Robert Horry keeps adding to his resume and the Denver Nuggets' playoff losses.

"Big Shot Rob" hit a 3-pointer from the right corner with 30 seconds left to seal San Antonio's 96-89 victory over the Nuggets on Monday night that gave the Spurs a 3-1 lead in the first-round series.

The Spurs can close out the best-of-seven series at home on Wednesday night.

The 36-year-old Horry more than lived up to his reputation for coming through under playoff pressure on this trip to the Rockies - his swipe of an inbounds pass and subsequent 3-pointer sparked the Spurs' win in Game 3.

"He's been known to do that," deadpanned Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "I'm glad he's on our team. He's saved us several times."

After blowing a 10-point second-half lead, the Nuggets had pulled to 90-89 on Steve Blake's jumper which looked like a 3 but his toe was on the line. Following a timeout, Tony Parker took the inbounds pass, penetrated the lane and kicked out to Horry all alone in the right corner.

Marcus Camby rushed to put up a hand but Horry's rainbow shot swished to give the Spurs a 93-89 lead.

"It wasn't easy," Horry said. "I saw Camby coming at me hard as heck and I had to get the ball way over him."

Horry didn't know it was good until it snapped the net.

"It felt good. Camby gave it a hell of a test so I had to shoot it high. I thought it was going to be short, but luckily it went in," he said.

Tim Duncan said he knew the shot was true. Then again, he had a unique view.

"Someone was boxing me out and I was under the rim," Duncan said. "I looked up through the rim and see the ball coming straight through."

Where does this one rank in Horry's list of postseason money shots?

"It doesn't even make the top five or top ten," Horry said. "There was too much time on the clock."

Not enough for the Nuggets.