Robert horry is the sole reason why the spurs won this game in the clutch. And surprisingly Tim Duncan is the reason why they went into overtime in the first place.

Underrated Finals Match-up right here. Everything that basketball represents and how it should be played was in this series.

Billups the most underrated unappreciated pg of the 2000s

Leaving Horry wide open in clutch time is an uncharacteristic mistake from such a great defensive team, and they lose the championship because of this one mistake

I'm from San Antonio and as a Spurs fan I have complete respect for Detroit. One of the most intense, evenly match Finals I've ever seen.

that court is so hard🤯 they need to put that trophy logo on every finals game to make it feel like the championship more

This was one of the greatest final series ever. Everybody slept on it because it didn't have big stars but there where plenty of great fundamentally sound players.

That dunk by Horry was insane in todays game that would be all over the media

The 05 Spurs had one of the most impressive paths to the ring in history. They beat the best offensive team (Suns) in the WCF, and then they beat the best defensive team (Pistons) in the Finals.

R.I.P. Hamilton, murdered by Robert Horry with a killer dunk in 2005.

Robert Horry is so fucking Underrated Man.

Idk how Big Shot Rob isn't in the Hall Of Fame he was a major contributor on all the Championship teams he played in.

Hard to believe how bad Duncan was in this game. Horry bailed him out. No wonder Horry says that Hakeem was better than Duncan and Shaq.

Bring back the trophy logo

Back when they wouldn't call foul on every contested shot

To this day, I still don't understand why at 8:21 they doubled Ginobili in the corner and left the inbounder Robert Horry, one of the best clutch shooters in the history of the NBA, wide open for that game winner.

I remember this game like it was yesterday. It was amazing for the Pistons to go back to the finals back-to-back years. I knew in that final moment tho, when they left Horry wide open, he was going to make it. Horry was the clutch player that game. I hope the Pistons make it back one day. Till then I'm going to continue to support, no matter how good or bad they are.

Year 2005 when i started watching NBA and Pistons was my first love of all teams bcoz of my jersey bought by my mother...and this three point shot by Horry was unforgettable to me and the reason why i came here watch it again after 17 years...

this still hurts. Im a big fan of this piston team and that clutch 3 by horry still breaks my heart. If sheed didnt lost his mind double teaming manu and leaving horry wide open this was a back to back for pistons as they won the next game in san antonio.

This Pistons team was very deep. Nobody was a huge NBA star, but every single player in their starting lineup were very good, as well as some in the bench. This reminds me of the Blazers in 2001, with Stoudemire, Steve Smith, Pippen, Rasheed and Sabonis.

Duncan was a disaster down the stretch of this game (missed six of seven free throws).

In a way, Robert Horry is like a prototype of a modern NBA PF. He has the athleticism & mobility of a wing and has a sweet shooting stroke from 3.

Man this one really stung as a Pistons fan. You don't leave Horry open under any circumstances. Ever.

this is one of may favorite battle in NBA finals vintage game. 🔥

The most underrated nba finals

Clutch 3!! Respect to Horry!! Also that play Pop called out of timeout was brilliant. 💯

1 of the best defensive series in NBA history

Robert Horry should be in the Hall of Fame damn near on this game alone. Swung a championship. Seven rings...he's the GOAT role player. Absolutely should be in.

I enjoyed this finals so much. Watched every game. No ties to any team. Just great basketball. Amazing defense and high basketball IQ.

the most fundamental basketball finals ever

Amazing. Robert Horry was an average NBA player, yet he was a Legend in the Finals

Detroit completely blew this game

Timmy should’ve just banked his free throws Would’ve shot 90% loo

My spurs in their prime… COACH POP 🐐 Timmy, Tony, MANU HOF trio

I've underrated horry up until now, easily a hall of famer for his clutch performances in the finals!

Im glad i watched this awesome game at its prime. Basketball is not the same no more

Rasheed leaving Horry open too many times. The putback, The Dunk, and the Open three all caused cause Sheed helped off.

One of the most evenly matched NBA Finals ever.

This Finals came down to game 7 and tied going into the 4th quarter. As good as it gets and one of my favorite Finals ever.

Omfg Robert Horry. That dunk too jesus my mans was a beast

Life long spurs fan here. Every spurs fan memory of this game was just “Robert Horry”. Thanks big shot bob

Say whatever you wanna say but Robert Horry is one of the clutches player of all time, he may not be be on an all-star level but he has contributed to all the rings he's got. In my opinion he deserves to be in the HOF.

Some important observations I made is that Robert Horry what's the most important player in the 4th quarter and overtime. Rasheed Wallace could have gotten a technical for calling a time out with no timeouts left, if you want to get picky. You can make it good argument that Rip Hamilton was fouled in the last seconds of overtime and should have gotten 2 free throws the ending of game is very similar to game 6 of the 2013 NBA finals.

This game was on June 23rd, it ended around 11pm. I was so excited to start the night because my 21st birthday was the next day, which meant I was planning to go out to the bar in Ann Arbor with friends at midnight. Would've been so cool to celebrate my 21st with everyone celebrating a Pistons championship. Instead, the bars were empty and people were bummed. We still had a good night though

As a Pistons fan this was painful. What a match up with these two teams though.

