Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine lived up to the hype and then some, thrilling the Barclays Center crowd with a dazzling display of dunking acumen.
He won the 2015 Slam Dunk Contest, posing a final-round score of 94 to beat out Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo.
LaVine's final slam was a between-the-legs dunk after catching an alley-oop off the stanchion:
As good as that dunk was, it wasn't even his best of the night. From start to finish, LaVine was by far the best competitor, and he was deservedly the champion.
He spoke about the win, per Sports Illustrated's Ben Golliver:
You can view the full results below.
The contest got off to about the worst start imaginable. Brooklyn Nets big man Mason Plumlee threw down a somewhat underwhelming alley-oop reverse jam with some help from former Duke teammate Kyrie Irving.
Milwaukee Bucks guard/forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was even worse, failing to connect on any of his three attempts.
ESPN.com's Dave McMenamin found the best way to describe Giannis' struggles:
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