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NBA Top 10 Plays of the Day: Ricky Council’s backscratching slam, Guerschon Yabusele’s poster time and more

Three matchups on Friday provided a great action with top plays.

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With three matchups on Friday night, the NBA gave us a complete dost of thrill and entertainment. Caves and Thunder continued their top form with a clinical win. The 76ers squeezed past the Hornets on Joel Embiid’s return. 76ers-Hornets game produced best plays on Friday.

So let’s dive into the top 10 plays from Friday:

10. Evan Mobley showing off the patience of a wily veteran and makes a dunk over Giannis is number 10 in the list.

9. Tyler Herro turn on the jets, pick up the loose ball, and get past Isaiah Hartstein to make 3-foot dunk.

GET UP TYLER HERRO 😤

Chases down the loose ball and SLAMS it home! pic.twitter.com/gN2ntVg3BL
— NBA (@NBA) December 21, 2024

8. Chris Middleton lose the ball turnover and Mitchell gets the steal to finish the dunk.

7. Embiid drops it off to Tyrese Maxey between the legs to help him score a 26-foot three point jumper.

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6. Evan Mobley produces a 1-foot alley-oop dunk shot through Donovan Mitchell.

SPIDA SHOW TO END THE 1H 😈

Lob to Mobley for the HUGE slam… to the steal and slam of his own! pic.twitter.com/yZxuWGAnTO
— NBA (@NBA) December 21, 2024

5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tosses up to the basket through two defenders but ended up with the foul. His circus shot make it to the top five.

4. Coby Martin is finding Nick Richards with the lob on Joel Embiid’s head and Richards makes alley-oop dunk shot.

3. Ricky Council IV is going all the way for the backscratching slam with two hands as he cocks it behind his head.

"LOOK AT RICKY GO"

Ricky Council IV takes OFF in transition for the backscratching slam!

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📲 https://t.co/490XmqLmdZ pic.twitter.com/kqhgsYnhcu
— NBA (@NBA) December 21, 2024

2. Tyrese Maxey lobs it to KJ Martin who makes high-flying basket.

1. Guerschon Yabusele’s poster time while running through the contact, and punching it home tops the chart tonight.

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A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors’ championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he’s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He’s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.