Los Angeles Clippers: Top 5 Blake Griffin Dunks
2. Blake Griffin Destroys Timofey Mozgov
Blake Griffin was a known commodity before this dunk and a superstar afterward. It was very difficult to not put this dunk at the top of the list given how it has defined Blake’s career.
It was also very difficult to not put this dunk at the top of the list because it is an amazing dunk. Blake barely even gets into the paint on this play.
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He somehow manages to go over Timofey Mozgov instead of through him and just throws the ball into the hoop from a decent distance away from the rim. Blake not touching the rim detracts somewhat from the impressiveness factor, but definitely doesn’t invalidate the dunk by any means.
The play seems basically impossible in real time and even less so when viewed in slow motion.
Timofey Mozgov is a pretty solid rim protector and he rotates nearly perfectly on every defensive aspect of this play. He jumps out well to prevent Randy Foye from taking the initial three and recovers well to guard DeAndre Jordan in the paint.
When Blake comes charging at the rim, Mozgov manages to keep Blake from getting to the restricted circle. He guarded Blake about as well as he possibly could have and Blake threw it down anyway.
This dunk was a career-defining play, but somehow still does not top the list of Blake’s most impressive dunks.