The casual sports fan has never heard of Robert Horry. This is a dude who averaged just under 8 points per game for his career. In fact, his highest ever PPG was only 13 points. Hell, this is a dude who spent 15 years in the league and only started in a TOTAL of 116 games (there are 82 games per season).
But on the flip side, Robert Horry is also a legend. He is a 7-time NBA Champion, and 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. Horry is also considered one of the most clutch players in the history of the sport. He was so clutch throughout the course of his career, he earned the nickname Big Shot Bob. During the course of his playoff career, Horry it 7 massively clutch shots. Mind you, this is only his playoff career, which accounts for about, oh, I don’t know, about 15% of his playing career.
Whatever it is, no one can deny this dude’s ability to perform under pressure. The league has never seen a player quite like Horry, a bench role-player who drills game winners, and probably never will again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0gWflbw_E4
