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Reggie Miller single-handedly crushed the hearts of Knick fans multiple times. But it was

the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals that solidified Miller as Public Enemy #1 in New York

City. With moments to go in Game 1, and facing a seemingly insurmountable deficit of 105-99,

Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds to give his Indiana Pacers an astonishing victory. This

career-defining performance, combined with his give-and-take with Knicks fan Spike Lee, made Miller and the Knicks a highlight of the 1995 NBA playoffs. Peabody Award-winning director

Dan Klores will explore how Miller proudly built his legend as “The Garden’s Greatest Villain”.

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irector Dan Klores’ “Crazy Love” captured the 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary. A few

months later he completed “Black Magic,” a four-hour, two-part epic that aired commercial-free on ESPN to high ratings and tremendous critical success. The film went on to win the Peabody Award, and the 2008 Diversity Award for Best Documentary Feature Non-Theatrical Release.

Mr. Klores’ work has been universally lauded for its depth and passion. “Crazy Love” was voted the Best Documentary of the Year by the Boston Society of Film Critics and the San Diego Film Critics Society. The film was also nominated by the International Documentary Association (IDA) for Best Documentary and also claimed first prize at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Like Klores’ first two films, “The Boys of Second Street Park” (Showtime, 2003) and “Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story” (NBC-Universal, 2005), “Crazy Love” had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Klores draws from his early childhood. He grew up in a lower middle-class section of Brooklyn in a seemingly innocent post-war America. His subject matter revolves around the issues of love and loss, support and protection. From “Ring of Fire,” to “The Boys of Second Street Park” and “Viva Baseball,” Klores’ films contain characters struggling to assimilate and seek refuge, escape or comfort in the status quo.

Dan Klores, who resides in Manhattan with his wife Abbe and three young sons, is also producing the feature re-make of “Ring of Fire” with Scott Rudin for Sony/Paramount. The film will be directed by Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe. Klores is also in the midst of writing the feature remake for “Crazy Love” for HBO Films. He previously served as the Executive Producer of “City by the Sea,” starring Robert DeNiro and Frances McDormand and also as a producer for the Paul Simon Broadway musical, The Capeman.

Reggie Miller gave New York the finger. The whole city.The 6'7" wiry shooting guard of the Indiana Pacers tortured the Knicks. If he didn’t

beat Riley, Ewing, Oakley and Starks with his quick release and unlimited range, he made them think he would. He took pleasure in letting the packed Madison Square Garden know it was his show and his game that they were watching during the 1995 playoffs.

This documentary will zero in on the dramatic seven-game series between Reg-gie’s Pacers and the Knicks. The series was front-page news in the NYC tabloids, a war of words between the glib Miller and Knicks fanatic Spike Lee. There were arguments between teammates, chokes, an overtime period and an intense rivalry not only between the coaches, Pat Riley and Larry Brown, but between the two most precious basketball cultures in America: Hoosier Land vs. “New Yawk.” The Pacers, who had lost to the Knicks in the two previous playoffs, were seeking revenge. Reg-gie scored eight points during the last 17 seconds of Game 1, silencing MSG. Later, leading the series three games to one, the Pacers lost Game 5 on Patrick Ewing’s basket with two seconds left. And when they returned home for Game 6, they were beaten again.

Would Game 7 at MSG be “Miller Time,” or would Ewing & Co. again eliminate the Pacers? Would Spike, Woody and Trump have the chance to return Reggie’s choke sign? Would Brown’s whining to officials, the league, and the media matter as the final minutes ticked away?

Through the memories and hearts of the players, coaches, fans and media of both cultures, this film will examine the relationship between Reggie Miller, a guy with a New York attitude playing in Middle America, and the team representing the “Basket-ball Capital of the World.”

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