by Slam_Nation on Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:38 am
BIG SHOT ROB TAKES SHOT FOR THE AGES
DATE: November 3rd, 7:30 P.M.
LOCATION: SBC Center
Sacramento Kings at San Antonio Spurs
Brad Miller got the tip to start off the Spurs season, but soon throwing it away to Ginobili. Bibby got the first bucket of the game with a three pointer. The frustrated Spurs took a time out with 3:00 left in the 1st, trailing by 9 points. Popovich put Robert Horry in the game for Bruce Bowen, who was struggling from the field. They came back to finish the 1st quarter trailing by 1 point in the low scoring quarter of 17-16 for the Kings.
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Popovich put in almost all bench players (Udrih, Barry, Horry, Nesterovic) except for Duncan. Smart move. They came out coasting. Horry was the first player on the Spurs to go into double digits. The half-time score came out to be 42-38 for the Spurs. San Antonio outscored the Kings 26-21 in the 2nd quarter. 18-37 = 48% FG at half-time.
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The kings went on an 8-0 run to start the second half, but the Spurs spurred back and had the lead. but they had one problem, they couldn't stop Bibby from scoring in the 3rd quarter. Through out the 3rd, it went the same way all the way, the Kings score, then the Spurs score. It was tied at 62 at the end of the 3rd.
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The 4th was terrible for the Spurs, a single shot didn't drop for about 2 mins. Then, shot after shot, the Spurs came back with 26.7 seconds remaining. Ginobili cashed in a triple to tie the game at 83. SHOWTIME. Bibby wasted down mostly all the clock, untill he shot a deep two and missed with 3 secs, but Miller was there to grab the board and jam it home with 1.3 left. The Spurs were stunned. The Kings thought they had it, but they obviously havn't met Mr. Horry. Bowen inbounded, but got it tipped by Peja, luckly, it was re-directed to Robert Horry with 0.6 left on the clock. Horry chucked up a shot and it dropped. Bibby was in aw, put his hands over his heads and Peja talked with him off the court.
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Robert Horry got "Player Of The Game" with 21 Points, 9 Rebounds, 3 Blocks and 4 assists. Time Duncan also got some big numbers with a double double. (14 Points, 10 Rebounds)
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Robert Horry had an interview with Ahmad Rashad after the game and Rashad asked "What did you feel when you let go of that ball for the game winning shot?" Horry, "I've done shots like these before in my career, like back in 2002, I hit a shot that won us a big game in the Conference Finals, also against the Sacramento Kings. I'm happy that people know me for my clutch shots, and hopefuly I can hit more of those shots in the future."
San Antonio Spurs' Record: 1-0
(No Pictures Because I Don't Know How To Take Pictures.)
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Slam_Nation on Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:42 am, edited 2 times in total.