VIDEO: Top 5 highlights of the week
It's the final Top 5 highlights of the week installment for 2014. In observance, public schools are closed.
Which they are, due to the fact it's Sunday ... and also the holiday season.
5. Kendall Marshall's early celebration
With a Jared Dudley shot chart like this against the Atlanta Hawks, it's understandable to see why his Milwaukee Bucks teammates have confidence when he jacks one up.
However, Bucks point guard Kendall Marshall was brimming with a little too much of it when he dished off to an open Dudley last week against the Charlotte Hornets.
4. The French connection to Vince Carter dunking
In the 2000 Olympics, it was Vince Carter over top of a French seven-footer named Frederic Weis. In December 2014, it was a 37-year-old Carter around Rudy Gobert.
3. Nene posterizes Nikola Mirotic
With extreme impunity.
2. Anthony Davis' volleyball spike block
Points to Manu Ginobili for keeping his eye on the ball.
1. Damian Lillard recreates his own moment
The only difference between this and Damian Lillard's shot against the Houston Rockets in May was that this one tied the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder and sent it to overtime, while the other one sent Houston home.
Oh what's that, can't remember the shot from May? Here, view them side-by-side: