LeBron James is highly energized about the prospects of leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the inaugural NBA Cup. The top-seeded Lakers are one victory away from reaching the final as they battle the third-seeded New Orleans Pelicans in the West semifinal of the NBA in-season tournament on Thursday night at Las Vegas. The victor will face the East semifinal winner, either the Milwaukee Bucks or Indiana Pacers, in Saturday's championship game. The first-time event wouldn't seem to be that much of a big deal to a 19-time All-Star like James, who has four regular-season MVPs, four championship rings and the NBA's all-time leading scorer title on his resume. Ingram has a 23.7 scoring average in 242 games for the Pelicans and has five outings of 30 or more points so far this season. One of those came in Monday's 127-117 West quarterfinal victory on the road against the Sacramento Kings. He added eight rebounds and six assists. We like the over here as these tournament games have trended over in general, and let's ride the train again.