Basketball
NBA. Indiana and Lakers advance to finals in in-season tournament
On the night of December 8, the two semi-final matches of the new in-season tournament, which was included in the regular season of the league, were held abroad.
Indiana beat Milwaukee 128:119.
The most productive player of the winners was guard Tyrese Haliburton. He scored 27 points, made 15 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds.
In another match, Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans faced each other. Lakers won with a score of 133:89.
The most productive player of the match was Lakers forward LeBron James. He played with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
NBA. In-season tournament. 1/2 final
Milwaukee – Indiana – 119:128 (29:27, 22:36, 43:28, 25:37)
Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (37 + 10 rebounds), Lillard (24 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Middleton (20 + 7 rebounds), B. Lopez (18 + 4 blocks), Beasley (7) – start; Beauchamp (5), Portis (4), Payne (4), Jackson (0), Green (0).
Indiana: Haliburton (27 + 7 rebounds + 15 assists), Turner (26 + 10 rebounds), Toppin (14), B. Brown (10), Hield (8 + 11 rebounds) – start; Jackson (11), Maturin (9), McConnell (9), Nembard (8), Nesmith (6).
Lakers – New Orleans – 133:89 (29:30, 38:24, 43:17, 23:18)
Lakers: James (30 + 8 assists), Davis (16 + 15 rebounds), Prince (15), Russell (14), Reddish (9) – start; Reeves (17 + 7 assists), Hachimura (12), Christie (6), Hayes (4), Wood (4), Lewis (3), Vanderbilt (2), Hood-Schifino (1).
New Orleans: Williamson (13), Jones (10 + 7 rebounds), McCollum (9), Valanciunas (9), Ingram (9 + 7 assists) – start; Murphy (14), Alvarado (8), Marshall (5), Daniels (4 + 8 rebounds), Hawkins (4), Lewis (2), Zeller (2), Robinson-Earl (0).
Source: Sport UA
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