Chicago Bulls - Indiana Pacers | 1998 Playoffs | ECF Game 4: Killer Miller
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- Reggie Miller's three-pointer with seven-tenths of a second to go capped a fourth-quarter long-distance shooting barrage and gave the Indiana Pacers a 96-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls, evening the Eastern Conference finals at two games each.
"We wanted to get Jordan out of the play and he switched," said Miller. "Pippen wasn't playing me aggressively and Derrick made the pass. All I had to do was get my feet square."
Miller added to his growing playoff legend after Scottie Pippen missed a pair of free throws for Chicago and the ball went out of bounds with 2.9 seconds to go. Miller lost Ron Harper as he curled around a series of picks and bumped aside Michael Jordan at the top of the circle before taking the inbound pass from McKey and burying the game-winner from the right wing.
"We designed the play for Reggie," Pacers coach Larry Bird said. "I didn't think he was going to as wide open as he was. He was wide open. I knew he was going to make it."
The Bulls had one last chance, but Jordan, who scored 28 points, saw his double-pump 25-foot banker rattle in and out as the horn sounded, completing an erratic final three minutes for the two-time defending NBA champions.
"Michael got a look and a shot that scared me," Pacers forward Antonio Davis said. "He double- and triple-clutched and I said there's no way - not even for him."
"Every time I shoot the ball I think it's going in," said Jordan, who was 12-of-27 from the field. "But it's out of my hands once it leaves my hands. I was surprised I got it off. But a lot of things surprised me today."
Chicago had some tough breaks with the calls down the stretch. In addition to the call against Rodman, who was whistled for an offensive foul with 21 seconds to play, Best appeared to have a toe on the line on his three-pointer, and a loose ball ruled off Pippen with 2:16 to go appeared to go off one of the Pacers.
"This is an unbelievable finish," Bulls coach Phil Jackson said. "The Pacers should not have been in the position to do that. This was Munich in '72 revisited. I doubt I can watch the last 10 minutes (again) without calling (NBA vice president of basketball operations) Rod Thorn. The offensive foul on Rodman was unbelievable."
"That was a tough call, but we can't whine about it," Chicago guard Steve Kerr said. "But maybe we should. It worked for the Pacers."
Kukoc scored 18 points, Harper added 13 and Pippen 12 for the Bulls, who shot 56 percent (39-of-70), but just 4-of-9 from behind the arc. Rodman pulled down 16 rebounds, helping Chicago to a 40-32 advantage on the boards. Pippen had 10 assists and seven rebounds, but made just 2-of-7 free throws.
"I'm part of the team and we all have to step forward," Jordan said. "I'm not going to point fingers. But we all have to move on. Things happened here today but you have to roll with the punches." - Sport
One of the Greatest playoff games of ALL TIME!
I remember watching this series as a kid, I literally could not relax any second of the game. Probably the most intense playoff series I ever watched.
They should have added Bird's reaction to Miller's shot --- cold as clutch.
That would've been the best shot of the video. "The eyes of a basketball assassin."
This video doesn't show it, but I remember when Miller hit the go ahead 3 that Larry Bird's reaction was very stoic. No emotion. He knew that there was time left and that MJ was going to get a crack at a game winner.
That's what I thought too, yet the explosion all over the city was deafening.
+Jesse Mathes birds reaction was epic! At the time you're like...what's up with him not reacting at all?!...looking back, it just shows the genius basketball mind at work! That single reaction is an iconic moment in sports!
Ice water in his veins, and thinking three steps ahead, just like when he played.
Historical Perspective I pulling this video to show someone how Bird's expression was like a "straight G"
Historical Perspective I was searching for that video. i saw that live....no emotion at all.
Reggie pushed MJ half way back to Chicago on his game winning 3 and no call. Gotta love 90s ball.
Solomon Herrera big difference between pushes, one handed and two handed. Either way, no calls are good and the endings were terrific
HabsFanMTL88 reggie's push was 5X as bad as MJ's "push" on Russell. Reggie blatantly SHOVES MJ. Russell was already running towards the sideline in bad defensive position and MJ just used him as leverage. Not really a "shove". BR was just playing terrible defense, look at his feet.
