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Los Angeles Clippers: Top 5 Blake Griffin Dunks

By Nicholas Agar-Johnson

October 4, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) dunks the basketball against Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) during the second quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
October 4, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) dunks the basketball against Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) during the second quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Blake flashes a smile as he throws it down, adding another dunk to an already impressive highlight reel. Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

Blake Griffin has been one of the league’s best dunkers since his rookie year. His vicious posterization of Miles Plumlee last week brings to mind some of his other incredible throwdowns.

Blake Griffin has been a highlight reel dunker since his rookie season for the Los Angeles Clippers. His earth-shattering dunks are in some ways a throwback to Shawn Kemp and in some ways an entirely unique force of nature.

Griffin missed his entire rookie season with a broken kneecap after being taken first overall, and there were concerns that he might not be able to recover the freakish athleticism that he showed during his two years at Oklahoma.

However, Blake quickly dispelled those fears by making his first NBA basket in spectacular fashion:

Even though Griffin did win a dunk contest by jumping over (the hood of) a car, his most memorable throwdowns have been in-game dunks. Blake runs the floor well and gets a ton of dunks in transition, and he can put down alley-oops with the best of them.

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His alley-oops alone could fill out a highlight reel, but where Blake really shines is in dunking through contact. Griffin can jump higher than almost anyone, but his incredible strength is also a necessary component of his ability to jump over and through people to get to the rim.

Ranking Griffin’s best dunks is akin to ranking LeBron’s best passes or Steph Curry’s most ridiculous three’s. There are so many great choices that picking just a few is bound to leave some spectacular plays behind.

Nonetheless, some dunks are still better than others. Here is a look at five of Blake’s best jams.

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