Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional

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player who played his entire 18-year

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(NBA) career with the Indiana Pacers. Miller was known for his precision three-point shooting, especially in pressure situations and most notably against the New York Knicks, for which he earned the nickname "Knick Killer." When he retired, he held the record for most career 3-point field goals made. He is currently fourth on the list behind Stephen Curry,

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, and

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. A five-time All-Star selection, Miller led the league in

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percentage five times and won a gold medal in the

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. Miller is widely regarded as the Pacers' greatest player of all time. His 31 was

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by the team in 2006. Currently, he works as an NBA commentator for

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and college basketball analyst for

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. Miller was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.

Early life

Miller was born in

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and attended Riverside Polytechnic High School. He was born with hip deformities, which prevented him from walking correctly. After a few years of continuously wearing braces on both legs, his leg strength grew enough to compensate. One of five siblings, he comes from an athletic family. His brother Darrell is a former

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player (

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for the California Angels); his sister Tammy played volleyball at

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; and his older sister Cheryl is also a Hall of Fame basketball player. Cheryl was a member of the 1984 U.S. gold-medal-winning Olympic basketball team and is an analyst for

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. One of the family anecdotes Reggie likes to recall was when Cheryl used to beat him in games of 1-on-1 prior to his professional career. According to Reggie, they quit playing when he could finally block Cheryl's shots. Miller says his unorthodox shooting style was developed to arc his shot over his sister's constant shot blocking. His brother, Saul, Jr., became a musician and followed in his father's footsteps in military service.

College

Miller attended the

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(UCLA), where he received a degree in history. In the 1984–85 NCAA season he helped the

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to an NIT championship. In Miller's senior season, 1986–87, he was an All-Pac-10 selection for the second straight year, and led the Bruins to a Pacific-10 regular-season championship and the first Pac-10 tournament championship. The

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was added for the 1986–87 season; 69 of Miller's 247 field goals that year were three-pointers. One of his most memorable performances was in the January 24, 1987 game against the

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, where he hit a shot to put the Bruins ahead 62–59 with 10 seconds left. Another notable game was a win against defending national champion

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and

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on February 28, 1987, where Miller scored 33 points in the second half, which is still the school record.UCLA Bruins Basketball media guide (PDF copy available fro
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Miller's final game was a loss in the second round of the

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. He finished second in all-time scoring at UCLA behind only Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). As of 2009, Miller still holds the UCLA single-season records for most league points, highest league scoring average, and most free throws. He also holds several individual game records. UCLA retired his No. 31 jersey in 2013, and he was inducted into the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor in 2010.

NBA career

Early career (1987–1993)

Miller was selected by the Pacers with the 11th pick in the first round of the

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. Fans were initially upset that the Pacers chose Miller over

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native

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; fans watching the 1987 NBA draft booed Pacers President

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for the selection. Miller wore jersey number 31 while playing for the Pacers, backing up shooting guard John Long before he became a starter. Miller gained a respectable reputation early in his career as he led the Indiana Pacers to become a perennial playoff team. After

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was traded from the Pacers during the 1992 offseason, Miller established himself as the Pacers' primary scoring threat. On November 28, 1992, he scored a career-high 57 points against the Charlotte Hornets in a 134–122 win at

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. In this game, Miller hit 16 of 29 field goals, 4 of 11 3-pointers, and 21 of 23 free throws. The 57 points he scored was the second-highest total in the NBA during the 1992–93 season (only Michael Jordan's 64 against Orlando on January 16 was higher), and still stands today as the Pacers' team record.

Mid-career (1993–2000)

Miller became a household name during the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals against the

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, due to a phenomenal shooting performance in Game 5 on June 1, 1994, in which he scored 39 points (25 in the fourth quarter alone) in the Pacers' 93–86 victory at Madison Square Garden. Miller made several long 3-pointers during the quarter and engaged in an animated discussion of his ongoing performance with noted Knicks fan

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, who was, as always, seated courtside. The win gave the Pacers a 3–2 series lead over the heavily favored Knicks, but they lost the next two games and the series. Spike Lee 1

"Eight points in nine seconds"

On May 7, 1995, Miller scored eight unanswered points in 8.9 seconds in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the

