Hometown favorite Blake Griffin and Wizards center JaVale McGee advanced to the final round of the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest during NBA All-Star Saturday night. McGee dunked a total of five times in his two-dunk first round. His first dunk involved dunking two balls on two separate, adjacent 10-foot rims.
Slam Dunk Contest 2011: Blake Griffin, JaVale McGee Advance To Finals
That creative dunk earned a perfect 50 from the judges. McGee's second dunk involved dunking three balls at once, two held in his hands and one passed by teammate John Wall.
Griffin's first dunk, a 49, was a twisting 360-degree hammer that led the Staples Center crowd to explode. Griffin's second dunk took a number of attempts as Baron Davis attempted to pass the ball to a soaring Blake off of the side of the stanchion. But the judges gave the rookie a 46, which tilted him past excellent efforts from DeMar DeRozan and Serge Ibaka.
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