Late in the third quarter in Game 6 of the Pacers-Hawks series, Mike Scott – known at this point for his shooting – cut straight to the basket and went right at Ian Mahinmi, who was right under the basket to meet Scott in the air.
To everyone’s surprise, Scott got the best of that exchange:
Naturally, players around the league saw the play and reacted accordingly:
That was nasty!!
— Brandon Rush (@BRush_25) May 2, 2014
Mike Scott please don’t do that bruh!!! Please!!!
— Damien Wilkins (@dwilkins3000) May 2, 2014
I SEE YOU @mikescott #EmojiMan #TakeFlight
— Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) May 2, 2014
OH MY GOODNESSS
— Tim Hardaway Jr (@T_HardJR) May 2, 2014
Mike Scott just dunkedddd on him something crazy!!!!
— Dion Waiters (@dionwaiters3) May 2, 2014
Oh boy mike Scott punched on ole boy. Sheeshhhhhhhhh
— Tony Wroten (@TWroten_LOE) May 2, 2014
That dunk might have won the game for them
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) May 2, 2014
Turn up!!!!
— Marquis Teague (@marquisteague25) May 2, 2014
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