A limping Reggie Miller scored 13 of his 28 points in the final 4 1/2 minutes and the Indiana Pacers survived a furious late rally by the Chicago Bulls and climbed back into the Eastern Conference finals with a 107-105 victory in Game Three. “I stepped on Mike’s foot in the middle of the third quarter,” Miller said. Clearly hobbled, Miller nevertheless made three three-pointers, a 20-footer that beat the shot clock and the clinching free throws in the final 4:11. He was the only Pacer to score from the field in the last 6 1/2 minutes. “It loosened up as the game went on,” Miller said. “I knew I couldn’t drive, so I basically just played off their mistakes.” Miller made 9-of-15 shots, including 4-of-7 from behind the arc. Indiana’s bench held a 43-25 scoring advantage, including 20-6 over the final 13-plus minutes. “He said he could go,” Pacers coach Larry Bird said. “He put everything on the line and stepped up and hit the big shots.” Michael Jordan scored 30 points and Scottie Pippen added 23 for the Bulls, who suffered their first road loss of the postseason and had a five-game winning streak snapped. Chicago trimmed an eight-point deficit to 103-102 in just over a minute, but Rose and Davis each made a pair of clutch free throws before Miller sealed it. “He was hurt and I don’t know why we didn’t go at him,” Bulls guard Ron Harper said. “We had a chance in this game and we know we let a golden opportunity slip away.”
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Travis Best outdueled Michael Jordan in the final minute with a running bank shot and two free throws as the Indiana Pacers forced a seventh game in the Eastern Conference finals with a 92-89 victory over the Chicago Bulls. “I felt big pressure on those two free throws but I was very confident,” Best said. “It was a big game for us and we took the challenge. We were better focused.” The 5-11 Best, a reserve whose quickness has bothered Chicago throughout the series, snapped an 87-87 tie when he dribbled past Kerr and lofted a tough runner high off the glass with 33 seconds left. “Best made big plays down the stretch,” Bird said. “Our guys stepped up and made big plays. Best was key in this series. His defense was excellent.” “He made two big shots and two big free throws,” Jordan said. “You have to give him credit.” Jordan, who missed a pair of shots in the final minute, tried to drive the lane but slipped and lost the ball. Derrick McKey was fouled with four-tenths of a second to go and made the first before intentionally missing the second, killing the clock. “I actually thought I was tripped,” Jordan said. “I thought I had a clear path to the basket. I started to make my move to the basket and then I started falling.” The Pacers rebounded from a 19-point beating in Game Five and remained unbeaten at home (8-0) in the postseason without a major contribution from Miller, who scored just eight points on 3-of-13 shooting. Miller made clutch shots at the end of Games Three …