Young Shaquille O'Neal vs Reggie Miller INSANE Game 2 Duel Highlights (1995 ECF) - EPIC BATTLE! 

He had Chuck Person during the late 80's through early 90's. It didn't work out.

@@moeschizlac man nigga please lmao. Reggie was just drafted in late 80's and getting his reps in the early 90's. he had no real all star talent beside him. Rik Smits was as good as it good. Cause even Mark Jackson was a little older and past his prime. Jalen Rose was also good but just inconsistent. Then Ron Artest got himself suspended the year they could have won

@@MFjaYWiLL The Pacers team from 88-92 was much tougher than from 94-1998. They had more offensive weapons as in Chuck Person and Detlef Shremp both known for their outside 3 point shooting along with Smits. They still couldn't get past an aging Larry Bird's Celtics in the first round with all that offense. Pacers organization made dumb moves by trading Shremp and Person and left Reggie Miller as the only option on offense. Don't get fascinated by the 1994 watered down Pacers team. They had enough scoring in 1990: Smits- 16ppg Schremp-16ppg Person-20ppg Miller-25ppg Fleming14ppg The Eastern conference teams got weak after 1992 and the effects of the expansion era became much more noticeable. You must have started watching the NBA during the late 90's after Jordan retirement into the 2000's.

If only the malice at the palace didnt happen

@@moeschizlac damn didn't know that they had this much firepower on offense and yet couldn't win anything

Good observation lol

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣all he needed was a helmet huh?

i don't think anyone ever thought shaq was "just a football player"

Reggie was a good a scorer as shooter. How he got gapped at the 3 its time to call him scorer not just shooter

Reggie miller the knick killer

@Mohsen Ali your crazy in 1998 alone the Pacers were at 50 win team, 8 of those wins came by buzzer beater winners by Miller. He literally would put the pacers on his back and carry them through the playoffs

@@reggiemacon3493 But Shaq beat him in 1995 and 2000 after he got past the Knicks

Majin Buu No one can stop him

@@pacersgo Then why was he ringless dickhead

Go get one now bro

Post Jordan??? Reggie was the best Shooter of the Jordan Era.... He never got the notoriety until Jordan retired...

The Hall Report exactly. What’s this guy talking about post Jordan era lol?

Naw he was def known because of his battles with Knicks & Spike Lee

Reggie Miller isnt just the best shooter of the post Jordan era, he's arguably the best all-time.

This is so true when he got to playoffs he just went to another gear

Shut the fuck. It was only one game. The Rockets would still win the series

@@fuckthechinesevirus9462 even the Pacers would beat the Magic, the Rockets would still pound them in the NBA Finals. if it was in '96, the Bulls would smash the Rockets in the Finals and that is something you won't like to see you mealy mouthed son of a bitch. lmao

There's nobody you want to have the ball more then Bird Micheal or Reggie in the 4th quarter.. You just knew they were going to do what ever it took to win...

Shove This L Up Your Ass Go sleep lil Boy

This is true. But then again Reggie Miller is top 5 at least all time in terms of clutch shot.

Reggie never got going in most games until the 4th quarter... That always urked me back in the day... Reggie could have averaged 35 a game if he wanted to...

That seems like a pretty wild overstatement, but there’s no doubt that Reggie Miller was one of the greatest clutch players of all time. One of my favorites.

Lol you insane

Elle OH Elle

Yeah it was shirtened in 95 96 and 97.....then in 98 went back to original length it still is

@Willie Gordon the olympic basketball 3 pt line is only like 20 feet lol

@Kam Mike That's very debateable. Robinson won MVP, took the Spurs to 62 wins without having another star, and was on the defensive 1st team. Shaq on the other hand was playing with a superstar PG, he was on the 2nd team that year but a lot of that had to do with the Rockets having a rough regular season and being a low seed.

I would probably agree that he was the 3rd best center at this time and point in his career. He definitely wasn't better than Hakeem, as was proven clearly in the series after this one. Dave Robinson was the MVP that year and led the Spurs to the best record in the League. You could even argue whether or not he was better than Ewing (I think he was by this point). The difference is those guys were in or nearing the end of there primes and Shaq had yet to reach his.

