Robert Horry: By the Numbers
Spurs.com, 5/13/08
238 - Career Playoff Games – Most in NBA History
With 238 games in the playoffs*, Robert Horry passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with the most playoff games in NBA History. In addition to Robert Horry’s appearances in 73 playoff games with the San Antonio Spurs, Horry played in 65 playoff games with the Houston Rockets and in 109 with the Los Angeles Lakers. In his 16-years in the league, he has managed to average just under 50% from the field.
6,734 - Career Playoff Minutes*
259 - Career Playoff Three Point Field Goals Made* – Second in NBA History
In order to surpass the record-holder, Reggie Miller (320), Horry would need to drain 61 more three point shots.
7 - NBA Championships – One of Eight Players in NBA History to have 7 titles or more.
Horry is the only player to accomplish this feat outside of the 1960’s Celtic Dynasty comprised of Bill Russell & Co.
56 - Known as a deadly long range shooter, Horry holds the record for three pointers made in the NBA Finals with 56 three point daggers to date on the biggest stage.
7 - Notable Clutch Field Goals Made in Playoff Career
-- On May 22, 1995, Robert Horry hit a jumpper in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals with 6.5 seconds left to defeat the San Antonio Spurs.
-- With 14 seconds left, Robert drained a tthree ball over an extended Horace Grant to give the Rockets a four point lead in Game 3 of the NBA Finals versus the Orlando Magic in the same year.
-- Less than a minute to play, the Los Angeeles Lakers were locked in a tied series of 1-1 with the Philadelphia 76ers. With 47 seconds remaining, Horry nailed a deep three to give the Lakers a comfortable lead going into Game 4 of the 2001 NBA Finals.
-- As Kobe Bryant found himself smothered bby defenders in mid-air, he kicked the ball out to a spotted up Robert Horry who hit the game-winning shot against the Portland Trailblazers in 2002.
-- On May 26 of the same year, Vlade Divac made the mistake of swatting the ball out of the paint to avoid giving the Lakers another opportunity to score. Instead, Robert Horry calmly picked up the ball and knocked down the three with no time remaining to give his team a 99-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
-- During the Spurs’ quest for their third NBA Championship, Robert Horry inbounded the ball to Manu Ginobili who immediately returned the pass to Horry. With 5.9 seconds left, Robert Horry sank the shot from behind the three point line to help the Spurs win a pivotal game five in the 2005 NBA Finals.
-- This time, as the Spurs were en route off their fourth title, Robert Horry drained yet another three point shot to give the Spurs a four point lead over the Denver Nuggets in April of 2007.
11th - overall selection in 1992 draft to the Houston Rockets
7 - Three Point Field Goals Made without a Miss – Playoff Record
16 - Through 16 years of playing professional basketball and playing for three different organizations, Horry has never missed the playoffs. In addition, Horry has never been knocked out of the first round of the playoffs in any of his 16 consecutive trips.
7 - steals in the NBA Finals versus the Orlando Magic in 1995 – NBA Finals Record
72 - On the Spurs career all time lists for playoff games played, Horry has played in 72 playoff games with the Spurs to date*.
6 - The NBA’s top 10 list for active playoff leaders features Horry’s name in 6 different categories*. Horry ranks tenth for points (1,930) behind teammate Tony Parker, fourth for rebounds (1,343), seventh for assists (571), fifth for blocks (222), and second in minutes played (6,735). The numbers show Horry’s trips to the playoffs have been qualitative as well as quantitative.
2 - John Salley and Robert Horry are the only two players in NBA history to win an NBA championship with three different teams.
4 - Ron Harper, Steve Kerr, Dennis Rodman, and Robert Horry are the only players in NBA history to win multiple NBA championships with different teams. Horry was able to win more than one championship on each of his stops, in San Antonio (’05, ’07), L.A. (’00, ’01, ’02), and Houston (’94, ’95).
68 - Horry has connected on 68 three-point field goals in the playoffs*. That number is ranked fourth on the Spurs’ all-time list for playoff three-pointers made. Robert currently stands behind Ginobili (148), Bowen (145), and Elliott (73).
*As of May 13, 2008
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Horry not retired yet
Associated Press, 5/31/08
by: Jeff McDonald
As of 12:30 on Saturday afternoon, Robert Horry was still not a retiree.
The 37-year-old reserve forward, on the short list of greatest role players in NBA history, said Saturday he would still like to keep playing, and would still like to keep playing for the Spurs.
"Right now, I'm up in the air," Horry said. "I want to play. Eighty percent of me wants to play. I'm sure once I get in the gym and see people bouncing the ball, it will turn to 100 percent."
Horry said last summer he expected this year to be the last of his 16-season NBA career. He's just having trouble letting go.
Horry said Saturday his options will probably boil down to either playing for the Spurs or retiring. His contract expires this summer, meaning his return to San Antonio would be entirely at the club's discretion.
He has not completely ruled out playing for another team, but given the low demand for players pushing 40, he's not expected to command much on the open market.
Part of Horry's aversion to retirement stems from the fact that he doesn't know what else he would do with his time. He doesn't really want to coach ("Too many knuckleheads out there," he says). And he doesn't see a future for himself in television ("If I get excited, I might start cursing").
