document_title: Mars surface color

question_text: where did the iron on mars come from

question_tokens: where did the iron on mars come from

text: Mars surface color

text: Reason for red and its extensiveness[edit]

text: Modern observations indicate that Mars's redness is skin deep. The Martian surface looks reddish primarily because of a ubiquitous dust layer (particles are typically between 3 µm to 45 µm across [3][4]) that is typically on the order of millimeters thick. Even where the thickest deposits of this reddish dust occur, such as the Tharsis area, the dust layer is probably not more than 2 m (7 feet) thick.[5] Therefore, the reddish dust is essentially an extremely thin veneer on the Martian surface and does not represent the bulk of the Martian subsurface in any way.

text: Martian dust is reddish mostly due to the spectral properties of nanophase ferric oxides (npOx) that tend to dominate in the visible spectrum. The specific npOx minerals have not been fully constrained, but nanocrystalline red hematite (α-Fe2O3) may be the volumetrically dominant one,[6] at least at the less than 100 µm sampling depth[7] of infrared remote sensors such as the Mars Express OMEGA instrument. The rest of the iron in the dust, perhaps as much as 50% of the mass, may be in titanium enriched magnetite (Fe3O4).[8] Magnetite is usually black in colour with a black streak,[9] and does not contribute to the reddish hue of dust.

text: The mass fraction of chlorine and sulfur in the dust is greater than that which has been found (by the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity) in the soil types at Gusev crater and Meridiani Planum. The sulfur in the dust also shows a positive correlation with npOx.[10] This suggests that very limited chemical alteration by thin brine films (facilitated by the formation of frost from atmospheric H2O) may be producing some of the npOx.[10] In addition, remote sensing observations of atmospheric dust (which shows slight compositional and grain size differences from surface dust), indicates that the bulk volume of dust grains consists of plagioclase feldspar and zeolite, along with minor pyroxene and olivine components.[11] Such fine material can be generated easily via mechanical erosion from feldspar-rich basalts, such as rocks in the southern highlands on Mars.[11] Collectively, these observations indicate that any chemical alteration of dust by aqueous activity has been very minor.

text: The occurrence of npOx in dust[edit]

text: There are several processes that can yield npOx as an oxidation product without the involvement of free O2. One or more of those processes may have dominated on Mars, since atmospheric modeling over geologic time scales indicates that free O2 (generated mostly via the photodissociation of H2O)[12] may have always been a trace component with a partial pressure not exceeding 0.1 µPa.[13]

text: One O2-independent process involves a direct chemical reaction of Fe2+ (commonly present in typical igneous minerals) or metallic Fe with H2O to produce Fe3+(aq), which typically leads to hydroxides such as goethite (FeO•OH)[12] under experimental conditions.[14] While this reaction with H2O is thermodynamically disfavored, it may be sustained nevertheless, by the rapid loss of the H2 byproduct.[13] The reaction can be further facilitated by dissolved CO2 and SO2, which lower the pH of brine films increasing the concentration of the more oxidative H+.[14]

text: However, higher temperatures (c. 300 °C) are usually needed to decompose Fe3+ (oxy)hydroxides such as goethite into hematite. The formation of palagonitic tephra on the upper slopes of the Mauna Kea volcano may mirror such processes, as consistent with the intriguing spectral and magnetic similarities between palagonitic tephra and Martian dust.[15] In spite of the need for such kinetic conditions, prolonged arid and low pH conditions on Mars (such as diurnal brine films) may lead to the eventual transformation of goethite into hematite given the thermodynamic stability of the latter.[14]

text: Fe and Fe2+ may also be oxidized by the activity of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Even though the H2O2 abundance in the Martian atmosphere is very low,[13] it is temporally persistent and a much stronger oxidant than H2O. H2O2-driven oxidation to Fe3+ (usually as hydrated minerals), has been observed experimentally.[14] In addition, the pervasiveness of the α-Fe2O3 spectral signature, but not of hydrated Fe3+ minerals reinforces the possibility that npOx may form even without the thermodynamically disfavored intermediaries such as geothite.[6]

text: There is also evidence that hematite might form from magnetite in the course of erosion processes. Experiments at the Mars Simulation Laboratory of Aarhus University in Denmark show that when a mixture of magnetide powder, quartz sand, and quartz dust particles is tumbled in a flask, some of the magnetite converts to hematite, coloring the sample red. The proposed explanation for this effect is that when quartz is fructured by the grinding, certain chemical bonds get broken at the newly exposed surfaces; when these surfaces come in contact with magnetite, oxygen atoms may be transferred from quartz surface to magnetite, forming hematite.[16]

text: Red skies on Mars[edit]

text: Approximately true-colour in situ images from the Mars Pathfinder and Mars Exploration Rover missions indicate that the Martian sky may also appear reddish to humans. Absorption of sunlight in the 0.4-0.6 µm range by dust particles may be the primary reason for the redness of the sky.[17] An additional contribution may come from the dominance of photon scattering by dust particles at wavelengths in the order 3 µm,[4] which is in the near-infrared range, over Rayleigh scattering by gas molecules.[18]


document_title: Book of Ruth

question_text: where does the story of ruth take place

question_tokens: where does the story of ruth take place

root

text: Book of Ruth

text: Structure[edit]

text: The book is structured in four chapters:[5]

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text: Act 1: Prologue and Problem: Death and Emptiness (1:1–22)

text:
Scene 1: Setting the scene (1:1–5)
Scene 2: Naomi returns home (1:6–18)
Scene 3: Arrival of Naomi and Ruth in Bethlehem (1:19–22)

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text: Act 2: Ruth Meets Boaz, Naomi's Relative, on the Harvest Field (2:1–23)

text:
Scene 1: Ruth in the field of Boaz (2:1–17)
Scene 2: Ruth reports to Naomi (2:18–23)

text: Act 3: Naomi Sends Ruth to Boaz on the Threshing Floor (3:1–18)

text:
Scene 1: Naomi Reveals Her Plan (3:1–5)
Scene 2: Ruth at the threshing-floor of Boaz (3:6–15)
Scene 3: Ruth reports to Naomi (3:16–18)

text: Act 4: Resolution and Epilogue: Life and Fullness (4:1–22)

text:
Scene 1: Boaz with the men at the gate (4:1–12)
Scene 2: A son is born to Ruth (4:13–17)

text: Genealogical appendix (4:18–22)

text: Summary[edit]

text: During the time of the Judges when there was a famine, an Israelite family from Bethlehem – Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their sons Mahlon and Chilion – emigrated to the nearby country of Moab. Elimelech died, and the sons married two Moabite women: Mahlon married Ruth and Chilion married Orpah.

