JULIUS ERVING MICHAEL JORDAN "FAMOUS 4" GREATEST IN GAME DUNKS OF ALL TIME NBA
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2009
- Julius Dr. J Erving's Rock the Baby dunk Rock the Cradle dunk against the Lakers, Doctor J, Michael Jordan shakes, fakes & bakes the Knicks, Tom Chambers dunk over Mark Jackson, John Starks left handed slam against the Bulls Ernie Johnson, Steve Kerr, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, Dominique Wilkins, Kenny Smith
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The Rock the Cradle dunk is still the ONE. Full speed, slow motion, multiple angles, still the ONE. Thank you Julius, thank you Coop, and thank you Chick Hearn(RIP). #respect
He was telling Coop," you can come up here if you want to".
its rock the baby
@@homoerectus744 Coop had the ability, but wisely deferred
That dunk by Dr. J was a work of art, a MASTERPIECE!
No doubt....for me, that's the best of the 4
The Greatest
Without Dr J theres no MJ
Sean Kemp should have been somewhere among that bunch
That Doctor J Dunk is the greatest dunk I ever seen. Kenny Smith said it all.
I loved Dr.J growing up. Before Jordan's, I always had a fresh pair of Dr.Js. He had swag before swag was invented.
That is "The Greatest Dunk" of all time by Dr. J...!!!
I say so too....Dr. J set the stage for all other NBA stars to follow including, MJ, DW (Dominique), Kobe, LBJ, etc....
@ThreeCreators ....you are correct....Dr.J always says that Elgin was one of his Basketball mentors whom he wanted to emulate
Ya' know, I never saw all the hype in that dunk until now. I just turned 59. Been watching since Kareem was Lew Alcindor, but I never got the hype of that dunk. Yes, it is the greatest of all time. Hell, he gathers damn near at the 3-point arc. Then he swings it to keep it from Coop. Then he, in the flow of the game, "rocks" it back the other way. I never saw all the hype in Chick Hearn either, but to call that what it would come to be as it was happening?
I have loved Doc's 1980 Finals scoop shot since I saw it as it happened on the tube. We were all floored when it happened. We had seen him get creative, but that scoop was beyond belieft. BUT, the Rock the Baby just might be better.
Yes sir
Hell yeah it is. Facts
They did save the best for last.
Dr. J's was clearly the greatest dunk of all-time
Nah. Jordan’s was on three guys. Way harder.
Dr J on Coop was a masterpiece dunk. THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
I like how they added 3 runners up to the Good Doctor just for conversation. We all kno Julius Erving showed the world what the human body's potential is for leaving the ground 💯
Dr J most probably greatest talented player of all time
Yes he is
Docs dunk brings a few tears to my eyes..in regular speed and then when they slow it down has he takes off so far back cupping the rock GOAT of all dunks and no debate
There's a high degree of difficulty in the dunk by Julius Erving that he makes look so natural and easy. A right hander from the left side and cupping the ball against his arm so fluidly....the whole sequence was the most graceful poetry in motion dunk ever. The defender was nothing to the great Dr. J. I saw this live on tv, never forget it.
Dr J’s “rock the baby”. Hands down. No comparison. Like watching da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa in seconds, (and everyone knew it). An amazingly beautiful display by the master of that art form.
perfect response!
Agreed....
Yeah Julius has something in his movements that is inscrutible..almost like he was playing basketball with a different kind of emotion.
The Doctor's dunk is my favorite basketball play of all time. NBA Finals. I had been watching him since I was a 10 year old in Norfolk and he played for the Squires. Seeing him steal the ball sprint down the court and rock that baby home in the Finals was the best ever.
I met him recently and he's also a kind, humble man. Favorite player ever.
I'm jealous....they always say never meet your heroes, but I always knew that Doc would be an exception to this rule. He almost single handedly saved the NBA for many years, the most underpaid NBA star ever.
It was a regular season game not the finals. It was neared of regular season.