There is always the question of Horry's legacy.
Before he left Saturday, Horry was asked whether it was possible for a player to hang around too long. He shook his head, and brought up Michael Jordan.
"People always say, 'His game wasn't as good as it was, ' " Horry said. "When they talk about Michael Jordan, his game was so freaking good, that even though he wasn't where he was (at the end of his career), he was still better than half the league."
Horry isn't about to compare himself to Jordan. But ...
"If I stuck around, I'm still better than a lot of players," he said. "I might not be as fast as a lot of them, or as quick. But I'm smarter than about 98 percent of league."
Here, Horry paused for a laugh, and the gathered media corps obliged. You had to wonder if it was the last joke he'd tell as an NBA player.
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Horry says return to Spurs next season is 'up in the air'
Associated Press, 5/31/08
SAN ANTONIO -- "Big Shot Rob" might be done breaking hearts.
San Antonio Spurs forward Robert Horry said Saturday he's considering stepping away from the game after winning seven NBA championships in a 16-season career.
"Right now I'm up in the air," Horry said. "That's all I can really tell you, up in the air. I want to play, 80 percent of me wants to play and I'm sure as soon as I get in the gym and see people bouncing the ball it would turn into 100 percent. So we'll just have to wait and see what happens."
The defending champion Spurs lost in the Western Conference finals to the Lakers in five games. The series concluded Thursday night, and it was widely expected that this would be Horry's last year.
Horry, known as "Big Shot Rob" for a resume filled with clutch baskets on the biggest stages, turns 38 in August.
During the playoffs, Horry passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most playoff appearances in NBA history. Horry finished this season with 244 playoff game appearances; Abdul-Jabbar had 237. Horry has been in the playoffs in every one of his NBA seasons.
"I think that if I stick around I'm still better than a lot of players," Horry said. "I might not be as fast as a lot of them or as quick. But I'm smarter than probably about 98 percent of the league."
Still, Horry is representative of one challenge the Spurs may have to address in the offseason: age. San Antonio's roster is getting older, and injecting some youth into the lineup over the summer is a possibility.
"I think that when we lose, people tend to talk about, 'You're too old,' " Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "Just like when we win they talk about how experienced we are. ... We've got to make sure we know whey we're adding a certain person or eliminating a certain person rather than just do it because you didn't win the championship. So that's always our goal, to do it for the right reasons."
Horry played in 45 games in this regular season for the Spurs, missing 13 games at the end with a left knee contusion. Horry did not play in Game 5 against Los Angeles and had a knee drained during the Lakers series.
Horry said that while he'd like to play for the Spurs, he wasn't ruling anything out.
"It's more so here -- basically here and nowhere else, but I'm not going to close the book," Horry said. "Somebody has a chance of going to the playoffs, has a chance of winning, have a team that I can respect and players I like and think I can go out and enjoy battling with, I'll look at that situation but other than that, no."
Horry won two title each with Houston and San Antonio and three with the Los Angeles Lakers. He's one of only eight players in league history with seven or more rings.
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Horry wants to play another year
Associated Press, 6/27/08
HOUSTON (AP)—San Antonio Spurs forward Robert Horry has decided against retirement and wants to return to the NBA for a 17th season, a Houston television station reported Friday.
Horry is set to become a free agent July 1.
“I don’t want to retire, especially after a year like I had last year,” Horry told KRIV-TV in Houston. “I know I could have had a better year. The year started off crazy for me with family issues and then it ended crazy for me getting hurt right at the end of the season.”
The defending champion Spurs lost in the Western Conference finals to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. Horry averaged 2.5 points a game last season, 1.5 during the playoffs.
Horry, known as “Big Shot Bob” for a resume filled with clutch baskets, turns 38 in August.
During the playoffs, Horry passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most playoff appearances in NBA history. Horry finished this season with 244 playoff game appearances; Abdul-Jabbar had 237. Horry has been in the playoffs in every one of his NBA seasons.
“I didn’t get a full season in like I wanted to see if it’s really time for me to retire. My last game I want to walk off the court sweating. My last game so far I walked off the court with a DNP (did not play) and I don’t want it to happen that way.”
Horry said he would like to return to the Spurs, where he spent the last five seasons. If that’s not possible, then he would like to go to the Houston Rockets, where he played his first four seasons.
“It’s not about breaking the bank,” Horry said. “I just want the minimum. I’ve made enough money. I just like being with the guys and competing and having fun.”
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Horry wants to return for another season with Spurs or Rockets
Associated Press, 6/27/08
HOUSTON -- San Antonio Spurs forward Robert Horry says he wants to return to the NBA for a 17th season.
Horry told Houston television station KRIV that he doesn't want to retire. He also says he knows he could have had a better season last year.
Horry is set to become a free agent July 1st. He turns 38 in August.
Horry says he'd like to return to the Spurs, where he spent the last five seasons. If that's not possible, then he would like to head for the Houston Rockets -- where he played his first four seasons.
Horry last season passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most playoff appearances in NBA history. Horry finished with 244 playoff game appearances; Abdul-Jabbar had 237.
The Spurs lost in the Western Conference finals to the Lakers in five games. Horry averaged 2.5 points a game last season, 1.5 during the playoffs.
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