2005 NBA Finals Gm 5 - Robert Horry Heroics Part 4

Horry carries the Spurs to a crucial game 5 victory on the road against the Pistons in the 2005 NBA Finals

[@Hanharrftw]

Offense wins games Defense wins playoff games Role players win championships

[@user-ek7yc5zm1v]

Robert Horry wins championships

[@Hanharrftw]

@@user-ek7yc5zm1v And Robert Horry is the greatest role player of all time, #2 is Rodman

[@ogloc4478]

Rebounds win chips dumb dumb

[@Hanharrftw]

@@ogloc4478 How many championships does Andre Drummond have?

[@cottonmather8146]

@@ogloc4478 Who are the ones that rebound? The role players. Where does the rebounding happen? Mostly on defense...

[@QCongress83]

Hubie Brown: "Oh they left him open!" Al Michaels: "To Horry for 3!" Robert Horry sinks the GW-winning three. Both: OH! Al Michaels: "Unbelievable! This guy's off the charts!" One of my favorite NBA Finals calls.

[@derickennedy6278]

Al Michaels killed it with that call!

[@freestylingwhistler]

horry's post-game comments are enlightening into his incredible career clutch success: "i was hittin shots so i was gonna let it fly" (the calm confidence and cool but firm belief in one's own abilities) and "i just have fun" (the ability not to be overwhelmed by the moment because he simply treats it as a game, that kind of compartmentalization is unheard of)

[@Reeferal]

Agreed when I play basketball I always think of it like Horry. It's just time.

[@koophuisN]

@@Reeferalyes but you are how old?

[@Reeferal]

@@koophuisN asking me that 7 years after the comment is crazy 😅

[@hectorlopez1069]

Robert Horry stopped the pistons of winning back-to-back titles.

[@tauntedbynooneendedupashog4520]

By far the hardest championship for the spurs we had to go through the prime sun's, sonics, and pistons.

[@morecowbell235]

Nah. The NBA started getting soft in 03/04 - no hand check. Plus the 90s Sonics with GP were prime.

[@karthikn8439]

'04-'05 season

[@morecowbell235]

gotcha

[@vijaydanushkodi4980]

More Cowbell that 2005 wcf was rigged. Phoenix should have won the chip that year.

[@itachi-kun7736]

@@vijaydanushkodi4980 not really, Suns weren't ready at that time, even in the finals, they would lose to the Pistons, 2007 WSCF was more rigged after they suspend Amar'e, Diaw

[@edwells4769]

Best series of the millennium so far

[@donhamtim85]

What's amazing is we STILL see games like this from Duncan almost a decade later. 26 pts 19 rebounds is sick.

[@bballer191]

And this was actually one of his worst games of the series.. he went 11/26 and missed a lot of shots he usually made. But his 19 boards were huge. And even though it's not on the stat sheet, his defensive presence was the biggest aspect of that series. It made Billups, Hamilton, and Prince shoot tons of jump shots cause he would either block or alter their shots when they drove inside.

[@Moneymaker600]

@@bballer191facts don’t forget he shot a low fg% against the cavs

[@hectorlopez1069]

He should be in the Hall of Fame. No question about it.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

The man is a Hall of Famer, period. IDC are about stats. KC Jones is in the Hall averaging 7 ppg with the Russell Celtics (and won 8 rings). Horry is the greatest 'role player' of all time. No other non superstar player...hell, there aren't many of those EITHER...was as clutch as Horry was. He was so automatic in the clutch that we remember his BIG MISS (2003 Game 5 vs San Antonio) and he was a role player. Name another guy in NBA history that teams trusted as much in big spots who consistently delivered that wasn't the superstar? Name another single guy. Then put them on three different teams where they nailed clutch shots that very well swung a title (Horry's 3 vs Sac in 2002, Horry's 3 here). Put this man in the Hall where he belongs.

[@db32585]

forever know as the "Robert Horry" game

[@Brynny211]

Duncan messed up on some offensive plays but he made up for it defensively. Defense usually wins championships. The last 3 stops by the Spurs were key to the comeback.

[@stryperman777]

This was the best nba's final in history! had all the drama and intensity you would hope for in a game!GO SPURS GO!

