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Milwaukee Bucks: Top 10 moments of 2017-18 regular season

By Ben Sewell

Milwaukee, WI - APRIL 27: A general view of the arena before the game between the Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2017 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
Milwaukee, WI - APRIL 27: A general view of the arena before the game between the Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2017 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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3. Giannis’ dunk of the year candidate

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Giannis Antetokounmpo destroying the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden for the second year running. In this installment, the Greek Freak put his hand up for dunk of the year, in a moment of sheer athleticism which had the whole NBA world talking.

With the Bucks up by 10 with eight minutes remaining in the third period, Khris Middleton intercepted a wayward pass from New York and started streaking up court with only Tim Hardaway Jr. ahead of him. Antetokounmpo was trailing on his right to complete the two against one mismatch for Milwaukee.

Middleton reached the elbow and threw a pin-point alley-oop pass to Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak then proceeded to rise up above a 6’6″€ Hardaway Jr. who stood upright in anticipation, but could do nothing as Antetokounmpo sailed overhead to receive the pass and throw down the earth shattering dunk.

The moment was over in an instant and those in the crowd who blinked (including yours truly), would have missed it entirely. To truly appreciate the level of difficulty on the dunk, look no further than the dunk contest a mere few weeks later.

Eventual winner Donovan Mitchell scored a perfect 50 by jumping over two crouching individuals while receiving an alley-oop pass, before throwing it down. Antetokounmpo, performed the exact same dunk, except it was done in the midst of an NBA game and was performed over an upright, standing, full sized NBA player. Mitchell’s dunk was amazing. Antetokounmpo’s was out of this world.

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