Zach LaVine wins slam dunk contest in battle with Aaron Gordon

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    Zach LaVine was fresh out of dunks, having been pushed to the limits by Aaron Gordon in an epic final round that put the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest back on top at All-Star Saturday night.

    In need of some magic, he reached deep down into his repertoire and found just enough left for one more go.

    "We were looking in our bag of tricks. Ain't nothing left," LaVine said. "I just found a little piece of dust."

    LaVine pulled off a between-the-legs dunk from the free throw line on the second tiebreaker to take home his second straight dunk contest trophy, becoming just the fourth player -- after Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson and Nate Robinson -- to pull off that feat

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