@@realcoupedaze1 there were sure some ballers back then, and it seemed each one had a nemesis, that when they went head to head, things would get a little physical, just great basketball, I could go on an on
Man! These days were fantastic! I was so young and in love with the NBA! Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins really influence my life! I loved these two brothas! Long Live The Kings!!!!
The last dunk by dom was a clear 50 wtf judges.. This match deserves a dunk off.. One of the best in slamdunk competition history.. Both badass dunkers.. 👍
Ted Turner owned my cable provider and the Hawks at the time, and he showed all the Hawks games to promote the team. So I saw a lot of Wilkins in his prime, and him having to carry his whole team. He was a remarkable basketball player. They didn't call him the human highlights real for nothing.
Yes he was Dave! He was probably the 2nd best scorer most years when they both played. It was a damned travesty when he didn't make 50 best all time..absolutely recoculous
Watch 'Niques dunk at 17:15. His head is at the rim AND STAYS THERE for the entire windmill. It looks impossible. Was he grabbing on to the mesh with his teeth? The greatest windmill ever, by far.
When you're 6 ft 9 having your head at The rim isn't that impressive actually I'm sure Dominique could have done that 58 when he was younger probably not super impressive but if you look at the pro-dunk leagues just like 10 years ago there was a guy named t dubs 5'9 the guys got a 50 plus inch vertical and the current crop of guys there is a few one guy at five six that can get his head level so this isn't that impressive when you look at the pro dunking circuit
Watching that Red Bulls #23 jersey sailing through the air is just mesmerizing and timeless! Proud to be an 80's kid and to been able to watch live, some of the most legendary B-ball games in human history!
And Dominique’s middle dunk of the final round was crap. The ball hit the rim on the way down. Yet they gave him a 50. MJ’s middle dunk was a 50 and he got a 47.
It was by far the best dunk and was scored down a point specifically to give Jordan the undeserved win at home. Jordan may be the GOAT but that day in Chicago, he was bested by Dominique Wilkins.
@@kevinmcgaw934 Sad but true. I didn't even see the point of having the contest if the person who clearly deserved the win was going to get cheated so badly.
I remember this dunk contest & what 2 greats these two players were! I just miss Michael Jordan and thankful I watched him play his whole career!!! The 🐐 of the NBA!😍this whole era of the.NBA!!!
Absolutely. And he killed it. Every. Dunk. He had to be perfect to beat he just couldn't quite get there. But dude Wilkins' 2 handed windmill is one of my favorite dunks ever, it gets me every time. He's really graceful in the air, but then it's all power.
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Ok I understand this is a Jordan fun video. To be fair let us make an open vote on who was the real winner of the contest. Air Jordan dunk is not enough to give a win, in my opinion.
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Still love to watch Wilkins and Jordan in a dunk contest or just a regular season game. They just provided a level of excitement that you just don't get from today's NBA star duals/ rivals.
It’s the tiny nuances on both guys when watching in slow motion you can really appreciate. Man these guys were such unbelievable athletes. The golden era.
I was in Jr High school when this happened. Dominique deserved more on the double windmill but I can understand the fear the judges had. Home field advantage.
What's so unique about Dominique windmill dunks are he's whole body was always right in front of the rim.. Even Vince didn't do that, he's always right on the side when he does the windmill
Finesse at its finest...MJ is just so smooth and very creative his body movements and creativity..Lots of free throw dunks mostly just extending their arms to reach,but MJ held back wards legs folded in the air then spreaded..Amazing to watch!
@@kaedre1211 he sud step on the line but when it comes on a slam dunk competition we dont just look at the feet of the dunker the whole movement and creativity
Nope not robbed, it's subjective depends on your preference. Wilkinsons jumps off two feet every time, Mike mixes it up one and two feet looks better to me.😊 Yes they screwed up the scoring and the announcers kinda over react so it seems that it was highway robbery but if actually go off the dunks it honestly could've went either way.
I don't know but all MJ's dunks right now seems common on todays standard but if you watch them in slow motion the hangtime in my mind no one on todays dunker seems to replicate this, he looks likes gliding gracefully on to the air, it is beautiful to watch.
@TheCollective Vince was like 45 inches. I think you got 37 from his dunk contest which is different from the vertical jump test. You jump higher without the ball than with the ball.
Even MJ admitted Wilkens won it. The announcers, the other players (look at Drexler's reaction), and anyone not sniffing MJ's jock strap knows Wilkens won it. What gets me is how MJ tries to put it off on Dr. J for him doing the same inside the foul line dunk twice. Making 2 out of 3 of them. All three times he stepped past the foul line. Also, Wilkens says MJ told him that he (Wilkens) won. He said MJ stated, "we both know it, but this is Chicago"
Yeah that 45 for his Las dunk was bs. It looked better than Jordan's #2 cradle dunk and got a weaker score. Jordan also missed two dunks in the series.
