More about the film:
In Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks, director Dan Klores recounts one of the NBA’s most underrated rivalries in a beautifully crafted tale that centers around three Pacers/Knicks playoff series from 1993 to 1995. I saw it yesterday and it certainly lives up to its heralded billing as one of the best films in ESPN’s ongoing 30 for 30 film series.
Pacer fans will see it as the story of their adopted son leading their team to national prominence by slaying the hated Knicks. Knicks fans are likely to see it as somewhat less epic. (And those of us who are more enlightened — and much better looking — will, of course, view it as inspiration for the name of a great blog.)
The documentary will also be entertaining for all sports fans regardless of how familiar they are with the rivalry, as Klores brings plenty of laugh-out-loud moments in a work he calls “fun” and a “comedy.” He provides a nice framework to allow the principle characters — the players, coaches and members of the media — to tell the story in their own words, so the uninitiated will quickly be brought up to speed with first-hand anecdotes of playoff heroics. By the time the documentary reaches the moment for which this site is named, even those who dislike the NBA will be pretty engaged in the drama of the rivalry.
2 comments:
This does look good. I still remember being 12 years old watching Miller drain two 3's within five seconds to tie a playoff game with the Knicks in 1995. I was amazed, and still consider it one of the best sports moments to this day.
Reggie Miller was just clutch. And he is now one of the most entertaining people on ESPN. And add to that, the epic commercials he made with Spike Lee -- good. good, stuff! Not a Pacers fan, but can't wait to see it.
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