LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers finished up group play for the NBA Cup at 4-0 following their 129-119 win against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. With the win the Lakers have assured themselves home court advantage for the quarterfinal round on Dec. 10 against the San Antonio Spurs. But the Lakers still have work to do before the knockout round of the NBA Cup, which is why head coach JJ Redick isn’t too concerned about the cup at this moment.

“Really pleased that we were able to go undefeated in our pool, our group. . .More importantly, we’ve got a back-to-back coming up and a really hard road trip,” Redick said following the win against the Mavericks. “Phoenix is playing great, New Orleans has a ton of talent. We’ve got to take care of business in the next two games, and the

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