On December 10, Beijing time, the NBA Midseason Championship finals officially began, and the Lakers played against the Pacers. The Lakers are focused on impacting the interior, and the Pacers are playing fast, but unfortunately Haliburton failed to show his power in this encounter, and the Lakers have always taken the initiative and took a 5-point lead at halftime. In the second half, the gap gradually widened, and the Lakers maintained the lead after that. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Pacers 123-109 to win their first midseason championship.
In this game, the starters of both teams were not adjusted, and the Pacers took the lead in hitting the outside, but the Lakers continued to impact the interior and let them take the initiative on the court, but unfortunately they could not open the difference. Then the Pacers Haliburton and Toppin hit three-pointers, and Davis had a clear advantage on the inside, continuing to take the initiative and take a five-point lead in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Lakers still couldn't hit the outside, and Lao Zhan was still trapped in fouls, but the team's Reaves was in a hot state, continuously hitting the interior and making kills, continuing to maintain the lead, leading the Pacers 65-60 at halftime.
In the second half, the Lakers still couldn't hit the outside, but Lao Zhan and Davis continued to hit the inside to score points, and the effect was also significant, once establishing a double-digit lead, but the Pacers kept biting the score, Mathurin hit a three-point whistle, and trailed by 8 points after the third quarter. In the final quarter of the game, the Pacers came up with a wave of 7-0 small offensive to close the score, and the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the Lakers seized the opportunity, Davis scored consecutive points inside, directly opened the point difference, and the game lost suspense, and finally the Lakers defeated the Pacers 123-109 and successfully won the championship.
James and Davis played well in this game, especially Davis, who dominated the interior and played a very dominant game in the case of the team's poor outside hand, with 41 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks. Lao Zhan didn't feel very good this time, but he still handed over 24 points and 11 rebounds, plus his previous performance, he was also elected MVP;Reaves scored 28 points off the bench and Russell had 13.
The Pacers were not in good shape this time, with a bad three-point hand, 10-of-41 three-pointers, which also prevented them from taking the initiative, and Haliburton only had 20 points and 11 assists, and he could not lead the team to win the game.
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