Stephen Curry has established himself as the greatest shooter in NBA history, and he holds almost every three-point record at this point.
Metta Sandiford-Artest, however, seems to believe that the title of the best shooter in playoff history belongs to someone else, Robert Horry.
“Robert Horry is the greatest shooter in the playoffs. Number 1. No one better.”
Robert Horry is the greatest shooter in the playoffs. Number 1. No one better.
— Coach Metta (@MettaWorld37) June 21, 2023
Horry was a fine shooter, but calling him the greatest in the playoffs is a stretch, as he doesn’t have the efficiency or the quantity to be regarded as that. He shot just 35.9% from beyond the arc on 3.0 attempts a game in his postseason career and there are many who would have a better claim than him to be the greatest shooter in the playoffs.
What Horry can be regarded as though, is the greatest clutch shooter in playoff history. He earned the nickname “Big Shot Bob” for hitting numerous clutch shots during his career, which helped him win seven NBA championships.
Robert Horry’s Greatest Clutch Shots
Picking the greatest clutch shot in Horry’s career is a bit of a difficult task because there were so many. There are two, though, that tend to stick out, with the first coming in the 2002 Western Conference Finals.
Horry’s Los Angeles Lakers were down 2-1 to the Sacramento Kings and, in Game 4, were trailing 99-97 in the closing stages. Kobe Bryant attempted to tie the game but missed and when Shaquille O’Neal’s putback didn’t go in either, the Lakers seemed finished. Vlade Divac, however, tipped the ball out in an attempt to run the clock out, but it fell right to Horry, who drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer.
The Lakers would go on to win the series in seven games and then won the championship to complete a historic three-peat.
The other moment that sticks out is Game 5 from the 2005 NBA Finals. Horry and his San Antonio Spurs found themselves down 95-93 to the Detroit Pistons with less than 10 seconds remaining in overtime. Horry inbounded the ball to Manu Ginobili, who was immediately double-teamed after it. Ginobili then passed it right back to Horry, who drilled the game-winning three-pointer.
The Spurs won the game 96-95 to take a 3-2 lead and went on to win the Finals in seven games. Had that shot not gone in, they most likely would have lost that series, but Horry was never going to miss and added to his legend with it.
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