LAS VEGAS — The Los Angeles Lakers are tied with the Boston Celtics for the most championships in NBA history. But after Saturday night, they are the only team in NBA history to have won the NBA Cup.
Behind a masterful performance from Anthony Davis, who had 41 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, the Lakers won the inaugural in-season tournament with a 123-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.
LeBron James, who added 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, was named tournament MVP. «We've been doing it together for a long time, five years now, and we just figure it out,» Davis said afterward of his interplay with James. «We know each other's tendencies, what we like to do.
Obviously in crunch time, we get to our infamous pick-and-roll and it's tough to stop. »We feed off one another. Thursday, LeBron had it going.