In 1972, when I was 11 years old, I went to see those same ABA Virginia Squires play the Kentucky Colonels at the Hampton Roads Colosseum. The ABA used to put on pregame theatrics back then. Julius Erving was the feature at this game. He performed some entertaining dunks and showed off his leaping ability. At the end of the exhibition, all of the kids were invited down to get autographs. I got his and Artis Gilmore's on the ticket stub. Sure wish that I had that ticket stub today.
@ Eric Futterman,
It’s a shame that too many of these young athletes have not learned how to be true professionals like the idol Dr J and others that graced the game. Not only in the NBA but in professional sports all around.
Not the Finals- regular season.
Dr. "J" Hands down. Colorful, authoritative, smooth as Chinese silk, airborne, high flying, and innovative!
Hard to say one is better than another but Dr. J was just poetry in motion. I saw him play in Oakland once and when he got a breakaway steal the whole crowd came to its feet in anticipation. He threw down a beautiful reverse two-handler and we all went nuts, and this was in OAKLAND which shows how much he was appreciated and respected.
Dr J posterized both leagues for his whole career.
Hell 2 tha nah
@@copyrightstrikez_bandit143 Hell yeah you never saw him in his youth.
No Doubt!!! 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
I had Jordan’s dunk on my head at the start of this video and I was right! That is just phenomenal to watch. Dr. J’s dunk is just Biblical. Truly awesome!
Kenny Smith said it right, Doc put the heart into basketball.
kenny is a good guy but some reason people give him do much shit all the time.
In dunking
Neal Creque ...Doc revitalized the NBA.
@@brucescott4261 He was the ABA!!!!!
@@dwightlove3704 ...Yes, he was, indeed!!!
The Doctor.. the originator. . highly imitated but never duplicated.. hats off to the legendary. .Julius "DR. J" Erving ..
He was my favorite when I was a young teen.
Still my fav of all times !!!!
Absolutely ; Dr. J, Pele, the Beatles, Brazil 1970 mundial, Holand 1974 mundial, Dick Fosbury high jumper 1968, Bob Bimon long jumper 1968. All these and more were stars shining for the the first time in history at that remote and magnificent musical decade of the 60's. Great memories for a lifetime.
Jordan’s dunk was way more nastier than that
@@illmatic826 Yeah your right. They could have used better for Doc . ts funny, MJ had his Patrick Ewing and Doc had his Kareem. They were always dunking on them. But I'll tell you what I can't remember any occasion that MJ dunked straight up on guy that could jump, maybe he did but I can't recall. But Doc dunked on Larry Nance a 6'11 jumper straight up.
Was watching the game when Dr. J threw that one down. It was emotional on many levels. No words, it spoke for itself.
Dr. J all the way. Smooth, effortless, the ball hits nothing but net. The aesthetics are the best.
aesthetics...exactly. With Doc the game became an art form
Dr J, no doubt!!
It's because of Dr. J that I even picked up a basketball.
Doctor J will always be my favorite player. For me personally, when I see something done effectively versus something done effectively plus beautifully, I'll take the beautiful version every time. Other players-like Bird, Jordan, or others-may have been better players overall, but he was certainly first echelon and good enough. With that level of skill, when I add on how beautiful and effortless his play was, he's the one I always wanted to play like when I was young.
you and everyone else including jordan grant hill dominique etc..his legacy is paramount that why he is the first of the greatest 5 70s forward..
And Doc’s dunk was in the ‘83 finals when, at long last, the Sixers broke through and won a title. I was 16, a Philly kid, and watched every minute of those playoffs. I’ll never forget this slam.
that dunk was not in the finals. worthy didn't play in 83 finals. i think it was a regular season game earlier in the 83 season.
DR. J ... THE ONE AND ONLY ... GRACE , STRENGTH , POETRY .... ❤️❤️❤️
The doctor, the crowd is also amazing in that one.
That Dominique Wilkins dunk was SICK. He changed direction twice in midair!
He could contort in midair like no other
Nique! I remember he dunked on bird and knocked him down!