, leading the Pacers to a 107–105 victory. With 18.7 seconds remaining and the Pacers trailing 105–99, Miller took the inbounds pass from Mark Jackson, made a 3-pointer, stole the inbounds pass from Anthony Mason, dribbled back behind the arc and tied the game with another 3, stunning the crowd at Madison Square Garden. On the ensuing possession, Knicks guard John Starks was fouled by Sam Mitchell. Starks missed both free throws, and although

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managed to get the offensive rebound, his shot was just a bit long and hit the back rim. Miller got the rebound and was fouled with 7.5 seconds left. He made both free throws. Trailing by 2, New York had one last chance to win the game but failed to get a shot off, giving the Pacers a shocking 1–0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Pacers outlasted the Knicks in seven games before losing to the Orlando Magic in the Conference Finals in seven games, just like the previous year. Near the end of the 1996 season, Miller fell to the floor and suffered an eye injury, leaving him unable to play in the playoffs until Game 5 of the first round against the

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, where he wore goggles. The Pacers lost to the Hawks and were eliminated. Around this time, Miller hosted a talk show on

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called ''The Reggie Miller Show''. After missing the playoffs in the 1997 season, the Pacers returned to the postseason in

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. They defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers and

en route to the Eastern Conference Finals where they faced Michael Jordan and the defending champion Bulls. On May 25, 1998, the Pacers trailed

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2–1 in the series and were behind 94–93 in Game 4 at home in

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with 2.9 seconds left. Miller got free from

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, caught the inbound pass from

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, turned and made a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds to go. The Pacers eventually pushed the series to a decisive Game 7 in Chicago, a game in which the Pacers led in the fourth quarter before fading in the final two minutes. The Bulls won 88–83 and went on to win their sixth and final championship of the Michael Jordan/Scottie Pippen era. Following Jordan's retirement, Miller and the Pacers were considered one of the favorites in the East heading into the lockout-shortened 1999 season. After earning the No. 2 seed in the East, the Pacers once again met the

in the Eastern Conference Finals. That series came to a disappointing end for Indiana, as the eighth-seeded Knicks upset the Pacers in six games. In the decisive sixth game, Miller had one of the worst performances of his career, scoring just 8 points on 3-of-18 shooting from the field. He also missed seven of his eight 3-point attempts.

NBA Finals appearance

In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers on May 6, 2000, Miller and teammate

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each scored 40 points—becoming the highest-scoring pair of teammates in playoff history, in the Pacers' 108–91 victory. The Pacers won that series 4–2 and returned to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth time in seven years. This time they finally broke through, defeating the rival

4–2. Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on June 2, 2000 was sealed by Miller's 34 points, with 17 coming in the fourth quarter to help Indiana clinch the series with a 93–80 victory over the Knicks. The Pacers advanced to the NBA Finals for the first and only time in franchise history, facing the Los Angeles Lakers led by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. The Pacers lost the series 4–2 as Miller averaged 24.3 points per game for the series.

Later career and retirement (2000–2005)

The Pacers struggled the next year, falling to the 8th seed in the East. In Game 1 of the First Round of the playoffs against the 76ers, Miller hit the game-winning three with 2.9 seconds left to secure a 79-78 victory. The eventual Eastern Conference champion 76ers took the next three games to give the Pacers a quick exit. In 2002, Miller almost single-handedly eliminated the top seed and eventual Eastern Conference Champion

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in the fifth and final game of the first round of the playoffs. First, following two missed free throws from New Jersey's

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, Miller sent the game into overtime by banking in a three-pointer at the buzzer. Next, with the Pacers down by two points in the final seconds of the first overtime, Miller drove into the lane and dunked over three Nets defenders to send the game into a second overtime. While the Pacers eventually lost to the Nets 120–109, the game added another chapter to Miller's legacy as a clutch performer. In the twilight of his career, Miller deferred his leadership role to All-Star teammate

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. Miller was an important locker-room leader for his team and served as an inspiration to his teammates who wanted to "win one championshipfor 'Uncle Reg'". While Miller was no longer the team's leading scorer, he remained a go-to player in crunch time to the end of his career. O'Neal's respect for Miller was most evident on January 4, 2005, when after scoring 55 points against the

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, O'Neal agreed to be taken out of the game with 1:43 remaining to preserve Miller's record of 57 points. Reggie Miller Indianapolis 500-2