I was a kid and remember watching this contest with my dad. There was so much energy in this event, you could feel it watching from home on your tv! While I was an MJ fan and was rooting for him (and he performed top tier that night!) - to this day I think Dominique was robbed. My jaw dropped on that double-handed windmill!
@@r2Facts I am a WAY bigger fan of Jordan that Dominique, but this is an easy call. That two handed windmill was a 50 all day, every day. Jodan's free through dunk only should have been a 50 if he took off behind the line. Sorry MJ.
If the 1988 NBA slam dunk contest wasn't in Chicago. Dominique Wilkins would've won it! Because Dominique Wilkin's very last dunk was a 50, the NBA fronted on Nique!
It had the mystique because the top 2 scorers in the league and two legends were finalists but Dominique just did the windmill over and over and the dunks are a joke compared to anything the last 20 plus years but I still love it because of the myth and starpower
@@ShawnValentino I think it's a mistake to compare it to today's contests. Today's dunkers are more creative, and Vince Carter's dunks would've destroyed any contest. Today and yesteryear.
The only reason why I believe it was not higher is that it was Dominique's Go to dunk when he needed guaranteed points, so they've seen it quite often. It to me is very similar to the dunk from the free throw line, that It has been seen so much now even though very few people can do it that it does not Garner the same amount of excitement and Prestige.
@@bigdan9850 i agree with the reasoning, but I can do a 1 hand windmill (amateur version) . 2 hands with full motion is ridiculously harder to do. I don't think I've seen anyone replicate that.
@Andre Corbeil No he wasn't jordan was obviously the better dunker let's be honest this man almost dunked from the free throw line u all be getting hype over a simple windmill
@Stephen Paoli Wow, you're a fucking moron. You to, Mrs. Ross. Back then there was actually something called defense that you were allowed to play. Today's players are soft, and wouldn't be able to handle the physical game of the 80's and 90's.
You are right "Jordan may be the GOAT, but was clearly bested anyone who says otherwise is looking their heart and not their eyes" Charles Barkley. Truer words never spoken. Jordan won for only one reason this was in Chicago.
This will always be my favorite Dunk Contest with 2 great legends. Dominique got cheated, there's NO way his dunk was a 45 & he never missed a dunk. The judges gave the home team a gift bc how do u miss your 1st dunk & u make the 2nd & the judges give u a 50 🤷🏾♂️ GTFOH . . .
@@harmonicdissent 100% Agree!!! Have thought that since the moment I saw it live all those years ago ; ) Glad to know someone else agrees ; ) Nothing against MJ
The only reason he didn't get a 50 is because the all star game and dunk contest was in Chicago that year, If the contest would have been held anywhere else Dominique wins easily!
Agreed watched it live Wilkins was before the free throw line&Jordan stepped a foot over the free throw line,maybe I wrong&needed glasses then but I got now,Jordan didnt make the free throw dunk dam WILKINS DID.
Absolutely EPIC contest, I never get sick of watching it! Today's NBA will never be able to replicate the dunk authority alone how they punished the rim! Nowadays they're afraid to hurt their pretty manicured hands when dunking there is no authority..these two tried to MURDER the rim on each dunk!!
Even though The Nique lost against Air Jordan in this historic match, I still have respect for him. That was a battle between titans, both 2x dunk champions with great leaps the power to smash a backboard. In NBA Street Vol.2, I use BOTH their unique dunks for my character in respect. I think this duel is what made them became friends. But, to be serious for this very close contest, although I love MJ, I had the feeling Dominique probably should've won, because Michael repeated the moves he did in the previous '87 contest like the legendary free throw jump. And, ALL the dunks should be 50!
MJ dunk was almost repetitive.. Dominique I think was more creative N add different variety his style.. But MJ was fascinated with what he's does.. I think it was unfairly bais... Good competition...
When, for some reason, you thought Vince Carter was the first guy to throw down a 360 in a dunk contest. Then you see Wilkins doing it back in 1988! lol
Why he got robbed????In every competition he was doing the same dunks,wind mill,wind mill and wind mill!!I dont think he should win also on the 1985 contest,take a look the dunks that did MJ !!!
Difficult to say !!! Mj cant do the dunks of dominique and dominique cant do the dunks of mj !!! Different styles , i would give fifties in all of the dunks !!!!should be a raw !!! Such as the prize of mvp can be nominated in two !!!
@arrganilaiyg badulaiyg but Jordan was more finesse, & he looks amazing in the air. Wilkins dunks were just power, he looks awkward, I don't like his movements up there. Just my opinion.
Wilkins had the same dunks, all power dunks with little creativity. He was getting high scores with a couple of gifts as 50's. Jordan had a bunch of 47's that deserved to be 49 or 50's so if anyone was getting robbed it was him.
He did not a no problem accepting a trophy he did not deserve, you could see in his face and here in his voice he did not deserve that slam dunk trophy...
Jordan winning the contest was the biggest joke. He repeated dunks, didn't even do his free throw line dunk as good the last time around and yet he still got a 50. Ridiculous. Jordan is amazing don't get me wrong. But he didn't deserve that win at all.