text: After about ten years, the two sons of Naomi also died in Moab (1:4). Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem. She told her daughters-in-law to return to their own mothers and remarry. Orpah reluctantly left; however, Ruth said, "Intreat me not to leave thee, [or] to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, [if aught] but death part thee and me." (Ruth 1:16–17 KJV)

text: The two women returned to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest, and in order to support her mother-in-law and herself, Ruth went to the fields to glean. As it happened, the field she went to belonged to a man named Boaz, who was kind to her because he had heard of her loyalty to her mother-in-law. Ruth told Naomi of Boaz's kindness, and she gleaned in his field through the remainder of barley and wheat harvest.

text: Boaz was a close relative of Naomi's husband's family. He was therefore obliged by the Levirate law to marry Mahlon's widow, Ruth, in order to carry on his family's inheritance. Naomi sent Ruth to the threshing floor at night and told her to go where he slept, and "uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do" (3:4). Ruth did so. Boaz asked her who she was, and she replied: "I [am] Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou [art] a near kinsman." (3:9) Boaz blessed her and agreed to do all that is required, and he noted that, "all the city of my people doth know that thou [art] a virtuous woman." (3:11) He then acknowledged that he was a close relative, but that there was one who was closer, and she remained in submission at his feet until she returned into the city in the morning.

text: Early that day, Boaz went to the city gate to meet with the other male relative before the town elders. The relative is not named: Boaz addresses him as "Friend", ploni almoni, literally "so and so".[6] The Expanded Bible's editors comment that "the man is not named, perhaps ironically because he refused to preserve Naomi’s family name".[7]

text: The unnamed relative was unwilling to jeopardize the inheritance of his own estate by marrying Ruth, and so relinquished his right of redemption, thus allowing Boaz to marry Ruth. They transferred the property and redeemed it, ratified by the nearer kinsman taking off his shoe and handing it over to Boaz. Ruth 4:7 notes for later generations that:

text: Boaz and Ruth were then married and have a son. The women of the city celebrate Naomi's joy, for Naomi found a redeemer for her family name, and Naomi takes the child and places it in her bosom.

text: The child is named Obed, who we discover is "the father of Jesse, the father of David" (Ruth 4:13–17), that is, the grandfather of King David.

text: The book concludes with an appendix which traces the Davidic genealogy all the way back from Perez, "whom Tamar bore to Judah", through to Obed, down to David.

text: Composition[edit]

text: The book does not name its author.[8] It is traditionally ascribed to the prophet Samuel, but Ruth's identity as a non-Israelite and the stress on the need for an inclusive attitude towards foreigners suggests an origin in the fifth century BCE, when intermarriage had become controversial (as seen in Ezra 9:1 and Nehemiah 13:1).[9] A substantial number of scholars therefore date it to the Persian period (6th–4th centuries BC).[10] The genealogy that concludes the book is believed to be a post-exilic Priestly addition, as it adds nothing to the plot; nevertheless, it is carefully crafted and integrates the book into the history of Israel running from Genesis to Kings.[11]

text: Themes and background[edit]

text: Context[edit]

text: Judges 6:1-6 refers to a time when Midianite hostilities destroyed the Israelites' crops. Sinker, writing in his Introduction to the Book of Ruth in Ellicott's Commentary for Modern Readers suggests that the attempt "to connect the famine with the ravages of the Midianites" and other attempts to specify the timing of the story "involve mere guesses, and rest on too uncertain grounds".[12]

text: Levirate marriage and the "redeemer"[edit]

text: The Book of Ruth illustrates the difficulty of trying to use laws given in books such as Deuteronomy as evidence of actual practice.[10] Naomi plans to provide security for herself and Ruth by arranging a Levirate marriage with Boaz. Since there was no heir to inherit Elimelech's land, custom required a close relative (usually the dead man's brother) to marry the widow of the deceased in order to continue his family line (Deuteronomy 25:5–10). This relative was called the go'el, the "kinsman-redeemer". As Boaz is not Elimelech's brother, nor is Ruth his widow, scholars refer to the arrangement here as "Levirate-like".[13] A complication arises in the story: another man is a closer relative to Elimelech than Boaz and has first claim on Ruth. It is resolved through the custom that required land to stay in the family: a family could mortgage land to ward off poverty, but the law required a kinsman to purchase it back into the family (Leviticus 25:25ff). Boaz meets the near kinsman at the city gate (the place where contracts are settled); the kinsman first says he will purchase Elimelech's (now Naomi's) land, but, upon hearing he must also take Ruth as his wife, withdraws his offer. Boaz thus becomes Ruth and Naomi's "kinsman-redeemer."[13]

text: Mixed marriage[edit]

text: The book can be read as a political parable relating to issues around the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (the 4th century BCE).[5] The fictional nature of the story is established from the start through the names of the participants: the husband and father is Elimelech, meaning "My God is King", and his wife is Naomi, "Pleasing", but after the deaths of her sons Mahlon, "Sickness", and Chilion, "Wasting", she asks to be called Mara, "Bitter".[5] The reference to Moab raises questions, since in the rest of the biblical literature it is associated with hostility to Israel, sexual perversity, and idolatry, and Deuteronomy 23:3–6 excluded an Ammonite or a Moabite from "the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation".[5] Despite this, Ruth the Moabitess married a Judahite and even after his death still regarded herself a member of his family; she then married another Judahite and bore him a son who became an ancestor of David.[14] Contrary to the message of Ezra-Nehemiah, where marriages between Jewish men and non-Jewish women were broken up, Ruth teaches that foreigners who convert to Judaism can become good Jews, foreign wives can become exemplary followers of Jewish law, and there is no reason to exclude them or their offspring from the community.[14]

text: Contemporary interpretations[edit]

text: Scholars have increasingly explored Ruth in ways which allow it to address contemporary issues. Feminists, for example, have recast the story as one of the dignity of labour and female self-sufficiency, and even as a model for lesbian relations, while others have seen in it a celebration of the relationship between strong and resourceful women. Others have criticised it for its underlying, and potentially exploitative, acceptance of a system of patriarchy in which a woman's worth can only be measured through marriage and child-bearing. Others again have seen it as a book that champions outcast and oppressed peoples.[15]

text: Genealogy: the descent of David from Ruth[edit]

text:
Elimelech

Naomi

Boaz

Ruth

Mahlon

Orpah

Chilion

Obed

Jesse

David

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document_title: Slam Dunk Contest

question_text: who won the 2016 nba slam dunk contest

question_tokens: who won the 2016 nba slam dunk contest

text: Slam Dunk Contest

text: History[edit]

text: 1976 ABA Slam Dunk Contest[edit]

text: On January 27, 1976 at McNichols Sports Arena during halftime of the 1976 ABA All Star Game the first-ever Slam Dunk Contest was held, which was won by Julius Erving of the New York Nets over David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets, Artis Gilmore of the Kentucky Colonels, and George Gervin and Larry Kenon of the San Antonio Spurs. There was a format each competitor had to follow in which they must attempt 5 dunks in a row under two minutes. One from a standing position, one from a distance of ten feet away from the basket (which is basically the bottom of the semi circle that surrounds the free throw line in the Key. The next 3 were freelance positions, one coming in from the left side of the basket, one coming in from the right side of the basket and finally from either corner down the baseline to the basket. They were judged on artistic ability, imagination, body flow as well as fan response.

