Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon scored a 50 on five of his six dunks during the All-Star Saturday Night. However, in the final round which included two dunk-offs, Gordon lost out to Miami Heat's Derrick Jones Jr. 198-197.
In the clinching dunk, Jones Jr. threw down a windmill dunk from near the free-throw line and scored 48.
DJJ with the 48!#ATTSlamDunk #StateFarmSaturday @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/00imNrVny0
— NBA (@NBA) February 16, 2020
In response, Gordon dunked over Celtics rookie 7-5 Tacko Fall but fell one point short, receiving 47.
🚨 AARON GORDON DUNKS OVER TACKO FALL! 🚨#StateFarmSaturday on @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/cMmRjnnTzN
— NBA (@NBA) February 16, 2020
This was the second time Gordon finished as the runner-up after also finishing second to Zach LaVine in 2016.
"I still feel like I'm one of the best, if not the best dunker in the world, so I still feel that," Gordon said to ESPN's Rachel Nichols after the loss.
Aaron Gordon says he feels like he should have two trophies and likely won’t do the dunk contest again.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 16, 2020
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As per ESPN Stats & Info, Gordon joins Dominique Wilkins as the only two players to finish as runners-up in the Dunk Contest twice. However, Wilkins did win it on two other occasions - 1985, 1990.
"We’re here to do four dunks. It should be the best out of four dunks. I did four straight 50s — five straight 50s. It’s over. It’s a wrap. Let’s go home," Gordon said in the press conference.
He concluded the presser by saying - "My next go is going to be to try and win the 3-Point contest."
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