{"id":3398,"date":"2023-12-07T23:12:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T05:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdailyrecord.com\/?p=3398"},"modified":"2023-12-08T07:10:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:10:06","slug":"vintage-lebron-james-performance-leads-lakers-to-blowout-win-in-in-season-tournament-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdailyrecord.com\/vintage-lebron-james-performance-leads-lakers-to-blowout-win-in-in-season-tournament-semifinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage LeBron James performance leads Lakers to blowout win in in-season tournament semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LeBron James, 38, continues to defy aging in his 21st year in the NBA.<\/p>\n

The Lakers star had one of his best games of the season in Los Angeles’ 133-89 romp over the New Orleans Pelicans in the second semifinal of the NBA’s in-season tournament.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Thursday, Indiana beat Milwaukee, 128-119,\u00a0<\/strong>setting up a rematch of the 2000 Finals<\/a> in the inaugural in-season tournament finals.<\/p>\n

James was only four seasons from entering the league when the Lakers and Pacers met in those finals – the first of three consecutive championships for Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The way he’s playing, James might be able to lead the Lakers to a three-peat in the in-season tournament. He was exceptional against the Pelicans and not just for someone turning 39 at the end of the month.<\/p>\n

A young, deep New Orleans team was no match for James as he scored wherever and whenever he wanted.<\/p>\n

The defining sequence of his incredible game came in the second period when he knocked down three consecutive three-pointers to turn a 30-29 deficit into a 38-33 advantage. New Orleans would never get the lead again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LeBron James, 38, continues to defy aging in his 21st year in the NBA. The Lakers star had one of his best games of the season in Los Angeles’ 133-89 romp over the New Orleans Pelicans in the second semifinal of the NBA’s in-season tournament. Earlier on Thursday, Indiana beat Milwaukee, 128-119,\u00a0setting up a rematch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[22],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t