Ever since its formation in 2011, Lob City (also known as the Chris Paul-led Los Angeles Clippers) has been at the forefront of the NBA's alley-oop game.
Paul manipulates a defense as well as any point guard in basketball, and DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin are experts in making themselves available at the rim after CP3 creates the opening.
Paul and Jordan have been a particularly devastating alley-oop combo in recent years, but a team or two may be coming for the crown this season.
To determine the best combos in the league, we looked to the comprehensive shot-tracking data available at NBAsavant.com. The site has alley-oop finishes tallied dating back to the 2010-11 season.
Of importance here are the totals from the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. The latter gives a basis for forecasting the rest of this year, while the former helps make up for how recently this campaign started.
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The Best Alley-Oop Combos in the NBA
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