles leads 39-38. Austin Reaves now leads the Lakers with 12 points. Doncic is back in the game.
Luka Doncic on the bench to start the quarter after playing the entire first quarter.
Luka Doncic is putting on a good show against his former team. He has a game-high 10 points, plus three assists. Anthony Davis has been limited to two points. Max Christie leads the Mavericks with six points.
Los Angeles leads 17-16. Luka Doncic is tied for the team lead with five points. Anthony Davis has two points for Dallas.
Mavericks coach Jason Kidd calls a timeout after Austin Reaves put the Lakers up 10-7.
Luka Doncic lobs to LeBron James for a dunk and a 5-0 Lakers lead.
Lakers and Mavericks in the final game of the NBA Cup first round.
What TV channel is Lakers vs Mavericks on today?
- TV: N/A
- Streaming: Amazon Prime
Lakers vs Mavericks time today
- Date: Friday, Nov. 28
- Time: 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT)
- Location: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles)
The Lakers and the Mavericks are scheduled to tip off from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT).
Anthony Davis will get the start and see his first action since Oct. 29, when he suffered a calf strain.
This would be his first game against the Lakers in Los Angeles since the trade.
Davis plans to play against the Lakers, according to ESPN’s Charania. He reported that Davis would sit out Saturday’s game against the Clippers.
Anthony Davis injury update
Davis is listed as questionable for the Mavericks’ NBA Cup game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Nov. 28 and could make his return to the court after missing nearly a month of action with a calf strain.Davis practiced with the team on Wednesday and indicated the team’s plan is for him to play in one of the Mavericks’ next two games. Dallas coach Jason Kidd told reporters the team would decide if Davis could play against either the Lakers or Saturday against the Clippers, but that Davis had already been ruled out of appearing in both games on back-to-back nights.
Contributing: Mark Giannotto
