In game 5 Horry missed about 3 point black layups in the first half that pretty much fueled a Detroit run. The Spurs had a nice double digit lead and all the momentum up until those uncharacteristic Horry misses. I remember thinking how poorly Horry was playing and how he almost single handedly let Detroit back in the game.
Duncan, Ginobili, Parker were all doing well. In the second half Billups pretty much was the only good offensive player, its not like Detroit was putting on a clinic and Horry was making all the stops on D and scoring every single basket without being setup by anybody. Sure Horry was the difference in the 4th, a HUGE difference. But who knows, if Duncan makes that tip at the end of the 4th and a couple FTs they could have won the game without needing Horry's heroics (although they started at the beggining of the 4th). The point is Horry had a terrible first half, Duncan's FTs were shaky, but its not like Detroit was manhandling them across the board and started missing shots by fluke. SA is a strong defensive team, and has had offensive lapses before with Duncan missing strings of FTs. But sometimes you need clutch shooters like Horry to finish games. Duncan and Ginobili were setting up Horry while he was warming up for the end of the 4th.
Of course the Spurs were not dominant in Game 5 or the finals in general. Doesn't mean their title should be simple reduced to "Oh Horry is the only reason they won the title, and because they didn't dominate in the finals they aren't a good team that can win titles in the future...etc..."