Say it....
Rock The Baby Dr. J !!
Dr. J Thee Greatest of all time.....ya dig......
I usually eschew "greatest ever" conversations and this video demonstrates why. How can you not love all of these?
But of all the greats- Jordan, Russell, Maravich, et. al. - there is only one that consistently fills me with awe- and that is Julius Erving.
It's aesthetics, I know, but there is something elusively beautiful about him on the court; a combination of creativity, style, and grace that defy statistics and other worldly metrics. And this particular dunk isn't even in HIS top ten.
Tough to compete with Dr. J's dunk... That was pretty!
Agree. Magic explained it nicely - that was “beauty in motion" (imho).
dr.j to me is definitley the best dunker of ALL time and my favorite layer
The Doctor is still the man that started it all. You couldn't rehearse a better dunk. The slow motion replays are absolutely poetic or whatever. Greatest dunk ever by the great Dr. J.
JAB look for a man named ELGIN BAYLOR he was the original dunker!!!!!
I thought he was in the "no dunk' era mostly. Great HOF player no doubt and you may be right. I put EB in the Oscar Robertson category. Phenomenal and under-appreciated but I didn't know EB had dunking skills. Dr. J though, in my mind, started the acrobatic, flying dunk era.
+JAB5625 No Elgin came on in the late 50s that era was the early years of the NBA when it was all white guys in the 40s and the 50s when it was the era of segregation I saw a dvd on the NBA in the aforementioned early yrs.White players said that they would end other players careers if they tried dunking in actual games.
Poetry in motion
@@dwightlove3704 ...Baylor wasn't allow to play above the rim throughout most of his era.
Dr. J vs. Michael Copper... "And he Rocked the baby to sleep!"
100 yrs from now , it'll still be the Doctor
1000 my friend...1000 i say.lol
Nah. It’s Vince Carter
@@AfroCentauri never heard of her lol. Nah Vince isn’t an all time great.
the DOCTOR got my vote.. THE G.O.A.T
Magic Johnson has the best commentary, I love him
Me too.
Cuz Magic will give "any" players his props & is sincere about!!
There is no other elite player I can think of that is complimentary of other players games than Ervin "Magic" Johnson!!!
I know Jordan is considered THE GOAT, and no argument from me, but from my 40 yrs of NBA watchin', Magic is THAT DUDE!!!
League better be glad Magic wasn't athletic like Jordan, LeBron or Kobe!!!
He does Ikuu and he "doles" out compliments with Meaning!
Love Magic lol
Amen love hearing magic tell stories
I was there when Jordan reigned the NBA, but the best dunk has to be Dr. J's.
N Wibawa ...Jordan was the face of the league throughout most of the 'nineties. The latter retired three times.
RT OneZer0 ...Not in the 'eighties!
I give the crown to Dr. Js Rock the Boat Dunk!
The dunk Shawn Kemp did over Alton Lister was very special & rather unique as well!
I NEVER GET TIRED OF SEEING IT!!!
In terms of style, finesse and creativity, Dr J's 'rock the baby' dunk is perfection. Shame Michael Cooper had to get in the way haha.
How do you even hold a ball like that without it slipping from your hands? That was incredibly amazing!
Julius Dr.J Erving with that afro was the man
Doc had a plethora of dunks on bigs
He dunked several times on Kareem.
Julius' dunk on Cooper.
And Michael's dunk on Ewing!
Both awesome dunks! Both
My personal favorites!
Dr J was like Michael's older brother.....and Michael was like "is this good?". Both incredible
Yes doc very extraordinary. Du.nker enjoy ed
Love this list! Top 2 dunks in history are spot on. I think degree of difficulty is just much harder with Dr. J's dunk all due respect to Jordan's dunk. Jordan had an incredible move getting out of the corner of the 2 Knick's players. I mean I have literally never seen a move like that before and to elevate over Ewing was audacious! Michael's greatest dunk for sure.
