He got a 49 for that dunk but he didn’t advance past the second round after receiving a 41 on his first attempt. He tried, with an updated Superman dunk (complete with a cape, a Superman chest logo shout out to Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Mentality ad an assist from former Magic teammate Jameer Nelson). Veteran Lakers big man Dwight Howard, the 2008 winner of the Sprite Slam Dunk contest, couldn’t recreate the Superman magic that led him to his previous title. Gordon was shocked after seeing his final score, as was the United Center crowd, which was once again treated to yet another one of the all-time great dunk contests in league history. Jones posted four straight 50s of his own until his final attempt in the dunk off, when he scored a 48 after a soaring tomahawk dunk. Instead of walking off with the trophy Gordon felt the sting of yet another questionable finish when the judges awarded him a 47 for his final dunk, with Dwyane Wade, Chadwick Boseman and Bulls Hall of Famers all giving him nines rather than the 10s he was awarded for all of his previous dunks. It was the final piece in what had been a magical night for Gordon, who lost to Chicago’s Zach LaVine in an epic finish during All-Star Saturday night in 2016. Gordon cleared 7-foot-6 Boston rookie Tacko Fall, the tallest player in the league, and dunked with two hands on his final attempt. edged Orlando’s Aaron Gordon by a single point in a dunk off after Gordon scored six straight perfect 50s en route to the final.
Jordan won on a controversial finish that night.Īnd there will be just as much controversy after Miami’s Derrick Jones Jr. The last Slam Dunk contest won in this city was in 1988, when Michael Jordan famously outdueled Atlanta Hawks dunk king Dominique Wilkins in an epic battle between two of the greatest showman the league has ever seen.
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