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Robert Keith Horry . (/ˈɒri/; born August 25, 1970) is an American retired basketball player and current sports commentator. He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning seven championships, the most of any player not to have played on the 1960s Boston Celtics. He is one of only two players (the other is John Salley) to have won NBA championships with three different teams: two with the Houston Rockets, three with the Los Angeles Lakers and two with the San Antonio Spurs. He earned the nickname Big Shot Rob because of his clutch shooting in important games; he is widely considered to be one of the greatest clutch performers and winners in NBA history. Horry now works as a commentator on Time Warner Cable SportsNet.
Soon after Horry was born in Harford County, Maryland, his father, Staff Sergeant Robert Horry Sr., divorced his mother, Leila, and moved to South Carolina. Horry grew up in Andalusia, Alabama. Later, when Robert Sr. was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, the father and son met weekly.
Tracy Lamar McGrady, Jr. (born May 24, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, and a two-time NBA scoring champion (2003–2004). McGrady played as a swingman.
McGrady entered the NBA straight from high school after being selected in the 1997 NBA draft with the ninth overall pick in the first round by the Toronto Raptors. He played in the NBA for the Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, and San Antonio Spurs. He also played for the Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association. In 2013, he announced his retirement from the NBA.
McGrady was ranked #75 on SLAM Magazine's "Top 75 Players of All-Time" in 2003. McGrady's style of play has been compared to that of George Gervin.Kobe Bryant has cited Tracy McGrady the toughest player he ever played against.
McGrady was born in Bartow, Florida. He played high school basketball and baseball at Auburndale High School in Auburndale, Florida for three years. He then transferred to Mount Zion Christian Academy, in Durham, North Carolina. McGrady created a national buzz after his performance in the Adidas ABCD Camp, where the best high school players in the U.S. are invited annually. He was named High School Player of the Year by USA Today. McGrady has stated that if he had not gone straight to the NBA from high school, he would have attended Kentucky.
NOTE: This video belongs to the NBA, and I have no affiliation with its production. This display is simply an NBA fan sharing a public video with other fans, and not being distributed for personal gain or profit of any kind. NBA TV production: Robert Horry's unique and legendary playoff history is recounted, focus on the 2005 NBA finals.
the top ten playoff plays by one of the greatest clutch performers in the game.. Robert "Big-Shot Bob" Horry
A compilation of Horry's most famous clutch moments, with post-game interviews 1. 1995 WCF, Game 1 - Game winner vs the Spurs 2. 1995 Finals, Game 3 - Clutch 3 vs the Magic to take a 4-point lead with 14 seconds left 3. 2001 Finals, Game 3 - Clutch 3 vs the Sixers to take a 4-point lead with 47 seconds left 4. 2002 1st Rd, Game 3 - Game winning 3 to sweep the Blazers 5. 2002 WCF, Game 4 - Game winning 3 vs Kings to tie the series at 2-2 6. 2005 Finals, Game 5 - Game winning 3 vs Pistons to take a 3-2 lead
You didn't think Tracy McGrady was just gonna let Robert Horry slide did you??
Robert Horry's game winning 3-pointer over the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 NBA Playoffs.
Basketball great "Big Shot" Rob Horry discussed the upcoming documentary "Clutch City" about his back to back championship wins with the Houston Rockets. He sat down to talk with CBSN anchor Jeff Glor.
TORO caught up with NBA legend Robert Horry, perhaps the most clutch shooter of all time, to talk about his career, life lessons, and who will win the 2013 NBA championship. http://toromagazine.com https://twitter.com/RKHorry
For "Big Shot Rob," this may have been the biggest shot of all. Robert Horry drilled a 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds left in overtime to give the San Antonio Spurs an nerve-jangling 96-95 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. With control of the series teetering with each possession, Horry added yet another memorable clip to his career-long postseason hightlight reel and tilted the title heavily toward the Spurs, who head home with a 3-2 lead and the security of the next two games on their floor. Known as "Big Shot Rob" for clutch shooting that has given him five championship rings, Horry scored all 21 of his points in the final 17-plus minutes, shaking off a painful shoulder injury.
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We were three points down with just seconds left
I hid my face and held my breath
It looked like Cwebb and Mike Bibby could
Overthrow our dynasty
Then Kobe drove but Kobe missed Shaq could not put
Down the tip Vlade slapped it out but it was still
Alive and it bounced right to number five
Chorus
And oh the skies were grey but everything’s ok
Robert Horry saved the day
There’s sunshine in LA with one brilliant play
Robert Horry saved the day
He doesn’t get commercial spots
He just hits game winning shots
Though they haven’t made a Sports Century
He’s a superstar to me
The Lakers are my favorite team
I love Magic, Wilt, West and Kareem
But one day in the rafters high