The emotions between the two contrasted starkly.
Kevin cringed at Miller’s bucket and clung to the edge of his seat as the Pacers tied Game 5 against the New Jersey Nets, whom his father, Ed, was general manager of at the time. Miller managed to extend the contest even farther, slamming home a dunk as the first overtime period expired. Fortunately for the Stefanskis, however, the Nets pulled away for a 120-109 victory to seal the game and the series before advancing all the way to the Finals.
“That was incredible,” Kevin recalled. “There were just some amazing moments in that era of Nets basketball.