Doctor's dunk stands alone. There has never been a dunk like that before or since in NBA history. Nobody has even attempted a dunk like that and the fact that it was on a full sprint coming from the side and having to navigate against Michael Cooper - one of the top 2 or 3 defenders of all time - AND come up with a straight arm windmill power jam was EPIC!
After Jordan carried/double dribbled!! Still no comparison to the steal with right hand...dribbled with the right hand...cuffed with the right hand and STUFFED With right hand all the while his left hand is tied behind his back!! PERIOD!!!
Plus the fact that it happened in the Finals
However, Jordan carried out of that corner! Ijs!
Dr. J is my best player of all time. And the greatest dunker of all time. As well as the most exciting player of all time. Hands down. Nobody still can't top his dunks and moves. Nobody.
He gets my vote!!
NOT EVEN TODAY!! Who's going to stop any of that??
« Pure posterization ,Mj got postered » on the starks dunk, he didn’t even get touched, he tried to block it against the backboard from the side, Horace was the one who got dunked on, I hate when people say that, we was 3 feet away,trying to swatt it lol
Dr J Best ever!
Dr j greatest of all time hands down
Dr. J s is best bc it's most origanal
DR.J WAS WHO
AIR JORDAN IDOLIZED
That Starks dunk was nasty (especially in real speed).
Magic's description of the Jordan dunk is pure gold.
Doc was the best
Love Dr. J, man I wish he was still playing..
DR. J, of course.
Julius Erving dunk was the greatest in game dunk.
my idle..DOC J... hands down!
My favorite of all time!!
Dr. J was the surgeon !!!
The Doc's dunk is like a painting, artistic. Jordan's is powerful, strategic, like a F-22 stealth fighter taking out an enemy plane before the enemy even knows it is there.
Man, it doesn't get any better than the Dr. J dunk. That inspired me so much as a kid. Still does. Never won't.
when i think about great nba dunks the first thing i see in my mind's eye is rock the baby. chick hearn deserves credit for his great call too.
The Doctor. No contest.
Tom Chambers's dunk is way underrated by the public in my opinion, even though it is considered one of the best of all time. A two-handed dunk with such elevation and disrespect on the opponent is a beast that you don't come across often, if ever...
I was blessed to have seen everyone of those dunks 👍
I really like how Magic tells the stories on those dunks.
Such a great story teller from the greatest point guard of all time.
The doctor the greatest of all time
Speak to it
Julius “Dr J” Erving made Michael “Air” Jordan for who he was. Gotta love this game
"Julius, The Doctor, Errrrrviiing!"
Doctor J is the Bruce Lee of basketball. He still looks better than everybody else playing.
If were talking to who is the best nba player to play it's MJ
@@MT-pr8us Nah Wilt Chamberlain
Jordan forever! Nobody talks about DR J anymore for a reason lol
@@copyrightstrikez_bandit143 really why?
@@copyrightstrikez_bandit143 Correct. Everybody knows that Doctor J was an incredible athlete with huge hands and tremendous leaping ability but Michael Jordan was a far better player. It's not even close. However, kudos to Dr. J for bringing style, class and creativity to the game but Doctor j's priorities seem to have been looking pretty while making the shot where as Michael Jordan's was concerned about ripping your heart out and winning the game.
if JULIUS EARVING CAME ALONG 10 YRS LATER,IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MICHAEL WHO? DOCTOR J IS THE MOST ENTERTAINING,AN FOR ME THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYER EVER,AN NO ONE ELSE IS EVEN CLOSE
You got my vote!!
Michael is better, son
That rock-a-baby dunk by the Dr is perhaps the greatest in-game dunk of all time. But it's truly a toss up between that of Jordan on the clip and one by Vince Carter in the 2000 Olympics that surprisingly didn't make the top 4 here. However, how dare anyone say that Dr. J is the goat? Jordan is the undisputed goat, period.
Docs windmill dunk over a retreating jordan is no 2. Imagine if lenny would have said no to drugs, him vs MJ would have been great.