text: Artis Gilmore went first followed by George Gervin, Larry Kenon, David Thompson and finally Julius Erving. George Gervin and David Thompson both missed a dunk during their routines which counted as a zero (scores were not announced to the audience). David Thompson did a 360 degree dunk to finish his routine. All competitors had to perform a dunk from 10 feet, but Julius Erving started marking his steps from the free throw line (15 feet away). He then completed a dunk from the free throw line.

text: 1976–1977 NBA Slam Dunk Contest[edit]

text: This was a season long event [1] similar to 1977–1978 NBA Horse event. There were 22 competitors throughout the event (nearly one for each team at the time), including future Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Thompson, Alex English, Moses Malone, George Gervin, and Elvin Hayes and took place in multiple venues throughout the season. Darnell Hillman was named the winner that season, beating out the Golden State Warriors' Larry McNeill in the championship round on June 5, 1977 in Portland.[2]

text: The NBA reintroduced the Slam Dunk Contest in 1984 at its birthplace in Denver. Phoenix's Larry Nance defeated the original Dunk contest winner Julius Erving in the final round. Dominique Wilkins won the contest the following year, but in 1986 his Atlanta Hawks teammate Spud Webb made history when he defeated Wilkins in the final, preventing him from retaining his title. Standing a mere 5 feet 7 inches tall, Webb became the shortest player ever to win the contest, a distinction that he still holds. Chicago's Michael Jordan won back-to-back dunk contest victories in 1987 and in 1988. His victory over Wilkins in 1988 in Chicago finished with a perfect 50 dunk from the free-throw line for his third dunk to win the contest. However, the announcers did note that Wilkins was given abnormally low score for his breathtaking third dunk, a 45, allowing Jordan to win it by 2 with his perfect 50. To this day, the allegations of "home cooking" still float around surrounding the event (it was held on Jordan's home court; one of the judges was former Chicago Bears star Gale Sayers; and another judge, former NBA star Tom Hawkins, is a Chicago native) and is considered arguably the most controversial of the slam dunk competitions. The following year in Houston, New York's Kenny "Sky" Walker, a last-minute replacement whose father died just days beforehand, upset Portland's Clyde Drexler, the hometown favorite and Houston native who was seen as the favorite, being that Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins were not competing. 1986 champ Spud Webb finished 3rd, while Shelton Jones finished 4th. Though Jordan & Wilkins still played in the All-Star Game, Jordan chose not to compete due to a minor injury, and Wilkins did not compete in the competition due to a hand injury.[1]

text: In 1990, Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks edged out Kenny Smith of the Sacramento Kings to win his second Slam Dunk Contest (first won in 1985 over Michael Jordan). Kenny Smith scored high points for originality with his signature dunk – he started by turning his back to the basket, bouncing the ball backward between his legs and off the backboard, then turning and grabbing it in the air and reverse dunking it. After 1990, interest in the Slam Dunk Contest began to wane and lasted throughout the 1990s. Initially, it was because many players lost interest in competing; some cited concerns of injuries, while others felt that the full repertoire of humanly possible dunks had already been exhausted.[citation needed] With most of the superstars – Jordan, Wilkins, Drexler, etc. – choosing not to participate, lesser-known players began to compete, leading to either watered-down competitions or surprises. Fans[who?] complained that players were beginning to win contests with boring or unoriginal dunks (witness the relatively forgettable early-'90s wins by the likes of Cedric Ceballos and Brent Barry). Harold Miner was a standout in 1993, winning the contest with a reverse power dunk, reaching between his legs and down to his feet in mid-air before sending the ball down. In 1994 and 1997 respectively, Isaiah Rider and Kobe Bryant won the contest. Rider would win with a spectacular, between-the-legs dunk, reminiscent of the Orlando Woolridge effort in the 1984 contest, but wasn't able to repeat in 1995, missing the same dunk on several tries, opening the way for Miner to grab his second slam dunk title in three years. In 1998, the Slam Dunk Contest was replaced with the WNBA-NBA 2Ball Contest. In 1999, there was no All-Star Game due to the NBA lockout.

text: After a one-All Star Weekend layoff (the NBA did not have an All Star Weekend during the labor-shortened 1999 season), the NBA decided to bring the Slam Dunk Contest back for the 2000 All-Star Weekend in Oakland, California. It would prove to be one of the most electrifying dunk contests in the league's history,[citation needed] featuring a great showdown between eventual winner Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors, his cousin and then-teammate Tracy McGrady, and the Houston Rockets' Steve Francis. Carter won after performing a number of very impressive dunks, including two reverse 360 windmills, a honey dip, and a between-the-legs dunk off a bounced alley-oop from McGrady. The next four contests did not feature superstars like Carter and Bryant, and despite innovative efforts by the likes of Desmond Mason and Jason Richardson, the lack of A-list superstars willing to participate hurt the appeal of the contest.

text: In 2005, the Slam Dunk Contest returned to its birthplace in Denver. With the spectacular dunks of prior contests, there was buzz[citation needed] that the dunk competition could regain the popularity it had in the 1980s. The Phoenix Suns' Amar'e Stoudemire alley-ooping 360 off a soccer-style header from teammate Steve Nash; J. R. Smith putting it around his back and dunking, and the new champion, Josh Smith alley-ooping over Kenyon Martin all wowed the crowd with their maneuvers. With the change in the rules requiring an additional teammate starting in the second round, they proved there were indeed many ways to dunk a basketball that had not been done before. Amar'e Stoudemire received rave reviews, as did Smith when he did a tribute dunk to Dominique Wilkins while donning Wilkins' jersey.

