Explain: Jonathan Kuminga's nuclear dunk and Klay Thompson's speedrun to 300 threes
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Explain: Jonathan Kuminga's nuclear dunk and Klay Thompson's speedrun to 300 threes
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What happens with an irresistible force (the Golden State Warriors) meets an extremely moveable object trying to lose (the Portland Trailblazers)? You get the utterly uncompetitive game on 2023.04.09.GSW-POR. Jonathan Kuminga provided one atomic highlight dunk and, in the first five minutes, Klay Thompson poured in enough threes to make 300 for the season and get an early night off.
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Explain: Jonathan Kuminga's nuclear dunk and Klay Thompson's speedrun to 300 threes
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Context aside, that dunk was one of the most incredible jams I've seen in any NBA game. Even many dunk contest performances are less earth-shattering.
Now, maybe it's not the most impactful when you consider the point in the game, the stakes, and the level of competition, but still.
(On a related note, I'd like to think that Wiggins' dunk on Doncic last WCF was so forceful that it's responsible for the Mavs plummeting all the way out of the play-in.)
Here's to Kuminga unleashing an even more powerful chaos dunk in these playoffs.