don't leave this guy open in a big spot...

the guy couldn't be more clutch. hate him and sam cassell for what they did to the knicks in '94. i think this guy has played in the postseason in every year of his career and has something like six or seven rings at this point. he also does nothing but laze about all year until the playoffs start. i sort of like his style.



AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Robert Horry was all set to cut through the lane after inbounding the ball with 9.6 seconds left when a strange thing happened -- extremely strange, actually, considering his postseason history.

Rasheed Wallace suddenly went to double-team Manu Ginobili in the corner, leaving no one within 15 feet of one of the best clutch shooters in NBA postseason history.

Bad idea. Very bad.

"I saw Rasheed bite and said: 'Oh, let me stay out here,"' Horry said after he knocked down a wide-open 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds remaining in overtime Sunday night to give San Antonio a 96-95 victory over Detroit in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Horry, the veteran dubbed "Big Shot Bob" whose clutch postseason 3-pointers have defined his career, gave the Spurs a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. San Antonio bounced back from a pair of lopsided losses to defeat the defending champs in their own building and send the series back to Texas needing just one more victory for a third title in seven years.