text: Again in 2006, the Dunk Contest in Houston revitalized the interests of audiences as 5'9" Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks took the title with a great dunk-off. One of his most exciting dunks was a high-flying dunk over former Slam Dunk Contest winner, 5'7" Spud Webb. The 2006 Slam Dunk Contest was also the first Dunk Contest in history to have a "Dunk Off", the equivalent to a Dunk Contest overtime, between Knicks point guard Nate Robinson and shooting guard Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers. Many fans argue that Iguodala should have won the contest, as it took Robinson fourteen attempts before finally completing his dunk. Iguodala pulled off a dunk where he started out of bounds from the right side of the baseline while teammate Allen Iverson bounced the ball off the back of the right side of the backboard. Iguodala caught the ball in mid-air behind the backboard, spun around to the other side while ducking his head (to avoid colliding with the backboard) and dunked it with his right hand.

text: On February 17, 2007, the contest was held in Las Vegas. Judges for the event were all past winners: Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, Julius Erving, and Vince Carter. The title was taken by the Boston Celtics' Gerald Green, who, among other dunks, jumped over reigning champ Nate Robinson while covering his face – a homage to 1991 winner, Dee Brown, whose jersey Green had worn. He also scored a perfect fifty with his last slam, a windmill over a table. Other noteworthy dunks include a dunk by Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, who, while making his dunk, stuck a sticker with his smiling face on the backboard a reported 12'6" from the ground, two and a half feet beyond the regulation NBA rim.[2]

text: On February 16, 2008, the contest was held in New Orleans. Judges for the event included Darryl Dawkins, Dominique Wilkins, Karl Malone, Julius Erving, and Magic Johnson. The title was taken by Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard. Howard's most noteworthy dunk came during the first round, his second dunk overall, when he took off his jersey to reveal a Superman shirt and cape.[3] With teammate Jameer Nelson's assistance he would make a leaping dunk from just in front of the free-throw line after a running start, throwing the ball through the rim from a few feet away.[4] Other noteworthy dunks included the first round slam by Jamario Moon while the previous year's winner, Gerald Green, relied heavily on theatrics by blowing out a cupcake with a birthday candle on the rim before dunking (a jam he termed "The Birthday Cake"). For the first time ever, fan voting determined the outcome of the final round of the contest; Howard beat Green for the trophy by claiming 78% of the fans' votes.

text: Nate Robinson won the 2009 contest on February 14 in Phoenix, Arizona. The 5'9" guard dressed all in green as "Krypto-Nate" (a portmanteau of 'Nate' and Kryptonite) and jumped over 6'11" Dwight Howard characterized as Superman. He defeated Howard in the finals by a fan vote of 52–48 percent. J. R. Smith and Rudy Fernández also competed.

text: Nate Robinson won the 2010 contest on February 13 in Dallas, becoming the first 3-time Slam Dunk champion. Robinson took on Shannon Brown of the Los Angeles Lakers, Gerald Wallace of the Charlotte Bobcats, and DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors. DeRozan earned his spot in the competition by defeating Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon in the inaugural Sprite Slam Dunk-In held the night before the actual dunk contest. Robinson and DeRozan advanced to the final round, where Robinson's double-pump reverse dunk helped seal a 51% to 49% victory.

text: Blake Griffin won the 2011 slam dunk contest by jumping and dunking over the hood of a Kia sedan on February 19 in Los Angeles. JaVale McGee of the Washington Wizards, DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors, and Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder all competed against Griffin. Griffin and McGee advanced to the final round, where Griffin stole the show, winning the contest with 68% of the vote.

text: Jeremy Evans won the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest by performing a dunk over Kevin Hart on February 25 in Orlando, Florida with 29% of the votes. Joining Evans were Chase Budinger of the Houston Rockets, Paul George of the Indiana Pacers, and Derrick Williams of the Minnesota Timberwolves. While George awed the crowd with a dunk with the lights turned off, Evans had perhaps the dunk of the contest by jumping teammate Gordon Hayward, catching two balls from Hayward, and dunking it.

text: Terrence Ross won the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest after a tomahawk dunk in tribute to former Toronto Raptors player Vince Carter, as well as a between-the-legs dunk performed while jumping over a ball boy. Ross took on Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz, Eric Bledsoe of the Los Angeles Clippers, Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets, Gerald Green of the Indiana Pacers, and James White of the New York Knicks. Evans advanced to the final round to defend his title of slam dunk champion, but was thwarted by Ross. Ross carried the momentum of his near-perfect first round, in which he scored a 99 out of a possible 100, with a stellar final round. Ross won the competition decisively, earning 58% of the vote.

text: Team East, composed of dunkers Paul George, defending champion Terrence Ross, and John Wall won the 2014 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest in commanding fashion. Under the new team format, they dominated the Freestyle Round, capping it off with a pass off the backboard from Ross to Wall, then off the shot clock from Wall to George for the finish. In the Battle Round, Ross defeated Damian Lillard with a through the legs dunk from rapper Drake, George took down Harrison Barnes with a 360-degree, through the legs finish, and Wall defeated Ben McLemore by jumping over the Wizards' mascot G-Man and throwing down a reverse on the first try. Though Team East are the official winners, Wall was voted by fans as the Dunker of the Night.

text: To the delight of NBA fans, the 2015 contest was changed back to its original format, as the Freestyle Round as well as the teams were taken out. The 4 dunkers competing were all up-and-coming players: The Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Timberwolves' Zach LaVine, the Magic's Victor Oladipo, and the Nets' Mason Plumlee. LaVine took home the hardware with dunks that included a between-the-legs reverse, a behind-the-back slam in which he caught it in midair, a between-the-legs lefthanded dunk, and finished with a between-the-legs dunk as he caught it off the pole behind the backboard. Similar to Howard with Superman, LaVine did his first dunk with a cultural homage, wearing Michael Jordan's jersey from Space Jam.[5]

text: Controversy over Dunk Contest authenticity[edit]

text: Many people, including 2010 winner Nate Robinson, thought that the 2011 contest was rigged to allow up-and-coming star Blake Griffin to win and that runner-up JaVale McGee deserved to win.[6][7][8][9] It was even disputed if Griffin even legitimately qualified for the finals since his final dunk got a perfect score but was basically a copy of DeMar DeRozan's first dunk with a lower degree of difficulty. Ben Maller of Fox Sports Radio reported that a media advisory sent out by the NBA over an hour before the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest began already referring to Blake Griffin as the winner.[10]It is widely accepted in various respected internet chatboxes that Griffin, Kia, and the NBA colluded to fix the contest.[11][12]

text: Past NBA Slam Dunk Contest champions[edit]

text: There have been 25 players crowned the best dunkers in the NBA. Nate Robinson is the only player to win the event three times. Five are two-time winners: Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan, Harold Miner, Jason Richardson and Zach LaVine.

