The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers face off in a crucial NBA Cup group stage game Tuesday night with major implications for the tournament bracket.

Follow along with live updates around the NBA on a three-game Emirates NBA Cup night, highlighted by Clippers-Lakers.

The Wizards fended off elimination from the NBA Cup on Tuesday night while picking up their second win of the season. Washington cruised to a stunning blowout win over the Atlanta Hawks at Capital One Arena. That marked the franchise’s first win in more than a month, and their first home win since last April.

Clippers guard Bogdan Bogdanovic is listed as questionable with a hip contusion vs Lakers. Check the injury list for tonight’s NBA Cup game.

According to the game's Last Two Minutes Report, the Lakers benefited from a pair of missed calls. The first was a missed loose ball foul from Maxi Kleber with 10.5 seconds to go and the other was a foul away from the play on Marcus Smart in the final five seconds.

The Los Angeles Lakers host the LA Clippers in a crucial NBA Cup group stage showdown Tuesday night with major implications for the tournament bracket.

The Los Angeles Lakers, who will be missing Deandre Ayton for the immediate future, signed 6-foot-10 big man Drew Timme to a two-way contract.

According to head coach JJ Redick, Deandre Ayton underwent an MRI on his knee and might return by the end of the week.