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The Dunk Ladder is a free-flowing, constantly updated chart that ranks the best dunks throughout the 2011-12 season. When a serious dunk reverberates around the NBA, make sure to check here to see where it stands!

Now We're Talking

May 4 -- Well, that didn't take long.

Thanks to J.R. Smith, a noble Dunk Ladder alum himself, the extended version of the Ladder brings us into the playoffs with a double-pump dunk that woke up a Madison Square Garden crowd that was desperately trying to rally the Knicks.

Home energy can definitely play a major role in the postseason, and plays like this can drive up that intensity. It ultimately didn't help the Knicks get a victory, but you've got to believe that any day now one of these playoff dunks is going to be a big game-changer.

UPDATE (May 11): The playoffs are speeding along, but before we get knee-deep in the second round, we've pieced together the Video top dunks from the first round. Stick around because the action is turning up as the games become that much more important.

Share your thoughts on the Dunk Ladder field by writing us at NBADunkLadder@turner.com.

-- LeMont Calloway, NBA.com

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The Boss : Jan. 30, 2012
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All the heat I took last season for not giving Video 'The Mosgov' a higher rating can get thrown out the door after seeing this banger. Timofey Mozgov can finally rest easy because the spotlight is now on Kendrick Perkins, a Video familiar spot for the OKC big man.

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Go Get It : March 10, 2012
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No need to worry, Micah Hart. We see eye-to-eye on this one. Crowning it the best in-game dunk ever though might be a stretch. But we're taking nothing away from Green's jam. This was impressive.

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Cheat Code 'Bron : Jan. 29, 2012
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Forget the pass. Forget the finish. When you leap over a player for an alley-oop, whether with style or not, you're going to make this Ladder. We're rechristening him as "Mr. Up, Down, Left, Right".

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Pick Up The Pieces : April 4, 2012
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Blake Griffin continues to set the standard. After Video leaping over cars and cracking the Dunk Ladder Video without touching the rim, Blake achieves another Dunk Ladder first by becoming the first to make the list on a putback slam. Poppa Pau probably wants to burn the tape.

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Eye-Opener : Feb. 21, 2012
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Paul George may not be a household name just yet, but dunks like this, in addition to being in the national spotlight in the Dunk Contest, are going to wake people up in due time.

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Back Like I Never Left : May 3, 2012
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Welcome back to the party J.R.! We knew you still had it in you. As for the Knicks, after all of these years, maybe they can finally put Video another baseline hesitation jam behind them.

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Cleared For Takeoff : April 3, 2012
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Watching Andre Iguodala hang for centuries in the air makes you wonder if he really came down from out of the sky. Being a Sixer on the break, we can't help but make Video slight comparisons.

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Asik and Destroy : April 1, 2012
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The phrase 'Asik and destroy,' usually reserved for Chicago big man Omer Asik when he drops the hammer, gets flipped around as Russell Westbrook crashes the party.

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Beef It Up : March 3, 2012
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Josh Smith takes the heart out of the Thunder front line with this nasty facial over Serge Ibaka. You can relax now, Perk. You have company.

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Better Late Than Never : Jan. 31, 2012
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I'll be the first to admit that this jewel inexplicably slipped through my fingers at first. But the best readers in the world wouldn't let it go unnoticed by campaigning hard for it. Now, Paul George is officially in his rightful home.

When It Counts

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Where will our biggest playoff dunk come from?

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