Blake Griffin had a poster-worthy alley-oop dunk and the Celtics bench absolutely lost its mind
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Blake Griffin used to be one of the most prolific dunkers in the NBA, but his highlights are more of a rarity these days.
Griffin, who signed with the Celtics during the offseason and decided to wear No. 91 as a tribute to Dennis Rodman, is averaging a career-low in points per game (3.4 ppg) and minutes per game (11.1 mpg) so far this season.
Griffin led the NBA with 202 dunks in 2012-13 and no one in the league had more dunks than he did (784) between 2010 and 2014. But before tonight, he had recorded 36 dunks since the 2019-20 campaign.
That is why it was good to see that Griffin, a six-time All-Star who won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2011, still has the vertical pop to give fans a highlight every once in a while.
He showed as much with this alley-oop against the Hornets on Monday:
This was Griffin’s first dunk since March 21, 2022 — and it was a fun one.
He powered down a one-handed alley-oop and his teammates were thrilled.
Griffin made each of his first four attempts from the field, including a 3-pointer, as the Celtics blew out the Hornets.
His scoring total in the game was a season-high for the 33-year-old big.
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