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Not even close. This series had this one great game a kinda decent Game 7 and a mildly interesting Game 6. The first four games were complete blowouts.

[@MagicMan69171]

Nah

[@gtownlt23]

to this day....Detroit hasn't been the same since leaving Horry open for that 1 shot...

[@greenderp]

lmao, and now spurs steal wemby from them, omfg

[@Criminaljustice79]

These squads were the two best defensive squads I have ever seen play eachother in the championship. It was shocking Detroit left Robert h open like that. The funny thing was how good their offenses were at making you pay when you make a mistake like that.

[@Bnesque]

Great game, great shot, great interview from Big Shot Bobby!

[@darthwooser1990]

Manu with long hair!!

[@Ryandupont0896]

Lol for some reason robert horry reminds me of will smith....its probably because they look pretty similar

[@dwayne601]

I've always said that lol

[@TheMrKobeBryant2012]

But he doesn't sound like Will Smith

[@Bluecloudprod]

The Fresh Prince Himself!! My friend Jeremy used to say that when Bob would nail shots...just quick...like one word... WillSmith!

[@2ifbysea]

Parker's defense was the best you could have played on Billups. These two teams were very evenly matched. Just a classic game, one of the NBA's best.

[@Moneymaker600]

Hell no bowen checked billups most of the time n Parker got benched in his series

[@Moneymaker600]

This series

[@graffitimaniaaa]

You do not simply walk away and leave Robert Horry wide open :|

[@vahnkeiser]

Robert never hesitate to take the shot. 0_0

[@skballin23]

The sad thing is that Richard Hamilton could have passed it to Tayshaun Prince on that last play for an easy wide open layup instead of taking a very difficult mid-range shot

[@FavreianVengeance]

Sako Khatchikian Wallace open for the alley-oop on the inbound. Prince didn't have the balls to make the pass though.

[@ceemichaels1877]

Yup sooo True!

[@ceemichaels1877]

💯

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Unless that's a designed play, you're not giving that pass up with like two seconds left. Hamilton was who the play was designed for and Ginobili (before I came along) was smart enough to come off Prince realizing that Hamilton is the primary in that play design.

[@krierp8]

My favorite 5 Spurs playoff/finals games. 1) Spurs ending Lakers four-peat hopes in a 28 point rout in LA (2003) 2) Horry clutch 3 in Game 5 Finals (2005) 3) Spurs complete sweep of Cavs win 3rd title in 5 years (2007) 4) Spurs epic 4th quarter comeback to beat Nets in 6 for second title (2003) 5) Elliott's miracle 3 against Portland to win a critical game (1999)

[@Hanharrftw]

Duncan's 3 pointer vs Phoenix to send us to 2OT (eventually winning) the 42-15 run against the mavs which won us the WCF the 18-2 run against the warriors..... List goes on :)

[@krierp8]

Those will be in my second 5 list. There are too much memorable highlights for them to be in the Top 5 overall. But those were significant as well. Hopefully our revenge against Miami in this years finals will be high on the list as well.

[@1999Liason1978GTS]

Patrick Krier Good Spurs moments from Playoffs & Finals! I love that Spurs made sure Lakers didn't get a 4 peat in 2003 & won their 2nd Championship but hate that Lakers got revenge the yr after with that lucky shot from Fisher! I'll always love all of the Spurs former players who won a Championship with the team!

[@mister8800]

Ironically enough, that 3 point shot that Horry made here is the same exact one that he had missed against the Spurs in 2003 to end the Laker 4 peat.

[@timothywilliamsjr2261]

In game5 too with the Lakers

[@MrOrganicdude]

I remember being drunk ASF 😸 thinking this man Horry is putting on a show!

[@noeyterrazas1924]

My favorite all time game, FREAKING THRILLING, PURO PINCHE SPURS, This is the game,I ACCEPTED HORRY AS A SPUR

[@markymarkbb]

I loved that scoreboard for ABC.

[@tevo1192]

Will Smith and Mike Epps does the fusion dance creates Robert Horry

[@ninjasupersport]

Damn tyshaun was wide open on the last play damn rip

[@ninjasupersport]

+SportsFreakfrom94598 dude he was wide open... This is my hometown team I'm 5 mins away from this arena even tho I'm not a piston fan and never was but he was wide open... Besides I'm a heat fan👍

[@danielmccauley3884]

Most clutch player in NBA history don't @ me

[@TrevorPrinceMusic]

Nobody argues that.

