1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed IND by 5 after three quarters and won 116–111.
Final · Finals · G6
IND111
LAL116
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 6 · IND @ LAL
Shaquille O'Neal scores 41 as Lakers beat Indiana
Lakers won 116–111. Shaquille O'Neal: 41 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist. Lakers win the NBA Finals series 4–2.
Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 111 |
| LAL | 24 | 29 | 26 | 37 | 116 |
Who led
Shaquille O'NealLAL41 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantLAL26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RoseIND29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerIND25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
Travis BestIND
−7.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Mark JacksonIND
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 41
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'NealLAL vs IND · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
41 PTS · 12 REB · 1 ASTJalen RoseIND @ LAL · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs IND · W
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTReggie MillerIND @ LAL · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 ASTDale DavisIND @ LAL · L
8.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 ASTGlen RiceLAL vs IND · W
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST