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Reggie Miller’s Pacers records: Career PTS (25,279) Career FGM (8,241), Career 3PM (2,560), Career AST (4,141), Career STL (1,505), Career GP (1,389), Career MIN (47,619), Career FTM (6,237), Season 3PM (229) & FTM (551), PTS in 1 GP (57)

Most career PTS in Indiana Pacers history: 1. Reggie Miller (25,279), 2. Rik Smits (12,871), 3. Billy Knight (10,780), 4. Roger Brown (10,058), 5. Jermaine O’Neal (9,580)

Most career 3PM in Indiana Pacers history: 1. Reggie Miller (2,560), 2. Danny Granger (964), 3. Paul George (897), 4. Bill Keller (506), 5. George Hill (476)

Reggie Miller’s HOF resume: 5x All-Star, 3x All-NBA 3rd Team, Shot 50% FG/40% 3P/90% FT in 1994, 3rd most career 3PM (2,560) in NBA history, #31 retired by Pacers

August 1, 2020: Indiana Pacers SF T.J. Warren went off for a career-high 53 PTS (20-29 FG; 9-12 3P) during Indiana’s victory over Philadelphia in the Orlando bubble

Most career 3PM in NBA history: 1. Ray Allen (2,973) 2. Steph Curry (2,832)^ 3. Reggie Miller (2,560) 4. Kyle Korver (2,450) 5. James Harden (2,445)^

Most seasons with 100+ 3PM in NBA history: 1. Ray Allen (17), T2. Paul Pierce, Reggie Miller (15), T4. Kyle Korver, Jamal Crawford, Jason Terry (14)

July 6, 2017: SF Paul George was traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Oklahoma City Thunder for SG Victor Oladipo and PF Domantas Sabonis

June 23, 2016: 76ers drafted Ben Simmons with the 1st pick. Other key moves included Lakers taking Brandon Ingram (#2), Celtics claiming Jaylen Brown (#3), Nuggets snagging Jamal Murray (#7), TOR taking Pascal Siakam 27th, and Domantas Sabonis going 11th

June 22, 1987: Spurs selected future HOF David Robinson with the 1st pick in the NBA Draft who would not play until 1989 to fulfill his active duty obligation with the Navy. Bulls took Scottie Pippen 5th overall and the Pacers took Reggie Miller 11th

June 17, 1976: 4 former ABA teams (Nets, Spurs, Pacers, and Nuggets) joined the NBA, marking the official NBA-ABA merger which brought the NBA’s total to 22 teams

Largest blown playoff leads over the last 25 postseasons: 1. 2019 Warriors (31 PTS), 2. 2012 Grizzlies (27 PTS), T3. 2021 76ers, 2017 Pacers, 2002 Nets (26 PTS)

June 11, 1999: New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers in Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 to become the very 1st #8 seed to ever reach the NBA Finals

Paul George has the most career playoff GP (10) in which he has shot 25% or worse in the last 60 postseasons, while the next closest only has 7 such GP

May 29, 1995: Following 3 lead changes in the game’s final 0:13.3 on 3PM from Pacers Reggie Miller, Magic Brian Shaw, and Penny Hardaway, Pacers C Rik Smits nailed a jumper from the FT line as time expired to take Game 4 of the ECF

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