Nearly five minutes into the contest, the Cleveland Cavaliers guard attacked the rim after splitting two defenders at the top of the key.

When asked about his thoughts on the blockbuster trade that sent star guard Luka Doncic to the rival Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porziņģi

The crucialness of Kristaps Porzingis’s health to the Celtics’ chances of genuinely contending cannot be overstated.

A matchup of the two best teams in the East featured one of the dunks of the year Tuesday night. This was bad news for Kristaps Porziņģis. Donovan Mitchell put Porziņģis on a poster with a power slam over the 7-2 center early Tuesday to ignite the Cleveland home crowd in a matchup against the Boston Celtics.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 of his season-high 34 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics coasted to a 122-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Ever since he won the Slam Dunk Contest during his rookie season, Donovan Mitchell has established himself as one of the league's best dunkers -- particularly among smaller guards. He added to his resume on Tuesday night with a potential dunk of the year candidate.

Throughout the season, Donovan Mitchell had heard from his teammates about how he had been dunking less throughout the year. They won’t have any complaints after his latest liftoff. In the Cavs’ matchup with the defending champion Boston Celtics on Tuesday,

Donovan Mitchell just threw down one of the biggest dunks in years for the Cavs during Tuesday night's game against the Celtics.