He put up better numbers than every center in the NBA he had better numbers than Hakeem when he won MVP and Robinson, who had to score 70pts in the last game to avg more point his MVP season. Shaq was the best regardless of that one finals matchup. Shaq numbers basically cancelled out Hakeems anyway. Shaq was the second best player behind only Jordan. Plus Shaq is the only center in the last 40+ years to avg 28pts 12rebs in first four years.

@@jaymule7342 Hakeem swept Shaq with a less talented team that didn't even have the home court advantage. Shaq's 2nd best teammate was a young, emerging star in Penny Hardaway. Hakeem's 2nd best teammate was an older, maybe past his prime Clyde Drexler who was traded there after Portland decided to move on from him. If you want to say Shaq was better after 95 I would agree with you but Hakeem was still more impactful and outplayed Shaq in that one finals matchup.

Phillip Riles You are wrong about Magic being the more talented team, Penny being better then Drexler and Hakeem having a better season then Shaq. It’s all broken down with legit facts. Start off the only reason Drexler was traded halfway thru the season was at time of the trade, Portland was far removed from contention and was compelled to honor Drexler’s trade request or risk losing him in free agency. It’s the number two best player ever traded in the Rockets franchise. Without him Rockets would’ve most likely lost to the Jazz in the very first round. With the series tied at 2-2 game 5 Rockets were getting destroyed but however, Drexler spearheaded a monster fourth-quarter rally with both timely defensive play and clutch shooting when the Rockets otherwise appeared lifeless, and Houston scored the major upset with a 95-91 victory. Drexler had 31 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, and a block to go along with five three-pointers to spark the dramatic come-from-behind win. Hakeem 33yrs old in his prime after his team just won the championship the year before beat a really young 23yr old Shaq and the Magic. The Rockets had more talented players/veterans. Clyde averaged in the 1995 finals 22pts 10rebs 7ast 1stl and Penny avg 26pts 5rebs 8ast 1stl. Drexler avg that regular season 22pts/6.5rebs /5ast/2stls - FT% 81 - FG% .506 and (eFG% means effective field goal %) EFG% .563 which is excellent and Penny averaged 21pts/4rebs/7ast /2stl - FT% 77 with an EFG% .550 Clyde had the better season and he cancelled out Penny in the NBA Finals. During the NBA Finals Orlando had 6 players in double digits and Houston had 5 players with Kenny Smith avg 7.3 but he had a monster game knocking down 7 3pt shots. The next 3 starting Rockets players all avg more points than Orlando’s third top scorer at 13.5pts. The Rockets had a big3 with Hakeem/Drexler and Robert Horry, who averaged 18pts 10rebs 4ast 3stl 3blks. After both star players on each team, it’s clear, Houston had the better role players as well as coaching. Shaq avg 29pts 12.5rebs 6.3ast 2.5blks FG%.595 FT%57 and had a monster eFG%.583 also Shaq was the better defender in that finals. Hakeem had 33pts 11.5rebs 5.5ast 2.0stl 2.0blks with an eFG%.487. During that regular season Shaq averaged 29.3pts 11.5rebs 2.7ast 1stl 2.5blks with eFG%.583. Hakeem averaged 27.8pts 10.8rebs 3.5ast 1.5stls 3.5blks with eFG%.517. Hakeem played 72games avg 39.6mins a game and Shaq played 79games avg 37mins a game. Even with Hakeem avg almost 3mins more a game Shaq put up better numbers. So after all that no Shaq was the better player that 1994-95 season it’s just a 33yrd old prime Hakeem had a lil bit better finals then a 23yr old Shaq. Those are the facts broken down from top to bottom.

He was in better shape. However, he got preferential treatment from the league since Day One. He got lazier and lazier because he didn't have to try that hard to get his points.

@@bubufubu I didn't get a chance to see him play until he was older but from the stories he and his teammates have told he got more punishment than anybody hecause he was so much bigger and stronger. In the series against the Kings he did get preferential treatment but it was inconsistent. I don't think refs knew how to ref him because they had never seen a player like him.

