The competition for the concentrated tournament has come to an end. The Pacers, who defeated the Green Shirts and the Bucks in succession, successfully reached the finals and competed with the Los Angeles Lakers in the West. Clearly, based on the competitiveness of the Pacers in recent games, they are clearly the most anticipated dark horses in the mid-season tournament. The offensive aggressiveness displayed by the team, as well as the ability to connect the team's offense, are among the top in the league. If he can win against the Lakers this time, he will win the first mid-season championship in NBA history.
However, the fact that the Los Angeles Lakers, as a team that has not yet fully played the expected results, can reach the position of the midseason finals at this stage also proves that they are not bad. You know, in the last few games, they have ushered in the eight-inch base, Vanderbilt and Reddish and others have returned from injury, and the team has regained absolute health. This time the home court accepted the challenge of the Pacers, and the Lakers refused to be merciful and rejected the opponent's upset counterattack, winning with a total score of 123-109.
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers, who were playing at home, took the lead in entering the state, thus taking the initiative to lead the score. Davis was on fire, playing the full 12 minutes of the first quarter, shooting 6-of-9 from the field and 1-of-3 from the free-throw line, delivering 13 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist. At the same time, Reaves, who came off the bench, also had 7 points and 1 rebound, which helped the team play a 34-29 score. Entering the second quarter of the matchup, although the Pacers tried to counterattack, Reaves did not let them succeed, shooting 5 of 6 in the single quarter, 5 of 5 free throws, and sending 15 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, thus helping the team play a 31-31 score.
Yibian fought again, and the Lakers, who were shouted by the home FA, never gave the Pacers a chance to chase points. James shot 2-of-5 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free throw line in the third quarter, delivering 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, while Davis also had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, helping the team to a 25-22 score and extending the margin to 8 points. In the final quarter of the decisive game, Turner received his sixth foul and had to leave the game early, and the Lakers, who seized the opportunity, won the midseason championship with Davis's 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in a single quarter, and won the midseason championship with a total score of 123-109.
Looking back at the stats from that game, the overall form of the players on the Lakers' side was outstanding. In the 40 minutes of the fierce battle, Davis shot 16 of 25 from the field and 9 of 13 from the free throw line, scoring a game-high 41 points, as well as 20 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks. And James' performance was also good, with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and Reaves, who came off the bench, also played a scoring miracle. He played 27In five minutes, he shot 9-of-15 from the field and 10-of-12 from the free-throw line, and also handed over 28 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
On the other hand, the Pacers, who lost away and missed the midseason championship, although they had 6 players score double-doubles, the overall performance seems to be very good, but the efficiency is still a little chicken. Haliburton played 35 minutes and only handed out 20 points and 11 assists, while Turner only played 25 minutes and received six fouls and had to leave early. Marceline, who came off the bench, played 30 minutes, shot 5-of-11, 9-of-9 free throws, and delivered 20 points and 2 rebounds, but she could only enter the empty slash group and failed to help the team achieve the final victory.