Slam dunk contest - 5 most electrifying performances

3. Blake Griffin, 2011

I could be over-rating Blake Griffin’s publicity stunt with the car but the efficiency in his three dunks put together stole the show for me. His first dunk was a 360 windmill, his hang time with the second and finally, the colossal leap over the KIA car preceded by the church choir – Griffin marketed his dunks perfectly. For a rookie to hang onto the rim with nearly his entire arm at the top of the board in an All-Star contest, to then captivate the audience by bringing a car and jumping over it, Blake Griffin’s beastly physique was never in doubt.

To quote the speaker from the audio, “Sometimes, it’s real…”