The final four of the NBA In-Season tournament are set. The Los Angeles Lakers came out of their quarterfinal game against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, in part, thanks to a controversial timeout issued in the final seconds of the game. Regardless, the Lakers will face the New Orleans Pelicans in the West Semifinal on Thursday in Las Vegas. Outlasting the Suns in the 106-103 victory, the Lakers remain undefeated in IST play. LeBron James continues to stiffen Father Time and rewrite the record books.
Early in Tuesday’s quarterfinal, the Milwaukee Bucks beat the visiting New York Knicks, 146-122, and will now face the Indiana Pacers in the East semifinals on Thursday afternoon. Almost everything went well for the Bucks, who were lethal from 3, shooting 60.5% (23 of 38) and at a high volume to boot. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and added eight rebounds and 10 assists. Damian Lillard shot a whopping 71.1% from 3, connecting on five of seven shots from distance. Julius Randle scored 41 points for New York.
On Monday night, the Pelicans erased a 15-point first-quarter deficit and took a 69-61 lead into halftime. Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 30 points. “(Ingram) was unbelievable,” coach Willie Green said. “He put us on his shoulders and he carried us.”
Meanwhile, the Pacers rode MVP candidate Tyrese Haliburton who notched his first career triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. With the score tied at 105, Haliburton converted a four-player with 93 seconds left to kick off the Pacers for good. “The atmosphere was crazy,” he said. “We’re excited to be (in Las Vegas), but we want to win.”
The In-Season tournament culminates with Saturday’s championship for the NBA Cup. The title game will not count toward the league’s 82-game regular season standings, although each winning player will receive $500,000.
The end of the quarter-finals also means that the last two flexible matches on Friday have been determined. The four losing teams from the IST quarterfinals will play Friday night. The Knicks will visit the Celtics and the Suns will host the Kings.
Here is a little reminder about how the tournament works in season. The local teams have revealed the uniforms for this season’s City edition. during games that were played on specially designed grounds.
NBA in-season tournament support
Below you’ll find the remaining in-season tournament schedule, scores, standings and more. All games on ESPN and ABC are streamed on Fubo (try for free). Fubo’s holiday offer has just started! For a limited time, new subscribers can save $40 on Fubo’s Pro, Elite, and Premier plans ($20 off the first and second months).
NBA Seasonal tournament schedule
(All times Eastern)
Thursday December 7
Eastern Semifinal: Bucks vs. Pacers, 5 p.m., ESPN/Fubo
West Semifinal: Lakers vs. Pelicans, 9 p.m., TNT
Saturday December 9
Finale: TBD versus TBD in Las Vegas, 8:30 p.m., ABC/Fubo
Scores and results from in-season NBA tournaments
Tuesday December 5
Quarterfinal: Bucks 146, Knicks 122
Quarterfinal: Lakers 106, Suns 103
Monday December 4
Quarterfinal: Pacers 122, Celtics 112
Quarterfinal: Pelicans 127, Kings 117
Tuesday November 28
Celtics 124, Bulls 97
Nets 115, Raptors 103
Horsemen 128, Falcons 105
Bucks 131, Heat 124
Knicks 115, Hornets 91
Thunder 106, Timberwolves 103
Mavericks 121, Rockets 115
Kings 124, Warriors 123
Friday November 24
Magic 113, Celtics 96
Suns 110, Grizzlies 89
Knicks 100, Heat 98
Raptors 121, Bulls 108
Pacers 136, Pistons 113
Rockets 105, Nuggets 86
Bucks 131, Wizards 128
Kings 124, Timberwolves 111
Warriors 118, Spurs 112
Pelicans 116, Clippers 106
Tuesday November 21
Magic 126, Raptors 107
Pacers 157, Falcons 152
Cavaliers 122, 76ers 119 (OT)
Suns 120, Trail Blazers 107
Lakers 131, Jazz 99
Friday November 17
Bucks 130, Hornets 99
Knicks 120, Wizards 99
76ers 126, Falcons 116
Riders 108, Pistons 100
Celtics 108, Raptors 105
Kings 129, Spurs 120
Magic 103, Bulls 97
Pelicans 115, Nuggets 110
Suns 131, Jazz 128
Lakers 107, Trail Blazers 95
Clippers 104, Rockets 100
Tuesday November 14
Heat 111, hornets 105
Falcons 126, Pistons 120
Pacers 132, 76ers 126
Nets 124, Magic 104
Thunder 123, Spurs 87
Pelicans 131, Mavericks 110
Jazz 115, Trail Blazers 99
Nuggets 111, Clippers 108
Timberwolves 104, Warriors 101
Lakers 134, Grizzlies 107
Friday November 10
76ers 114, Pistons 106
Hornets 124, Wizards 117
Celtics 121, Nets 107
Rockets 104, Pelicans 101
Jazz 127, Grizzlies 121
Timberwolves 117, Spurs 110
Mavericks 144, Clippers 126
Kings 105, Thunder 98
Lakers 122, Suns 119
Friday November 3
Pacers 121, Cavaliers 116
Bucks 110, Knicks 105
Heat 121, Wizards 114
Nets 109, Bulls 107
Warriors 141, Thunder 139
Nuggets 125, Mavericks 114
Trail Blazers 115, Grizzlies 113 (OT)
Eastern Conference Group A standings
Eastern Conference Group B standings
Eastern Conference Group C standings
Western Conference Group A Standings
Western Conference Group B standings
Western Conference Group C Standings
A = advances as group winner
W = advance to a wild card spot
E = eliminated