[@edwinwynn1146]

The Spurs play with a lot of heart they had just been blown out the last two games the Pistons play one of the best finals games in game 4 in the last 20 years they had 2 total turnovers the entire game no turnovers in the second half and they beat the spurs by 30

[@91gt306]

Well that wasnt the spurs first finals so you shouldnt expect them to lay down and die. They have always played with lots of heart

[@andrewkruzienski770]

Al Michaels underrated at calling NBA games.

[@user-ek7yc5zm1v]

The pistons had the HARDEST finals matchups

[@kcuba1228]

LMAO announcers made it feel like Robert Horry was MJ. “This guy is off the charts.”

[@justarandomstan]

he scored 21 in the last 17 minutes of the game. He really was off the charts.

[@sixpack1385]

They said that because of all the big shots he made in the playoffs

[@joshuafult84]

He is clutch as hell man what do you expect haha

[@gladeasy]

Last play of the game @6:24 Hamilton caught the ball with 5.8 seconds left and Chauncy doesn't even try to get in on the play and Hamilton takes an awful shot with 3.8 seconds left. Poor end of game execution....

[@mrsofreshsoclean8174]

Still think the refs should have called a charge on that Horry dunk! DAMN SHAME!!! Rip also should have kicked it to Sheed on the last shot. This finals still drives me crazy!! This Pistons squad was the better team.

[@SeanDaRyan]

big shot bob

[@wes2262]

You don’t get the name Big Shot Bob for no reason, and what’d you do.....leave him wide open for a three 🤣🤣🤣

[@kambge]

billups missed that open J and lay up both couldve put detroit up 4.

[@Fnlvisions]

Was a great series

[@walterlv01]

Through the first four games this was one of the worst NBA Finals ever, all of them were blowouts that were over by the third quarter. But the last three games were as good as it gets. It was almost like the first four games were just exhibitions and the real NBA Finals were the last 3 games, with the Spurs winning 2 games to 1.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Gm 7 was a dud and Gm 6 was sloppy. THIS though...this was an absolute classic. One of the top 5-7 Finals games of the last 25 years.

[@yourfavelas3647]

Who in the right mind would leave horry open

[@nico4132]

6:25 crazy hamilton elbowed parker and hoping for a foul

[@cbone72]

that is what it looks like when some says one coach out coaches another coach

[@salamisumo2]

96-95 score in a Pistons-Spurs game from 2005 is like 150-149 nowadays 😂

[@greenderp]

cant wait for wemby vs cade XD

[@thehairywhole1209]

2:02 hubby knew what pop was going to do.

[@thrashmetal00]

Hubie

[@darrylflinch5274]

6:26 great opportunity to pass it to Prince. WIDE OPEN!

[@darrylflinch5274]

@Hauger It was a foul by Parker but again they weren't going to call it with 10 seconds left.

[@gregorydean9688]

the funniest thing was the fact that hamilton was bitchin for a foul when he throws his fuckin elbow at parker...

[@johnrobertson7571]

Not that it matters but that certainly was an offensive foul on Hamilton on the last play

[@markJohnson-ot7ny]

The great one HORRY! M

[@mrcantonsfinest]

Daammmm this game stilll pisssess me offf!!!!!!!!!!!! We shulda won this game then prolly got one in san antonio

[@Lakersdude7]

Too bad he missed that same shot in 03 for the Lakers lol

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Never give a sniper two chances. As a Lakers fan, I share your sentiments lol

[@aztecempire9970]

Lakersdude7 but yet he saved the lakers in the playoffs against kings back in 2002 and won with them 3 NBA rings can't fuck with Robert horry

[@ssjwes]

Even MJ missed clutch shots. Can't make them all.

[@danielmccauley3884]

he made more clutch shots for the 3 peat lakers than any other player show some fucking respect

[@Lakersdude7]

Daniel McCauley no disrespect bro Big Shot Bob is a savage I just wish he made that in-and-our heartbreaker

[@TheRafaelBond]

both to blame, sheed even more.

[@rjmacready9828]

As a pistons fan this game is my worst sports memory of all time. Pistons had so many chances to close this game, billups missed wide open jumpshot, rip missed midrange shot, billips blew a layup, rasheed defensive breakdown, and then that final horrific possession.... respect to the spurs but I still wonder what if 😢

[@ashleyobikwee1825]

big shot ROB

[@TheDignam]

If Horry didn't made this short, the Spurs won't win this Title

[@91gt306]

lol thats robert horry hes the last person on the planet to leave open for a shot like that and the pistons did. spurs were just better and stayed better

[@TheMediocreDev]

TheDignam They would have been down 2-3 but a couple of teams have come back from a 2-3 deficit in the Finals including the 2013 Heat & 94 Rockets.

[@TheMrKobeBryant2012]

If Horry made that same shot in 2003, the Spurs wouldn't have won then either. Horry won them three rings.

[@Zach-lg3bw]

This was actually a very good series it was a lot better than the year before when the washed up Dream Team LA fakers we're playing Detroit

[@JuanitoTarroja]

correct. but if you'd see the replay, he's too concerned on taking the shot that he didn't saw the cutting tayshaun prince. In addition, manu's presence in that passing lane would've made it harder. but if it did get through pistons would've gotten the W

[@theunthinkable1021]

Imagine if this were Mike Breen doing play-by-play.

[@bigsleep32]

Not guarding the ball during inbounds passes is a cardinal mistake that continues to be made. It's astonishing that smart players and coaches continue to make that mistake.

[@arlopear7136]

Damn Sheed you shoulda known better lol!!!

[@nickvalensi6863]

How on earth they didn't defend the inbound pass?????

[@joshuafult84]

Rasheed Wallace choked

[@davidbehman]

Still sad. Why Rasheed Why??? I knew during that TO that Horry was getting the ball.

[@jeromenepacena6250]

yup bonehead move by rasheed wallace...Horry was an absolute sniper in those situations

[@tientrinh943]

If one of those baskets the pistons shot just bounced differently, the pistons would possibly win it all that year

[@DavidGonzales-vv4kx]

It’s funny… Hamilton clearly elbows Parker at 6:27 while going for the game winner and then complains about being fouled at the end there 😂

[@xSaiinTz1]

Hero Horry is his name.

[@budgang3]

pistons had too many chances to take this game

[@truthsterwakeupworldplease8875]

Christopher Williams Yes, but good wanted a angel team to win, just to stop a team of evil doing devil's.😀😁😂🤣

[@colbjay99]

Pistons wouldve won in 6 if they won game 5

[@shawnmichaels5934]

The greatest of all time Robert Horry. If you win a championship in every team you play with.

[@hectorlopez1069]

He's the man you should play, 7 rings, no doubt about it. The man was championship material.

[@edwinwynn1146]

The Pistons were a better team that year Horry saved the Spurs

[@91gt306]

lol how are they the better team and lose at home and the series? it makes no sense. spurs were the better team, horry was part of that spurs team that beat the pistons so give credit where its due otherwise you just look bitter.

[@AgentJ2007]

91gt306 Actually Pistons were the better team. They were figuring the Spurs out. Horry had 21 points in 4th quarter and overtime. Let's be honest here. If he hadn't play this well, Spurs ain't winning the title. Pistons won game 6.

[@comedian5264]

Edwin Wynn lmfao, the pistons were probs better maybe in 2004,

[@greatriffishere]

AgentJ2007 Spurs were the better team and would have beat the pistons in 2004 had they met in the finals that year.The Spurs are a dynasty and the best organization in pro sport's period!!

[@AgentJ2007]

greatriffishere I don't think so. The pistons would have beaten the Spurs in 2004. The 2005 series just showed you how tough the pistons were to beat. Duncan had his worst Finals series.

[@ronulip3163]

Duncan choker ,feel hes a hero after the buzzer sounds 7:19 , hahaha lol

[@TheCancerkilla]

What the hell was Rasheed thinking?

[@nomibe2911]

Why didn't the Pistons foul when Bowen got the rebound?

[@jacksonmacdonald3166]

pistons woulda won if richaard hamilton didnt pull a manu ginobilo in the '13 NBA finals btw allways been a heat fan #HEATNATION

[@onblock7]

Homers always see something man lol. That is a foul on O but whatever they didn't call it.

