NBA Twitter reacts to Lakers’ 44-point win over Pelicans in IST semifinal: ‘Summer League team back in action in Vegas tonight’
The Los Angeles Lakers are heading to the In-Season Tournament Final to take on the Indiana Pacers.
LeBron James, Anthony Davis and crew dominated since the first half and eventually blew out the New Orleans Pelicans 133-89.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the second semifinal of the night.
Lakers took over 😳 pic.twitter.com/ihDhVBiHOH
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 8, 2023
LAKERS UP 40!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/H0PeZ36a8L
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) December 8, 2023
LeBron has needed to play only 22 minutes tonight to get to his 30 points and 8 assists.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 8, 2023
Bubble Lakers vs IST Lakers pic.twitter.com/VQvoMhVqGW
— ⁸𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚 (@33643pts) December 8, 2023
Lakers lead 110-71 at the end of the 3rd. Empty the bench!
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) December 8, 2023
The Lakers when they have a chance to win a ring in an artificial enviroment pic.twitter.com/GwQcNw6xpu
— ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ (@FeelLikeDrew) December 8, 2023
LeBron in the 1st half:
21 PTS (18 in 2nd Q)
4 AST
0 TOV
7-9 FG
3-3 3PAnd 3 charges drawn. https://t.co/y6ep206zVB
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 8, 2023
Remember when the Lakers won the NBA Championship and they still tried to say the Pelicans won the trade? pic.twitter.com/EVcb8EQmhZ
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) December 8, 2023
3rd quarter score is LeBron's current jersey number to LeBron's jersey number last season, in the Lakers' favor. Unreal.
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) December 8, 2023
Kinda fitting we see some of the Summer League team back in action in Vegas tonight.
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) December 8, 2023
“The Lakers don’t beat good teams” https://t.co/TxUzW8Km4o
— Sean Davis (@Sean_Davi) December 8, 2023
Pacers-Lakers should be a fun one.
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) December 8, 2023
LAkers mean business in this event. Lebron means business in this event. I watch damn near ever game and I haven’t seen him move with that pace while maintaining high defensive effort since like pre Solomon Hill injury.
2000 finals rematch for the final.
— Dime Dropper (@DimeDropperPod) December 8, 2023
The in-season tournament is a massive success
— 🦉 Lakers Vino (@VinoUncorked) December 8, 2023
Lakers had 6 (nearly 7) players in double figures tonight.#LakeShow pic.twitter.com/SA1sf8ok0W
— 🎗NBA•Fan🎗 (@Klutch_23) December 8, 2023
Do the Lakers even need a trade?????
— Lane (@CookedByLane) December 8, 2023
Bro how in the hell are the Lakers gonna guard Haliburton Saturday night….
Gonna be diving into the film tonight/tomorrow and try to figure it out but yikes man
— Sean Davis (@Sean_Davi) December 8, 2023
Anytime I root against the Lakers they win. So I think it's time to root for them #LakeShow
— 𝙎𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙮 (@lifeofrodeo6god) December 8, 2023
The Pelicans won the group with the Nuggets, Mavs, and Clippers just to get 40-pieced by the Lakers in Vegas.
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) December 8, 2023
Best stat of the night:
LeBron James: 22 minutes
— Lakers Daily (@LakersDailyCom) December 8, 2023
This team at full strength has all the makings of a championship team.
— Lakers Daily (@LakersDailyCom) December 8, 2023
Heading to the In-Season Tournament FINALS 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/D0OYz3fmED
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 8, 2023
Lakers WIN by 50!!! 🔥🔥🔥
LeBron — 30pts (4-4 3PM) | 8ast | 5reb
Reaves — 17pts ( 3-6 3PM) | 7ast | 5reb
AD — 16pts | 15reb | 5ast | 2blk | 2stl
Prince — 15pts (5-8 3PM) pic.twitter.com/OBUqXKm6ga
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) December 8, 2023
I’m told the Lakers currently have no plans to change their stance on only hanging banners for NBA championships. They don’t hang banners for Western Conference titles, Pacific Division titles and (for now) potential NBA In-Season Tournament titles, only NBA titles.
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) December 8, 2023
“Lakers keep winning bro! How you feeling about it?”
— GoldenKnight (@GoldenKnightGFX) December 8, 2023
Lakers and Bron in the first ever in season tournament finals is vintage NBA lmao
— Kings (@Drkingsbruh) December 8, 2023
LeBron on the In-Season Tournament:
"Listen, it's still December, I'm not getting crazy about the whole thing."
— Lakers Daily (@LakersDailyCom) December 8, 2023