The Pacers never led after that point. The Lakers would build a seven-point lead, but the Pacers fought back to tie the score at 103. After a timeout, the Lakers scored six unanswered points to regain control. The Pacers made one final valiant effort, but it fell short and the Lakers clinched their first championship in twelve years. Shaquille O'Neal led all scorers with 41 points and also pulled down 12 rebounds. He was awarded the Finals MVP. Player statistics Los Angeles Lakers |- | align="left" | || 5 || 5 || 35.2 || .367 || .200 || .909 || 4.6 || 4.2 || 1.0 || 1.4 || 15.6 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 18.7 || .429 || .583 || .833 || 1.0 || 3.8 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 6.0 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 17.3 || .611 || .625 || .867 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 6.7 |- | align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 17.2 || .571 || .000 || .857 || 3.3 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 5.0 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 30.7 || .464 || .400 || .700 || 3.3 || 4.8 || 1.3 || 0.2 || 10.8 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 30.3 || .512 || .200 || .727 || 5.2 || 2.8 || 0.8 || 1.0 || 9.2 |- | align="left" | || 4 || 0 || 2.3 || .667 || .000 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.3 |-! style="background:#FDE910;" | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 45.5 || .611 || .000 || .387 || 16.7 || 2.3 || 1.0 || 2.7 || 38.0 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 32.2 || .400 || .632 || .650 || 2.5 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 11.5 |- | align="left" | || 4 || 0 || 3.3 || .667 || .000 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 1.0 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 1 || 18.8 || .216 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.8 || 2.8 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 3.0 Indiana Pacers |- |