text:
1984 (Denver) – Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns
1985 (Indianapolis) – Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
1986 (Dallas) – Spud Webb, Atlanta Hawks
1987 (Seattle) – Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1988 (Chicago) – Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1989 (Houston) – Kenny "Sky" Walker, New York Knicks
1990 (Miami) – Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
1991 (Charlotte) – Dee Brown, Boston Celtics
1992 (Orlando) – Cedric Ceballos, Phoenix Suns
1993 (Salt Lake City) – Harold Miner, Miami Heat
1994 (Minneapolis) – Isaiah Rider, Minnesota Timberwolves
1995 (Phoenix) – Harold Miner, Miami Heat
1996 (San Antonio) – Brent Barry, Los Angeles Clippers
1997 (Cleveland) – Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
1998 (New York City) – None, the WNBA-NBA 2Ball Competition replaced the Slam Dunk Contest
1999 (Philadelphia) – Lockout – Shortened Season, No NBA All Star Game
2000 (Oakland) – Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors
2001 (Washington, D.C.) – Desmond Mason, Seattle SuperSonics
2002 (Philadelphia) – Jason Richardson, Golden State Warriors
2003 (Atlanta) – Jason Richardson, Golden State Warriors
2004 (Los Angeles) – Fred Jones, Indiana Pacers
2005 (Denver) – Josh Smith, Atlanta Hawks
2006 (Houston) – Nate Robinson, New York Knicks
2007 (Las Vegas) – Gerald Green, Boston Celtics
2008 (New Orleans) – Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
2009 (Phoenix) – Nate Robinson, New York Knicks
2010 (Dallas) – Nate Robinson, New York Knicks
2011 (Los Angeles) – Blake Griffin*, Los Angeles Clippers
2012 (Orlando) – Jeremy Evans, Utah Jazz
2013 (Houston) – Terrence Ross, Toronto Raptors
2014 (New Orleans) – John Wall, Washington Wizards
2015 (New York City) – Zach LaVine, Minnesota Timberwolves
2016 (Toronto) – Zach LaVine, Minnesota Timberwolves
2017 (New Orleans) - Glenn Robinson III, Indiana Pacers
2018 (Los Angeles) - Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz

text: Slam Dunk Contest champions by franchise

text:
Number
Franchise
Last Time

4
Atlanta Hawks
2005

4
New York Knicks
2010

3
Minnesota Timberwolves
2016

2
Indiana Pacers
2017

2
Toronto Raptors
2013

2
Chicago Bulls
1988

2
Golden State Warriors
2003

2
Miami Heat
1995

2
Phoenix Suns
1992

2
Boston Celtics
2007

2
Los Angeles Clippers
2011

2
Utah Jazz
2018

1
Los Angeles Lakers
1997

1
Orlando Magic
2008

1
Seattle Supersonics
2001

1
Washington Wizards
2014

text: All-time participants[edit]

text: Bold denotes winner(s) of that year.

text:
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: 1993
Ray Allen: 1997
Chris Andersen: 2004, 2005
Greg Anderson: 1988
Nick Anderson: 1992
Giannis Antetokounmpo: 2015
Darrell Armstrong: 1996
Stacey Augmon: 1992
Harrison Barnes: 2014
Brent Barry: 1996
Will Barton: 2016
Kenny Battle: 1990
Jonathan Bender: 2001
David Benoit: 1993
Eric Bledsoe: 2013
Dee Brown: 1991
Shannon Brown: 2010
Kobe Bryant: 1997
Chase Budinger: 2012
Chris Carr: 1997
Vince Carter: 2000
Cedric Ceballos: 1992, 1993
Tom Chambers: 1987
Rex Chapman: 1990, 1991
Doug Christie: 1996
Michael Cooper: 1984
Antonio Davis: 1994
Baron Davis: 2001
Ricky Davis: 2000, 2004
Johnny Dawkins: 1987
DeMar DeRozan: 2010, 2011
Clyde Drexler: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989
Andre Drummond: 2016
Tony Dumas: 1995
Blue Edwards: 1991
Julius Erving: 1984, 1985
Jeremy Evans: 2012, 2013
Rudy Fernández: 2009
Michael Finley: 1996, 1997
Steve Francis: 2000, 2002
Rudy Gay: 2008, 2009
Paul George: 2012, 2014
Kendall Gill: 1991
Aaron Gordon: 2016, 2017
Gerald Green: 2007, 2008, 2013
Blake Griffin: 2011
Darrell Griffith: 1984, 1985
Darvin Ham: 1997
Ron Harper: 1987, 1989
Antonio Harvey: 1995
Roy Hinson: 1986
Allan Houston: 1994
Dwight Howard: 2007, 2008, 2009
Larry Hughes: 2000
Serge Ibaka: 2011
Andre Iguodala: 2006
Richard Jefferson: 2003
Larry Johnson: 1992
Derrick Jones Jr.: 2017
Edgar Jones: 1984
Fred Jones: 2004
Shelton Jones: 1989
DeAndre Jordan: 2017
Michael Jordan: 1985, 1987, 1988
Shawn Kemp: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
Jerome Kersey: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
Zach LaVine: 2015, 2016
Damian Lillard: 2014
Corey Maggette: 2001
Desmond Mason: 2001, 2002, 2003
JaVale McGee: 2011
Tracy McGrady: 2000
Ben McLemore: 2014
Harold Miner: 1993, 1995
Greg Minor: 1996
Donovan Mitchell: 2018
Jamario Moon: 2008
Chris Morris: 1989
Larry Nance: 1984, 1985
Larry Nance Jr.: 2018
Victor Oladipo: 2015, 2018
Robert Pack: 1994
Tim Perry: 1989, 1993, 1995
Scottie Pippen: 1990
Mason Plumlee: 2015
Paul Pressey: 1986
Jason Richardson: 2002, 2003, 2004
Isaiah Rider: 1994, 1995
Glenn Robinson III: 2017
James Robinson: 1994
Nate Robinson: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
Terrence Ross: 2013, 2014
Ralph Sampson: 1984
Dennis Smith Jr.: 2018
J. R. Smith: 2005, 2009
Josh Smith: 2005, 2006
Kenny Smith: 1990, 1991, 1993
Otis Smith: 1988, 1991
Jerry Stackhouse: 1996, 2000
Terence Stansbury: 1985, 1986, 1987
John Starks: 1992
DeShawn Stevenson: 2001
Amar'e Stoudemire: 2003, 2005
Bob Sura: 1997
Stromile Swift: 2001
Tyrus Thomas: 2007
Billy Thompson: 1990
Terry Tyler: 1986
Kenny "Sky" Walker: 1989, 1990
John Wall: 2014
Gerald Wallace: 2002, 2010
Hakim Warrick: 2006
Jamie Watson: 1995
Clarence Weatherspoon: 1993
Spud Webb: 1986, 1988, 1989
Doug West: 1992
Dominique Wilkins: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
Gerald Wilkins: 1986, 1987
Derrick Williams: 2012
Kenny Williams: 1991
Orlando Woolridge: 1984, 1985

text: All-time results[edit]

text:
Player
First round
Semifinals
Finals

Larry Nance (Phoenix)
134 (44+44+46)
140 (49+48+43)
134 (48+39+47)

