If you know your NBA history, you know the names well.
Go back to John Paxson helping put a ring on Michael Jordan’s fingers in 1993 against Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns.
Or Robert Horry giving Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant a clear path to the championship with his 3-pointer against Sacramento in 2002.
Or closer to home, Steve Kerr’s late 3-point barrage in Game 6 in 2003 was the push needed by Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili to get the Spurs past the Mavericks, their toughest foe, as it turned out, on their way to the title.