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Wednesday, June 7, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G1
IND87
LAL104
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +17
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1998–99Jun 7, 1999: 1 game. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (IND @ NYK), 19 points.
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · IND @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal scores 43 as Lakers beat Indiana

Lakers won 104–87. Shaquille O'Neal: 43 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists. NBA Finals series: Lakers 1, Indiana 0.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+15+12+6+17LAL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND1825281687
LAL33222227104
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 41, 23, 26, 25, 31, 17, 18, 43LAL43 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18, 17, 33, 25, 14LAL14 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 12, 11, 11, 3, 8, 11, 9, 18IND18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 6, 22, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6, 16IND16 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.1Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 43

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 41, 23, 26, 25, 31, 17, 18, 43LAL vs IND · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
43 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 12, 11, 11, 3, 8, 11, 9, 18IND @ LAL · L
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 6, 22, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6, 16IND @ LAL · L
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18, 17, 33, 25, 14LAL vs IND · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · −8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 8, 7, 12, 18, 14, 7, 9, 12LAL vs IND · W
8.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 18, 16, 12, 25, 13, 0, 4, 12IND @ LAL · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST