on the run two on one green the finish
wow oh my goodness
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
nba dunks
as miller keeps it and smashes it down
wham with the right hand that was a
self-assist pass
stop it stop
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for this list we'll be looking at
in-game dunks only
so no dunks which took place during
international competitions or slam dunk
contests
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number 10 baron davis on andre caroline
go
it's been a while since the golden state
warriors were considered
underdogs in the nba playoffs but that
was the case back in 2007
during their second round matchup
against the utah jazz
in game 3 down 02 point guard baron
davis gave
dub nation something to cheer for when
he slammed home this vicious dunk
against andre kirilenko because a lot of
good things will happen not just within
scoring
but then also it opened up
kirilenko had six inches on davis but
that wasn't about to stop him
although the warriors went on to lose
the series 4-1
davis gave his team a brief spark in the
most grandiose way possible
number nine mcgrady sucks the gravity
here comes mccready
oh he just sucked the gravity right out
of the building
people sometimes forget how good tracy
mcgrady was
although he never won a championship
he's a seven-time all-star and a
two-time scoring champion
accolades aside though t-mac knew how to
throw it down here
you could see it coming the crowd was on
his feet
before the dunk was made he wound up
sensational
the most memorable instance occurred
during a 2005 playoff game against the
dallas mavericks
when he went baseline and posterized all
seven foot six
inches of sean bradley while both the
dunk
and the call were memorable what many
forget is that mcgrady also hit a
last-second
game-winning jumper at the end of the
game as well to take a two-nothing lead
oh tracy mcgrady with
2.2 to play knocks in a two-point shot
to give him the lead and maybe a two
games to none lead
in this best of seven first-round
western conference series
number eight shaq brings down the
backboard
shaquille o'neal didn't just scare
opposing basketball players
for younger nba fans who don't remember
a time when big powerful centers would
dominate a game in the paint
o'neil was one of the best to ever do it
and fans witnessed that power early on
in his hall of fame career with this
dunk from his rookie season
hill puts it on the floor and stuff said
he brought it down
he brought the whole goal down goodness
shattering the backboard is one thing
but bringing down the entire structure
is another
and the crazy part was it wasn't the
first time he had done that that season
bowie was coming off the bench as oh
follows it almost and does
bring down the entire backboard number
seven
lebron james on jason terry this was
definitely a nice dunk
chalmers
whoa and a technical foul called
on miami for the toss but this one made
the list as much for the slam as for the
silent
stare down that lebron laid on a flat on
his back jason terry afterwards
and let's not forget the steal and
no-look pass from dwayne wade that
starts it off
but keep in mind this wasn't the first
time a no-look from dwayne led to a
james slam
either
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we aren't the only ones who love this
dunk king james himself
ranked it among his best as well number
six
dominique wilkins double pump dominique
wilkins slammed down some of the most
powerful dunks in the history of the nba
throughout his career
however the one which often sticks out
to most fans was this beauty back in
1984
even with three players covering him
nick is still able to get to the basket
pull off the double pump move and score
he wasn't called the human highlight
reel for nothing
number five vince carter reverse
two-hander
vince carter showing you some of the
highlight
reel many have labeled vince carter as
the greatest dunker of
all time and it's hard to disagree from
this
to this and even this you would be
hard-pressed to find a vince carter dunk
not to add in a highlight reel and we're
not even taking into account the dunk of
death at the olympics or his historic
performance during the 2000 slam dunk
contest
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simply put carter could jam at home
against anyone and look great doing it
and this reverse two-hander that vince
threw down during his rookie season was
no exception he put everyone on notice
with this one
number four scottie pippen on patrick
ewing
one overlooked aspect that made this
dunk so memorable was pippin's ability
to get
past ewing myers for pippin whoa a
faithful
scotty griffin in the face of patrick
ewing
who did not appreciate it but sometimes
the big men aren't in position or don't
even get off the ground
but here ewing went up to stop him and
pippin wasn't having it
like many of the dunks on this list this
moment is famous for both the slam
itself
and the aftermath in this case pippin
doesn't just stare down ewing he
literally walks over him while he does
it that was the bull's answer to john
stock's spectacular dunk last year
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and he hovered over ewing for a second
and patrick didn't like it as any player
wouldn't like
he wasn't done yet he also had some
choice words for famous knicks fans
spike lee
number 3 sean kemp's lister blister
we all love a good revenge story
especially
when it involves an iconic dunk in game
2 of the 1992 playoff series between the
supersonics and the warriors
alton lister did an excellent job of
defending power forward sean kemp
frustrated by lister's constant pressure
kemp lost his temper against lister
and punches were thrown there we go
we're getting into it now
that's that's not a smart play pip is
down bodies all over the place
game four however was an entirely
different affair
not only did kemp dominate the game but
he wanted to rub it in lister's face
and what better way to do that than by
dunking on him
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yeah baby into leicester's face
and the sonics take the lead lesson
learned don't mess with sean kemp or
else you'll get posterized in
grand fashion number two michael jordan
on
patrick ewing poor patrick ewing the
hall of famer has made our list
twice but both times he has been the one
dunked on
rather than the one doing the dunking
and again he finds himself being
victimized
by a chicago bull great this time it's
air jordan himself who beautifully gets
around both john starks and charles
oakley on the baseline
and then throws it down on ewing jordan
trying to shake off
starts oh want to move by it counts
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and to add insult to injury patrick was
also called for a foul on the play
in a career filled with plenty of famous
dunks this baseline move and finish at
the rim
might be jordan's most famous and
according to sports illustrated
jordan himself even calls it the most
memorable dunk
and still he is not denied in the most
dramatic
slam dunk finish
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
dwyane wade dunks on anderson varageau
wade is six
four varajao is six eleven welcome to
your kodak moment
anderson looking for contact from
fernando o'neil got a piece of it
blake griffin on kendrick perkins
griffin was a dunking highlight machine
for years in los angeles it's a physical
game
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a monster jam by blake griffin
oh what a play by blake tom chambers on
mark
jackson mark jackson's chin meet tom
chambers knee
johnson got a piece of it chambers
deandre jordan on brandon knight it's no
wonder this dunk went viral
here comes chris paula
oh what a monster jam by the end yard
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kobe behind the back 360 dunk it starts
with a great full court pass
then ends with kobe doing what he does
best long run
by kobe bryant
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number one dr j rocks the baby malone
pass is deflected gonna be stolen i
think with the doctor
yes he's got it he carry counts ray rock
the baby to sleep and slam dunk
and yet another laker turnover few
players in the entire history of the nba
have been as
smooth as julius irving his behind the
backboard layup is still one of if not
the most iconic shots of all time
the doctor was pure grace in the air and
elevated the dunk beyond just another
basketball shot and maybe no dunk speaks
to this better than the rock the baby
slam he laid down against the los
angeles lakers in 1983.
i can't explain it i mean it was just
like this intense
release of emotion it was incredible
sure the game itself was exciting and
irving sixers won but it's irving's
fluid and effortless motion while
delivering this iconic dunk
that will be forever etched in
basketball fans memories
when dr j broke down the sideline i was
like okay this is my chance to make a
great play against a great player
but that didn't happen so i just said
you know let me duck my head and get out
of the way
pilfer just duck the greatest dunk of
all time and you know what if you don't
get dunked on by anyone
why not let it be the best in the game
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