The second year of the annual Emirates NBA Cup began this week and the league was treated to an exciting opening week of games.
The Los Angeles Lakers hit the road for their first game of group play against the San Antonio Spurs and took home a thrilling 120-115 victory. This marked the Lakers’ fourth consecutive victory and their first win in group play.
Dating back to last season, Los Angeles is undefeated in group play though it took a gargantuan effort from both Anthony Davis to pull out the win. Davis is still dealing with the eye injury he suffered against the Toronto Raptors but he showed up against the Spurs as he was everywhere on the offensive end.