Lakers-Heat: Top 30 Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant Dunks
Saturday's Christmas day matchup of the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat has plenty of story lines.
The major one being that many believe it will be a preview of the NBA Finals.
However, this Christmas day matchup is interesting to me for another reason.
It features three of the games best dunk artists in Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. Each game is like a dunk competition for these guys.
Here are the best of their best that I could find on the web. Feel free to share other good ones I may have missed in the comments.
Oh, and please keep in mind, ranking these was nearly impossible. I moved some videos as many as 15 spots just to try and get a solid order.
30. What a Pass
1 of 30Wade's pass, Kobe's dunk. It's a two-for-one!
29. Hustle Play
2 of 30Win possession, then dunk time.
28. Remember When Shaq and Kobe Still Got Along?
3 of 30Okay, so it wasn't in a game.
But, it's impressive and funny.
27. Clear for Take Off
4 of 30So what if it didn't count?
26. I Don't Care If It's Practice
5 of 30Crazy.
25. Clutch Time
6 of 30Notice the score and the time left.
24. Get Out of the Way Tim Duncan!
7 of 30The quality isn't the best.
But there is no shortage of clips of Kobe posterizing much taller players.
23. Air Kobe
8 of 30I wish this were higher quality, but still insane.
22. Whiff
9 of 30What a breeze!
21. Catch Ya Later, Mr. Pierce
10 of 30Who doesn't love an alley oop?
20. Flying First Class
11 of 30Tim Duncan is tall. Really tall.
19. Good Try Kevin Garnett
12 of 30Garnett is supposed to be good at defense, right?
18. Playing Above the Rim
13 of 30Is your forehead supposed to touch the rim?
17. Alley-Oop
14 of 30I don't know if there is anyone who finishes an alley-oop better than 'Bron.
16. Insanity
15 of 30Wow.
15. Hang Time
16 of 30He defies gravity.
14. How to Win a Championship
17 of 30In the 2006 NBA Finals, which the Heat won.
13. Rashard Lewis
18 of 30How do you stop that?
12. Not Even Fair
19 of 30He's too good.
11. The Rim Is Still Shaking
20 of 30Tomahawk—courtesy of LeBron.
10.Who Is More Popular in China, Kobe or Yao?
21 of 30All 7'6" of Yao Ming isn't enough to keep Kobe from the bucket.
9. Up, Up and Away
22 of 30Somebody foul that man.
8. This One Would Be Good On an 11-Foot Rim
23 of 30I wasn't lying.
7. Robbery
24 of 30LeBron has made a living out of break away steal and drunk.
6. 360 Degrees
25 of 30Full circle!
5. Kobe Owns Steve Nash
26 of 30Pretty self explanatory.
Kobe Bryant goes through Steve Nash for the jam.
4. That's Not Nice
27 of 30Dwyane Wade dishing it out to his new teammate.
3. He Was in High School!
28 of 30That is just not fair.
2. Dwight Howard Is the Ultimate Shot-Blocker...But Not This Time
29 of 30Next time, try jumping, Dwight.
1. On Posters Everywhere
30 of 30How can you not love D-Wade?