In 2005, following the lengthy suspensions of star teammates O'Neal,

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, and

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for a brawl with fans in Detroit, Miller averaged nearly 20 points per game for stretches of the season. He scored 39 points against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 18 at the age of 39. In January, Miller angrily shot down rumors that he would retire at the end of the season, saying that if he did decide to retire, he would announce it through his sister Cheryl. On February 10, Cheryl, now a sideline reporter for

, reported that her brother had told her the previous day that he would indeed retire. On April 11, in a game against the

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, Miller passed

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to move into 12th on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Miller's last game was on May 19, 2005, at

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, when the Pacers lost 88–79 to the

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in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, ending the series 4–2. In the game, Miller led the Pacers with 27 points, making 11 out of 16 field goals including four of eight three-pointers. When he was taken out with 15.7 seconds to play, the Indianapolis crowd gave him a final standing ovation. Then-Pistons coach (and former Pacers coach) Larry Brown called an additional timeout during which the Pistons players joined in the ovation, a moment which provided closure to Miller's career and to a season that had been overshadowed by the brawl between the two teams. This won the 2005 Best Moment ESPY Award. Over his 18-year NBA career, Miller made over $105 million in salary, playing in 1,389 games for the Pacers. He is one of five NBA players who spent an entire career of 18 or more seasons with a single franchise. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. Miller is one of only nine players to join the

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and has made 2,560 3-pointers in his career, which was an NBA record at the time of his retirement. His record was later broken by

, who was later surpassed by Stephen Curry.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 82, , 82, , 38.0 , , .501 , , .378 , , .858 , , 3.9 , , 3.8 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , 20.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 82, , 82, , 36.0 , , .479 , , .399 , , .880 , , 3.1 , , 3.2 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 21.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1993–94 , style="text-align:left;",

, 79, , 79, , 33.4 , , .503 , , .421 , , .908 , , 2.7 , , 3.1 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 19.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1994–95 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81, , 81, , 32.9 , , .462 , , .415 , , .897 , , 2.6 , , 3.0 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 19.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1995–96 , style="text-align:left;",

, 76, , 76, , 34.5 , , .473 , , .410 , , .863 , , 2.8 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 21.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1996–97 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81, , 81, , 36.6 , , .444 , , .427 , , .880 , , 3.5 , , 3.4 , , .9 , , .3 , , 21.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1997–98 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81, , 81, , 34.5 , , .477 , , .429 , , .868 , , 2.9 , , 2.1 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 19.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1998–99 , style="text-align:left;",

, 50 , , 50, , 35.7 , , .438 , , .385 , , style="background:#cfecec;", .915* , , 2.7 , , 2.2 , , .7 , , .2 , , 18.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1999–00 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81, , 81, , 36.9 , , .448 , , .408 , , .919 , , 3.0 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 18.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81, , 81, , 39.3 , , .440 , , .366 , , style="background:#cfecec;", .928* , , 3.5 , , 3.2 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 18.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;",

, 79, , 79 , , 36.6 , , .453 , , .406 , , style="background:#cfecec;", .911* , , 2.8 , , 3.2 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 16.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;",

, 70, , 70, , 30.2 , , .441 , , .355 , , .900 , , 2.5 , , 2.4 , , .9 , , .1 , , 12.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;",

, 80, , 80, , 28.2 , , .438 , , .401 , , .885 , , 2.4 , , 3.1 , , .8 , , .1 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;",

, 66, , 66, , 31.9 , , .437 , , .322 , , style="background:#cfecec;", .933* , , 2.4 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , .1 , , 14.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 1389, , 1304, , 34.3 , , .471 , , .395 , , .888, , 3.0, , 3.0 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 18.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star , 5 , , 1 , , 19.2 , , .457 , , .263 , , .750 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 8.0

Playoffs

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National team career

Miller was a member of two gold medal-winning teams, the US national team for the 1994 FIBA World Championship and the Olympic men's basketball team in 1996. He averaged 17.1 points, 52.6% shooting, and was 19 for 20 from free throws and was second-leading scorer behind Shaquille O'Neal in the 1994 tournament. In 1996, he averaged 11.4 points and had the second-highest total points (91). He started 5 out of the 8 games and shared the shooting guard rotation with

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. He did not return to the USA Team until the

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. The 2002 team did not win that year's championship, losing to

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in the quarterfinals. The tournament marked the first time that NBA players competed against international competition and lost. Miller was injured during the 2002 World Championships and played limited minutes.

