2000 NBA Finals: Lakers at Pacers, Gm 3 part 4/12

Game 3 - Pacers 100, Lakers 91

With Kobe Bryant sidelined with his ankle injury, the Pacers were able to jump out to an early lead and never looked back. Indiana led by eight after the first quarter and stretched that margin to 11 at halftime. A Lakers fourth-quarter comeback was stunted by Shaquille O'Neal's struggles at the free-throw line. He missed 10 of his 13 attempts for the game and was just 1-of-7 in the fourth quarter.

Reggie Miller had his best game of the series, scoring 33 points on 11-of-22 shooting. While he was just 2-of-7 from 3-point range, Miller did make all nine of his free-throw attempts, including six consecutive in the final 14 seconds to preserve the Pacers victory. Jalen Rose added 21 points for Indiana.

O'Neal finished with 33 points and 13 rebounds, leading the Lakers in both categories. No other Lakers player scored more than 14 points. While O'Neal made 15 of his 24 shots from the field, the rest of the team was just 23-of-52 (44.2 percent).

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