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Giannis Antetokounmpo soars for thunderous dunk at Madison Square Garden

Gobert and GIannis hand out lessons in rejection and Mitchell finishes off a half-court alley oop in Christmas Day's best plays

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Giannis Antetokounmpo soars for a thunderous dunk against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden

Giannis Antetokounmpo soared for a spectacular breakaway dunk during the Milwaukee Bucks' blowout win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

The 'Greek Freak' scored 30 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Bucks cruised to a 109-95 victory.

His highlight of the night came with nine minutes remaining in the second quarter. Antetokounmpo poked the ball away from Knicks forward Lance Thomas as he attempted to hand the ball off to team-mate Allonzo Trier.

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Antetokounmpo race into the Knicks' half and, with defenders trailing in his wake, took flight from outside of the paint to slam home a thunderous right-handed dunk.

Christmas Day scores

  • Philadelphia 76ers 114-121 Boston Celtics (OT)
  • Los Angeles Lakers 127-101 Golden State Warriors
  • Oklahoma City Thunder 109-113 Houston Rockets
  • Milwaukee Bucks 109-95 New York Knicks
  • Portland Trail Blazers 96-117 Utah Jazz

Click the video at the top of the page to watch Antetokounmpo's highlight dunk at Madison Square Garden then click the video below to watch Christmas Day's 10 best plays, including a big rejection by Rudy Gobert and alley-oop slams by Kyle Kuzma and Donovan Mitchell

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