@@bboyStuntZ nah. i wouldn't go that far. i do agree nique was better, but some of these jordan dunks are severely underrated. the original 'elbow' dunk was nice. double pump was nice. but yeah too many leaners and FT dunks. remember back then they couldn't try something too hard because they only have 2 chance to complete the dunk. so in a way this was similar to how lavine won over gordon back 16. gordon got jobbed, but it really wasn't that outrageous.
Thanks for uploading this video, it allows me to see, as if it were live, that competition, since I had not seen it and surely, it was the first one in which Jordan gave those tremendous jumps, dunking!
Jordan always have that winning motion in the air. Most of the dunks MJ put on in this contest went straight to posters around the world cos theyre simply stunning
I like the sound of the old rims back then when u hear the cracklin crunching of the rim right at the moment when the dunk is executed. Nowadays it sounds completely different.
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So glad to have seen Dom playing in Greece and kicking ass in Europe...He was still absolutely phenomenal....MJ is God. Period. But that Dom windmill was NOT a 45.....Was probably a 55 or something :)
I don't care what anyone says, if you can leap from the free-throw line to make a dunk and look good doing it. There is no dunk up by the rim that's going to beat that, hell that dunk alone should have won the championship for Michael. 🏆👍👍
Considering the excellence of both dunkers. This came down to home field advantage, if allstar weekend was in Atlanta, Nique would have won. Since they were in the Chi, Jordan won simple as that. There is no way that off the backboard dunk doesn't win a dunk championship. It was so good it became a tshirt. The free-throw line dunk has still only be done a handful of times since Dr J first did it. Thus it won MJ the dunk contest at home. If Nique had home court advantage he would have sealed the win with that backboard dunk alone.
Man, that's great. This is the only time I can remember someone not crumbling beneath the weight of Jordan. And Nique was right there, and in my opinion, won.
Great way to put it… in his own backyard, Nique was in control and he absolutely knew was at stake. He was in control of everything. That was Jordan’s last dunk contest.
10:30 - 16:30 - 19:57 these three Jordan dunks are my favourite, the way his head almost touches the ring at 10:30 & the way he changes directions in mid flight at 16:30 is phenomenal, but the free throw line dunk at 19:58 decimates all dunks that came before or after, Air Jordan takes off like a goddamn F-16 & is as graceful as a ballerina & the shock wave afterwards leaves us all in awe.
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From the mid 80's to the late 90's was the best era of basketball of all time, so lucky to have been alive to witness
Just 80's and down was
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@@realcoupedaze1 there were sure some ballers back then, and it seemed each one had a nemesis, that when they went head to head, things would get a little physical, just great basketball, I could go on an on
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Times were definitely better back then and the energy. Jordan was amazing
I miss these days so much. Everything about this time period was so much fun
It was genuine, it was real. I do too..
The smartphone ruined society.
I member watching all bulls championships with my buddy on his little tv goin nuts 🔥
@@jonlj77 This society deserves what it's getting IMO.
Or has time rewritten every line?
Exactly!!
This is when I loved basketball. The Era, the energy, just awesome
Before players cried and went woke! Such a shame
@@et2012te When politics didn't invade everything.
When the 3 points was only a wide open shot or a desperation play.
This era arose the most exciting and awaiting move from Jordan,
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Man! These days were fantastic! I was so young and in love with the NBA! Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins really influence my life! I loved these two brothas! Long Live The Kings!!!!
I still watch it. The power and elevation Dominique was incredible
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This is when we appreciated the old school basketball stars
The last dunk by dom was a clear 50 wtf judges.. This match deserves a dunk off.. One of the best in slamdunk competition history.. Both badass dunkers.. 👍
I agree , he got ripped off. I miss those days of ball.
This is when the Jordan became everyone's favourite. This was judged before it started.
how the fk is any of Jordans dunks a 45??? he got ripped off just as well
What about GD and Lavin?
I remember I was 7 years old watching this on my grandmother's black and white TV and it is still one of my favorite memories in basketball history.
Ted Turner owned my cable provider and the Hawks at the time, and he showed all the Hawks games to promote the team. So I saw a lot of Wilkins in his prime, and him having to carry his whole team. He was a remarkable basketball player. They didn't call him the human highlights real for nothing.
Yes he was Dave! He was probably the 2nd best scorer most years when they both played. It was a damned travesty when he didn't make 50 best all time..absolutely recoculous
Yep. I can tell you’re an Atlanta native. Ted made sure to pump up the braves, hawks and falcons.
Human highlight REEL not real
This dunk contest never gets old! MJ and Nique both had superb abilities.
Repite dunk wow super 👌🏿 ability
@@eumircalderonaleman8312coming from someone that prefers a cookie cutter league now? Man sit down! 😂
Damn I miss the 80’s. I grew up in Atlanta and Dominique was the man! We were glued to the tv during all these games!
