To solve this problem, we use the z statistic. The z formula is:
z = (x – u) / s
where x is lakers score = 101.7, u is Celtics score = 99.2, s is standard dev = 10.5
z = (101.7 – 99.2) / 10.5 = 0.24
using the normal distribution table at z = 0.24, the P value is:
P (z = 0.24) = 0.5984 = 59.84%