"Highlight Reel of the Day"

Highlight Reel: Gerald Green, James White in Russian dunk contest

Gerald Green may not have been wanted by Doc Rivers, but he sure can fly. Here is a Russian dunk contest featuring Green and the world’s best dunker, James White.

Highlight Reel: Ray Allen commercial

In honor of March Madness and a spectacular day of basketball yesterday, here’s a funny commercial about Ray Allen destroying Syracuse when he was in college.

I wonder if they have anybody named Walter working at this place?

For what it’s worth, I chose Syracuse to win the title.

Highlight Reel: NCAA Tournament buzzer-beaters

March Madness is upon us. The first two weekends of the NCAA Tournament are probably the two weekends all year I most look forward to.

Here’s a look at some of the top NCAA Tournament buzzer beaters of all time. May this year’s tournament games be blessed with buzzer-beaters galore.

Highlight Reel: Corey Brewer dunks on Robin Lopez

There was very little positive for the Minnesota Timberwolves to take away from last night’s 152-114 demolition at the hands of the Phoenix Suns.

But there was one shining moment, and it was Corey Brewer’s dunk on Robin Lopez’s goofy-haired head.

You might remember Brewer from this, and this.

Highlight Reel: Nate Robinson off the backboard dunk

Can I say one thing?  Mike Breen and whoever else you are announcing with… shut up.  This play was all fun and games, and if Detroit didn’t want to be embarrassed in garbage time they should have given a better effort when the game was still in the balance…. Or had someone get back on defense during the play in question.

Without further ado, Nate Robinson catches an off the backboard dunk off Tony Allen’s oop.

Highlight Reel: Top 25 dunks of the decade (2000-2009)

The NBA’s top 25 dunks of the decade spanning from 2000-2009. What do we call that decade? The Two Thousands? The Zeros?

Whatever we call it, some sick dunks happened during the ten years. Even some Celtics were included in this list, but #20 didn’t even make me happy. I was impressed, but sad. You’ll realize why when you watch it and realize we won’t be seeing that again anytime soon. Well, unless Chris Bosh wants to stand under the hoop and sacrifice his pride.

(Note: I didn’t make the video, but I can co-sign for its authority. I might change the order of some, but every single dunk on this list is unreal.)

Highlight Reel: Lebron James’ best blocks

We’ve all seen it before: Lebron James prowls like a Tiger eying its prey, then pounces on his unsuspecting victim who’s just trying to make a fast-break layup.

Here is a collection of James’ top ten blocks. Celtics, I have a suggestion for tomorrow’s matchup with King James: Pump fake.

Highlight: Larry Bird scores 60 points against Atlanta Hawks

As Bill Simmons noted, today is the 25th anniversary of Larry Bird’s demolition of the Atlanta Hawks.

Bird scorched them so badly that even the Hawks own players couldn’t help but cheer on the bench. Games like these, with the opposing team so clearly in envy of Bird’s outlandish skills, are just more evidence to why Isiah Thomas is a dumb asshole and people should stop comparing slow, white collegiate basketball players to Bird.

Highlight Reel: Justin Darlington soars

Who is Justin Darlington?  I’m not really sure.  I’d never heard of him before stumbling across this highlight reel.

But who he is isn’t as important as what he does.  And what he does is jumping like he permanently has a trampoline under his shoes.

Highlight Reel: Rondo’s putback against Bucks

I could have gone with this dunk.  If I were unbiased, I definitely would have.  But I couldn’t do Big Baby dirty like that, could I?

Instead, I went with the next-best choice: Rondo’s putback dunk.  Point guards aren’t supposed to do stuff like this.  Not where I come from, at least.

Highlight Reel: Where, when, why, how?

Remember earlier in the season, when Paul Pierce kneed Chris Bosh a little, then dunked on him in a way that hurt Bosh far more than his knee ever could?

Some guy — I don’t know who — playing some team  — I don’t know where — took Pierce’s dunk to another level, kicking his opponent, propelling himself up in the air and far above the defender.  Sadly, I don’t know when it happened either.

But, no matter where, when why or how, this highlight is a doozy.

(h/t Talk Hoops)

Highlight Reel: Kobe, Matt Barnes scuffle

Is it just me, or does everybody else think Matt Barnes looks like a psycho too?  Between the tats all over him, an always-angry face and that little hunch in his back, Barnes looks as much like a Shutter Island patient as an NBA player.

But I loved what he did to Kobe Bryant yesterday.  With the two talking junk, Barnes decided to try to get under Mr. Bryant’s skin. 

Kobe, for his part, didn’t flinch. But he DID finish only 12-30 from the field, missing a potentially game-tying jumper and pissing off a lot of Lakers teammates in the meantime.

Highlight Reel: Robinson, Rondo play HORSE

Apparently, Rajon Rondo felt the three-point shootout he had with Kevin Durant didn’t constitute a good game of HORSE. Three-point shootout or not, Rondo seems to run into some tough competition.

(h/t ESPNBoston)

Highlight Reel: Michael Finley’s youth

Rest assured, if the Celtics do end up signing Michael Finley, they will NOT be getting the player in the following highlight reel.