Series Summary
| Game | Date | Home Team | Result | Road Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Wednesday, June 7 | Los Angeles Lakers | 104-87 (1-0) | Indiana Pacers |
| Game 2 | Friday, June 9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 111-104 (2-0) | Indiana Pacers |
| Game 3 | Sunday, June 11 | Indiana Pacers | 100-91 (1-2) | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Game 4 | Wednesday, June 14 | Indiana Pacers | 118-120 OT (1-3) | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Game 5 | Friday, June 16 | Indiana Pacers | 120-87 (2-3) | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Game 6 | Monday, June 19 | Los Angeles Lakers | 116-111 (4-2) | Indiana Pacers |
The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. As of yet, the other playoff series are still running on a 2-2-1-1-1 site format.
This was the second time a Finals game was played on a Monday night since the NBA switched to the Wednesday-Friday-Sunday rotation in 1991. In the previous five series ('92-'94, '96, '98) that needed a Game 6, the game was played on a Sunday. In this series, however, the NBA chose to play the game the Monday night after Father's Day. The previous Finals game played on a Monday night was Game 3 in 1999.
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