Absolutely💯
Jordan had finesse and grace. Wilkins had that raw power. One of my favorite dunkers. Shawn Kemp was another that slammed it with authority
Facts
This part!!Finesse &Grace bro!💪🏿
Creativity beats power any day.
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36 years later, this still puts me on my feet. The athleticism of these guys back then is truly unbelievable.
Watch 'Niques dunk at 17:15. His head is at the rim AND STAYS THERE for the entire windmill.
It looks impossible.
Was he grabbing on to the mesh with his teeth? The greatest windmill ever, by far.
Nique was robbed on that dunk. The judges gave him a 45. That was an amazing 50.
It was the worst example of rigging the results i have ever seen. Phenomenal dunk.
Better than lavine free throw line windmill?
@@cooper482011 Nope
When you're 6 ft 9 having your head at The rim isn't that impressive actually I'm sure Dominique could have done that 58 when he was younger probably not super impressive but if you look at the pro-dunk leagues just like 10 years ago there was a guy named t dubs 5'9 the guys got a 50 plus inch vertical and the current crop of guys there is a few one guy at five six that can get his head level so this isn't that impressive when you look at the pro dunking circuit
Watching that Red Bulls #23 jersey sailing through the air is just mesmerizing and timeless! Proud to be an 80's kid and to been able to watch live, some of the most legendary B-ball games in human history!
Shut up boomer
I'm curious to see the most legendary B-ball games in reptile history
You act like you did not see the injustice speaking on stuff other than what transpired...
@@buickjam what a joke response. Let me guess, you got 3 pair of lebron's underwear hanging on your wall
Yes Dominique was a very underrated player. He wasn't just a dunker... he was an amazing player in his own right.
Ooooooga booooga don't you agree???
@@johnnychism8824 The human highlight film...
He was great but played in an era with so many of the greatest.
Say no more
Can't be underated when you're one the top 50 players
First time watching this… 🤨 Both men did phenomenally, but my vote went to Dominique. What a great dunk contest!
If it wasn't in Chicago Dominique wins
I was sad nique git robbed
NBA needs to bring back this Dunk Contest Format , it just makes more sense .
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Nique getting a
45 in the finals was criminal
It was mj, the most protected player in nba history
Every dunk by both guys in the finals were 50s. They did the make good
Because he’s not dark enough like MJ
How many windmills deserve a 50?? Both of them were great in this contest. Both deserved to win. MJ had home court advantage. Nobody got robbed here.
And Dominique’s middle dunk of the final round was crap. The ball hit the rim on the way down. Yet they gave him a 50. MJ’s middle dunk was a 50 and he got a 47.
Nique's two handed windmill at the end was pure savagery. Incredible hang time and power.
It was by far the best dunk and was scored down a point specifically to give Jordan the undeserved win at home.
Jordan may be the GOAT but that day in Chicago, he was bested by Dominique Wilkins.
@@williethomas5116 They weren't going to let Jordan lose at home. Niqe would have won anywhere else.
@@kevinmcgaw934 Sad but true. I didn't even see the point of having the contest if the person who clearly deserved the win was going to get cheated so badly.
Now we know why Michael wore 45… to throw it back in Nique’s face!!!
Will neveer get tired of watching that 2-handed windmill! Every time! My favorite dunk from Nique!!
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Dominique's power is amazing! You can hear the impact on the rim with every dunk.
Absolutely. And he killed it. Every. Dunk. He had to be perfect to beat he just couldn't quite get there. But dude Wilkins' 2 handed windmill is one of my favorite dunks ever, it gets me every time. He's really graceful in the air, but then it's all power.
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@RANDOM He definitely beat M. Jordan.
Duh. 1st time seeing him or some shit? lmao
Dominique Wilkins had the power but Jordan just looked like he was floating above and around the rim. Saw this live and it still amazes me.
Jordan can float and I watched it live too, but I think he should have lost some points for doing the same dunk twice
Ok I understand this is a Jordan fun video. To be fair let us make an open vote on who was the real winner of the contest. Air Jordan dunk is not enough to give a win, in my opinion.
@@revolution2009E-7 Exactly!
wowww you saw it live!!!! thats awesome man!! how must have been
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Two of my favorites of all time. It is an honor that I got to see it in my teens, and now in my 50's. Thank you for this post.
jordans ducking his head to avoid the rim then sticking his elbow in it won it for me very underrated dunk
Still love to watch Wilkins and Jordan in a dunk contest or just a regular season game. They just provided a level of excitement that you just don't get from today's NBA star duals/ rivals.
Nique's 1st dunk in the finals is beautiful. The one off the backboard. He was so far away from the rim. That was fire. Classic contest right here.
He should have won it because of that dunk. That dunk was more than 50 points.
This years contest SUCKED I hate this new generation of sissssys
You gotta figure how long his arms are. Not quite as impressive once you consider that. Jordan's free throw line jumps were way more impressive.
