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25 years ago one of the most iconic shots in NBA playoff history happened today. It’s known as “The Shot” any NBA fan knows exactly what I’m talking about.
Any Cleveland fan knows what I am talking about, and it is on the overflowing highlight reel of one of the NBA greats Michael Jordan.
Jordan’s game winner pushed him to 44 points on the night, and that play will always be one on Cleveland’s highlight reel of sports misfortunes
Jordan’s shot would send Cleveland packing as The Bulls would advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Bulls would lose to the “Bad Boys” era Detroit Pistons that year in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller also on May the 7th would create a little bit of history of his own.
Miller was in the playoff series of a lifetime. Two teams that hated each others guts and a fan base in New York that despised Reggie Miller.
The series itself was an exciting one, but what happened in Game 1 is one of the most talked about 11 seconds in NBA history.
Miller the series would go seven games, and Miller would create his stamp not only as a rival of The New York Knicks but a Pacers legend.
What are the odds of these two major impact shots in the playoffs happning on the same day just 6 years apart?
Pretty slim odds, but two plays that will forever add to the legendary resumes these two players have.
