James was weighing up retirement after last season, but is thrilled to still be on the court. Asked if he was too old to be risking a serious injury, James smiled: "Listen man, not for that 500, I ain't."Įach player on the winning side of the inaugural final, in which the Lakers will take on the Indiana Pacers, will receive a $500,000 bonus. He also got in the way of a Zion Williamson charge in the first quarter. Just over three weeks away from his 39th birthday, James finished with 30 points, eight assists and five rebounds at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. James' comment came after he played a starring role in the Los Angeles Lakers' 133-89 demolition of the New Orleans Pelicans in Thursday's semi-final. LeBron James quipped he was not too old to put his body on the line for the $500,000 per player cash prize that goes to the NBA's in-season tournament winners. Brunson’s jumper made it 99-96 with 84 seconds to play. The Knicks, who trailed 83-62 with 3:40 left in the third quarter, scored 12 straight points in the fourth to take a 97-96 lead with 1:59 remaining. New York tied Miami at 2-1 in the Eastern Conference’s Group B, with Milwaukee in first place at 3-0. Jimmy Butler had 23 points for Miami but missed a potential winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer. Immanuel Quickley had 20 points off the bench and RJ Barrett added 18, including a key three-point play down the stretch. Jalen Brunson scored 24 points and the New York Knicks mounted a furious rally in a 100-98 victory over the Miami Heat to stay alive in the In-Season Tournament. Memphis lost its third straight overall and dropped to 0-7 at home this season. Santi Aldama led the Grizzlies with 21 points and Derrik Rose added 17. The Suns must now wait on how other teams in the West fare to see who qualifies for the wild-card spot. Phoenix improved to 3-1 in the tournament but is still a game behind the Lakers, who won Group A with a 4-0 record. Jordan Goodwin and Grayson Allen scored 14 points apiece for the Suns, who stayed hot despite playing without leading scorer Kevin Durant, a late scratch due to right foot soreness. Jaylen Brown finished with 18 points but went 6 of 22 from the field.ĭevin Booker poured in a season-high 40 points and the Phoenix Suns won their sixth straight game, 110-89 over the lowly Memphis Grizzlies in an In-Season Tournament game. Jayson Tatum had 26 points to lead Boston, which shot a season-low 24.1 percent from 3-point range and lost for the second time in three games. Wagner then scored the final eight points of a 10-0 run to begin the fourth as Orlando extended its advantage to double digits. The Magic trailed 30-19 after one quarter but outscored Boston by a 29-18 margin in the third to take a 77-74 lead into the fourth quarter. The win also moved Orlando to the top of the Tournament's Group C standings at 3-1, a half-game ahead of the Celtics and Brooklyn Nets. Orlando has missed the playoffs in three straight seasons and last had a winning campaign in 2018-19. Paolo Banchero added 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists to help the Magic extend their winning streak to six games and improve to 11-5. Moritz Wagner delivered 27 points off the bench to lead the surging Orlando Magic to a 113-96 victory over the Boston Celtics in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Friday.
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