People need to remember that Timmy was playing on two bad ankles the whole series. First ankle got injured late in the season and never really got to 100% because he had to have a go at the playoffs. second ankle was injured in game 6 of the 2nd round against the Sonics in which he played through and hit the game winner. Yet, we never heard TD make an excuse even if at some points of the series he was "struggling" for his standards. His stat line though for the series playing on two bad ankles are 20.6 ppg, 14.1 rpg, 2.1 bpgand 2.4 apg...he struggled shooting only 41% but again, we can attribute that to the bad ankles. Makes sense now that at the end of the game he wasn't able to put much into the putback attempt which he missed.

This is one of those “Remember where you were at” type of games. It was 2005. I was in 5th grade. My parents had been divorced for a few months already, so I was with my dad this night. I remember constantly waking him up ever time Horry would make a play. At the time I didn’t really grasp just how crazy Horry was, but now that I’ve rewatched this throughout the years, it still makes me feel like I was that 11 year old kid yelling in his dads apartment.

Wow didn’t remember Duncan chocking that hard that game.

DAMN! Bob with a BRUTAL Dunk lol wow! How old was he here??

If these teams played a 7-game series multiple times, each would trade 4-3's. That's how even the match up was.

Horrry man they say is overrated but that guy hit so many huge shots wherever he went. I don't know a play that hit so many big shots. He was a very good player who probably could been all-star in his prime but just played his role

This is the year i started watching basketball, i was 9 at that time. I really love this era.

Tim Duncan really missed 7 free throws and the Spurs still won by one! Not to mention, he was also the reason the game went into OT in the first place. 😂

Big shot BOB!

I still wake up screaming at night that we left Horry wide open on that game winning shot

Robert Horry earned his rings. #HOF. He made it when it mattered. Every playoff game mattered and he won it for the teams he played for.

This was a defensive, fundamental and physical series ... Robert Horry became the first player to win championships with 3 different teams ....

One of the greatest defensive NBA Finals

VERY underrated series. Two amazingly defensive teams, very strong defending champs Detroit and a Spurs full of clutch players. You won't see prime Tim Duncan pulled out of his confort zone the war Sheed and Ben did this series.

Thanks for all memories, Pistons. That's my youth

This is why Robert Horry has 7 titles

Man I miss the piston’s

I could listen to Hubie Brown call my man's shot all day long... He already knew..

i love the video quality, the graphics, everything

big shot bob… one of the most underrated players of all time and a true ring collector. hope to him in the hall of fame

This was a underrated finals. Definitely the best one from 2000-2009

8:25 Robert "Will Smith" Horry with the dagger three 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The dunk by Robert horry 🔥

You can see how Duncan struggled in his free throw shooting until 2007 and onward, his shot improved. Chip Engelland had a lot to do with that.

Insane if you look at his missed game 5 3-pointer vs the spurs and lakers in 2003, it’s exactly the same but he made it this time!

A true thing of beauty in basketball.

To this day, the best NBA finals ever in terms of basketball quality.

You can see the difference of the playoffs of modern NBA than old school NBA specially for defense..

Go Spurs Go!!!!! Jalen Rose Voice, BIG SHOT Rob with 7 Rings!!!.

This game made 8th grade me cry, why leave Horry sheed 😭😭😭

wallace pulled a C Webb

Big Shot Bob!!! 8:54PM EST 6/18/22

the most underrated thing about the game is Parker's defense on Hamilton on the last play. the dude is doing an armless hug on him

I remember watching this game. Great memories of Robert Horry.

I was amazed at how poorly Tim Duncan played down the stretch in that crucial game 5. Chauncey could have sealed it for Detroit but missed a couple of (contested) layups.

Duncan had it rough but that rebound and time-out was clutch 8:10

I would've loved to have saw that pistons lineup of the 2 Wallace's, prince, Billups, Hamilton against today's golden state warriors Good match up

Most underrated and disrespect team of All-time. Piston team went to 6 straight ECF appearances and 2 straight NBA Finals from 2002-2008. Imo best Eastern Conference team of the 2000s. They had a way better and dominant run than 08 Celtics. They were able to knock off Shaq & Kobe and Shaq & Dwade in back-to-back years. Yes they only have 1 ring but they're were just as consistent if not more consistent than so many more teams in the 2000s.

Rasheed Wallace was awful defensively here late. Just kept leaving Robert Horry.

underrated series

I was only 15 during this NBA Finals😁it was also the time I started idolizing the playing style of Richard Hamilton. Since then, I wore jersey no. 32😊

Wooo the air went right out of the building when the overtime buzzer buzzed. 🥶

I forgot how many amazing players were on these two teams.

damn these offenses look so archaic nowadays

This one was a true classic.

Que recuerdos, la época de Ben Wallace que bestia mi jugador favorito de esa época.

How can you let Horry wide open like that ? 🤦🏾‍♂️

That missed Duncan lay-up reminds me so much of the one he missed in the 2013 Finals.

Robert horry dunk was ridiculous

Wow, I remember that moment, like yesterday

If DET had won this, that shot from Sheed at 6:03 would've been more celebrated. what a shot

Why does Robert Horry take always the right decision?

Damn, Big Shot Bob always coming up for these kinds of moments.

I miss tis team almost as much as The Bad Boys!! lived in Missouri during this winning season and the NBA wasn't a priority..still isn't. This is the first time I've seen this footage Thanks for the share!!!

These pistons are the most underrated team in nba history idc what people say