Off the court

Miller served as the 2005 Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade Grand Marshal. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB of the

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opened the day with the prayer "Keep these drivers safe and God bless Reggie!" before Miller waved the

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to start the race. In August 2005, Miller announced his plans to join

as an NBA analyst; his sister, Cheryl is an NBA sideline reporter for the network. Miller once served as guest host of the network television talk show ''

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'', filling in for host

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. Miller is currently a host on TNT's NBA coverage and also answers "Reggie's Mailbag". Miller's number 31 was retired at halftime in a ceremony on March 30, 2006, at

. In June 2005, Miller also became a weekly contributor to ''

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'' on ESPN Radio, providing the show with commentary. Beginning in 2011, Miller has worked as a TV analyst for the

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tournament. Miller currently splits his time between residences in

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and

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. Miller previously put his Fishers mansion, located on Geist Reservoir up for sale for $7.5 million. The listing has since been removed without Miller selling the residence. On August 8, 2007, Boston Celtics general manager

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and head coach

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discussed with him about joining their revamped roster including

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, and longtime Celtic

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in a reserve role. On August 12, his former coach

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was quoted as saying "we (Miller and I) talked about it and agreed that it was something that deserved careful consideration." On August 24, 2007, his 42nd birthday, Miller decided against any comeback, stating: "Physically, I know I could have done it. But mentally, when you do something like this, you've either got to be all in or all out. And I've decided I'm all out." 20101929 Evan Turner and Reggie Miller

A documentary titled ''Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks'' premiered to the public on March 14, 2010, on ESPN. Miller announced in December 2009 that there would be a Special Premiere Movie event on Friday, Feb 26, at Conseco Fieldhouse. The documentary was directed by Peabody Award-winner

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. During his career, he performed a voice role in the

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-animated TV series ''

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''; after retirement, he appeared in a comedy role in ''

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'' in 2018 and appeared in the seventeenth season of the American reality competition television series ''

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'' as one of the guest celebrity athletes assigned to contestants to serve as culinary students. In December 2020 he was voted onto

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Board of Directors.

Achievements

* Miller played more games with the same team than all but five players in NBA history:

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and

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of the

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, Kobe Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers, Tim Duncan with the

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, and Dirk Nowitzki with the Dallas Mavericks. (On this list, only Malone played for another team, joining the Los Angeles Lakers in his final season.) Only ten other players have played in more total regular season NBA games than Miller. Over the course of his career, Miller scored 25,279 points (14th on all-time scoring list), with an average of 18.2 points per game. He shot .471 from the field, .395 from 3-point range and .888 from the free-throw line. * Miller made the All-NBA Third Team three times throughout his career and received his only MVP votes in 1998 and 2000. * Miller was the first Indiana Pacer to start in an

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, doing so in 1995. He was also selected to the team in 1990, 1996, 1998 and 2000. * Miller retired as the all-time NBA leader in total 3-point field goals made (2,560) (broken February 10, 2011, by

while with the Boston Celtics). * Miller led the league twice in three-point field goals made (

, 1996–97). * Miller made a three-pointer in 68 consecutive games from November 15, 1996 to April 6, 1997. * Miller led the league in free throw percentage five times (, , , , ) * Miller is one of only nine members in the

of players who shot 50% or better from the field, 40% or better from three-point range, and 90% or better from the free-throw line in a single season while also achieving th
NBA league minimum
number of makes in each category.

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, Steve Nash,

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, Stephen Curry,

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and

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are the only other players to achieve this feat. * Miller ranks second all-time in 30-point playoff games against the New York Knicks, with nine, trailing only Michael Jordan, with 15. * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 * Miller was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team

References

External links

NBA history: Miller Bio

Look back at Reggie Miller's legendary UCLA career
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Early life

College

NBA career

Early career (1987–1993)

Mid-career (1993–2000)

"Eight points in nine seconds"

NBA Finals appearance

Later career and retirement (2000–2005)

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

National team career

Off the court

Achievements

See also

References

External links