1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed LAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 107–101.
Final · OT · Finals · G1
PHI107
LAL101
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 1 · PHI @ LAL
Allen Iverson scores 48, Philadelphia wins in overtime
Tied 94–94 after regulation. Final: 107–101. NBA Finals series: Philadelphia 1, Lakers 0. Shaquille O'Neal scored 44 for Lakers in the loss.
Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 22 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 107 |
| LAL | 23 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 101 |
Who led
Allen IversonPHI48 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dikembe MutomboPHI13 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL44 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Rick FoxLAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
46.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 48 points in 53 minutes.
Losing minutes
Eric SnowPHI
−9.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 34.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 13 points in 31 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Aaron McKiePHI
+19.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
51 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists.
Top performances
Allen Iverson leads the day with 48
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.
Allen IversonPHI @ LAL · W
32.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
48 PTS · 5 REB · 6 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs PHI · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high44 PTS · 20 REB · 5 ASTRick FoxLAL vs PHI · L
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs PHI · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · −16.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTDikembe MutomboPHI @ LAL · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 16 REB · 0 ASTEric SnowPHI @ LAL · W
8.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST