Growing up as an pre-teen following hoops, one of the few things you notice about SportsCenter coverage is how foolishly they focus on the end result of the game and skips over the good stuff — the crossovers and blocks. Winning a game was cool, but there's nothing that quite says on-court dominance like sending someone's weak-ass shot in to the third row.
Of course, NBA stars are much more mature than playground kids, but blocked shots still take a high level of importance. They can be huge momentum shifters, a career highlight (see Tayshaun Prince), or a memorable moment in NBA history. On 20 Memorable Shot Blocks (in GIFs!), you'll see your usual suspects like Dikembe Mutombo and Shaquillle O'Neal. Then there are your surprises like Nate Robinson.
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LeBron James Game-Winning Dunk Doesn't Work Out Too Well
Manu Ginobili Gets Kevin Durant Out of Here
Ben Wallace Swats Shaquille O'Neal
Dwight Howard Gets Disrespectful
Mt. Mutombo Defeats the Greatest
Nobody Likes a Show-off
Marcin Gortat Beats The King
Hakeem Olajuwon Denies Rod Strickland
The Answer Gets Got
Ben Wallace Is Not a Fan of Dreams
Nate Robinson 4 MVP
The Dream > The Admiral
Nate Robinson Doesn't Like Giants
Roy Hibbert Says No to Carmelo Anthony
Hakeem Olajuwon Shatters the Knicks' Dreams
LaPhonso Ellis Snatches Brian Davis' Heart
The Stilt vs. The Cap
Tayshaun Prince Gets Reggie Miller Out of Here
Date: 5/24/2004
Victim: Reggie Miller