Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell can add another accolade to a standout rookie season: NBA dunk champion.
Mitchell beat the Cleveland Caveliers' Larry Nance Jr. in the final of the NBA Slam Dunk contest Saturday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, winning with a score of 98 to Nance's 96 in the championship round.
Mitchell easily advanced to the final by earning an opening-round score of 98, ahead of Nance (93), the Dallas Mavericks' Dennis Smith Jr. (89) and the Indiana Pacers' Victor Oladipo (71).
Here's a look at his two championship round dunks:
First dunk, with a score of 50:
Second dunk with a score of 48:
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