Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic led the way as the Los Angeles Lakers move to 2-0 in the NBA Cup with a win over the slumping New Orleans Pelincans.
The Los Angeles Lakers bounced back strong from their recent loss, cruising past the New Orleans Pelicans, 118–104, on Saturday (PH time) at the Smoothie King Center.
Austin Reaves led the way with 31 points and seven assists, while Luka Doncic tallied another all-around outing with 24 points, seven rebounds, and 12 assists.
Deandre Ayton added a double-double of 20 points and 16 rebounds, as the Lakers improved to 9–4 overall and 2–0 in NBA Cup play.
Los Angeles led by as many as 22 points and stayed in control throughout, withstanding a late Pelicans rally that briefly cut the deficit to single digits in the fourth quarter.
Trey Murphy III kept New Orleans afloat with 35 points, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Pelicans from falling to 2–10 and 0–2 in the NBA Cup.
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