Video: Grizzlies' Quincy Pondexter dunks on Spurs' Boris Diaw

Nobody is really tuning into the Western Conference finals expecting tons of high-flying highlights, but that's exactly what Grizzlies forward Quincy Pondexter
Video: Grizzlies' Quincy Pondexter dunks on Spurs' Boris Diaw
Video: Grizzlies' Quincy Pondexter dunks on Spurs' Boris Diaw /

Nobody is really tuning into the Western Conference finals expecting tons of high-flying highlights, but that's exactly what Grizzlies forward Quincy Pondexter delivered when he dunked over Spurs forward Boris Diaw in Game 2.

With the Spurs leading 83-73 and a little less than six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Pondexter received the ball in the right corner after a cross-court pass from Mike Conley. Faking to get by a hard close out, the third-year reserve forward out of Washington drove baseline and quickly rose to dunk over Diaw, who was attempting to rotate over and provide help defense on the play.

Check out the poster dunk in photo form below.

Pondexter finished with seven points (on three-for-six shooting) and nine rebounds in 37 minutes, but the Spurs held off a Grizzlies rally to prevail in overtime. San Antonio now holds a 2-0 lead as the series shifts to Memphis for Game 3 on Saturday.

Pondexter joins the “Dunk of the Playoffs” conversation, which currently includes Grizzlies forward Tayshaun PrinceSpurs forward Kawhi LeonardKnicks guard Iman ShumpertRockets forward Carlos DelfinoThunder forward Kevin DurantWarriors center Andrew BogutBulls forward Taj GibsonPacers forward Gerald GreenPacers center Roy Hibbert and Warriors forward Harrison Barnes.

Quincy Pondexter dunks on Boris Diaw. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

(Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

The before shot. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

(Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

The after shot.(Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

(Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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Ben Golliver
BEN GOLLIVER

Ben Golliver is a staff writer for SI.com and has covered the NBA for various outlets since 2007. The native Oregonian and Johns Hopkins University graduate currently resides in Los Angeles.