[@cschnei2014]

I don't put this on Sheed. He's not a complete moron defensively. Watching this a couple of times, to trap in the corner was definitely part of the game plan. I guess they didn't expect them to go for a three (stupid btw). If Sheed made a mistake it was letting Manu get the pass away.

[@vecman86]

Quit blaming Sheed, if Billups made that layup it was OVER.

[@mrcantonsfinest]

Shit we did we won game 6.!!!!!!! Lol tht jus made me mad all over again lol

[@pog123rt]

@thatboyhov Oops ma bad youre fine

[@travisitio]

No that's all on sheed...why in the hell do you leave robby horry...like he told divac "you better read the paper" lmao

[@humpy1980]

I think Sheed died a little that day

[@ddave7026]

first Sean Elliott kills rasheed and Portland with the memorial day MIRACLE and now Rob kills em with this . haaa

[@rjmacready9828]

And horry hit that 3 against Portland in 02 haha damn

[@FavreianVengeance]

Bob*

[@lorenllbj88]

Rasheed cost us a chip. PERIOD

[@gladeasy]

What the heck is going on @2:40? Horry bats the refs hand away...

[@robinrodriguez480]

Big shot BOB the best if it wasn't for him that big dummie shaq would have 3 less rings!!! True shit!!

[@bigboy06jpa]

If Popovich would have let PJ Carlesimo be the head coach for these Finals, then the Spurs would have won in 5. It was clear Pop was caught up with out-coaching his close friend and mentor Larry Brown. If it wasn't for PJ's move to put in Horry, it would have been a costly mistake for Pop's legacy.

[@xgurl10]

so happy rip let go of those braids.

[@thehairywhole1209]

Hi ya beautiful 😍

[@thehairywhole1209]

2:45 and he did the opposite.

[@luboya48]

Where was Mike Breen for commentary, these announcers so lame they could've hyped that Three by Horry way better than this.

[@jackdanielss]

Missed the BANG

[@queen-fc8qk]

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[@lopesben81]

tim was horrible in this game

[@MrMa1981]

HORRYble GAME!!

[@pog123rt]

@thatboyhov get off the internet youre drunk

[@PleasantSurprise313]

I shall always hate Robert Horry

[@edwinwynn1146]

Tim Duncan had a terrible series he only played two good games Ben Wallace within his head the Pistons were in the spurs head billups was a better point guard then Tony Parker at time the only player that the Pistons didn't prepare for was Rob in they pay for it

[@23prostar10]

ginobili owned hamilton all series long

[@billywilliam1118]

So Wallace was in Duncans head and he played terrible...lets take a look Duncan 2005 Finals Stats: 21ppg/14rpg/2bpg....Fail So Billups was so much better than Parker.....lets take a look Billups 16ppg in 36mpg...Parker 14ppg in 36mpg...its slightly better at best....so again fail.... I agree with Big Shot though he was awesome

[@ForceOfVader]

I love TD, he is the foundation of the Spurs, but Manu was the MVP for the Spurs in this series.

[@nabeelzazaiantv4860]

23prostar10 Rip had a few good games but by in large he struggled for the most of the series. As a guy who averaged more than 20 points a game going into the Finals, you expected more as a Pistons fan, but he shot a poor percentage and was hounded by Bowen/Parker for the better part of the series. The main reason why the Pistons lost this series though was due to the disappearance of Rasheed and Tayshaun for almost the entirety of the series. Credit the Spurs for playing them well all series long...With a thin bench, the Pistons really had trouble scoring consistently throughout the series, while the Spurs proved to be the deeper team. Our starting 5 was undoubtedly superior to San Antonio's, but their bench and coaching staff (mainly Pop of course) simply outplayed and outsmarted us. The only consistent players we had were Chauncey, Big Ben and McDyess...The others were either wishy-washy or just didn't show up at all.

[@billywilliam1118]

Bryan Zazaian the difference was one name....Manu Ginobili......he was epic...and should have been the Finals MVP

[@nomibe2911]

The Finals no one watched lol

[@joshuafult84]

People say how good this Detroit team was at defense but they let a washed up Horry beat them LMAO