Reggie! Reggie!

Indiana’s Reggie Miller has traditionally elevated his game at playoff time. A look at his scoring in the regular season and the playoffs:

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Year Season Playoffs 1989-90 24.6 20.7 1990-91 22.6 21.6 1991-92 20.7 27.0 1992-93 21.2 31.5 1993-94 19.9 23.2 1994-95 19.6 25.5 1995-96 21.1 29.0 1997-98 19.5 21.2 Totals 21.2 24.0

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A look at some of Miller’s biggest playoff games:

June 1, 1994, Game 5 of Eastern Conference finals vs. New York--Scored 25 points, including five three-point baskets, in the fourth quarter of Indiana’s 93-86 victory, giving Pacers 3-2 lead in series.

May 7, 1995, Game 1 of Eastern Conference semifinals vs. New York--Scored eight points in only an 8.9-second span of the final minute of the fourth quarter to give the Pacers a two-point victory over the Knicks. He made a three-point shot, stole the inbound pass and made a second three-point basket and then converted two game-winning free throws.

May 5, 1996, first round vs. Atlanta--After missing the first four games of the five-game series because of a broken eye socket, Miller returned to score 16 points in the fourth quarter to keep the Pacers in a game they eventually lost, 89-87.

May 10, 1998, Game 4 of Eastern Conference semifinals vs. New York--Makes the tying three-point basket with 5.1 seconds in regulation, sending the game into overtime, where the Pacers easily won, 118-107, taking a 3-1 series lead.

May 25, 1998, Game 4 of Eastern Conference finals vs. Chicago--Miller makes a three-point shot with with less than a second remaining to give the Pacers a 96-94 victory over the Bulls, tying the series, 2-2.