Julius Erving (Philadelphia)
134 (39+47+48)
140 (44+49+47)
122 (47+25+50)

Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta)
135 (47+39+49)
137 (48+48+41)

Darrell Griffith (Utah)
121 (39+40+42)
108 (42+42+24)

Edgar Jones (San Antonio)
118 (32+43+43)

Ralph Sampson (Houston)
118 (37+40+41)

Orlando Woolridge (Chicago)
116 (23+45+48)

Clyde Drexler (Portland)
108 (40+24+44)

Michael Cooper (L.A. Lakers)
70 (24+24+22)

text:
Player
First round
Semifinals
Finals

Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta)
145 (47+49+49)
140 (48+45+47)
147 (47+50+50)

Michael Jordan (Chicago)
130 (44+42+42)
142 (45+47+50)
136 (43+44+49)

Terence Stansbury (Indiana)
130 (46+50+34)
136 (49+48+39)

Julius Erving (Philadelphia)
BYEa
132 (43+44+45)

Larry Nance (Phoenix)
BYEa
131 (42+47+42)

Darrell Griffith (Utah)
126 (38+42+46)

Orlando Woolridge (Chicago)
124 (40+43+41)

Clyde Drexler (Portland)
122 (39+39+44)

text: aErving and Nance received first-round byes as they were the finalists from the previous year.

text:
Player
First round
Semifinals
Finals

Spud Webb (Atlanta)
141 (46+48+47)
138 (50+42+46)
100 (50+50)

Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta)
BYEa
138 (46+47+45)
  98 (50+48)

Terence Stansbury (Indiana)
129b (34+47+48)
132 (44+39+49)

Gerald Wilkins (New York)
133 (44+50+39)
  87 (37+25+25)

Jerome Kersey (Portland)
129 (39+43+47)

Paul Pressey (Milwaukee)
116 (44+35+37)

Roy Hinson (Cleveland)
112 (35+39+38)

Terry Tyler (Sacramento)
110 (37+36+37)

text:
aWilkins received a first-round bye as he was the previous year's champion.
bStansbury defeated Kersey in a dunk-off to break their tie.

text:
Player
First round
Semifinals
Finals

Michael Jordan (Chicago)
88 (41+47)
148 (49+49+50)
146 (48+48+50)

Jerome Kersey (Portland)
92 (48+44)
147 (50+48+49)
140 (46+45+49)

Terence Stansbury (Seattle)
99 (49+50)
144 (49+45+50)

Clyde Drexler (Portland)
92 (45+47)
136 (46+45+45)

Ron Harper (Cleveland)
83 (45+38)

Johnny Dawkins (San Antonio)
81 (37+44)

Tom Chambers (Seattle)
62 (41+21)

Gerald Wilkins (New York)
62 (41+21)

text:
1988
Ron Harper (Cleveland) was to participate but withdrew due to injury.

text:
Player
First round
Semifinals
Finals

Michael Jordan (Chicago)
94 (47+47)
145 (50+48+47)
147 (50+47+50)

Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta)
96 (49+47)
143 (49+47+47)
145 (50+50+45)

Clyde Drexler (Portland)
88 (44+44)
133 (45+42+46)

Otis Smith (Golden State)
87 (40+47)
109 (45+22+42)

Jerome Kersey (Portland)
79 (41+38)

Greg Anderson (San Antonio)
76 (42+34)

Spud Webb (Atlanta)
52 (34+18)

text:
Player
First round
Semifinals
Finals

Kenny "Sky" Walker (New York)
91.3 (42.5+48.8)
96.4 (46.9+49.5)
148.1 (48.9+49.6+49.6)

Clyde Drexler (Portland)
93.7 (46.6+47.1)
95.0 (47.3+47.7)
  49.5 (24.5+25.0+ 0.0a)

Spud Webb (Atlanta)
94.5 (46.8+47.7)
91.8 (47.8+44.0)

Shelton Jones (Philadelphia)
89.5 (44.1+45.4)
90.6 (45.7+44.9)

Tim Perry (Phoenix)
89.4 (44.4+45.0)

Jerome Kersey (Portland)
88.9 (44.9+44.0)

Ron Harper (Cleveland)
88.5 (41.7+46.8)

Chris Morris (New Jersey)
83.2 (41.1+42.1)

text: a Drexler did not attempt his final dunk, as victory was out of reach.

text:
Player
First round
Semifinals
Finals

Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta)
96.3 (48.1+48.2)
97.7 (48.0+49.7)
146.8 (47.9+49.7+49.2)

Kenny Smith (Sacramento)
93.0 (43.4+49.6)
98.3 (49.1+49.2)
145.1 (48.1+49.8+47.2)

Kenny "Sky" Walker (New York)
95.2 (47.0+48.2)
97.4 (49.5+47.9)

Shawn Kemp (Seattle)
98.2 (49.1+49.1)
96.4 (47.6+48.8)

Scottie Pippen (Chicago)
92.2 (47.2+45.0)

Rex Chapman (Charlotte)
92.1 (45.5+46.6)

Billy Thompson (Miami)
91.4 (47.7+43.7)

Kenny Battle (Phoenix)
85.8 (42.5+42.8)

text:
1991
Beginning with this year, final round competitors were allowed three dunks, with the two highest scores comprising the total.

text:
Player
First round
Semifinals
Finals

Dee Brown (Boston)
92.4 (48.2+44.2)
98.0 (49.6+48.4)
97.7 (48.1+49.6–46.4)

Shawn Kemp (Seattle)
95.8 (47.6+48.2)
95.6 (48.3+47.3)
93.7 (48.0+45.7–44.3)

Rex Chapman (Charlotte)
95.2 (45.5+49.7)
94.0 (48.0+46.0)

Kenny Smith (Houston)
90.8 (48.5+42.3)
87.9 (46.6+41.3)

Kenny Williams (Indiana)
86.9 (42.3+44.6)

Blue Edwards (Utah)
84.3 (40.1+44.2)

Otis Smith (Orlando)
83.0 (41.2+41.8)

Kendall Gill (Charlotte)
81.0 (40.1+40.9)

text:
Player
First round
Semifinals
Finals

Cedric Ceballos (Phoenix)
85.4 (43.1+42.3)
90.4 (45.7+44.7)
97.2 (47.2+50.0–43.3)

