Manu Ginobili: Top 10 Moments of his Career

8. Dunk on Chris Bosh in Game 5 of the 2014 NBA Finals

Manu Ginobili dunks on Chris Bosh in Game 5, 2014 NBA Finals

Many pundits and experts expressed their doubts as to whether a 36-year-old Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs would be able to re-cooperate from an emotionally draining loss in the 2013 NBA Finals.

As the two teams locked horns again for the second consecutive time in the 2014 NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs, looking for vengeance, absolutely dominated and demolished the Miami Heat in 5 games. In the second quarter of a closeout game 5, Ginobili delivered one of his most triumphant postseason moments late into his career.

With 2:47 remaining in the second quarter, Tim Duncan pulled down a defensive rebound off a missed 3-pointer by Bosh and passed it out to Ginobili just as he was crossing half-court. Ginobili taking advantage of his momentum flashed past Udonis Haslem and rammed into Ray Allen with his right should as he rose for a driving dunk on the face of Chris Bosh.

"I went hard and once I was in the air, I felt like I had a shot, and tried," Ginobili said. "I think it helped the team, too, to get pumped up."

This surprise dunk pumped up the Spurs team as well as the San Antonio crowd. Ginobili followed his throw-down with a 3 pointer over LeBron James thus finishing a vintage first half performance producing 14 points on 5-7 shooting off the bench as the Spurs went on a 41-18 run over the 17:04 of the first half. The Spurs never looked back from that point and ended up defeating the Miami Heat 104-87 to win their 5th championship.