Boo!! The AP writer is not supposed to say stuff like "appeared to be contact".San Antonio's best defender, forward Bruce Bowen, took over guarding Billups on the next possession, and there appeared to be contact as Billups drove the lane and missed. But no foul was called, and San Antonio got the ball back with 16.9 seconds left able to hold for the last shot of regulation.
I honestly can't remember any finals game in recent memory that was such a back and forth pressure packed situation.
That and this was the decisive game 5 battle of the past 2 champions.
UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE. Can't wait for this one on ESPN classic.
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Whew!
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 12:22 p.m. ET
Shades of John Paxson in Game 6 of the 1993 Finals, Robert Horry hits a wide-open three to help the Spurs win 96-95 in Game 5 of the 2005 Finals.
If the Spurs win the le, and they have two chances at home, Robert Horry will never need to pick up a check again in San Antonio.
Back with more in a bit.
No. 5 in Game 5?
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 12:14 p.m. ET
If the Spurs win this, do they retire Robert Horry's number?
Question...
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 12:12 p.m. ET
For the Spurs, can you let Tim Duncan, who's 4 of 11 from the free throw line, touch the ball in this situation?
For the Pistons, do you, one, foul Duncan if he gets it?
One thing you don't do is leave anyone outside of the three-point line.
Oh Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 12:08 p.m. ET
That's the sound The Palace makes when Robert Horry has the ball behind the three-point line.
Double Your Pleasure
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 12:04 p.m. ET
With Tayshaun Prince's bucket to give the Pistons a 91-89 lead, every player on the floor as of 2:52 (to go?) in overtime is in double figures.
Burning Down the House
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:52 p.m. ET
I guess that final 59 seconds wasn't long enough to settle Game 5. We asked for more, we got it. I'm just glad I have a good ticker.
This is the first overtime game in The Finals since Game 2 last year when the Lakers topped the Pistons 99-91 in OT.
Here we go... OT
Loud, LouDER, LOUDEST
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:52 p.m. ET
OK, I lied. We're back. Never, ever have I heard The Palace as loud as when Tim Duncan shot those two free throws. And, if possible, when he missed the first, it got LOUDER.
Ridiculous
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:47 p.m. ET
Insane, absolutely insane. Sheed hits a crazy turnaround. Horry follows up with a putback. Billups hits a turnaround. Horry hits a THREE. Pistons fans are beside themselves.
And then after a Hamilton miss, Duncan's fouled and amid the din caused by hands, larynxes and thunder sticks, misses two free throws.
Spurs lead 88-87 with 59 seconds (to go?) in the fourth. We may not blog again until the end of the game.
Sidekicks
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:39 p.m. ET
While they have been playing lights out, Duncan and Billups each have had guys to help them.
For the Spurs, it's been Robert Horry, who just hit a three to tie the game at 79-79. I don't know how many Pistons fans threw their hands up in disgust at The Palace, but for a second it looked as if everyone was being held up.
Then, for the Pistons, there's Tayshaun Prince grabbing every loose ball and offensive rebound to be had.
Yes, people, this is what we've been waiting for: A classic. More please.
Duncan's Fight
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:34 p.m. ET
Did you see Duncan work for that rebound and putback? Did you see when he pumped his fist after getting the bucket and then the foul? (Also, did you see him miss his fourth free throw tonight?)
He knows what's at stake tonight.
Meanwhile, the MVP chant has started for Chauncey Billups, who just hit two freebies to put the Pistons up three.
MVPs
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:29 p.m. ET
As fans know, this Finals is a meeting between the last two Finals champs. That also means the last two Finals MVPs, San Antonio's Tim Duncan in 2003 and Detroit's Chauncey Billups in 2004, are here.
Tonight, they're playing like MVPs. Duncan has 23 points and 13 boards with 6:15 left in the fourth, while Billups has 22 points on 8 for 16 shooting and four assists.
What more could NBA fans want?
Completely Random Celebrity Sightings
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:23 p.m. ET
Kid Rock moves the crowd.
(Allen Einstein/NBAE/Getty Images)
We've wandered around The Palace and caught sight of some celebrities. As you can see above, Kid Rock is here.
We saw Eva Longoria here, albeit with her cap pulled down tight so no one will recognize her. Filmmaker Michael Moore got stuck in traffic, but made it. And then, in the concourse, we saw the "comic" Gallagher. He's more of a watermelon smasher, though. And just as we passed him, someone said: "Did he just throw something on me?"
Old habits are hard to break.
Hustle
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:20 p.m. ET
What hustle by Antonio McDyess! The work whistle is blowing and everyone is standing.
Big Shot Rob, Part II
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:16 p.m. ET
There's that man again, hitting another three to open the fourth.
What did I say about the stars taking this one home? Uh...
Big Shot Rob
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:12 p.m. ET
For 35 minutes of the game, Robert Horry can seemingly have no effect whatsoever on the ebb and flow of the game. And then, he finds himself alone, on the wing, behind the arc, with the clock ticking down Like Santa Clause to Christmas and the Easter Bunny is to, well, Easter, clutch situations are Robert Horry time. His three to give the Spurs a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter was huge.
The Roof's Off
Posted by Rob Peterson (NBA.com) on June 19 2005, 11:08 p.m. ET
Chauncey Billups' bucket and one to tie the game at 61-61 was like an electric jolt delivered to all 22,000 seats in The Palace. No Piston fan here was sitting after that play.
Yeah, that was a great jamI was like damnn in your face, rip!
actually, i loved it.``It was the kind of game where you hate to see anybody lose,'' Pistons coach Larry Brown said.
Yeah, the least he could have said along with this was that Parker "appeared to get elbowed into the next time zone" on Hamilton's final attempt
This game was great and a classic in every sense. As for ESPN Classic? since the Spurs actually won this game they'll pass over it and bury it, had they lost i'm sure it would have been like the Laker .4 game last year, the minute it ended they ran it on Classic.ESPN
I know its goin to be on tommorow on NBA TV again
was the game 6 where jordan hit the jumper over russell back and forth like this one? i can't remember.
OMG! I want a copy of that. The only time I've ever seen it was 17 years ago live on CBS. I'll bring you my HDTV copies of games 1 and 2 Tuesday.
I forgot the 3OT Phoenix-Boston game, but in my defense I was -3 years old when it was played. I was including the game 6 of 1998. I completely forgot the greatest Finals game ever though... the 3OT Bulls-Suns game where Barkley got the steal and putback to win the game.
I will NOT apologize for him missing LAYUPS! O!
But he finally stuck to his game...
nuff said
Hey, Tim called him that, so Im just goin by what the Big Fundamental says.My efforts were wasted
Ole boy was in shock Horry was up so high for days.
Go to NBA.com and click on "Robert Horry, a memorable dunk in sequence" -- it's awesome.
Who else that for a moment that the refs were going to call a charge?
YOU know what guys, that dunk looks like a dunk ive seen about 10 years ago, it reminds me of that tom chambers dunk, nasty!
Bump..
Haven't you left yet?
People from our house went an hour or so ago.
People from your house probably are in a state where it will take them 2-3 hours to find the airport.
They did have a victory toast with Slovenian brandy.
5 Mins? the Airport is RIGHT NEXT TO YOU!!!
if it weren't for that old deaf lady that lives next to you that leaves her TV Blasting full volume on Game Shows I dunno how you could sleep with all the planes landing and taking off over your house
I'm like down the road from the airport...
Bump!
Lot's of entertaining reading to be had here.
And Dre 7, you deserve second helpings of crow.
Playing in San Antonio will be a whole different story, Spurs will win by at least 10.
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