The 50 Best Dunks in NBA History (Video)

We took all the most exciting rim-rocking, glass-shattering, earth-shaking moments and put them all into one list. You're welcome.

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A dunk is worth only two points. A dunk in somebody's face? Also two points, but that's just because NBA puppeteers haven't figured out how to award points based on how badly a player was emasculated. (Obviously, the formula is the victim's height in inches minus his opponent's height, divided by how many years the vic's been in the league, multiplied by the number of viewers who witnessed the bruising of his ego.) While facializations are not technically worth any more than lame-ass layups, they are why we tune in nightly to see which multi-millionaire freak of nature will get cut down to size so we can laugh at him. With that in mind, check out Complex's list of the 50 Best NBA Slam Dunks, a collection of humiliating, in-your-face jams that should be worth at least an additional two points; one for each testicle that was crushed.

For more amazing NBA Action, check out our list of the 50 Greatest Ankle-Breakers in Basketball History.

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50. John Starks vs. Michael Jordan (1993)

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49. Dwyane Wade vs. Kendrick Perkins (2011)

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48. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Rasheed Wallace (2000)

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47. Manu Ginobili vs. Josh Howard and DeSagana Diop (2007)

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46. Nene vs. Joe Smith (2009)

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45. Carmelo Anthony vs. Tyrus Thomas (2008)

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44. Russell Westbrook vs. Marco Belinelli (2009)

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43. Kobe Bryant vs. Yao Ming (2007)

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42. LeBron James vs. Tim Duncan (2006)

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41. Kwame Brown vs. Andres Nocioni (2006)

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40. Julius Erving vs. Michael Cooper (1983)

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39. David Thompson vs. Bobby Jones (1977)

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38. Dahntay Jones vs. Eric Dampier (2009)

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37. Michael Jordan vs. Dikembe Mutombo (1997)

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36. Kobe Bryant vs. Steve Nash (2006)

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35. Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Hoop (1993)

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34. Michael Jordan vs. Charles Barkley (1990)

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33. Tracy McGrady vs. Shawn Bradley (2005)

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32. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kelvin Cato (1998)

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31. Taj Gibson vs. Dwyane Wade (2011)

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30. Ronnie Price vs. Carlos Boozer (2006)

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29. Blake Griffin vs. Timofey Mozgov (2010)

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28. Tracy McGrady vs. Andris Biedrins (2006)

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27. Tracy McGrady vs. Toronto Raptors (2003)

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26. Shaquille O'Neal vs. David Robinson (1996)

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25. Darryl Dawkins vs. the Glass (1979)

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24. Amare Stoudemire vs. Michael Olowokandi (2002)

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23. Michael Jordan vs. Portland Trail Blazers (1992)

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22. Clyde Drexler vs. Bill Laimbeer (1990)

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21. J.R. Smith vs. George Hill (2010)

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20. Rudy Gay vs. Luis Scola (2007)

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19. Kevin Johnson vs. Hakeem Olajuwon (1994)

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18. Kobe Bryant vs. Vincent Yarbrough (2003)

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17. Allen Iverson vs. Marcus Camby (1998)

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16. Anfernee Hardaway vs. Sam Mitchell (1995)

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15. LeBron James vs. Damon Jones (2005)

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14. Kevin Johnson vs. John Williams (1992)

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13. Chris Webber vs. Charles Barkley (1994)

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12. Amare Stoudemire vs. Jeff Foster (2008)

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11. Baron Davis vs. Andre Kirilenko (2007)

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10. Michael Jordan vs. Patrick Ewing (1991)

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9. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Chris Dudley (2000)

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8. Dominique Wilkins vs. Larry Bird (1987)

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7. Chris Webber vs. Mark Jackson (1994)

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6. Dwyane Wade vs. Anderson Varejao (2009)

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5. Tom Chambers vs. Mark Jackson (1989)

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4. Scottie Pippen vs. Patrick Ewing (1994)

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3. Shawn Kemp vs. Alton Lister (1992)

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2. Kobe Bryant vs. Dwight Howard (2004)

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1. Vince Carter vs. Frederic Weis (2000)

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