Watch: Mahinmi throws down all over Valanciunas
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.@ianmahinmi with the huge throw-down! https://t.co/qyYyVUjUI8
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 29, 2016
The Indiana Pacers struggled to match the Toronto Raptors' intensity early in the first quarter of Friday night's Game 6, but center Ian Mahinmi got his team going when he matched DeMar DeRozan for aerial pyrotechnics.
Moments after DeRozan punked the Pacers' front line with a soaring putback, Mahinmi took a pocket pass from George Hill out of the pick-and-roll and absolutely lit up Jonas Valanciunas' world.
The Pacers ended the quarter on a 12-2 run.