Even for the most-prolific dunkers, it’s difficult to amass three dunks in single game alone. Despite being a two-time slam dunk champion, Nate Robinson rarely gets to show off his vertical leap in the game. Last night, he got to show off his inhuman ability to dunk a ball at just 5-9 and he did it three times, and in less than a 2 minute span.
First an alley-oop from Ty Lawson
Then a follow-up dunk after a missed J.J. Hickson layup less than a minute later
Then another putback dunk off Evan Fournier miss just 40 seconds later
Not only did the Denver Nuggets blow out the Lakers 137-115, but you could see the frustration on the Lakers’ body language as Nate Robinson made the Staples Center his personal hightlight reel.