MARK JACKSON ANSWERS WHO SHOULD TAKE THE LAST SHOT BETWEEN CURRY, RAY ALLEN AND REGGIE MILLER

Stephen Curry, Reggie Miller, and Ray Allen are three of the greatest shooters in the history of the NBA. All three players rank in the top five in league history in 3-pointers made, with Curry sitting atop the list with 3,747 three-pointers made and counting in the regular season. Right behind Curry is Allen, who knocked down 2,973 triples during his playing days, and Miller owns the No. 5 spot with 2,560 3-pointers to his name.

Mark Jackson reveals which of the three players he would want to take the final shot

Former NBA player and head coach Mark Jackson said he would go with Curry, whom Jackson coached for several seasons to take the last shot in a game.

“I coached Steph Curry. I played with Reggie Miller. And my mom and Ray Allen’s mom were like this, so shoutout Miss Flo Allen. I’m gonna say because Reggie Miller would understand, I’m taking Steph, because he’s the greatest shooter that’s ever lived. But it’s not obvious. I’m taking Steph, clearly, with the decision. But Reggie Miller being the fact that I was in position to watch him come off floppy action — the three down, the three up action that we called — and I delivered the pass on point. And night in or night out, whether it was with the brightest lights or dim lights, the biggest moment or a regular moment, he responded by lacing the bottom of the net. So I go with Steph Curry, but a close second is Reggie Miller, because I lived it,” Jackson said.

Looking back at Jackson’s time playing alongside Reggie Miller

Jackson spent six seasons as Miller’s point guard on the Indiana Pacers. While he was in the later stages of his career by the time he joined Indiana, the 59-year-old was still one of the better playmakers in the NBA.

For his Pacers career, Jackson averaged 8.1 assists per contest compared to just 2.4 turnovers, which equates to an assist-to-turnover ratio of more than three to one.

Jackson’s most successful season as a member of the Pacers from a collective standpoint came in the 1999-00 campaign, when Indiana managed to reach the NBA Finals, where it lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. During the championship series, Jackson averaged 9.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per game, shooting 41.3 percent from the field.

Considering Jackson and Miller were teammates for a significant time, it’s easy to see why Jackson reluctantly picked Curry over Miller to take a hypothetical last shot.

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