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25 Greatest Poster Dunks in NBA History

By Maxwell Ogden

ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 05: NBA Legend Julius Erving hugs Dominique Wilkins as the Atlanta Hawks honor Wilkins in the unveiling of a statue in his name at Philips Arena on March 5, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by John Bazemore-Pool/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 05: NBA Legend Julius Erving hugs Dominique Wilkins as the Atlanta Hawks honor Wilkins in the unveiling of a statue in his name at Philips Arena on March 5, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by John Bazemore-Pool/Getty Images) /
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12. Kendrick Perkins Gets Mozgov’d

Only in his sixth NBA season, there are no shortage of posterizations on Blake Griffin’s extensive highlight reel. Everyone remembers the original version of this dunk, but it’d be hard to contest the belief that Kendrick Perkins got it just as bad.

You know it’s a brutal poster when a player gets dunked on, looks up at the big screen for the replay, and has a look of pure despair spread across their face.

The original version of “The Mozgov” is widely regarded as Griffin’s best poster dunk, but the second one was better. His right hand actually found the rim on the second one, his left found Perkins’ face, and the dunk was completed over a defender who was actually jumping towards him.

The dunk was so miraculous that Perkins’ teammates on the Oklahoma City Thunder resorted to simply their hands on their hips and accepting that something incredible had just happened.

Griffin is one of the greatest in-game dunkers in NBA history, and Perkins was, at one point, one of the Association’s better enforcers. This proved to be the ultimate dunking test for Griffin, who wasted no time in showing his peers that he’s a player worth fearing.

The original will always be better than the remix for some, but in the case of The Mozgov, it was Perkins who got it worse.

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