The Dallas Mavericks have been officially eliminated from the Emirates NBA Cup following their loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Dallas finished the NBA Cup Group Play with a 1-3 record, with their only win coming against the New Orleans Pelicans. Aside from the Lakers, they also lost to the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers.

Luka Doncic scores 20 of his 34 points in the first quarter of the Lakers’ 133-121 win over New Orleans. Austin Reaves nets 33 and Deandre Ayton adds 22 as James sits out to rest a sore left

Deandre Ayton went out with an injury on Sunday night, as the Los Angeles Lakers took care of business against the Pelicans.

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Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas last season, but based on his three-word message to his former coach JJ Redick following his revenge game vs. the 17-time NBA champions, there’s no bad blood between the two.

The Lakers are among the top contenders in this ongoing season with a remarkable six-game winning run and a 14-4 record that puts them just behind Oklahoma City in the Western Conference. On Sunday, Los Angeles will play their first back-to-back game against one of the league's bottom teams.

The Lakers will look to continue building momentum against a Pelicans team that is in last place in the Western Conference with a 3-17 record. The Lakers are 14-4 and in second place in the West, and they have been getting rather hot offensively during their current six-game winning streak.

The Lakers have connected on 48.4% of their 3-pointers in their last two games after starting the season as one of the league’s worst 3-point shooting teams.