Larry Johnson (Charlotte)
98.0 (48.6+49.4)
98.0 (49.6+48.4)
66.0 (33.5+32.5–0.0a)

Nick Anderson (Orlando)
88.6 (47.4+41.2)
89.8 (46.0+43.8)

John Starks (New York)
89.6 (42.6+47.0)
87.9 (43.1+44.8)

Doug West (Minnesota)
84.1 (44.3+39.8)

Shawn Kemp (Seattle)
81.4 (47.4+34.0)

Stacey Augmon (Atlanta)
79.5 (44.7+34.8)

text: a Johnson did not attempt his final dunk, as victory was out of reach.

text:
1993
The two highest score dunks of three in each round constituted the competitor's score.
Shawn Kemp (Seattle) was scheduled to compete but was injured.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Harold Miner (Miami)
94.8 (49.0+45.8–45.8)
97.4 (48.0+49.4–47.0)

Clarence Weatherspoon (Philadelphia)
87.5 (43.2+44.3–38.5)
92.2 (44.7+47.5–27.5)

Cedric Ceballos (Phoenix)
87.3 (42.3+45.1–22.5)
79.8 (42.3+37.5–24.5)

David Benoit (Utah)
85.8 (41.5+44.3–28.5)

Kenny Smith (Houston)
85.0 (46.5+38.5–26.5)

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Denver)
80.8 (38.0+42.8–26.0)

Tim Perry (Philadelphia)
70.0 (38.5+31.5–22.0)

text:
1994
In the first round, each competitor was allowed 90 seconds to do as many dunks as he chooses with one overall score. The final round score was the best of two dunks.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Isaiah Rider (Minnesota)
46.8
49.0, 47.0

Robert Pack (Denver)
42.0
43.8, 25.0

Shawn Kemp (Seattle)
46.6
25.0, 25.0

Allan Houston (Detroit)
41.5

Antonio Davis (Indiana)
40.0

James Robinson (Portland)
39.0

text:
1995
This year, each competitor was allowed 90 seconds to do at least three dunks and then given an overall score in round one. In the final round, each competitor was allowed 60 seconds to do at least two dunks and then given an overall score.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Harold Miner (Miami)
49.2
46.0

Isaiah Rider (Minnesota)
44.6
34.0

Jamie Watson (Utah)
40.4
26.0

Antonio Harvey (L.A. Lakers)
35.2

Tim Perry (Philadelphia)
31.0

Tony Dumas (Dallas)
15.0

text:
1996
Beginning this year, in the first round, each competitor was allowed 90 seconds to do as many dunks as he chooses with one overall score. The final round score was the best of two dunks.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Brent Barry (L.A. Clippers)
45.5
8.0, 49.0

Michael Finley (Phoenix)
45.0
7.0, 46.2

Greg Minor (Boston)
41.0
2.0, 40.0

Jerry Stackhouse (Philadelphia)
40.0

Doug Christie (New York)
39.5

Darrell Armstrong (Orlando)
25.5

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers)
37
49

Chris Carr (Minnesota)
44
45

Michael Finley (Dallas)
39
33

Ray Allen (Milwaukee)
35

Bob Sura (Cleveland)
35

Darvin Ham (Denver)
36

text:
1998
No competition was held.

text:
1999
No competition was held as All-Star Weekend was not held due to the NBA's lockout.

text:
2000
Beginning with this year, the two highest dunks in each round constituted the competitor's total score.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Vince Carter (Toronto)
100 (50,49,50)
98 (50+48)

Steve Francis (Houston)
95 (45,50,32)
91 (43+48)

Tracy McGrady (Toronto)
99 (45,49,50)
77 (45+32)

Ricky Davis (Charlotte)
88 (40,32,48)

Jerry Stackhouse (Detroit)
83 (41,36,42)

Larry Hughes (Philadelphia)
67 (30,30,37)

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Desmond Mason (Seattle)
91 (42+49)
89 (45+44)

DeShawn Stevenson (Utah)
95 (46+49)
85 (38+47)

Baron Davis (Charlotte)
94 (45+49)
77 (44+33)

Stromile Swift (Vancouver)
90 (45+45)

Jonathan Bender (Indiana)
90 (46+44)

Corey Maggette (L.A. Clippers)
88 (46+42)

text:
2002
A tournament format was adopted for this year.

text:
Semifinals

Finals

1
Desmond Mason (Seattle)
84 (41,43,36)

4
Jason Richardson (Golden State)
98 (48,31,50)

Jason Richardson
85 (36+49)

Gerald Wallace
80 (44+36)

3
Steve Francis (Houston)
77 (31,40,37)

2
Gerald Wallace (Sacramento)
84 (41,43,36)

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Jason Richardson (Golden State)
100 (50+50)
95 (45+50)

Desmond Mason (Seattle)
90 (46+44)
93 (50+43)

Amar'e Stoudemire (Phoenix)
79 (49+30)

Richard Jefferson (New Jersey)
74 (37+37)

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Fred Jones (Indiana)
92 (50+42)
86 (50+36)

Jason Richardson (Golden State)
95 (45+50)
78 (45+33)

Chris Andersen (Denver)
88 (42+46)

Ricky Davis (Boston)
76 (45+31)

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Josh Smith (Atlanta)
95 (45+50)
100 (50+50)

Amar'e Stoudemire (Phoenix)
95 (45+50)
87 (45+42)

J. R. Smith (New Orleans)
90 (45+45)

Chris Andersen (New Orleans)
77 (41+36)

text:
Player
First round
Finals
Tie-break

Nate Robinson (New York)
93 (49+44)
94 (44+50)
47

Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia)
95 (45+50)
94 (50+44)
46

Hakim Warrick (Memphis)
86 (44+42)

Josh Smith (Atlanta)
81 (41+40)

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Gerald Green (Boston)
95 (48+47)
91 (41+50)

Nate Robinson (New York)
90 (45+45)
80 (39+41)

Dwight Howard (Orlando)
85 (43+42)

Tyrus Thomas (Chicago)
80 (37+43)

text:
2008
The final round was decided by fan voting via text messaging for the first time.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Dwight Howard (Orlando)
100 (50+50)
78%

Gerald Green (Minnesota)
91 (46+45)
22%

Jamario Moon (Toronto)
90 (46+44)

Rudy Gay (Memphis)
85 (37+48)

text:
2009
The final round was decided by fan voting via text messaging.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Nate Robinson (New York)
87 (46+41)
52%

Dwight Howard (Orlando)
100 (50+50)
48%

J. R. Smith (Denver)
85 (43+42)

Rudy Fernández (Portland)
84 (42+42)

text:
2010
The final round was decided by fan voting via text messaging.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Nate Robinson (New York)
89 (44+45)
51%

