2000 NBA Finals: Lakers at Pacers, Gm 5 part 2/12

Game 5 - Pacers 120, Lakers 87

The Pacers shot 61 percent in the first half and never looked back in a blowout victory that sent the series back to Los Angeles. The 33-point margin of defeat was at the time the second-worst in the Finals in Lakers history, behind only a 148-114 loss to Boston in 1985 (a series the Lakers went on to win).

Five different Pacers players scored in double figures, led by Jalen Rose, who scored 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting. Reggie Miller added 25 points. Rose and Miller combined to make eight 3-pointersa while missing just three.

Shaquille O'Neal had 35 points for the Lakers, but was one of just two Lakers in double figures (Glen Rice, 11 points). O'Neal was 17-of-27 from the field, but the rest of the team was just 19-of-63 (30.1 percent).

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