@@hectorlopez1069 A dunk cannot be more than 50.
@@HeelsFan1967 , His foot was over halfway across the free throw line. Not super impressive.
It’s the tiny nuances on both guys when watching in slow motion you can really appreciate. Man these guys were such unbelievable athletes. The golden era.
I was watching this live and as much as I remember rooting for Mike, I was sure Dominique was the real winner that night.
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Nique should've won.
Yep
I was in Jr High school when this happened. Dominique deserved more on the double windmill but I can understand the fear the judges had. Home field advantage.
Home field advantage shouldnt matter....wilkins shouldve won
ehh idk. jordan got 47's for dunks that basically ripped his arm out of the socket.
Wilkins was a BEAST!!!!
What's so unique about Dominique windmill dunks are he's whole body was always right in front of the rim.. Even Vince didn't do that, he's always right on the side when he does the windmill
Finesse at its finest...MJ is just so smooth and very creative his body movements and creativity..Lots of free throw dunks mostly just extending their arms to reach,but MJ held back wards legs folded in the air then spreaded..Amazing to watch!
Exactly!
You're exactly right, but on every Freethrow dunk MJ was a foot inside the FT line. I think they now call it The Statue Of Liberty dunk 🤷🏾♂️
@@kaedre1211 he sud step on the line but when it comes on a slam dunk competition we dont just look at the feet of the dunker the whole movement and creativity
@@joebay1049 they just gave it to Jordan
those folded legs etc is why people think MJ was so impressive. that only increased what is actually just an optical illusion. 🙄
I love MJ but yeah Dom was robbed on this one. Even if you think it's close his scores were BS.
It's all marketing.
Dominique clearly won
Facts
Yea that’s what I would say too if I lost.
Nope not robbed, it's subjective depends on your preference. Wilkinsons jumps off two feet every time, Mike mixes it up one and two feet looks better to me.😊 Yes they screwed up the scoring and the announcers kinda over react so it seems that it was highway robbery but if actually go off the dunks it honestly could've went either way.
I don't know but all MJ's dunks right now seems common on todays standard but if you watch them in slow motion the hangtime in my mind no one on todays dunker seems to replicate this, he looks likes gliding gracefully on to the air, it is beautiful to watch.
I totally agree
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@TheCollective Vince was like 45 inches. I think you got 37 from his dunk contest which is different from the vertical jump test. You jump higher without the ball than with the ball.
Vinsanity matched his hangtime
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Even MJ admitted Wilkens won it. The announcers, the other players (look at Drexler's reaction), and anyone not sniffing MJ's jock strap knows Wilkens won it. What gets me is how MJ tries to put it off on Dr. J for him doing the same inside the foul line dunk twice. Making 2 out of 3 of them. All three times he stepped past the foul line.
Also, Wilkens says MJ told him that he (Wilkens) won. He said MJ stated, "we both know it, but this is Chicago"
Seeing this even in 2022 means so great play by both the mates ❤️❤️❤️
The judges wanted to get out the arena safely! It is in Chicago!🤣 #Dwilkins 🏆
Amen
solflp ...'Nique won that Slam Dunk competition, and Air Jordan knew it!!!
I wonder if Nique truly cares that he “lost” this Contest.😂
Nope windmills got old as shit
Yeah that 45 for his Las dunk was bs. It looked better than Jordan's #2 cradle dunk and got a weaker score. Jordan also missed two dunks in the series.
I love how the judges can't do any of this but can judge how good these men are/we're.
Nique got robbed. Still was the best final of the early era of dunk contests. Spud Webb was the most impressive year before.
Yeah he did. He out-dunked Jordan. Been saying it for 33 years.
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Long time Bulls fan. I loved watching Nique dunk, he was one of those rare players who could jump off both legs that is why his dunks were powerful.
I was a kid and remember watching this contest with my dad. There was so much energy in this event, you could feel it watching from home on your tv!
While I was an MJ fan and was rooting for him (and he performed top tier that night!) - to this day I think Dominique was robbed. My jaw dropped on that double-handed windmill!
I grew up watching this and feel that Wilkins should have won, whenever I watched his dunks it was must see TV
I was going to same the same thing and I also remember thinking that as a boy
Yeah me too and I still think Dominique gave Jordan a run for his money
@@r2Facts I am a WAY bigger fan of Jordan that Dominique, but this is an easy call. That two handed windmill was a 50 all day, every day. Jodan's free through dunk only should have been a 50 if he took off behind the line. Sorry MJ.
You do not have to think he was robbed because he was robbed how could he even accept that trophy is criminal...
If the 1988 NBA slam dunk contest wasn't in Chicago. Dominique Wilkins would've won it! Because Dominique Wilkin's very last dunk was a 50, the NBA fronted on Nique!
True facts hands down 💯
Dominique is one of the most under-rated players ever.
People only recognize him as a dunker. But he was a damn good player as well!
I still can’t believe that when Dominique got older no contenders tried to sign him.