They would have NEVER called that push off, not then, not now, not ever. Not at that point of the game. Ask Bryon Russell. 😂
MJ was clearly holding Miller he had to free himself. MJ against the Cavs and again against Byron Russell of the Jazz clearly used his hands to get free... it's just basketball.
being there i still get chills to this day watching the replays of it and let me tell you it was by far the loudest i have heard any sport complex ever get but then again MSA was made to get ungodly loud. this game is still the greatest game i have ever witnessed.
Jordan made the most beautiful missed shot of all time, what a goat
All these years later and I still get excited to watch these game highlights. It just seemed more exciting to watch back then. 90's ball was awesome!!!
With Reggie it’s not how much he scores; it’s when he scores
Yeah... like when he scored ZERO points in the 4th Q of game 7 of this series. LMAO!
As much as i wanted the bulls to win this game, you gotta give props to miller for that shot. that was his moment. a turnaround three to close it out. and by the reaction, you could tell that there was love for the game. Yes he pushed off, but come on. it's a phisical game and the stakes are so high. you gotta be phisical, especially when your opponent is MJ. bottum line, a tremendous shot
After this loss to Indiana --- Chicago knew fear.
They were already 5 time Champs at this point and in the middle of going for a 3peat.
Remember they never even trailed in this series
@@anthonyloretta9931 Exactly my point. They’ve never been in a situation where there run might come to an end!
This was the hardest series that the Bulls faced during their six title runs.
Don`t forget the Knicks series in 92 and 93...those were tougher.
Yes, those Knicks series in 92 and 93 were tough... but the Bulls were never really threatened by them like they were by this Pacer team. In 92, we blew the Knicks out in Game 7, 110 to 81. We knew we were going to win Game 7. In 93 after we lost the first two in the Garden, we took the next four. We basically owned them after those first two losses. But in this Pacer series, we ALMOST lost Game 7. We barely got by them. We took the first two in the United Center. Then they out clutched us in Games 3 and 4. We blew them out in Game 5. Then couldn't close them out in Game 6. Then we squeaked by them in Game 7. I remember every last Series throughout our 6 Title runs and none of them made me more nervous than this Series....
Tibor Hegedűs Tougher in the sense that the KNICK style of play was more physical and they boasted a stingier defense than Indy but the KNICKS never had a flow in their offense that made Chicago second guess their title hopes.
It's true. They came EXTREMELY close to losing. I remember this series. At one point in game 7, it looked like they were going to lose, but Jordan came through again and seemed to miraculously change his approach to the game and the Bulls pulled away. But it was a like a toe-to-toe Heavweight fight. Somewhat of an underrated series, because it was TOUGH.
+mikem987 Exactly
The fact that michaels attempt came so close is pretty awsome
Man I miss the 90s NBA
Don't we all....
I can see this game over and over again, good baketball like that will no see no more, Miller Time!!!!
Reggie Miller was clutch ASF !!!
The greatest basketball game ever. Amazing!
And THIS is why the Bulls are the beat team ever! The overcoming of adversity when it all seemed lost. That is what legends are made of. That is what the folk tales sing about!
Reggie Miller deserves a championship, I've never seen a more clutch player in my life other than Jordan and all I know if their is game on the line and I need a 3 ,it's Boom Baby time
Kevin Graciano Pierce, Horry
Clutch player? Then why did he have ZERO points in the 4th Q of game 7 of this series? LOL
@@simplyguJordan put the clamps on him....and MJ was 9-25 in this game ....that doesn't mean he wasn't a great clutch player tho
That was awesome basketball. I miss those days. Reggie's move was the greatest pushoff in the history of sport!
I remember this game like it was yesterday. Jordan's shot coming that close to going in but rimming out was the perfect ending to such a surreal game.
Larry Bird was a great coach. I'm sure it was a coincidence that the Pacers made two Conference Finals and a NBA Finals in the three years he coached them.
This was a great series.
WWOWWWW, michael got SOOOO close to getting that basket at the end.
The 1998 Pacers did something I honestly don't know if it's happened before or since- they didn't lose a home playoff game, yet didn't make the NBA Finals.
