This Day in NBA Playoffs History: Kobe Bryant Soars for the Reverse Baseline Slam on Kevin Garnett and Rasho Nesterovic (Video)

Before Father Time caught up to him, Kobe Bryant was throwing down absolutely ridiculous dunks like this one during the 2005 Playoffs.

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Take a trip down memory lane as we share a crazy moment at the podium, an amazing posterization, an absolute on-court fail or a memorable shooting performance from the postseason of the National Basketball Association in This Day in NBA Playoffs History.

During the 2013-14 regular season, we showed you when Kobe Bryant threw down his first dunk after undergoing a lengthy recovery from a torn left Achilles tendon. Oh, how times have changed. Back in 2003, during Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Bryant was a sprightly 24-year-old who flew through the air and somehow managed to throw down this ferocious slam on Kevin Garnett and Rasho Nesterovic.

Look, the dunk was so ridiculous that it got announcer Kevin Harlan talking all crazy about "Kobe sucking out the comedy of the Target Center." It's that crazy.  

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