You can add more hardware to the LeBron James trophy room.
The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA's first in-season tournament with a 123-109 victory over the up-and-coming Indiana Pacers on Saturday evening in Las Vegas. Anthony Davis had a monster game for the Lakers, who used their size and length to make the night difficult for Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton and the rest of Indiana's roster. James was named MVP of the tournament and as he presented the award, Adam Silver quipped, “There is no such thing as a franchise.”
Davis finished the game with 41 points, 20 rebounds, four assists and five blocks, and James recorded 24 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals. However, the statistics are not taken into account for the league's 82 regular season games.
Going 7-0 in the tournament, the Lakers quickly rose to the top by defeating the Suns, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers and Jazz in group play before defeating the wild-card Suns in the quarterfinals, the Pelicans in the semifinals and the finals Pacers in the championship. In addition to winning the NBA Cup, each Lakers player will also receive $500,000.
Here's a quick refresher on how the In-Season Tournament works. The home teams debuted this year's City Edition jerseys at matches played on specially designed pitches. Below you will find the full tournament schedule, results and rankings for the season.
NBA tournament scores and results during the season
Saturday December 9th
Championship: Lakers 123, Pacers 109
Thursday, December 7th
East semifinals: Pacers 128, Bucks 119
West semifinals: Lakers 133, Pelicans 89
Tuesday, December 5th
Quarterfinals: Bucks 146, Knicks 122
Quarterfinals: Lakers 106, Suns 103
Monday, December 4th
Quarterfinals: Pacers 122, Celtics 112
Quarterfinals: Pelicans 127, Kings 117
Tuesday, November 28th
Celtics 124, Bulls 97
Nets 115, Raptors 103
Cavaliers 128, Falcons 105
Bucks 131, Heat 124
Knicks 115, Hornets 91
Thunder 106, Timberwolves 103
Mavericks 121, Rockets 115
Kings 124, Warriors 123
Friday, November 24th
Magic 113, Celtics 96
Suns 110, Grizzlies 89
Knicks 100, Heat 98
Raptors 121, Bulls 108
Pacemaker 136, piston 113
Rockets 105, Nuggets 86
Bucks 131, Wizards 128
Kings 124, Timberwolves 111
Warriors 118, Spurs 112
Pelicans 116, Clippers 106
Tuesday, November 21st
Magic 126, Raptors 107
Pacers 157, Hawks 152
Cavaliers 122, 76ers 119 (OT)
Suns 120, Trail Blazers 107
Lakers 131, Jazz 99
Friday, November 17th
Bucks 130, Hornets 99
Knicks 120, Wizards 99
76ers 126, Hawks 116
Cavaliers 108, Pistons 100
Celtics 108, Raptors 105
Kings 129, Spurs 120
Magic 103, Bulls 97
Pelicans 115, Nuggets 110
Suns 131, Jazz 128
Lakers 107, Trail Blazers 95
Clippers 104, Rockets 100
Tuesday, November 14th
Heat 111, Hornets 105
Hawks 126, Pistons 120
Pacers 132, 76ers 126
Nets 124, Magic 104
Thunder 123, Spurs 87
Pelicans 131, Mavericks 110
Jazz 115, Trail Blazers 99
Nuggets 111, Clippers 108
Timberwolves 104, Warriors 101
Lakers 134, Grizzlies 107
Friday, November 10th
'76 114, piston 106
Hornets 124, Wizards 117
Celtics 121, Nets 107
Rockets 104, Pelicans 101
Jazz 127, Grizzlies 121
Timberwolves 117, Spurs 110
Mavericks 144, Clippers 126
Kings 105, Thunder 98
Lakers 122, Suns 119
Friday, November 3rd
Pacers 121, Cavaliers 116
Bucks 110, Knicks 105
Heat 121, Wizards 114
Nets 109, Bulls 107
Warrior 141, Thunder 139
Nuggets 125, Mavericks 114
Trail Blazers 115, Grizzlies 113 (OT)
Eastern Conference Group A standings
Eastern Conference Group B standings
Eastern Conference Group C standings
Western Conference Group A rankings
Western Conference Group B rankings
Western Conference Group C rankings
A = advances as group winner
W = Advances on wildcard berths
E = eliminated