I don't know if this has ever happened before (the Cavs/Knicks got 1 win on their homecourt, and this was a homer series)
It's a great question and if you haven't already found it out, yes...there were two. The 87 Pistons...and the 90 Bulls. Both lost Game 7's on the road in the conference finals just like the 98 Pacers did in series the home team won every single game in.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424good research boss....I was thinking about the '93 Knicks .....but they lost game 5 against Chicago in the "Charles Smith game" lol
'95 pacers could ALMOST say that.....say for one game lol
If Lebron received that push off by Reggie, he would of flopped all the way back to his bench and expect the Lebron refs to give a offensive foul on Miller.
MrYoumitube "Would of" 100% wrong. "Would have" is absolutely correct. "Would of" does NOT exist in English. You should fix your comment. Just learn proper grammar.
+TheODLawson23 gimmie a fuckin break what r we in english class
daniel james Your grammar is extremely terrible and bad.
+MrYoumitube and they would have gave him the foul
+TheODLawson23 theres a comment right below us that says would of, reply to that one as well you fuck head
This series was awesome because the Pacers weren't scared of the Bulls. You saw their confidence get stronger and stronger after every win. It would have a great rivalry but unfortunately the Bulls era was over after they won the ring that year. Smh😢
I watched every single Bulls playoff game that season and remember this series clearly. This was harder than the actual final, no disrespect to the Jazz who also provided a heck of a test, but this was a series that went back and forth, even though the Bulls were outplaying the Pacers most of the time, the Pacers held firm and fought to the end. I feel this game really should have been Chicago's, they gave it away. That last shot by MJ..wow..still can't believe it rimmed out!!
When Reggie hit that three..God how loud it must have been in that arena in person..
even tho i kno wats gonna happen already i still find myself gettin excited and my heart beats faster..lol
thanks, as a long time player and fan the pacers were the last team i ever liked(unbelievable player continuity(smits, davis, jackson,miller were the longest consecutive starting 4 until recently), defined positions, incredible complementary players) and i watched every one of these games. Thanks for putting the whole series up- great memories
korone: thanks for this video..this was the first nba game i ever watched, caused im from Chile and the cable just break in so at first i liked mike...just becouse i only knew him by name..but with this game..REGGIE became my heroe..and i never missed a game of indy..even when i get older (20),i got the chance to see him in a rteal game thanks to a contest made in ESPN DEPORTES LATINAMERICA..i still got the indy t-shirt singined by him....THANKS 4 THE MEMORYS REGGIE
dam, when MJ took that shot in the end, right before the ball hit the backboard the crowd went silent for a split second and got loud again when he missed it. dammitt boii!! classic ish right chea!!
They knew who they were dealing with, that's why! LOL!
Man. this was a GREAT game. Perhaps one of the most underrated series in the NBA.
Reggie Miller's shot at 8:35 to the series to a new level
what a great time for basketball.. they were unique ages with the bulls dynasty and of course with michael and scottie... when they were facing tough times and make you believe that they are finished they have always found enough strength to fight back and win at the end... we miss you....
I remember that game like it was yesterday. I was 9 and watching it on a tiny TV out in the garage while cutting some boards with my dad. I managed to cut my finger pretty good (still have the scar), so i just sat and watched the end of the game with a bloody towel around my finger. When Reggie hit that shot, we just went nuts. I don't really watch basketball anymore though, it's just not the same. Sigh, those were the golden days.
mj double pump shot with ease in the madness
During the replay of Miller's shot and celebration Isiah Thomas said that he knows exactly how Miller feels, that there's so much emotion flowing through your body and you don't know how to let it go.
I prefer a more reserved celebration, but cannot blame Miller for his silliness after that shot.
missing a double clutch 30 footer with 0.7 left never looked so gracious (retrospectively)
Watching late era Mike was fabulous
This is one of the top 5 playoffs series of the last 15 yrs. Nobody never talks about this one they always say the Bulls vs Celtics 09 no way this was way better then that.
The pacers during the 90’s were the closest team mentally to Chicago this series proves that. Not to mention they were also the only team to beat them twice during their 72 win season.
