Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons on Sunday was crowned the NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner, narrowly beating New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin in the process.
Simons and Toppin each moved onto the final round after Indiana Pacers rookie Cassius Stanley was eliminated following his first two dunks of the contest. Stanley entered the evening as the favorite to win but recorded the lowest score of the three contestants in the first round.
With Simons and Toppin in the final round, the two players each had the opportunity to throw down one last dunk. The judges, which included Dee Brown, Jason Richardson, Josh Smith, Spud Webb and Dominique Wilkins, then voted Simons the winner over Toppin by a final count of 3-2.
The abbreviated Slam Dunk Contest took place during halftime of the All-Star Game and featured some impressive high-flying acts by the three participants. With the event now over, Rookie Wire took a look at each of the dunks thrown down by the players involved.