#MCN首发激励计划#多个历史级名场面的缔造者, the former god of thirds, Reggie Miller, the name of the marksman, is well deserved.
When it comes to Miller, it is natural to think of the most classic "Miller moment". It was the first game of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Pacers were still six points behind their opponents in the final moments of the game. Miller first narrowed the gap to 3 points with a three-pointer through covering, and then made a steal in the frontcourt, his offensive idea was very clear, that is, to three points, so he immediately withdrew from the three-point line and hit a shot, the difference was immediately erased, and at the last moment, he also made two free throws steadily, cutting down 8 points in 8.9 seconds to help the team miraculously win the victory.
It is worth mentioning that a year ago in the Eastern Conference Finals, also against the Knicks, Miller shined in the battle of Kings Mountain: in the famous Madison Garden Plaza, the Knicks hardcore Spike Lee on the sidelines sprayed trash talk to Miller, and Miller responded on the court, and after a three-point shot, Miller drew a choke lock towards Spike Libby. Miller scored 39 points, including 25 on five three-pointers in the final quarter, leading the team to a comeback victory, and his choke lock became a classic moment of his career.
There aren't many people who can push the basketball gods to a corner, and Miller is one of them. The basketball god, who has the aura of "never playing Game 7", was dragged into a tie-break by Miller's Pacers in the 1998 Eastern Conference finals. In the last 2.9 seconds of G4 of the series, Jordan's Bulls still led the Pacers by 1 point, while Miller threw off Jordan who switched defenses after borrowing his teammates to cover, and directly twisted his body to hit a desperate three-point after receiving the ball, creating another "Miller moment".
In the 2000 playoffs, the 35-year-old Miller scored 40 points on 7-of-10 three-point shooting in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, and finally made it to the Finals, only to lose to O'Neal. Throughout the playoffs, he hit 58 three-pointers, a record that wasn't broken until 2015, when Curry came out of nowhere.
Throughout his career, Miller has a stable outside firepower output, with a three-point shooting rate of more than 40% in 10 seasons in 18 years of his career, and at least 100 three-pointers in 15 consecutive seasons, and his 2,560 three-pointers have become the benchmark at that time. Although there are constantly newcomers who surpass him, Miller's legend has long been written into history.