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With the regular season over, the Cavaliers have put on a show and mostly in the second half of the season. With the additions of J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert, and Timofey Mozgov, they are now looking like the favorites to win the East and even the NBA Finals. The part they most dominate at, however, is their fast-break points. Most of those come off of crowd-pleasing alley-oop dunks. Here, we take a look at the 10 best alley oops from the Cavs this season.
10. LeBron James To Tristan Thompson
Lebron is tightly guarded while Tristan Thompson is asking for the ball in the post. Lebron lobs it at the right spot and Thompson dunks it leaving the leaving the Magic defenders confused.
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9. J.R. Smith to Timofey Mozgov
J.R. Smith and Mozgov runs down the court on the fastbreak. Smith lobs it over his defenders for Mozgov to slam it down with two hands. Thompson and Shumpert celebrate after the dunk and for their 24 point lead.
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8. T-Mo To LeBron
LeBron dishes to Mozgov on the fast-break, throwing the lob up to James, who skies for the catch and finish!
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7. Delly to Thompson, Part II
Dellavedova goes past his defender, and Birdman steps up as the help defender. Tristan Thompson cuts towards the basket, and Delly finds him for the dunk over Mario Chalmers.
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6. J.R. Smith Up To LeBron James
J.R. and Lebron find themselves side by side on a fast-break against the Bucks. Smith throws up a perfectly timed alley-oop and LeBron hammers it with two hands.
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5. Kyrie and LeBron: New-Look Lob City
Cavs take ‘Lob City’ to school as LeBron throws ahead to Kyrie Irving, who dishes it right away for the James slam!
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4. Love Backdoor Lob to LeBron
Love gets the ball handed to him at the top of the key from Kyrie. Irving and LeBron then comfuse the defense and LeBron breaks away for the wide open alley-oop dunk from K. Love.
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3. Delly Throws it up to the Roof For Thompson
Dellavedova takes a screen from Thompson and Double T cuts in to the bucket. Delly throws up a sky-high alley-oop and Thompson rises high and manages to dunk it in over Birdman to finish off the play.
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2. J.R. Smith No-Look Alley Oop
J.R. Smith throws up a no-look alley-oop pass to the streaking LeBron James for the beautiful alley-oop dunk!
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1. Ex Knicks Connect: Shumpert To Smith
The ex-Knicks Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith have crazy chemistry as Shump throws the lob up to Smith on a perfect alley-oop. Smith catches and double-pump, reverses it home.