In November, Ja Morant faces Brook Lopez in a potential dunk moment but opts for a missed 3-pointer instead, highlighting his lack of dunks this season due to the focus on shooting over dunking in the NBA. The idea of making dunks worth three points is proposed to incentivize more highlight-reel plays, as players like Anthony Edwards and DeMar DeRozan are dunking less while shooting more 3-pointers, reflecting a league-wide shift towards perimeter shooting over rim-rocking dunks. However, the solution is not as simple as it seems, as the trend of fewer dunks is not easily addressed by changing the scoring system.
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