The first in history!LeBron James won the inaugural midseason MVP
James: Averaged 26 per game during the midseason8 points 80 rebounds 77 assists and 59 percent shooting6% and 62 percent from three-point range5%。
In this midseason tournament, the Lakers advanced to the group with a record of winning all four games in the group stage. They eliminated the Suns, Pelicans and Pacers in a single-elimination game to become the first team in the league to win a mid-season tournament.
Pacers 109-123 Lakers Game course.
In the first quarter, Brother Thick Mei was in a hot state, and he scored 13+8 quasi-double-double data in a single quarter, and his full firepower also helped the Lakers grab the opening lead and gain the upper hand all the way, and in the face of the Pacers' counterattack at the end of the period, Reaves scored 4 points in a row to maintain a 5-point lead.
In the second quarter, the two sides fought fiercely, and the Pacers accelerated to grab 31 points in a single quarter, but this quarter it was Reaves' turn to threaten, and the latter scored 15 points in a single quarter to help the team resist the opponent's pursuit. The Lakers led the Pacers 65-60 at halftime.
After returning from the break, the Lakers continued to extend their lead with a wave of 7-2, and the Pacers were unable to turn the situation around despite repeated counterattacks, and the Lakers' 6-0 offensive wave in the final period gave the team an eight-point lead into the final quarter.
In the final quarter, the Pacers once chased only 3 points, but they were close but could not surpass the score, and the Lakers were in control of the situation and relied on the performance of the thick eyebrows to score 10 points in a row to blast out a 13-0 offensive to kill the game. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Pacers to win the midseason championship, and James was named MVP.
Match data. Pacers stats: Tyrese Haliburton 20 points, 11 assists;Bruce Brown had 4 points and 2 rebounds;Buddy Hield had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists;Obi Toppin 13 points and 2 rebounds;Myles Turner had 10 points and 7 rebounds;Benedict Mathurin 20 points and 2 rebounds;Aaron Nesmith 15 points and 3 rebounds;Isaiah Jackson had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Lakers stats: Anthony Davis 41 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks;LeBron James 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists;Austin Reaves 28 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists;D'Angelo Russell 13 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists;Torrien Prince had six points, three rebounds and two assists.