His handle, footwork and Jumper wasn’t on par with MJ. Sorry my man... hops ain’t enough. Love doc but Larry gave him fits. No way he could’ve guarded a prime Jordan. Also when it comes to athleticism MJ came into the league with a 48 inch vert (look it up)
Let it flow for Dr.j by Grover Washington jr.
I love Chambers dunk because it was the impetus for the most unstoppable play in video game sports history...Chambers' dunk from just inside the 3pt line on Lakers vs Celtics and the NBA Playoffs on the Sega Genesis lol.
Yep, I did that over-and-over. The Bird turnaround 3 from the corner was just as good in that game.
Yeah...Chambers was running off straight "Adrenaline" he had to make his self come down!!! Look like he was headed to the 🌙!!
haha....yeah
"Rock the cradle" dunk was and always WILL be my favorite ALL-TIME in game dunk PERIOD!!!!
Jordan's dunk was in the playoffs. I remember watching it live. The tension was so high and the game was so physical since hand checking was allowed then. Jordan had to be creative like that to score. He would average 50 in today's no-touch league.
Jordan’s dunk is my all time favorite because of the work he put into getting to the rim. Then, it seemed like after the initial leap, he just kept rising and rising then BAM! Half is arm is in the rim hahahahaha! Tom Chambers face was up by the rim dang!
Not to minimize Chambers' dunk, but Tom was 6'10".
Michael Clyburn ...You're absolutely and positively exaggerating!
DR. J
The Doc' s dunk over Cooper was sweet and one of the all time great ones, but man that MJ dunk was just too wicked bro. To reverse the angle on his drive and somehow get around a double team and then end up skying over 7 foot Ewing for that amazing dunk, you trying to sleep on a masterpiece dude.
Yes, the Pippen dunk over Ewing was great! You could take one of about twenty Jordan in game dunks...they were all incredible. Dominque had jams where he dunked off the rebound over entire teams. Also, how about when Vince Carter jumped over the 7 foot Frenchman in the Olympics! That was nasty!
Dr J. was the greatest forward who ever played.
+Rick Reeves Bird
Bird always killed Dr J when they played.
Joey Mungoi Exactly. Bird wasn't as flashy, but he did things Dr J wasn't even capable of, and was a better basketball player than Dr J ever was
+Rick Reeves I wish I could agree with you. Erving was my idol growing up and he was definitely ONE OF the best forwards who ever played, but he wasn't THE best. But I agree with Kenny Smith - without Dr. J, none of the amazing forwards who came later would have tried some of the things they did when they were trying to be like him.
MrDJS444 Exactly. Dr J was the originator. I can only imagine how good Dr J would've have been in today's shoes. Back then you couldn't cut fast or you would twist your ankles. They couldn't make sharp cuts or stop or stop on a dime
lolz Magic is hilarious. I just love how he just genuinely enjoys and appreciates the great players and the stuff they do on the court.
Dr. J.
Epic... Something outside of time!
Dr J ; in fact i'd put his dunk over Walton up there with this rock the baby dunk
Brad Sipes Which one? lol
The 1977 finals, his dunks were better than this they are showing. But you should have seen him in the ABA before his knees started to go bad.
I was thinking the same thing. In both dunks, Doc was dunking over an elite defender. Whereas Coop was ducking out of the way, Walton was giving his all.
Absolutely,,he almost took off from the free thro line and dunked on him
The windmill dunk the Dr did over Mikie was as good
One of my favorite dunks is Bernard King's rebound tip dunk in traffic. The other forward, Louis Orr, said it was like Superman coming out of nowhere to lead them. Bernard King was the true King back in the day.
Po Zr bad knees and still killed everyone.
Doc#1.
Pretty cool I witnessed the greatest dunk in person.
100 years time, they’ll only talk about Dr J
I think with Dr J you knew he was coming but couldn't stop him because of his build up of power and finesse, but with Air Jordan you didn't know he was coming until after the event LOL When i watch Michael i can see Dr J's style and moves refined, such an incredible athlete and true master of the game mentality and fundamentally.
