The Lakers won the inaugural NBA Midseason Championship with a 123-109 win over the Pacers, which became another glorious moment in LeBron James' career. There is no doubt that the MVP award was deservedly awarded to him. The Lakers' success is due to the head coach's precise decision-making and the players' excellent execution of their tactics.
They clung to two key points: the Pacers' Haliburton was guarded and cut back on mid-to-long-range shots in favor of attacking directly to the basket. In terms of tactical execution, the Lakers were very focused, and they were able to adjust their tactics quickly after the timeout to avoid problems similar to those in the game against the Suns.
James contributed 24 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals in the game, and he had a strong midseason tournament performance, averaging 268 points, 75 rebounds and 82 assists, 63% three-point shooting. In the MVP voting statistics, James won as he wished. The NBA officially announced the results of the MVP voting statistics, and out of 20 ** votes, he received 14 votes, ranking first. And out of 5 votes from fans, he also received 3 votes.
Davis and Halliburton received 5 and 1 votes, respectively. Winning the midseason tournament brought the Lakers a $500,000 bonus, which is a good amount of money for a base-paid player. The Lakers currently have base-salary players such as Wood, Hayes, Reddish, Christie, and Lewis.