I felt so sick when Michael missed that shot. That would have been awesome if that had gone in considering he was off balance in mid-flight with only 0.7. I miss those days though. The 1990s were awesome!
the 2000 team that made the finals was pretty good, and that 2004 team that won 62 games was good too, i still say if it wasn't for the malice in the palace that 2005 team wouldve won it all!!!
When basketball was great, you would not miss A game. Good Memories
i remember watching this game
Man i love how at around 8:05 when the ball gets knocked out of bounds they just make a call. no instant replay for 5 minutes that takes away entirely from the heat of the moment and basically lets teams have another timeout. even when instant replay helps my team win i just hate how long it takes.
The only team to take "Da Bulls" (The top tier bulls)....what memories as a child!
Growing up a Bulls fan, 10 year old me started crying after Jordan missed that shot. I'll never forget this game.
Yeah, you can dance, Reggie!
i will never ever forget that moment when reggie hit that wining 3
just miss u reggie
No31 forever
i remember this so well wow
Jordans defense at the end was well timed.
I think it was the hardest series well maybe 92 Knicks was tougher but this
was a war
Never worried about Knicks...pacers were seriously scary
I just took a look at the box score from game 7 of this series...YIKES
Bulls shot 24 of 41 from the line
Pacers shot 23 of 37 from the line..
Jordan had 28 9 and 8 but was only 9 of 25 from the field and 10 of 15 from the line
Pippen was 6 of 18 (0-5 3pts)
Toni Kucoc was the difference 21 points (7 of 11 including 3 of 4 3pointers) also
Steve Kerr had 11 off the bench including 3 3 pointers.
Bulls outrebounded the Pacers 50 to 34.
For the Pacers
Miller had 22 (7 of 13 including 4/7 3pointers)
It just showed that the Bulls were getting old.
The Bulls always won with defense. MJ just happened to be the best finisher in history. But they won because teams rarely got to 100 against them
Historical Perspective difference was rebounding. With the bulls winning the battle on the boards Toni never gets a chance to shoot 7-11 with 4 3’s. Rebounding especially offensive rebounding won the bulls that game. And MJ had 9 1-2 he scored off few more got other players shots. Defense wins games but people who don’t know basketball don’t understand how important winning the battle in the boards is.
one nba legend said it best, altho all stats are important kinda 2 stick out,, Boards and Turnovers...if u get killed on boards u not gonna win the game, also if uturn ball over u not gonna win it
What an amazing rivalry it's really too bad there weren't more playoff series with these two teams
What a great memory this brought back. I'm a Pacer fan and I miss Reggie Miller so much. It's too bad the Pacers and the Bulls are both in the toilet because that was an epic playoff series back in 1998.
Larry’s reaction 😂
Can you imagine that push in today's NBA suspension&fines🤣🤣 miss 90s basketball
Lol Phil's face
man, what a game!
i miss the pacers from back in the day... so much fun to watch those teams from then.
Had Mike Made That Shot, i bet the Market Square Arena would have gone from deafening to silence
Reggie got away with an offensive foul on Jordan before that last shot haha
Very true but nobody talks about that though, only how MJ pushed off on Russell the very next round, even though Reggie's was FAR more egregious. SMH
D Davis I guess they had to give someone else a little sprinkle of favoritism instead of the same people all the time, right?
JSwanKilowJ No because Reggie always had favoritism. The leg-kick rule while shooting was basically created thanks to Reggie.
that's nice. it was created when Jamal Crawford started getting way too many 4 point plays. all of the greats have had some favoritism.
After a lifetime of Jordan/Jackson getting away with murder
Even though i'm a jordan fan, i have to say that was a good move to push MJ so he won't be able to recover to block rthe shot.
This was my favorite Genuine Miller moment!!! Thanks for 18 UNFORGETTABLE years Reggie!!!! Go Pacers!!!! Shot of his life at 8:33
Great basketball, back when cheering for either team could give an hearth attack
Good quality push by Miller on MJ and McKey grabbed and dragged Dennis on that moving screen call.
Larry Bird was such a fucking hard ass with that dead pan reaction.
