LOS ANGELES, USA – November 29, 2025 – The Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to five with a hard-fought 118-115 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Friday in the NBA Cup group finale at Crypto.com Arena, advancing while dooming Dallas to elimination.
Luka Doncic flirted with a quadruple-double—43 points, 13 assists, nine rebounds, eight steals—but Klay Thompson's 25 points, including four threes in the fourth, flipped a 12-point deficit. LeBron James added 25 in his 23rd season, scoring 16 post-halftime.
Mavericks (5-14) mounted a 22-8 third-quarter surge, but Curry's buzzer three in overtime sealed it. Coach Jason Kidd: "Doncic carried us, but depth won."
Lakers (13-4) clinch group; attendance 18,000. Global streams peaked at Curry's heroics.
