The 19-year-old LaVine, who played one season in UCLA before being picked 13th overall by Minnesota in the 2014 Draft, made a statement with his very first dunk.
Dunking last in the four-player field, LaVine donned a replica of Michael Jordan's Space Jam jersey, then completed an off-the-bounce, between-the-legs reverse dunk that brought the crowd to its feet. The sensational slam got all 10s from the judges.
For his second dunk, the high-flying LaVine needed only one try to complete another off-the-bounce slam dunk, this time bringing the ball behind his back before throwing it down to get another 50.
He easily advanced to the final, where he faced off against Orlando Magic's Victor Oladipo, who earlier wowed the crowd with a"540" reverse dunk.
Oladipo tried to dunk over teammate Elfrid Payton for his first dunk of the championship round, but could not complete the jam in three tries and settled for a score of 31.
LaVine, for his part, got some help from teammate Andrew Wiggins, the top pick in the 2014 Draft. LaVine grabbed the ball from Wiggins' hand and threw down another between-the-legs slam dunk in effortless fashion.
Oladipo proceeded to miss two dunks before settling for an impressive behind-the-backboard slam, for which he received a score of 41.
LaVine then put a capper to his show with another impressive throwdown, as he caught the ball off a pass that his teammate threw off the side of the basket stanchion, and put it between his legs for the slam as the crowd went crazy.
The judges gave LaVine a 49 for the dunk.
The other competitors, Mason Plumlee and Giannis Antetokounmpo, were eliminated after each throwing down a pair of underwhelming dunks in the first round.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com