In a further blow to their already fragile rotation, the Mavericks announced that Klay Thompson would be unavailable for the game Saturday against the Clippers as he continues to manage a left knee injury. However, a short time later, the injury report was updated to say that Thompson is available to play.

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Nico Harrison is out in Dallas, and Luka Dončić has adjusted to L.A. life. What should be expected in Friday's Mavericks-Lakers matchup?

There is an NBA Cup matchup that won’t mean anything for the NBA Cup standings but still counts toward the regular season as the Los Angeles Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, Nov. 28 at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Jason Kidd rolled with undrafted rookie free agent Ryan Nembhard as the starting point guard, and he responded with a good outing of 17 points and 4 assists. The first guard off the bench was Brandon Williams,

The Mavericks settled in on offense, with PJ Washington dunking a sweet dish from Davis following a cut to the hoop and Max Christie hitting a corner three. After fast starts, both teams settled into their usual tendencies: Luka pressing the issue for Los Angeles and Dallas struggling to get easy looks on offense while turning the ball over as a matter of course.

Starting center Deandre Ayton missed that contest due to a knee contusion he sustained on Sunday versus the Utah Jazz. Lakers coach JJ Redick said that Ayton's MRI came back "clean" and that he hoped to get the big man back in action by the end of this week.