Michael Jordan had some famous rivalries during his NBA career and respected most of them, but one guy he later said he couldn’t stand was Reggie Miller.
He never could come to terms with Miller, once saying that playing Miller was like “chicken-fighting with a woman. His game is all this flopping type thing. Don’t touch him, or it’s a foul. But he has his hands on you all the time, like a woman holding your waist.
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In 1998, as the Bulls’ dynasty was coming to an end, Chicago met Indiana in the playoffs.
This video breaks down how Miller, who was not just a wonderful shooter but also one of the great clutch shooters of all time, overcame a bad shooting night to hit a clutch shot to win and tie the series at 2-2.
Indiana’s rookie coach was another of Jordan’s great rivals, Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird, who knew as well as anyone how to ride a great shooter to victory.
This is a fun look back at an era of basketball that is still endlessly compelling.
You don’t see clutch shots like this very often
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