{"id":29992,"date":"2020-04-01T09:56:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=29992"},"modified":"2020-04-01T09:56:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:56:33","slug":"nba-historys-top-six-dunks-in-game-through-the-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/04\/01\/nba-historys-top-six-dunks-in-game-through-the-years\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA History’s Top Six Dunks In-Game Through the Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most exciting plays in the world of sports is a slam dunk. In the NBA and in all of competitive basketball, dunks can be used to dominate opponents because it can change games. The most skillful dunkers utilize the dunk to intimidate the opposition and swing momentum in their favor. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/a>, <\/strong>who is formerly known as Lew Alcindor, was so dominant<\/a> in terms of dunking the ball that the NCAA outlawed dunking from 1967-1976.<\/p>\n

Dunk pioneers such as Julius Erving<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Michael Jordan<\/a><\/strong> won many dunk competitions<\/a> in their time. They also helped propel NBA basketball into the exciting game it is now. If a dunk has enough flare and is executed properly it can break open games. These dunks, in particular, did just that.<\/p>\n

NBA History’s Top Six Dunks In-Game Through the Years <\/strong><\/h2>\n

6. Michael Jordan’s Baseline dunk on Patrick Ewing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Michael Jordan is one of the greatest dunkers that the NBA has ever seen. He has many amazing dunks in his career. One of his most amazing dunks is the baseline dunk on Patrick Ewing<\/a><\/strong>. The battles between the Chicago Bulls<\/a> and New York Knicks<\/a> were legendary in the 90s. The Bulls got the better of the Knicks more times than not. Although that is true there are a lot of good stories that come out of those games.<\/p>\n

In this game, Jordan was on the baseline and seemed trapped. He was able to shake his opponent by faking to go back to the three-point line but instead drove to the basket. The result was a monstrous jam in New York that took the air out of the arena.<\/p>\n