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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 20 general entries.
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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
Reggie Miller
UCLA. Reggie graduated at UCLA as the 2nd leading scorer in UCLA history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabaar.
Indiana Pacers. He was drafted 11th overall by Indiana in the 1987 NBA Draft.
Which rookie record did Reggie Miller break in 1987-1988? | Reggie Miller
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Three pointers made. Reggie broke Larry Bird's rookie record when he drained 61 three's his inaugural season. That record was later shattered by Dennis Scott in 1990-1991 with 125 three's.
How many times did Reggie Miller lead the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals in the 1990s? | Reggie Miller
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4. Unfortunately, they never made it to the NBA Finals in the 1990s.
Which year did Reggie Miller lead Indiana to the NBA Finals for the first time? | Reggie Miller
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2000. The Pacers were beaten 4-2 by the Los Angeles Lakers, despite Reggie scoring over 24 points per game.
How many points did Reggie Miller score in the 4th quarter of Game 5 in the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals? | Reggie Miller
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25. Reggie torched the New Your Knicks for 25 points in the 4th quarter, including 5-5 from the three point stripe. He finished the game with 39 points. That performance catapulted Reggie into NBA superstardom, although the Pacers did not make it to the NBA Finals.
How many times did Reggie Miller and Michael Jordan face each other in the NBA Playoffs? | Reggie Miller
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1. Unfortunately, the two premiere guards of the 1990s only met once, in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals. Although Reggie did hit a game-winning three pointer with .7 seconds left in Game 4, after pushing off Jordan to get himself open. Despite Reggie's heroics, Indiana lost the series in 7 games. The Pacers were the only team to push Chicago to a 7th Game throughout their title run.
Which heroics did Reggie Miller pull off in Game 5 of the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals, sending the game to overtime? | Reggie Miller
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Three pointer. Reggie's miraculous 39 foot three-pointer not only sent the game in to overtime, it changed an NBA rule allowing referees to go to replay after last-sceond shots. Indiana lost the game to the New Jersey Nets in double OT, eliminating them from the playoffs.
Which court-side star has Reggie Miller talked trash with throughout his career? | Reggie Miller
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Spike Lee. Reggie and Spike have had many memorable trash-talking moments. Fortunately, Reggie has had the last word in some of the time.
Cheryl. Cheryl, a standout basketball player at USC, once scored 105 points in a high school game in 1982.
Which team did Reggie play for in the 2003-04 season? | Reggie Miller
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Pacers. Although when he was drafted, the fans booed because they wanted the Pacers to choose a Hoosier native, Steve Alford. The Pacers took the right guy! Steve Alford didn't last long in the NBA and later became a fairly successful coach at Southwest Missouri State University.
UCLA. Reg was the 11th pick in the first round of the 1987 draft by the Pacers. He was an All-American at UCLA.
Which season was Reggie's highest season point average in the 90s? | Reggie Miller
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1990. In the 1990 season, the Pacers were a lot of fun to watch, led by Reggie and "The Rifleman" Chuck Person, the three-pointers rained all season long. Reggie had his best scoring season that year when he averaged 24.6 points per game. Reggie also averaged almost two-three pointers and four 4 assists per game that season.
Which team did Reggie once refer to as "choke artists"? | Reggie Miller
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Knicks. After game one of the '95 Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Pacers trailed by six points with only 18 seconds left in the game. Reggie made a three-pointer. He then stole the ball on the ensuing inbounds pass and hit another three-pointer, tying the game. John Starks then missed two free throws. The Pacers got the ball back and Reggie was fouled, he sunk two free throws giving the Pacers the win. On his way to the locker room after the game, an obviously energized Reggie could be heard calling the Knicks, "choke artists".
In which year in the 90s did Reggie win an NBA championship? | Reggie Miller
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None. Sadly, Reggie has come close so many times, but never been able to get the ring. In the 97-98 season, Larry Bird coached the Pacers to a 58-24 record. That year, the Pacers were the only team to take the Bulls to a seventh game in the playoffs (after the Bulls posted an amazing 72-10 record).
Reggie once got into an on-court fist fight with which member of the Los Angeles Lakers? | Reggie Miller
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Kobe Bryant. In March of 2002, Kobe and Reggie pretended they were hockey players. Depending on which team you are a fan of, who won the fight is a mystery.
Reggie appeared on an episode of, "Behind the Music" (A VH1 show which claims to go "behind the music" of musicians to find out their inspiration and motivation behind their success and sometimes failure). Which artist was featured on that particular episode? | Reggie Miller
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John Mellencamp. In October of 1998, Reggie spoke of how Mellencamp has been very accepting of people of all races when it comes to his music, as Mellencamp is known for having many people of all different races in his band.
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