I'm a big Jordan fan but I have to agree with you on that...I've always thought the same...
Lonnie Chatman like Cleveland or The Knicks couldn’t have used him?
The Human Highlight Reel baby!
The best dunking I've ever witnessed by two players in a contest they went at it
Vince Carter dunks Zach lavine Aaron Gordon were all better
Dominique won that dunk contest idgaf what no one says ... The Human Highlight Film 🎥!!
Word to they mother...
Guarantee 💯
For Sure 💯
Anyone, you don’t gaf what “anyone says”
@@cliffedwards3382 Easy Mr. Technical we're talking about a dunk off not English classes sir 🤫
I was 6yrs old an watching this with my grandma, she loved basketball
I love this part of the ALL-STAR compaction it's so exciting too see the top stars go for there dunk's
This was the best dunk competition I've seen. Both Jordan and Wilkins brought it.
So much fun. They were so awesome.
This was not the best dunk contest. They did the same dunks over and over
It had the mystique because the top 2 scorers in the league and two legends were finalists but Dominique just did the windmill over and over and the dunks are a joke compared to anything the last 20 plus years but I still love it because of the myth and starpower
@@ShawnValentino I think it's a mistake to compare it to today's contests. Today's dunkers are more creative, and Vince Carter's dunks would've destroyed any contest. Today and yesteryear.
2nd best
I just watched this dunk contest again and it was "Highway Robbery"! That is Ridiculous!!
Yeah but think of all the Nikes they sold!! (The Air Jordan logo is from this contest).
@@waynzignordics also, think of the millions of posters that the free throw line dunk sold. Highway robbery my ass. Jordan won and he deserved it.
For those who think about Vince Carter´s elbow dunk... 10:36, and jumping from the side. This dunk is one of the most underrated dunks!
Tough scoring the whole competition.
Could've broke his arm comin at at that angle very impressive
That two handed windmill should’ve been higher than a 45
The only reason why I believe it was not higher is that it was Dominique's Go to dunk when he needed guaranteed points, so they've seen it quite often. It to me is very similar to the dunk from the free throw line, that It has been seen so much now even though very few people can do it that it does not Garner the same amount of excitement and Prestige.
@@bigdan9850 i agree with the reasoning, but I can do a 1 hand windmill (amateur version)
. 2 hands with full motion is ridiculously harder to do. I don't think I've seen anyone replicate that.
That should have been a 50 all day
Hard
I give it a 46
Not gonna front wilkin's windmill had excellent form. Best I've ever seen.
@Andre Corbeil No he wasn't jordan was obviously the better dunker let's be honest this man almost dunked from the free throw line u all be getting hype over a simple windmill
@Weed And Wrestling what kinda crack they got where u live ffs
He always do a windmill that's y he got 45
Michael jordan1991nbafinals great performances
Jordan won with 'poster' dunks.
DW gave one of the best windmill dunks I’ve ever seen and gets a 45. This was the first robbery in Chicago.
Juan Trader Al Capone would tell you different 😁
Absolutely .
Juan Trader 😂😂😂
jknight1984 touche
I think they was tired of that Windmill fr
Iconic stuff…these broadcasters madd classy and these dunks were masterpieces…
Back when 50's weren't given away like it was candies
Me and my son just met Nique the other day at Stone Crest mall. He was joking about the size of my sons feet. A pleasure meeting him.Really cool dude.
@Stephen Paoli EXACTLY PREACH BROTHER
@stephen...its called creativity revolution dude...they were the best at that time..once mike said 'they learned from us'
@Stephen Paoli Wow, you're a fucking moron. You to, Mrs. Ross. Back then there was actually something called defense that you were allowed to play. Today's players are soft, and wouldn't be able to handle the physical game of the 80's and 90's.
smhh....None of these guys would win a slam dunk contest today. The likes of AG would effortlessly destroy them.
And Dominique Wilkins was a powerful, finesse player. Beautiful to watch.
Such great memories of a simpler time. Both amazing basketball legends. Thank you for the upload.
Let me tell ya, watching this live was something else. It's Michael Jordan, then every other basketball player in earth history
That two-hand windmill was the best dunk of the contest. PERIOD.
Naw
It was good but not as good as the free throw dunk
You are right "Jordan may be the GOAT, but was clearly bested anyone who says otherwise is looking their heart and not their eyes"
Charles Barkley.
Truer words never spoken. Jordan won for only one reason this was in Chicago.
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@@williethomas5116 facts!! all good tho!!
Little to the people in the arena know that THAT one dunk Jordan did would change history forever
This will always be my favorite Dunk Contest with 2 great legends.
Dominique got cheated, there's NO way his dunk was a 45 & he never missed a dunk.
The judges gave the home team a gift bc how do u miss your 1st dunk & u make the 2nd & the judges give u a 50 🤷🏾♂️
GTFOH . . .
Only reason Jordan won is that contest was in Chicago.
