Jaime Jaquez Jr . left Charlotte’s Sion James on the deck before throwing down one of the flashiest dunks of the young season, a play ClutchPoints captured and shared on X that quickly went viral. The Miami Heat used that burst of energy and a franchise-record 53-point first quarter en route to a 126-108 NBA Cup victory Friday night. Expand Tweet

The sequence came early, when Jaquez crossed up James with a quick shimmy, blew by him into the lane, and finished with authority over help defenders, a one-handed slam that sent the Kaseya Center into orbit and punctuated Miami’s opening-quarter assault. The clip dominated social feeds and highlighted why Jaquez keeps surfacing in highlight reels. Article Continues Below

Jaquez finished with a well-rounded line : 18 points, eig

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