DeMar DeRozan (Toronto)
92 (42+50)
49%

Gerald Wallace (Charlotte)
78 (38+40)

Shannon Brown (L.A. Lakers)
78 (37+41)

text:
2011
The final round was decided by fan voting via text messaging.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Blake Griffin (L.A. Clippers)
95 (49+46)
68%

JaVale McGee (Washington)
99 (50+49)
32%

DeMar DeRozan (Toronto)
94 (44+50)

Serge Ibaka (Oklahoma)
90 (45+45)

text:
2012
The format for this season was changed so that each participant had 3 dunks, and the results would be entirely decided by fan voting online, via text messaging, and (for the first time) via Twitter.

text:
Player
Voting results

Jeremy Evans (Utah)
29%

Chase Budinger (Houston)
28%

Paul George (Indiana)
24%

Derrick Williams (Minnesota)
19%

text:
2013
The final round was decided by fan voting via text messaging.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Terrence Ross (Toronto)
99 (50+49)
58%

Jeremy Evans (Utah)
90 (47+43)
42%

Eric Bledsoe (L.A. Clippers)
89 (39+50)

Kenneth Faried (Denver)
89 (39+50)

Gerald Green (Indiana)
83 (50+33)

James White (New York)
77 (45+32)

text:
2014
A team format was adopted this year. The first round was a Freestyle Round, with the winning team choosing the order of dunkers for the Battle Round. The Battle Round was then composed of one-on-one "battles", with the first team to three victories being the champion.

text: John Wall was voted Dunker of the Night.

text:
Freestyle Round

Division
Members
Result

East
Paul George, Indiana Pacers
Terrence Ross, Toronto Raptors
John Wall, Washington Wizards
Won

West
Harrison Barnes, Golden State Warriors
Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
Ben McLemore, Sacramento Kings
Lost

text:
Battle Round

Division
Player
Result

East
Terrence Ross, Toronto Raptors
Won

West
Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
Lost

East
Paul George, Indiana Pacers
Won

West
Harrison Barnes, Golden State Warriors
Lost

East
John Wall, Washington Wizards
Won

West
Ben McLemore, Sacramento Kings
Lost

text:
2015
This year saw the return of the voting style that was last used in 2007.

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Zach LaVine (Minnesota)
100 (50+50)
94 (45+49)

Victor Oladipo (Orlando)
89 (50+39)
75 (31+44)

Mason Plumlee (Brooklyn)
76 (40+36)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee)
65 (30+35)

text:
Player
First round
Finals
Tie-break 1
Tie-break 2

Zach LaVine (Minnesota)
99 (50+49)
100 (50+50)
50
50

Aaron Gordon (Orlando)
94 (45+49)
100 (50+50)
50
47

Andre Drummond (Detroit)
75 (36+39)

Will Barton (Denver)
74 (44+30)

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Glenn Robinson III (Indiana)
91 (50+41)
94 (44+50)

Derrick Jones Jr. (Phoenix)
95 (45+50)
87 (37+50)

DeAndre Jordan (L.A. Clippers)
84 (41+43)

Aaron Gordon (Orlando)
72 (38+34)

text:
Player
First round
Finals

Donovan Mitchell (Utah)[13]
98 (48+50)
98 (50+48)

Larry Nance, Jr. (Cleveland)
93 (44+49)
96 (46+50)

Dennis Smith Jr. (Dallas)
89 (39+50)

Victor Oladipo (Indiana)
71 (31+40)

text: Criticism[edit]

text: Historically, the dunk contest drew some mild criticisms. One is that players who often compete in these contests are seen as dunkers only (with the obvious exceptions of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Julius Erving), which is why notable high flying athletes like Shawn Marion and LeBron James have sometimes refused to participate.[citation needed] High-profile players such as Dwyane Wade and Charles Barkley have also declined to participate citing it as an unnecessary risk to injury.[citation needed] In the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Tracy McGrady injured his wrist while performing a dunk.[citation needed] Also in the 1995 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Tony Dumas hurt his knee while performing his "Texas Twister" dunk.[citation needed] Although a longtime critic, LeBron James said he would perform in the 2010 Slam Dunk Contest. This decision was made after watching the 2009 dunk contest when Dwight Howard and Nate Robinson went at it. However, he withdrew his statement once the All-Star Weekend came around.[citation needed]

text: The 2006 NBA Slam Dunk Competition between Nate Robinson and Andre Iguodala drew much criticism because players were not penalized for missing a dunk attempt. Consequently, Robinson attempted a single dunk 14 times before completing it.[14] Prior to the 2007 competition, the NBA changed a few rules to prevent excessive dunk attempts. Each participant has two minutes to complete their dunk. At the end of the two minutes allotted, they then have their number of dunk attempts limited to two.

text: Records[edit]

text:
Zach LaVine posted the highest score in any round with 200 in the 2016 final round, as well as the best overall score with 299.0 points.
27 players have scored at least one perfect 50 on an individual dunk: Julius Erving, Terence Stansbury, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Gerald Wilkins, Spud Webb, Jerome Kersey, Cedric Ceballos, Vince Carter, Steve Francis, Tracy McGrady, Jason Richardson, Desmond Mason, Fred Jones, Josh Smith, Amar'e Stoudemire, Andre Iguodala, Nate Robinson, Gerald Green, Dwight Howard, DeMar DeRozan, JaVale McGee, Terrence Ross, Victor Oladipo, Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon, Glenn Robinson III, and Donovan Mitchell. Zach LaVine holds the record with the most perfect 50s, with seven; Michael Jordan has the second most with six, followed by Dominique Wilkins and Jason Richardson with five each. From 1989 to 1995, when scoring went by tenths of points, there was only one perfect 50 (Ceballos).
Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson, Nate Robinson, and Zach LaVine are the only players to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest back-to-back. Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Brent Barry are the only players to have won an NBA championship and a slam dunk championship.
Kobe Bryant is the youngest player to win the slam dunk contest at the age of 18.
At 5'7", Spud Webb is the shortest player to win the NBA slam dunk contest (Nate Robinson is 5'9"). Ralph Sampson, at 7'4", is the tallest player to compete in the dunk contest, while Dwight Howard is the tallest winner, at 6'11".
Nate Robinson is the only player to win the contest three times.
The 2006 NBA Slam Dunk Competition between Nate Robinson and Andre Iguodala was the first time that the competition had to go into a sudden-death dunk-off.[15]
In 1996, Greg Minor of the Boston Celtics received the lowest individual score for a single dunk, with a 2.0 for a missed first attempt.