Lol. Don't forget about the fans getting on the judges when they gave Michael a 47 previous dunk. Lol. Then turn around and gave Wilkins a 45 lmao 🤣
@@xaviervega468 & the judges cheated.
That had to be my 1st time EVER seeing MJ miss a dunk 🤷🏾♂️
@@xaviervega468 big facts
Correct
Holy shit Wilkins throws it down hard! 2 hand windmill was brutal!
MJ was like a got damn ballerina dunking so graceful
Michael my man but that 45 robbed Dominique of that title.
If it wasn't in Chicago stuff would be different IMO. Nique has a career that folks overlook. That dude was badass. I loved his game.
@@harmonicdissent 100% Agree!!! Have thought that since the moment I saw it live all those years ago ; )
Glad to know someone else agrees ; ) Nothing against MJ
Both are my favorites
nique getting a 45 was the setup for Jordan winning.
@@harmonicdissent And he is respectful and humble too. He deserved more.
The windmill from Wilkins deserved a 50
Exactly. It WAS NOT a 45. Nique was robbed.
Agree
The only reason he didn't get a 50 is because the all star game and dunk contest was in Chicago that year, If the contest would have been held anywhere else Dominique wins easily!
We seen it too many times. Think of this in real time
Agreed watched it live Wilkins was before the free throw line&Jordan stepped a foot over the free throw line,maybe I wrong&needed glasses then but I got now,Jordan didnt make the free throw dunk dam WILKINS DID.
Absolutely EPIC contest, I never get sick of watching it! Today's NBA will never be able to replicate the dunk authority alone how they punished the rim! Nowadays they're afraid to hurt their pretty manicured hands when dunking there is no authority..these two tried to MURDER the rim on each dunk!!
2016 Dunk Contest >>> this Dunk Contest
This is amazing.. my dad had a VHS recording of this when I was a kid!
Even though The Nique lost against Air Jordan in this historic match, I still have respect for him. That was a battle between titans, both 2x dunk champions with great leaps the power to smash a backboard. In NBA Street Vol.2, I use BOTH their unique dunks for my character in respect. I think this duel is what made them became friends. But, to be serious for this very close contest, although I love MJ, I had the feeling Dominique probably should've won, because Michael repeated the moves he did in the previous '87 contest like the legendary free throw jump. And, ALL the dunks should be 50!
MJ dunk was almost repetitive.. Dominique I think was more creative N add different variety his style.. But MJ was fascinated with what he's does.. I think it was unfairly bais... Good competition...
Probably?
Mike still need to send Nique his trophy that he stole.
The floor shook when Wilkins hit that rim
When, for some reason, you thought Vince Carter was the first guy to throw down a 360 in a dunk contest. Then you see Wilkins doing it back in 1988! lol
Jordan was a perfect symphony. He was poetry in motion.
But that was rigged bullshit.
The great dunker and the greatest player of all time in our generation. That is no other than Michael Jordan, the living legend.
And he was handed this by the judges
@@williamwilkins3046 Correct , Nique was robbed.
@@kevinmcgaw934 no he wasn't...u bustazz 2 this day still hating!!!
@@lmao6t Calling me out of my name. Real mature.
The One off the Backboard stopped in mid air and reached out and jammed it with authority! That one!! Always off the 2 feet!! Amazing
At 12:55, the slo-mo replay of my all-time favorite dunk! Just perfect form and power by Dominique. He got robbed BIG TIME...
Why he got robbed????In every competition he was doing the same dunks,wind mill,wind mill and wind mill!!I dont think he should win also on the 1985 contest,take a look the dunks that did MJ !!!
His interview at the end says it all. He knows they fed him that win
I remember watching this as a kid thinking Dominique had the better dunks.
Difficult to say !!! Mj cant do the dunks of dominique and dominique cant do the dunks of mj !!! Different styles , i would give fifties in all of the dunks !!!!should be a raw !!! Such as the prize of mvp can be nominated in two !!!
@arrganilaiyg badulaiyg they weren't gonna let MJ lose in Chicago lol fans would've had a riot
@arrganilaiyg badulaiyg but Jordan was more finesse, & he looks amazing in the air. Wilkins dunks were just power, he looks awkward, I don't like his movements up there. Just my opinion.
Wilkins had the same dunks, all power dunks with little creativity. He was getting high scores with a couple of gifts as 50's. Jordan had a bunch of 47's that deserved to be 49 or 50's so if anyone was getting robbed it was him.
@@r3tr0actiongamer24 Doesn't change that Wilkins should've won he clearly had the better dunks
“I would have given Dominique close to a 50 for that dunk”. - Michael Jordan
Dom won that dunk off no doubt about it
He did not a no problem accepting a trophy he did not deserve, you could see in his face and here in his voice he did not deserve that slam dunk trophy...