@@davidbelanger9952 O'Neal got more punishment because he gave it out and the league wasn't giving his opponents a chance. They got dominated so they rebelled by being rough with him to try and protect themselves. O"Neal brought that on himself. Chamberlain, who was infinitely more talented than O'Neal, predated him by 30 years. The league knew to officiate a player of that size. They simply chose to afford him preferential treatment as a business move. O'Neal was very marketable.

@@bubufubu I don't think the guys who reffed Chamberlan were alive when Shaq played lol even with Kareem, Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson and Moses there was never that level of physical dominance displayed since wilt. Shaq did give it out but I think it was in response to what he got. It's a vicious cycle

@@davidbelanger9952 You completely missed the point. The league has been around since 1947. Players of O'Neal's size were around long before him. O'Neal did not play the game the same way those other players you mentioned did. He wasn't as talented as them so he chose to get his points another way. The rules were already in place. The league simply chose to let him get away with offensive fouls most of the time so that he could be successful in order to help the league make more money. It's really very simple. And O'Neal didn't just give it out. He was allowed to go through defenders to get to the bucket. It was egregious.

He didn't bring it during regular season. The Pacers completely missed the playoffs in 1997.

There is something called a gym and also weights. Miller never utilized them. It's his fault.

Unlike his muscled contemporaries he played for almost 20 years wow the rest like penny faded away

Even with a jump shot he ain’t better than Russel Wilt and KAJ

Calvin Hobbes Shaq was just as strong as Wilt, he had the handles and passing ability like KAJ, he played Defense and could grab the boards as well Russ. Add the jump shot and I think he could take any of them

Juan Reyes Jr ur first sentence proved u know nothing abt Wilt’s strength kid 🧒

Juan Reyes Jr hahaha saying shaq play defense and grab boards like Russel is like saying OJ Mayo shoots fade-away like MJ, come on son ur too funny

Calvin Hobbes laugh away

Just a lil bit.. But they wouldn't call that in today's game anyway... It was the playoffs... The refs always swallowed their whistles in the playoffs.

skill set is the same thing but shaq is made out of steel but joel is just not built to last a nba season.

The back to the basket game is dead now... Legit post players really don't exist anymore...

david lopez yea he definitely fragile but man it’s so much talent there. I jus feel like he takes games off. The potential is there tho

The Hall Report right. But just imagine if he used his post up more? Then he has a mid range and that’s something shaq never had. Man that’s why Shaq & Charles always upset getting on him

Im taking KD considering he can actually play great D. Reggie played no defense at all

Durant is an all-around player, but he is a snake

You do not know basketball. Straight blasphemy.

Michael Wong how when he is a fucking HOF with four rings?

@ Top back podcast there were several seasons were Reggie led the league in fourth quarter scoring that's where the It's Miller's Time signs were for. The fourth quarter. By the way yes he did it while Mike was in the league

Less athletic, yes. A better jumper...not sure about that.

@@wreckim Way better shooter than MJ, MJ would drive a lot so it would open up his mid range jumper, Reggie was primarily a jump shooter, even when contested.

Nah bro reggie miller shots aren’t as contested as mjs were he wasn’t as big of a threat he wasn’t even a consistent 20 point scorer plus mjs form is just better he can shoot off the dribble and I’m sure isn’t that far off from reggie as a 3 pt shooter

@@Mad_Intellect worse defender as well

Damn, O'Neal was allowed to be such a beast by the officials when he was young. *Fixed

@@bubufubu lol it wasnt the soft crybaby nba of today u know?

If Kobe didn"t have Prime Shaq in the 2000 Nba Finals, old Reggie Miller would have destroyed him.

Why didn’t he destroy him in game 4

O'Neal was allowed to dominate opponents by the league. Not the same as talent.

It's soft

Shaq was definitely more athletic, and better shape in Orlando than in LA.

@@Theterminato2013 very true but also remember this was the beginning of his career his first deep playoff run and wasn't injured like he would be in 1996, 1997 ,1998. When you look at how many games Shaq missed with injuries but still played like Shaq it's truly amazing how great this guy was. Hardaway, Grant Hill, Chris Webber had injuries and it slowed them down. Shaq did start to slow down until after his 10th season

Reggie being better than Wade or Drexler is debatable, but I don't know about TMac. Kobe said that TMac was hands down the most difficult player to guard! I don't think Kobe had a problem guarding Miller