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Center Jalen Smith caught the ball in the left corner.
The center is known for his three-point shooting, not for putting the ball on the floor. But with the Bulls down three in the fourth quarter, Smith drove baseline past All-Star Paul George and exploded toward the rim.
Smith elevated over Joel Embiid for a thunderous poster that did more than cut the Bulls’ deficit to one and the delight of fans and disbelief of his teammates.
On a day where their offense was throwing up clunkers from the three-point line, Smith’s dunk galvanized the Bulls.