Robert Horry has more career NBA championships than any player since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976. (7 rings) 🏆
Only six players are ahead of him, all of whom belonged to the 1960s Celtics players who are part of the team that won 11 rings in 13 years from the late 1950s to the end of the 1960s, when there were only 8-14 teams. (The only exception is John Havliceck, who won twice in the 1970s and was named Finals MVP in one of it in the 1974 title.)
Horry played in an era where there were already 27-30 teams. He seemed to know which team to join to win it all. He never missed the playoffs in his 16-year NBA career.
But Horry is not just a scrub who is useless in the postseason runs of the teams he joined; he was one of the key players in each series he played. There were series where he didn't play much, but his number was always called to make the big shots in the most crucial scenarios of the game, earning him the nickname "BIG SHOT BOB!"
Here are Horry's most incredible clutch shots that have sealed or changed the trajectory of a playoff/finals series. All of these are a must-watch!
✅ 1995 Western Conference finals, Game 1
✅ 1995 NBA Finals, Game 3
✅ 2001 NBA Finals, Game 3
✅ 2002 Western Conference first round, Game 3
✅ 2002 Western Conference finals, Game 4
✅ 2005 NBA Finals, Game 5 (My personal favourite) ⭐️
✅ 2007 Western Conference first round, Game 4
Horry's Rings:
🏆 1994: Houston Rockets
🏆 1995: Houston Rockets
🏆 2000: Los Angeles Lakers
🏆 2001: Los Angeles Lakers
🏆 2002: Los Angeles Lakers
🏆 2005: San Antonio Spurs
🏆 2007: San Antonio Spurs
Horry has more rings than:
✅ Michael Jordan
✅ Scottie Pippen
✅ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
✅ Tim Duncan
✅ Kobe Bryant
✅ Steve Kerr
✅ Dennis Rodman
✅ Magic Johnson
In the 37 games in the NBA finals he played, he averaged:
📊 9.7 PTS | 5.9 REB | 2.9 AST
Horry's legendary performance has been recognized by the NBA, as they officially grade every clutch shots in the league using the "Horry Scale," naming it after Big Shot Robert Horry! 🙌🏼
✅ That Jamal Murray dagger last week, there's a Horry scale for that.
✅ The Max Strus 59-feet game-winner, there's a Horry scale for that.
✅ All the Dame Time clutch shots ever recorded, there's a Horry scale for that.
And yes, Robert Horry and Will Smith are not related. 🤣
Robert Horry may not be a superstar, but for sure he is one of the best complimentary pieces that we have seen alongside the NBA superstars we all loved.
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