The rookie's remarkable leap won the slam dunk contest, and it also drove home the clear point of All-Star Saturday: The Clippers' rising star is just at the beginning of one thrilling ride.
Griffin easily cleared the hood of the 2011 Kia Optima and caught a pass from teammate Baron Davis out of the sunroof while the berobed Crenshaw Select Choir sang "I Believe I Can Fly," winning the 26th NBA dunk contest in iconic style before his hometown fans.
But Saturday was all about Griffin, the end started the competition with 360-degree spin dunk before you convert to a bounce pass from the side of the rear surround in the first round.
The first All-Rookie Star for eight years, then brought back an incredibly difficult starred with his first dunk of the final sticking his arm into the tire and depend on which she won by his elbow, like Vince Carter during the 2000 competition.
All four Dunkers recorded in Hollywood, shows the planning and invention in what sometimes slapdash event.
Ibaka, the Court under several banners NBA Africa and promptly threw a Dr. J-style long jump from the free dunk free throw line. Ibaka retrieve a stuffed animal from the rim of the mouth, while throwing his second dunk.
“My first dunk was from the free throw line and it was good,” stated Ibaka. “The second, no one has before in the NBA. … (But) it is astonishing to see Blake Griffin do a show like he did. He did a great job. “
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