Best NBA playoff dunks, including Jamal Cain's posterization of Jalen Duren

TL;DR

Jamal Cain's dunk over Jalen Duren has sparked excitement among fans during the NBA playoffs. This highlight is part of a list showcasing the best playoff dunks, emphasizing style and difficulty.

Key points

Jamal Cain dunked on Jalen Duren during the playoffs
The dunk is part of a list of best playoff dunks
Criteria include style, difficulty, and embarrassment
The Pistons are at risk of elimination in the playoffs

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Kobe Bryant

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Because of the internet and being prisoners of the moment, last night's Detroit Pistons-Orlando Magic playoff game had fans losing their minds, pretending they had never seen anyone get dunked on.

While Jamal Cain's posterization of Jalen Duren earned a spot in this list's best playoff dunks, more importantly, it put the Pistons, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, on the brink of an embarrassing elimination.

There are many criteria for the best playoff dunks, including style, degree of difficulty and the hint of embarrassment it must conjure for those who end up on an endless loop of highlights, and for some, their own claim to fame.

Duran's dunk makes this list, and here is the rest of ordinary players and Hall of Famers alike (in no particular order) getting yammed on during playoff time.

Kobe Bryant's windmill over Timberwolves

Kevin Garnett now has nightmares about this spectacular throwdown in the 2003 Western Conference quarterfinals by Bryant, who went baseline, not caring who was in his way. Any lesser player would have separated his shoulder on the dunk. However, Bryant's flush over Steve Nash in the 2006 playoffs deserves some run and is criminally underrated.

Tracy McGrady dunks on Shawn Bradley

McGrady, not generally known for his emotion, was understanding hyped after climbing the ladder on the 7-6 Bradley in the Mavericks-Rockets 2005 playoffs first round. McGrady's Rockets ended up losing the series, which included a 40-point rout in Game 7.

John Starks lefty over MJ

The 1990s playoff battles between the New York Knicks and were must-see TV, and when Starks went baseline on their entire defense late in the fourth quarter of the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals, he sealed the victory and gave the Knicks a 2-0 series lead, which they would eventually lose.