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Reggie Miller’s Courtside Reaction to Pacers’ Game 1 Win Over Knicks Said It All

Andy Nesbitt

Reggie Miller seemed to love seeing the Pacers stun the Knicks in Game 1.
Reggie Miller seemed to love seeing the Pacers stun the Knicks in Game 1. / @TNT
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The New York Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers in stunning fashion Wednesday night, losing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, 138-135, after leading by 14 points with just under three minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Pacers legend Reggie Miller was on the call of the game for TNT and he seemed to really like what he saw from his former team. The TNT broadcast caught Miller looking fired up shortly after the final whistle blew, as he was seen pointing at Tyrese Haliburton, who sent the game to overtime with a dramatic buzzer-beater and then celebrated it with one of Miller's iconic moves.

Here's the TNT broadcast showing Miller's reaction:

This point by Miller had to be loved by Pacers fans:

Miller, of course, has plenty of history against the Knicks and loved tormenting the franchise and superfan Spike Lee during his career. Now he gets to watch a new generation of Pacers players do the same thing, and it's clear that he loved what he saw in Game 1.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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