On Nov. 28, Anthony Davis will return to Los Angeles as the Dallas Mavericks face the Lakers in an NBA Cup group game. The opening-week and holiday games, as well as the NBA Cup group schedule, were announced earlier this week. The Lakers and Mavericks will meet three other times this season: Jan. 24 in Dallas (8:30 p.m. The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will also have lots of big matchups, many of them over the back half of the schedule. New York will host the resurgent Atlanta Hawks and longtime MSG villain Trae Young for the first time this season Jan. 2.