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Wednesday, June 14, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed IND by 10 after the first quarter and won 120–118.

Final · OT · Finals · G4
LAL120
IND118
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL 0; OT1 LAL +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 4 · LAL @ IND

Shaquille O'Neal scores 36, Lakers rally past Indiana

Lakers trailed by 10 after one and won 120–118. NBA Finals series: Lakers 3, Indiana 1. Reggie Miller scored 35 for Indiana in the loss.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-3+30+2LAL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAL2328292416120
IND3321232714118
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 25, 31, 17, 18, 43, 40, 33, 36LAL36 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 25, 18, 17, 33, 25, 14, 2, 28LAL28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 19, 24, 16, 34, 7, 21, 33, 35IND35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 25, 13, 0, 4, 12, 4, 6, 24IND24 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 35 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

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: 23, 26, 25, 31, 17, 18, 43, 40, 33, 36LAL @ IND · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 19, 24, 16, 34, 7, 21, 33, 35IND vs LAL · L
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 25, 18, 17, 33, 25, 14, 2, 28LAL @ IND · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 25, 13, 0, 4, 12, 4, 6, 24IND vs LAL · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 9, 7, 6, 12, 6, 7, 10, 17LAL @ IND · W
7.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 26, 18, 18, 11, 12, 30, 21, 14IND vs LAL · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST