NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2015: Winner, Highlights, Scores and Twitter Reaction

February 14th, 2015 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

Some said the 2015 NBA Dunk Contest had gone stale. That every dunk had been thought of. That no one could touch the previous heights once reached by Vince Carter, Michael Jordan or Dominique Wilkins.

The doubters never met Zach LaVine.

LaVine defeated Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo with an overall score of 194, turning in one of the most exciting performances in recent dunk contest history. Gliding almost effortlessly to the rim, LaVine's first-round performance was so impressive that he was almost competing against himself in the final.



Using teammates from the Minnesota Timberwolves, the former UCLA star was nearly flawless in completing a reverse between-the-legs dunk after a handoff from Andrew Wiggins and another between-the-legs slam off of a set-up from Shabazz Muhammad that came off the State Farm logo on the basket stanchion. Given a score of 45 for the first dunk and a 49 on the second, he cruised past Oladipo's final-round score of 72.



Oladipo missed on all three of his attempts on his first dunk and scored a 41 on his second. LaVine, 19, is the second-youngest player i ...

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