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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Austin Reaves scored 31, Luka Doncic had 24 factors and 12 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 118-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in an NBA Cup recreation on Friday night time.
Deandre Ayton made 10 of 11 pictures and completed with 20 factors, 16 rebounds, two steals and a block for the Lakers, who improved to 2-0 in cup play to stay atop West Group B.
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Trey Murphy III scored 35 for the Pelicans, who misplaced their fourth straight recreation, fell to 0-2 within the in-season match, and to a Western Convention-worst 2-10 general.
Rui Hachimura scored 14 and Marcus Good 13 for the Lakers, who led 65-52 at halftime after Doncic fed Ayton for an alley-oop dunk.
Doncic, Ayton and Reaves all scored throughout an 11-0 third quarter run that pushed Los Angeles’ result in 88-66, a surged capped by Reaves’ 16-foot driving floater as he was fouled by Jose Alvarado.
The Pelicans briefly trimmed the Lakers’ result in eight when Alvarado and Saddiq Bey hit back-to-back 3s to make it 96-88 with greater than eight minutes left.
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Doncic hit a 12-foot fade and Reaves, who was 11 of 13 on free throws, hit 5 late foul pictures — together with a 13-foot pullup — to assist Los Angeles preserve New Orleans at bay.
Murphy surpassed 34 factors for the second time in 4 video games for New Orleans. Jeremiah Fears had 19 factors and eight steals, and Herb Jones scored 13, Bey scored 11 and Derik Queen grabbed 10 rebounds.
Each groups performed with out their largest stars. The Lakers’ LeBron James continues to be working his means again from a preseason bout with sciatica and the Pelicans’ Zion Williamson remained sidelined by a current left hamstring pressure.
Up subsequent
Lakers: Go to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.
Pelicans: Host the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
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