On December 10, the NBA's first mid-season tournament finals were held in Las Vegas.
The Pacers take on James' Los Angeles Lakers, and James is ready to look for a championship.
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers' defense was very good, and the Lakers' strategy on the offensive end was very obvious, which was to impact the Pacers' interior, and in the first quarter of the game, James + Bushy Eyebrows, and Reaves Jr. performed very well. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Pacers 34-31. In the second quarter, both sides scored 31 points, but James has already fouled three times, which is a big hidden danger for the Lakers. James had 12 points and five rebounds in the half. In the first half, the Lakers missed a three-pointer.
In the third quarter, James had reservations on the defensive end, after all, he had already committed three fouls, and the Lakers continued to shoot from the three-point line, but still failed to hit. As the game progressed, the Pacers' movements became bigger and bigger, and Brother Thick Eyebrows and James were hit in critical parts one after another, but fortunately they were not injured. The Pacers' offense hit iron one after another, and the Lakers continued to impact the Pacers' interior, and the Lakers once extended their lead to 10 points, and at the end of the third quarter, the Pacers' Mathurin hit a three-pointer, and at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Pacers 90-92.
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Pacers scored two goals in a row to chase the difference to four points, and the pressure on the Lakers came. The Lakers just didn't let Haliburton attack, and the package was very timely, and after Turner hit a three-pointer, the Pacers narrowed the gap to three points, and Reddish of the Lakers immediately responded with a three-pointer. With 5 minutes and 25 seconds left in the final quarter, the Lakers led the Pacers 105-99, and the game was still in suspense.
The moment of the final battle came, James continued to break through, faced Turner's defense, failed to hit, Brother Thick Mei grabbed the rebound in the front court, causing the opponent to foul, 2 of 2 free throws, in the second round, Brother Thick Mei dunked on the inside again, and the Lakers led by 10 points. With four minutes left in the game, Turner fouled Bushy Eyebrows and left the court with six fouls. At the last moment, James dunked, and Reeve Jr. scored 2+1, and the game was out of suspense, and finally the Lakers defeated the Pacers 123-109.
It was a hand-to-hand battle, and the Pacers' defense was very fierce, however, the Lakers' strategy of attacking the interior was so successful that the Trail Blazers couldn't handle it. In the first few games, the Pacers' players who played well were basically limited, and congratulations to the Lakers for winning the first midseason championship.
Brother Thick Eyebrows blasted 41 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists, which was too explosive. James had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and the performance of the two giants was impeccable.
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