Being a Bulls fan, the first thing I do is to look for Bulls highlights in a game, after that I go for game-deciding / crucial plays and incidents like brawls or ejections. Then, I look for baskets of the opposing team. Keep in mind the usual CZcams limitations, and you have little room left for anything else.
one of the best games ever..
Larry Birds non-reaction is a classic, but people mis understood his non facial reaction. Reggie Miller during the regular season had hit 14 game winners. So when Reggie hit this one Larry Bird at this point kinda expected it. So he wasn't saying so much "been their done that" he was really thinking "oky Reggie you've done this enough times this season good job now lets go on to game 5"
05:06 was so larry bird!!just thinking!!he is the only guy that he is thinking!!
Jordan shot was so close to going in. Miller's celebration after his shot would have looked bad if Jordan's shot went in.
Chris Mullin looks like a ghost in the opening lineup intro.
That's because Reggie Miller was the heart and soul of the Indiana Pacers. The team we have now is just a lifeless corpse compared to the greatness that once was.
A lot of the fans have just lost interest. I used to be a die hard fan, but if you asked me today what I think of the Pacers I would say....go Colts.
You're right, thanks for sharing that story.
I chose to not include it because it didn't affect the outcome of the game and there was already much other stuff I had to fit in.
Clutch shot. (Super offensive foul to get open). I refer people to this vid when they complain about Jordan's last shot against Utah.
What a finish either way.
Anybody who thinks Jordan pushed off on Russell obviously never saw this one. And you know what? I'm glad it wasn't called. Let em play.
fisher has done it with less time remaining :D
if jordan made that shot, it would have been one of the greatest playoff moments of all time. even so, that was a great game that i remember clearly
That GW attempt at the end sends chills down my spine. Just a tad bit off it, and the Bulls are up 3-1.
reggie clutch show ouuulala
Watch Randy Brown start to walk off the court when the shot goes up, not when it goes in, but when it goes up. If that doesn't show respect for how clutch Miller was, I don't know what does.
the amazing thing to me is that Smits scored 25(high scorer) and there is no film of him scoring. Just goes to show how much he accomplished, especially deep in the playoffs, with little notariety.
Agreed. I came here because I'm looking for that! Haha.
philp jackson at 10:06 is priceless lmao!
Me too, but that was the older and wiser, somewhat quieter MJ. He had already won so much at that point. I remember how he jumped in celebration after the Bulls had won Game 5 at the Garden in the 1993 Playoffs.
The "Push-Off" is right here! lol. Memorial Day '98. never forget how pissed me and my uncle were when reggie hit that 3 and mj missed that bankshot. Bird knew Miller almost made a mistake by leaving time on the clock. thats why he didnt celebrate.
if it wasn't for Jordan and the bulls in the 90's, Miller and the pacers and malone and the jazz would have championships. Miller was mr. clutch in the playoffs every year
I watched this whole clip to see Bird's reaction.
Ugh.
"The Shot" will always be my favourite game-winner, but this one would've been sweet as well.
Maybe the toughest Conference playoff opponent
How did Jordan miss that last shot that's heartbreaking
Smits had another great game, that's why I decided to concentrate on Miller and Best, because they made important plays in the clutch. Game 6 was all Smits.
True but it was Travis best hit what tunred out to be the GWer
What a spectacular finish to an amazing game! Although the Bulls lost this game;
WTF is with the Pacers' "DEFENSE" chants? Those chants are VERY odd!
Can someone fill me in?
personally i think if this last shot were in then it will be the coolest beater for him because you see how crazy miller was with that dumb celebration. i bet miller would cry right away if it really went in.
A blatant push on Jordan is what got Miller that open. Even he was stunned that there wasn't a call.
It blows me away Larry Bird didn't continue on as a coach. He would have been one of the greatest coaches of all time. Reggie would have gotten at least 1 ring with Larry as coach before he retired in 2006.
It's obvious Reggie got away with a slight push on Mike to get space to hit that three pointer. But Michael got away with a little push of his own later on in the playoffs when it "really mattered" against Bryon Russell, all while Reggie was watchin from home. It was a tough series for the Bulls though. The Pacers made them earn the right to get to the Finals & defend their title. The series would go 7. I remember Michael guaranteed that the Bulls would not lose Game 7, & of course they did'nt.