Luka Doncic had 35 points as the Los Angeles Lakers downed the Dallas Mavericks and Anthony Davis. Game highlights:

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored 38 points, Luka Doncic added 35 points and 11 assists in his third meeting with his former team, and the Lakers spoiled Anthony Davis’ return to Los Angeles with a 129-119 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

The Dallas Mavericks played the first night of a back-to-back against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night for the final game of NBA Cup action for the Mavs. The Lakers had already clinched the group, and the Mavs had already been eliminated, but any matchup between these two teams will be must-see TV.

A bucket by Davis after a feed from Flagg gave the Mavs a 110-109 lead with 7:52 remaining in the game. But the Lakers, who made 18-of-34 three-pointers, shifted into another gear and started to establish some separation between themselves and the Mavs.

While Luka Doncic will always be in the spotlight when the Lakers face the Mavericks, Austin Reaves played a big role in Los Angeles' win over Dallas.

The Lakers secured a 129-119 victory vs. the Mavericks on Friday with a dominant showing from Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

Absurd Luka Doncic Lakers stat will leave Mavericks fans sicker than ever originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It’s been some season for the Los Angeles Lakers to start the year, as they currently sit in second place in the Western Conference with a 17–6 record.

Ayton and the Lakers are searching for their sixth-straight win on Friday. With a victory, they could advance to 14-4 on the year, getting a few games within the Oklahoma City Thunder, who have won all but one of their first 19 games of the season.

There are, and will be, plenty of players who become available on the trading block who could help the Lakers in a multitude of ways. One player who they recently became linked to is former Luka Doncic teammate and Dallas Mavericks big man, Daniel Gafford.

Multiple Lakers players noted how slippery the colorful NBA Cup Court was for their Nov. 25 Group Play victory over the Clippers, which was the first – and only – time the Lakers used the

The Los Angeles Lakers will not use the alternate NBA Cup court for their quarterfinal game against the San Antonio Spurs.