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.

With Dallas no longer able to advance out of its group after the loss to Los Angeles, the NBA announced two additions to the Mavs’ schedule. The Mavericks are set for a pair of regular season matchups against the Nets and Jazz, a pair of teams that also have been eliminated from the NBA Cup.

The Lakers beat the Mavericks 129-119 in their post-Thanksgiving showdown. James tallied 13 points, five rebounds, seven assists and a steal. Doncic added 35 points, five boards and 11 dimes, while Austin Reaves led the scoring for L.A. with 38.

Luka Doncic scored 35 points and dished out 11 assists against his former team and the Los Angeles Lakers finished perfect in NBA Cup group play with a 129-119 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Friday.

The Los Angeles Lakers will use the team's traditional home floor at Crypto.com Arena instead of its alternate yellow court for an NBA Cup group play matchup with the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers received a significant change for their upcoming NBA Cup game against the Mavericks.

Luka Doncic scored 35 points with 11 assists against his former team and the Los Angeles Lakers finished perfect in NBA Cup group play with a 129-119 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Friday.

Friday’s game comes less than nine months after since-fired Dallas general manager Nico Harrison engineered the controversial trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers.

The NBA Cup schedule offers a homecoming with a twist as a struggling Dallas Mavericks side takes on the in-form Los Angeles Lakers, who are now centred around their former franchise cornerstone, at Crypto.