In a game held on Thursday night (7), at T-Mobile Stadium, in Las Vegas, the Los Angeles Lakers took no notice, beat the New Orleans Pelicans 133 to 89 and qualified for the NBA Cup final .
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The California franchise will face the Indiana Pacers who defeated the Milwaukee Bucks.
With that, the highlight of the Lakers, once again, was the star Lebron James. The number 23 was the scorer of the match with 30 points.
There were also eight assists and five rebounds from the four-time NBA MVP. Anthony Davis was also having a special night and achieved a double-double: 16 points, 15 rebounds and five assists.
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On the other hand, in the other game Tyrese Haliburton (27 pts and 15 ast) and Myles Turner (26 pts and 10 reb) were responsible for leading the Pacers to victory.
Despite the Bucks’ setback, Giannis Antetokounmpo was the main scorer of the entire match, with 37 points.
Now, the NBA Cup grand final will be played on Saturday in Vegas at 8:30pm/et.