At just 24 years old and a handful of games in the NBA, Mac McClung he captured all eyes and blew up the stadium thanks to his spectacular performance that allowed him to win the trophy.
“It’s great. I feel truly blessed and grateful to the NBA for giving me this opportunity.”McClung contributed.
In a contest where enormous figures such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter and Dominic Wilkinsamong others, the base from the G-League (the expansion competition that the NBA has to foster young people who did not find their place in the best league in the world)he conquered the four dunks in his first attempts and became champion of the Julius Erving Trophy, in honor of the historic Doctor Jthe player who led the way with his spectacular dunks in the 70s.
scores
McClung received three unbeatable scores (50 points) and in the remaining he accumulated an average of 49.8 to have a near perfect night. Before the penetrating gaze of the judges (Jamal Crawford, Lisa Leslie, Karl Malone, Dominique Wilkins and Harold Miner).
Next, the dunk that gave him the victory and delighted the entire NBA planet.
Lillard, in triples
As always happens when the dunk tournament takes place, the triple contest did not go unnoticed.
On this occasion, the undisputed figure of the Portland Trail Blazers, Damian Lillardhe stayed with the crown of the contest.
It was the third time in the tournament for the point guard, who surpassed in the definition Buddy Hield and Tyrese Haliburton, players for the Indiana Pacers.
After passing the first round, in which they were eliminated Tyler Herro (Heat), Kevin Huerter (Kings), Julius Randle (Knicks), Jayson Tatum (Celtics) and Lauri Markkanen (Jazz), Lillard repeated the same score of 26 points to beat Hield by one unit. “The best shooters in history have one of these and I wanted to win it at least once before retiring,” remarked the number 0 of the Blazers.
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