Anthony Davis and the Lakers Bullied the Pacers Out of the In-Season Tournament

The Lakers won the inaugural In-Season Tournament on Saturday, and they did so by essentially big brother-ing the precocious Pacers into submission.

Here are the key numbers from Los Angeles’s 123–109 win: The Lakers attempted only 13 three pointers (and made two of them), out-rebounded Indiana 55–32, and outscored them in the paint 86–44. For fans in rocking chairs yearning for the old days of inside-the-arc basketball, Saturday night must have been a delight, as the Lakers won the NBA’s newfangled tournament the old fashioned way.