@@jimmiebazz2586 he deserved it. He's not the judge
The commentary for this dunk contest was amazing
jordan getting 47 was a joke. nique getting 45 was even more joke
Jordan winning the contest was the biggest joke. He repeated dunks, didn't even do his free throw line dunk as good the last time around and yet he still got a 50. Ridiculous. Jordan is amazing don't get me wrong. But he didn't deserve that win at all.
@@bboyStuntZ nah. i wouldn't go that far. i do agree nique was better, but some of these jordan dunks are severely underrated. the original 'elbow' dunk was nice. double pump was nice. but yeah too many leaners and FT dunks. remember back then they couldn't try something too hard because they only have 2 chance to complete the dunk. so in a way this was similar to how lavine won over gordon back 16. gordon got jobbed, but it really wasn't that outrageous.
That Jordan 50 dunk was the most iconic dunk of all time. Keep dreaming !
@@bboyStuntZ You can say the same thing if it was in Atlanta Nique would have won.
Agreed..
I watched every Bulls game growing up and was the MJ Superfan but Nique was nuts. Same with Shawn Kemp
Kemp, all he had was a dunk
This video took me right back to my youth watching this. And it reminded me of the robbery that took place. Dominique should have one.
Wilkens was doing the same boring dunks the whole day (forward and reverse). He was getting high scores when they should have been lower.
The two-handed windmill might be the greatest dunk of all time
Thanks for uploading this video, it allows me to see, as if it were live, that competition, since I had not seen it and surely, it was the first one in which Jordan gave those tremendous jumps, dunking!
Jordan always have that winning motion in the air. Most of the dunks MJ put on in this contest went straight to posters around the world cos theyre simply stunning
Back in the days where judges were not quick to give a 50
Imagine doing this or having the imagination almost 40 years ago!? Color TV and cable was everything and basically a privilege back in 88
I like the sound of the old rims back then when u hear the cracklin crunching of the rim right at the moment when the dunk is executed. Nowadays it sounds completely different.
Blame Shaq. Lol
I like those sound rims
Camera audio makes a difference too
Thank Shaq for that.
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I saw this live and to this day I say Dominique got robbed!
Dominic sopposedly the champion
No he didn't
@@brianbrown9643 They gave it to Jordan because it was in Chicago.
Difficult to say !!!both were unbelievable my friend !!
The most high vertical jump is the win.. the meter is the freethrow line
Wilkins lob of the glass is still impressive even till this day.
That's because the woosies in the NBA today couldn't do it. Imagine Nique and Jordan in todays sneakers even. And the extra spring off the court.
@@chadsem Ide actually tune in to today's NBA game if that happened.
I rememeber watching this live. Man! It was awesome!! I feel sorry for the kids nowadays didnt have a chance to experience it
I mean its on youtube for anyone to watch anytime. So they can still experience it
So glad to have seen Dom playing in Greece and kicking ass in Europe...He was still absolutely phenomenal....MJ is God. Period. But that Dom windmill was NOT a 45.....Was probably a 55 or something :)
there is only 1 GOd and his name is JESUS
@@STREETCODE-d9z The God you mention is an equal part of a trinity so definitely not ONE....at least learn your religion....
Mike is a true competitor and honest! Thank you mike!!
DOM IS THE FRICKEN MAN!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Jordan looked so good in slow motion his hang time was super crazy ... Def the best player ever he is the goat imo
I don't care what anyone says, if you can leap from the free-throw line to make a dunk and look good doing it. There is no dunk up by the rim that's going to beat that, hell that dunk alone should have won the championship for Michael. 🏆👍👍
Considering the excellence of both dunkers. This came down to home field advantage, if allstar weekend was in Atlanta, Nique would have won. Since they were in the Chi, Jordan won simple as that. There is no way that off the backboard dunk doesn't win a dunk championship. It was so good it became a tshirt. The free-throw line dunk has still only be done a handful of times since Dr J first did it. Thus it won MJ the dunk contest at home. If Nique had home court advantage he would have sealed the win with that backboard dunk alone.
I agree
Exactly. The fact that the free throw line dunk went on to sell millions of posters says it all. Jordan is the GOAT dunker.
I love but he got a gift
Man, that's great. This is the only time I can remember someone not crumbling beneath the weight of Jordan. And Nique was right there, and in my opinion, won.
It's the first time I ever heard Jordan admit he was scared because of the pressure. Showed a very humble side of him.
Great way to put it… in his own backyard, Nique was in control and he absolutely knew was at stake. He was in control of everything. That was Jordan’s last dunk contest.
10:30 - 16:30 - 19:57 these three Jordan dunks are my favourite, the way his head almost touches the ring at 10:30 & the way he changes directions in mid flight at 16:30 is phenomenal, but the free throw line dunk at 19:58 decimates all dunks that came before or after, Air Jordan takes off like a goddamn F-16 & is as graceful as a ballerina & the shock wave afterwards leaves us all in awe.
🎯 these Nique fanboys tweakin
All three of those where suppose to be 50
“The Chinese Superman Dunk, because he comes in sideways”
Imagine someone saying that live in 2024 😅