It should be an exciting matchup between the Lakers and Pacers, pitting the top-ranked Indiana offense against a top-10 Los Angeles defense. While these two teams haven't faced each other just yet, these two teams have had some close finishes in the past couple of years, and Saturday should be no different as both teams try to crown themselves In-Season Tournament champions. 

The championship match for the inaugural In-Season Tournament is now set after the Los Angeles Lakers dominated the New Orleans Pelicans en route to a 133-89 win Thursday night in Las Vegas. The Lakers advance to the title game on Saturday night where they'll take on the Indiana Pacers who took out the Milwaukee Bucks in the East semifinals matchup earlier in the day. 

LeBron James led the way for L.A. against the Pelicans, putting up an efficient 30 points, eight assists and five rebounds in just 23 minutes. James went 9-for-12 from the floor, with a perfect 4-for-4 from downtown, in a game where he didn't even play in the fourth quarter after the Lakers built up as much as a 44-point lead. The Lakers finished with six scorers in double figures and put the pressure on New Orleans early after making it rain from 3-point territory, where they shot 48.6% from deep. It was never a close contest, and now L.A. will prepare to take on a Pacers team that had an equally dominant game against the Bucks.

The In-Season Tournament action comes to a close on Saturday where one team will be the first to hoist up 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.