Getty Image The Los Angeles Lakers are heading to the inaugural In-Season Tournament finals. Los Angeles ran the New Orleans Pelicans off the floor in Las Vegas on Thursday night, 133-89, behind a ridiculous performance from LeBron James. In only 23 minutes of work, James put up 30 points on 9-for-12 shooting with eight assists …
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LeBron James Put Together A Virtuoso Performance To Lead The Lakers To The In-Season Tournament Final
Getty Image LAS VEGAS — The Los Angeles Lakers were dominant in a semifinal matchup of the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament on Thursday evening, advancing to the final with a 133-89 shellacking of the New Orleans Pelicans. By halftime, the Lakers led by double-digits behind the latest monster outing from LeBron James in the second …
Giannis Jokes He’ll Be Better Than MJ, Bird, Magic, Kobe, And Shaq If He Wins The In-Season Tournament
Getty Image Giannis Antetokounmpo turned 29 years old on Wednesday and got to spend the day in Las Vegas. Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are in the city ahead of the semifinals of the inaugural In-Season Tournament, where the team has a matchup on the horizon against the Indiana Pacers. The winner of that game …
LeBron James Praised Adam Silver For The In-Season Tournament And Believes ‘It’s Gonna Work’
Getty Image The In-Season Tournament has been pretty good for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers so far. The team has not lost in the event so far, which included a win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in the quarterfinals to earn a trip to Las Vegas. Now, a spot in the …
NBA Power Rankings, Week 6: The In-Season Tournament Has The Juice
Getty Image/Merle Cooper The NBA schedule has slowed down this week to allow the In-Season Tournament to take center stage. Monday and Tuesday night saw the Pacers, Bucks, Pelicans, and Lakers all punch their tickets to Las Vegas with wins in standalone national TV spots, with Pacers-Celtics and Lakers-Suns delivering high-intensity thrillers. While the semis …
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Kevin Durant ‘Wasn’t A Fan’ Of The In-Season Tournament Initially But Now Loves It
Getty Image The NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament saw the quarterfinals conclude on Tuesday night with the Bucks thrashing the Knicks and the Lakers beating the Suns in a thriller. The game in L.A. ended with some controversy over a timeout that was granted to the Lakers when the Suns had seemingly forced a turnover in …
The Lakers Got A Controversial Timeout To Help Put The Suns Away In Their In-Season Tournament Quarterfinal
TNT The Los Angeles Lakers punched their ticket to Las Vegas for the semifinals of the inaugural In-Season Tournament, but it did not come without a good bit of controversy. Los Angeles picked up a tense, 106-103 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in a tournament quarterfinal, which helped them extend their undefeated …
Giannis Antetokounmpo Was Excited To Learn He’ll Get Money For Making The In-Season Tournament Semis
TNT The Milwaukee Bucks are on their way to Las Vegas. Milwaukee hosted the New York Knicks during an In-Season Tournament quarterfinal tilt on Tuesday night, and thanks to an absolutely dominant performance on the offensive end of the floor, the Bucks cruised to a 146-122 win to set up a matchup with the Indiana …
Tyrese Haliburton Took Over In The Second Half To Send The Pacers To The In-Season Tournament Semifinals
Getty Image The 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament continued on Monday evening with the first two quarterfinal matchups in the event’s history. Fittingly, the evening began with a memorable clash between the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics in Indianapolis, with the Pacers ultimately advancing with a 122-112 home win. The game was riveting for both casual …
Devin Booker Likes That Teams Play Hard All Game For Point Differential In The In-Season Tournament
Getty Image One of the interesting wrinkles of the In-Season Tournament group stage was teams having to think about not just winning their games, but also winning big (or losing small) to ensure they had the best possible point differential. There were some moments where that created some frustration from teams on the wrong end …
Here’s The Schedule For The 22 Teams That Didn’t Advance In The NBA In-Season Tournament
Getty Image One of the most interesting parts of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament was how it required a fluid schedule following the group stage. With the quarterfinals and semifinals counting as regular season games as well, ensuring teams only played one extra game if they made the championship, the teams that lose in the …
What The NBA Should Keep, Tweak, And Scrap From The In-Season Tournament Group Stage Next Year
Getty Image/Merle Cooper Group play for the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament has come to an end. There was a lot of understandable consternation about the whole thing — it’s brand new and there was no guarantee it would work — but the whole thing was a blast. They added some much-needed excitement to what is …