25 Best Dunks from NBA's Opening Week

Nothing gets an NBA crowd more excited than a thunderous slam dunk. Whether it's an alley-oop, a dunk on the fast break or a throwdown over someone in the paint, dunking the ball will always provide some of the best highlights every year.

It's been a tremendous first week of basketball for the shortened 2011-12 season, and there's been no shortage of dunks. Let's look at the best 25.

Carmelo Anthony Alley-Oop to Tyson Chandler

Tyson Chandler has been a bit disappointing this season, but this alley-oop from Knicks' teammate Carmelo Anthony was impressive.

Big Three Fast Break

The Miami Heat "Big Three" leads the fast break and Chris Bosh finished with slam in traffic.

LeBron Tip Alley-Oop to Wade

LeBron James shows off his mid-air passing skills on this play by tipping the ball to Wade who finishes with the alley-oop slam.

Russell Westbrook Two-Handed Slam

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook is becoming a superstar player, and right here he steals the ball from Steve Nash and finishes at the other end.

Kobe Still Has the Moves

Los Angeles Lakers' star Kobe Bryant still has the moves as he gets to the basket and finishes with the dunk in traffic.

Awesome Finish by Westbrook

Russell Westbrook shows us his amazing strength as he completes the dunk while getting his arm pulled.

Billups and Griffin Connect for the Slam

My favorite part of this dunk is Warriors' guard Stephen Curry getting out of the way, and I can't blame him. I wouldn't want to be in front of that freight train.

LeBron Alley-Oop vs. Celtics

LeBron James is so dangerous on the fast break and this is why.

Halfcourt Alley-Oop from Curry to Lee

Stephen Curry connects with Warriors' teammate David Lee from half court to complete the alley-oop.

Deron Williams Sets Up Kris Humphries

New Jersey Nets' star point guard Deron Williams sets up teammate Kris Humphries for an odd-looking alley-oop dunk.

Ricky Rubio Shows His Skills vs. Heat

Ricky Rubio shows why he will be an elite passer someday with this nice alley-oop toss to Anthony Randolph.

Camby to Aldridge for the Slam

The Trail Blazers are playing well this season and dunks like this are a reason why. Pretty pass by Marcus Camby to find LeMarcus Aldridge for the alley-oop.

Rudy Gay Steals and Throws It Down

Memphis Grizzlies' forward Rudy Gay is healthy again, and showed off his defense and dunking ability on this play.

Marcin Gortat Dunks, Plus the Foul

Marcin Gortat is an underrated center, and he showed here that he can dunk in traffic even when fouled.

Corey Maggette with the Alley-Oop

Corey Maggette is a very good scorer, but he can also dunk very well as seen in this alley-oop throwdown.

LeBron Alley-Oop from Wade

It's unbelievable how high LeBron James can jump, and on this alley-oop from Wade, he shows us how athletic he really is.

Huge Jam from Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin takes advantage of a mishap by the defense and punishes them with a ferocious jam.

Who Do You Go to Lob City With?

Chris Paul has his choice of Clippers' teammates to alley-oop to but in the end he finds DeAndre Jordan for the slam.

Griffin Is Too Good

Blake Griffin was off balance but he still made this powerful dunk look too easy.

Josh McRoberts Alley-Oop

Josh McRoberts is settling in well for the Lakers, and right here he gets a nice feed from Steve Blake for the alley-oop.

DeMarcus Cousins Dunk of the Night

What a dunk by Sacramento Kings' forward DeMarcus Cousins with one hand underneath the basket.

Nene Powers It Home

Nene shows off his athleticism for a big man with an awesome dunk in traffic.

Javale McGee; Are You Kidding?

Wizards youngster Javale McGee is one of the best dunkers in the NBA and he showed why on this awesome put-back jam.

How's Your Head Feel, Gerald Henderson?

LeBron James dunks off of Bobcats' guard Gerald Henderson's head, which I'm imagining hurt for a while.

Give the Ball to Bosh!!!

Chris Bosh should get the ball more on the Miami Heat, and this dunk shows why. Great toughness and explosion to the basket.