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Today: Four teams. Two Games. One In-Season Tournament championship game on the line.
Good morning from Vegas! ☀️
Today, four teams battle in the first-ever In-Season Tournament Semifinals, with a spot in Saturday’s championship game on the line.
Bucks-Pacers at 5 ET. Lakers-Pelicans at 9.
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THE LINEUP 🏀
📺 Bucks-Pacers: 5 ET, ESPN
📺 Lakers-Pelicans, 9 ET, TNT/TruTV
🎥 Race for the Cup: Episode 7
🏆 Tournament Live Tracker
1. THURSDAY MORNING MUST-SEE
🏀 BEST OF WEDNESDAY’S 11 GAMES
🏆 ON THE GROUND IN LAS VEGAS
2. EAST SEMIFINAL: BATTLE OF TOURNAMENT UNBEATENS
🏆 (1) Bucks vs. (2) Pacers
📺 Preview | 5 ET, ESPN
🏀 MIL 15-6 (5-0), IND 11-8 (5-0)
Tyrese Haliburton plays like he’s out to prove he belongs every time he steps on the court.
“I was a no-star in high school,” the Pacers’ fourth-year guard said Wednesday in Vegas. “I use everything that I can to give me a bit of an edge.”
So have the rest of the Pacers (5-0 in Tournament), who enter the Semifinals against a Bucks team (also 5-0) loaded with high-stakes experienced players
The win-or-go-home stakes of the Knockouts are a perfect fit for these two squads.
Remember, Dame was out when the Pacers beat the Bucks on Nov. 9. Giannis put up an NBA season-high 54, but it was not enough to hold off a combined 76 from Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin and Myles Turner.
3. WEST SEMIFINAL: HIGHEST STAKES MATCHUP SINCE TRADE
🏆 (1) Lakers vs. (3) Pelicans
📺 Preview | 9 ET, TNT
🏀 LAL 13-9 (5-0), NOP 12-10 (4-1)
On July 6, 2019, the Lakers and Pelicans made it official. Anthony Davis was a Los Angeles Laker as that move helped the Lakers win title No. 17 in 2020.
Brandon Ingram – the No. 2 pick in the 2016 Draft and a promising young wing – was at the center of the haul New Orleans got back in the trade.
1,616 days after that trade, the two teams will meet with a berth in the In-Season Tournament Championship on the line.
4. LUKA MAGIC ON ANOTHER LEVEL
🐴 Mavs 147, Jazz 97
🔔 Sixers 131, Wizards 126
🌉 Warriors 110, Blazers 106
⛵ Clippers 111, Nuggets 102
🌃 Nets 114, Hawks 113
🔥 Heat 112, Raptors 103
5. WOLVES OFF TO BEST START EVER
🐺 Wolves 102, Spurs 94
🐻 Grizzlies 116, Pistons 102
⚔️ Cavs 121, Magic 111
🚀 Rockets 110, Thunder 101
🐂 Bulls 111, Hornets 100
Anthony Davis was unstoppable as the Lakers defeated the Pacers to win the NBA In-Season Tournament Championship.
LeBron wills the Lakers to the In-Season Tournament semifinals, while the Bucks' historic night punches their ticket to Vegas.
Advanced statistics help explain why the Pacers, Bucks, Pelicans and Lakers advanced to the Semifinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
The two stars have kept their respective team undefeated throughout the In-Season Tournament.
Anthony Davis was unstoppable as the Lakers defeated the Pacers to win the NBA In-Season Tournament Championship.
LeBron wills the Lakers to the In-Season Tournament semifinals, while the Bucks' historic night punches their ticket to Vegas.
Advanced statistics help explain why the Pacers, Bucks, Pelicans and Lakers advanced to the Semifinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
The two stars have kept their respective team undefeated throughout the In-Season Tournament.
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