Jordan, Rose, Pippen, Gibson, LaVine: The five best dunks in Bulls history

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The five best dunks in Bulls history. Pretty straightforward. Chek them out in the video above, and put them in context with the text below.

- Michael spins back on Starks/Oakley, goes baseline over Patrick Ewing

The Knicks led the Bulls late in the second quarter of Game 3 of the playoffs' first round. Then Michael Jordan added an iconic moment to what was quickly becoming an illustrious career, reversing course on John Starks and Charles Oakley, driving baseline and dunking all over Patrick Ewing (this will come up again later). Jordan finished with 33 points as the Bulls completed a sweep of the Knicks, closing New York out in Madison Square Garden. They would go on to win their first title later that summer.

- Zach LaVine sends JaKarr Sampson back to the G-League

The most recent of the dunks, and we really wanted to get a current Bulls player in the list. LaVine was in the midst of his best stretch in his early tenure with the Bulls, averaging 26.5 points over a four-game span. And the most emphatic pair of points was scored in Sacramento, when LaVine rose up on JaKarr Sampson to put the Bulls ahead by 14 right before half. LaVine finished that game with 27 points on 9 of 18 shooting. And the funniest part? Sampson was sent back to the G-League the following day. Rumor has it he's still down there.

- Goran Dragic fails to get the memo on Derrick Rose

It could be the best dunk on this list. The Bulls held a lead on a Suns team that was 16-4 up until that point. That's when Rose went upstairs off a half-court pass from Tyrus Thomas, dunking all over 23-year-old Goran Dragic, then a rarely used reserve behind Steve Nash. And Stacey King was up to the task of hyping up a dunk of such ferocity. The Bulls would go on to win the game, with Rose finishing with 32 points on 15 of 21 shooting.

- Taj Gibson welcomes home Dwyane Wade

Oh, what a time. In the midst of the Bulls rocking the Heat by 21 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Taj Gibson set the tone for the series by going all the way upstairs in dunking over Dwyane Wade early in the second quarter. The best part of it all was Wade's tweet the following afternoon.

- Scottie Pippen disrespects Patrick Ewing

It's Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Bulls' final game in Chicago Stadium. And, boy, did Scottie Pippen ever close it down with a thunderous boom, dunking all over Patrick Ewing, who finished the regular season fifth in blocks. But he didn't add to his tally on this fast break, with Pippen going up top for the slam and then ruthlessly standing over the 7-footer. The Bulls won 93-79.

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