{"id":352918,"date":"2023-12-10T04:54:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T05:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=352918"},"modified":"2023-12-10T07:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T07:01:04","slug":"monster-davis-leads-lakers-to-nba-tournament-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=352918","title":{"rendered":"'Monster' Davis leads Lakers to NBA tournament title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Davis<\/a> had season highs of 41 points and 20 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> won the inaugural NBA<\/a> In-Season Tournament title with a 123-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Austin Reaves added 28 points, tournament MVP LeBron James<\/a> had 24 points and 11 rebounds and D'Angelo Russell added 13 points. Davis was 16 of 24 from the field and also had five assists.<\/p>\n

Tyrese Haliburton had 20 points and 11 assists for Indiana, Bennedict Mathurin also scored 20 points and Aaron Nesmith had 15.<\/p>\n

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This game was the only one in the tournament that doesn't count in the standings, but there was still plenty on the line. In addition to taking home a trophy, Lakers players on standard two-way contracts each made approximately $760,000 ($US 500,000) and the Pacers received approximately $303,000 ($US 200,000) apiece. Players on two-way deals take home half those amounts.<\/p>\n

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Though the stakes weren\u2019t as high as they would be for a playoff, the tournament and the title game had that kind of atmosphere in front of the pro-Lakers crowd.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also another trophy for James, who has won four NBA championships, and he made no secret of his desire to add the title to his resume.<\/p>\n

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In the Pacers, the Lakers found an equally energised team led by an emerging star in this league. Haliburton became a familiar face during this tournament, but the Lakers limited his damage on Saturday. <\/p>\n

With Reddish handling most of the defensive duties on Haliburton, he often passed to a teammate rather than try to force the action.<\/p>\n

The Lakers led most of the game, though Indiana kept in striking distance until Los Angeles went on a 15-3 run late in the fourth quarter, to turn in a 100-96 lead into a 115-99 advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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