During the 1998 CARICOM Men’s Basketball Tournament, Milt Palacio led Belize to a Gold Medal. He is remembered by basketball fans as “Miracle Milt” for his unbelievable performance on 28th December 2000 when he scored a buzzer beater for Boston Celtics. In this game, the opponent team, New Jersey Nets were leading by 111-109 when there was 2 seconds balance. At this moment, he stole a pass from Lucious Harris and from a distance of 30 feet, threw up an off-balance shot. This incredible shot hissed through the net and consequently, Boston won by a score of 112-111.
In the 2007-08 season, Palacio signed with KK Partizan in Europe. For the month of March 2008, he was chosen as Euroleague’s MVP. Presently, he plays for Khimki BC.
Milt Palacio has a height of 6 feet 3 inches and weight of 195 lbs. He completed his schooling from Gardena High School in Gardena, California and later attended the Colorado State University.
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Khimki basketball club
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| Born | 7 Feb 1978 |
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United States
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| Team History | |
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Khimki basketball club
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1999 - present |
Career Highlights
Milt Palacio played for Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1999-2000 season, Boston Celtics in the 2000-01 and 2001-02 season, Phoenix Suns in the 2001-02 season, Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2002-03 season, Toronto Raptors in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons and Utah Jazz in the 2005-06 seasons. He appeared in 470 games in the NBA wherein he played for 8421 minutes. His 3-point field goal percentage was 0.235, free throw percentage was 0.719 and field goal percentage was 0.419. He accumulated 831 rebounds, 2243 points, 1194 assists and 685 personal fouls.