All great dunks!! I remember watching that game where John Starks made that dunk. I didn't like John Starks, but when I saw that dunk, I was very impressed and it is a dunk that I will never forget. Every time I go to one of the "top dunk" videos, I look for that dunk, because it definitely belongs in the top dunks of all time!!! Julius and Michael have always been heroes of mine and their dunks belong there too!!!
Even John Starks admits he didn't realize Jordan was there. That's how not in the play Jordan was and the media tried so hard to ensure "Jordan got posterized". The fact that Jordan runs from the key to attempt to be a factor in the play shows how far he actually was from getting posterized.
You're right that he wasn't in the play. But he still got posterized, because the poster captures only a single snapshot moment in time, and Jordan IS in the poster (even though he wasn't in the play).
Did this hurt your feelings that someone said something about your hero? For fucks sake you Jordan fan boys are something else.
Being posterized should be a badge of honor, means you are giving defensive effort. There's a reason guys like Ewing and Olajuwon were both posterized multiple times, they tried to protect the basket.
@@josephjohnroe3678 and you Jordan nutswingers are REALLY something else.
All great dunks, but the most amazing thing is the Jordan dunk . He is trapped with a double team, does a quick spin move while facing the sideline, and has enough speed and hops to dunk on Ewing. Think about it..........all these other guys had a running lead up to the basket. Jordan was facing the wrong way when he attacked the rim. Probably the greatest individual play in basketball history. He beat three guys and the one at the rim is one of the best defensive centers ever.
I agree with you. This was mano et Mano with 7 footer who jumped and was protecting the basket. Dr J's was beautiful, rocking the cradle, but it was a race to the basket and the defender was not in position to defend the dunk, so he was just avoiding contact. JORDAN dunked on the 2nd best DEFENSIVE Center in the league. I put Olajwon ahead of him. The dunk over 6'10" Horace Grant was impressive, but help defender JORDAN wasn't really dunked on. He was late. Starks dunk was great, but JORDAN'S was the best, with the Dr. at #2. I even like Tom Chambers dunk better than Starks because of the height he got on it. BUT he dunked on a point guard.
herbert nelson the irony Is Doc had many dunks over 7 footers not unlike Jordan’s
@@glennmckenzie6799 ...You're absolutely and positively right, Glenn. At the baseline, Doc, who was thirty-five or thirty-six years old, dunked on a 7'4" Mark Eaton.
@@glennmckenzie6799 I thought Jordan dunked on 7 footers , you know every team had a 7 footer in the 80's and 90's must be young
I agree. MJ's dunk was more impressive
Dr. J's dunk was the most artistic looking, to me.
Greatest dunk ever....made it look easy....in a big moment, on a great defender....
There's at least 20 drJ dunks at the top of the list , then everyone else . Js
the Dr!!!
Dr J's Cradle Dunk is the sexiest dunk in existence
MJ's Baseline Poster on Ewing is the sickest dunk in existence
All very good dunks, yet I'd have to go with Dr. J, as Michael Cooper ducks out of the way. He wanted no part of that! Ha ha ha!
+Steve R yeah, it looked like he was going to try then self preservation kicked in. LOL. He probably said "oh shit" to himself in mid-air.
Yeah Coop didn't want that smoke. Great business decision on his part lol
The Rock the baby dunk is the best for me! The angle of attack ,the way he widened both the arms...just a basketball poem!
JULIUS DR. J ERVING....
They ALL were all just emulating your greatness! You saved the NBA by yourself, not Magic and Bird, and the greatest of all time MJ..... wanted to be just like YOU! Those are facts people!
Jordan hands down, got by two guys and still had the energy to go up over Ewing.
Dr J G.O.A.T
I was a Lakers fan watching the game with a friend (a Sixers fan) in Ustate New York with Doc dunked on Coop. That was some sick, nasty, freakish & incredible shit. Doc didn't have to do Coop like that. Doc #1. 😎😎
Love this post❤!
Dr.greatest showman of all time