After operating a well-executed offensive set, a cutter receives the ball as he jets down the center of the lane, the place he meets a defender on the rim. “Oohs” and “aahs” ensue, or silence fills the world.
The sound of the rim-rattling or the whistle from a referee signaling an and-1 solely make the play worse for the posterized defender. Teammates leaping up and holding one another again on the bench enhance the dunker’s ego additional.
A poster jam can drastically change the sport.
There was no scarcity of posters all through the 2024 NBA playoffs, the newest from Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder ahead Jalen Williams in Recreation 2 in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks.
Here is a take a look at the very best poster dunks of every collection throughout this yr’s postseason.
Convention semifinals
Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks, Recreation 2: Jalen Williams
0:28
J-Dub throws down a thunderous putback jam
Jalen Williams will get the Thunder followers barking with an emphatic putback slam.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets, Recreation 1: Michael Porter Jr.
0:18
MPJ thows down emphatic one-handed dunk
Michael Porter Jr. catches an alley-oop lob from Reggie Jackson and slams it residence with authority.
Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, Recreation 2: Caris LeVert
OG’s POSTER FROM EVERY ANGLE 🤯 pic.twitter.com/JzM2vJJMJa
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) Might 3, 2024
Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks, Recreation 1: Myles Turner
0:20
Haliburton finds Turner down low for enormous one-handed dunk
Tyrese Haliburton finds an open Myles Turner within the lane, and he turns and throws down the massive slam.
First spherical
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers, play-in: LeBron James
0:22
LeBron’s one-handed dunk caps off wild sequence
Zion Williamson denies LeBron James with a nasty block, however after Zion misses his shot on the other finish, LeBron throws down a large slam on the fast-break likelihood.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Phoenix Suns, Recreation 4: Anthony Edwards
0:17
Anthony Edwards jumps out of the health club for a nasty poster dunk
Anthony Edwards soars by way of the lane for a vicious poster dunk late within the fourth.
LA Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks, Recreation 6: Daniel Gafford
0:28
Daniel Gafford dunks throughout Ivica Zubac with nasty poster
Daniel Gafford works his means into the paint and throws down a rim-rattling and-1 slam over Ivica Zubac.
Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans, Recreation 3: Trey Murphy III
0:24
Trey Murphy III slams down alley-oop dunk
CJ McCollum lobs it as much as Trey Murphy III for a candy alley-oop dunk.
Boston Celtics vs. Miami Warmth, Recreation 4: Derrick White
0:20
Derrick White throws down dunk down low
Derrick White throws it down over three Warmth gamers underneath the basket.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic, Recreation 4: Moritz Wagner
0:26
Mo Wagner’s dunk has Magic followers hyped
Mo Wagner goes round Jarrett Allen and flushes residence a dunk early within the fourth quarter.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers, Recreation 1: Brook Lopez
Caris exhibiting off the VERTical! @CarisLeVert | #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/Whb7NyqnlF
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) Might 9, 2024
New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Recreation 6: OG Anunoby
SMASH MOUNTAIN. pic.twitter.com/A4a4vzUnO5
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 22, 2024
