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The East was more spectacular with the Cleveland Cavaliers 'LeBron James and Wade taking turns feeding one another for highlight-reel slam-dunks and the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard with his rim-shaking, one-handed throwdowns.

Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony can't rescue West in All-Star Game 2010

After what happened last year, many expected there was going to be an across-the-board wave of these bills and they would be slam-dunks, said Clarissa Martinez of the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic civil rights group.

Groups target states' illegal-immigration bills 2011

Some selections are slam-dunks; others will stir debate.

All-star squad: The best 53-man roster of NFL's past 10 years 2010

There are only a few slam-dunks this year: HBO's The Pacific for miniseries and the sublime Temple Grandin for movie, with Al Pacino (You Don't Know Jack) and Claire Danes (Temple) a lock for best actors in their respective movies.

Critic's Notebook: Who Should Win the Emmys? 2010

So Obama is basically cherry-picking cases - choosing to bring slam-dunks to federal court in an effort to make the same point that Giuliani expressed after Moussaoui's conviction.

Rudy Sounds the Alarm Again 2009

Egypt has been ruled with an iron fist by President Husni Mubarak for three decades, a man who hits slam-dunks every election year by garnering an eyebrow-raising 90% of the popular vote -- and whose prisons are notorious torture cells for political dissidents.

Sharmine Narwani: Thomas Friedman -- Hasbara GrandMaster Or Elitist Dupe? 2009

Now these would be softballs; slam-dunks Palin could've answered with her purdy lil eyes closed, thus demonstrating her overall intelligence and political savvy.

Andy Ostroy: Katie Couric Should Be Fired! 2009

Closed-ends can be smart investments, but they're not slam-dunks.

Investors In Bondage 2008

Darden (up) Blue-collar civil servant slam-dunks Dream Team.

O.J. Opener Edition 2008

But they are also philosophical and moral slam-dunks.

Seven Ridiculously Practical Recommendations For Curbing America's Addiction To War 2008