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LeBron lights up Pels as Lakers cruise into tournament final

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LAS VEGAS -- The NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament has provided an ideal platform for LeBron James -- weeks shy of his 39th birthday -- to prove that he's still in his prime.

With dramatic theater lighting setting the atmosphere for the tourney's semifinals at T-Mobile Arena, James put on a show in the Los Angeles Lakers' 133-89 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

James poured in 30 points and added eight assists and five rebounds Thursday to earn the Lakers a date with the Indiana Pacers, who beat the Milwaukee Bucks earlier in the day, in Saturday's championship game.