Tristan Thompson's dunk blocked by the rim in Game 6 (video)

Tristan Thompson has dunk blocked by the rim in Game 6 (video)

Jun 16, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) dunks against Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston (34) during the first quarter of game six of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

The Cleveland Cavaliers forward had some great moments in the NBA Finals. This was not one of them.

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson made his presence known to the Golden State Warriors down low several times in the NBA Finals, including a thunderous dunk right before halftime of Game 6 to bring his team within two.

Something apparently went wrong for Thompson during halftime. Around midway through the third quarter, Thompson received a nice alley-oop from Matthew Dellavedova and promptly got rejected by the rim.

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The reaction of the person sitting next to the stanchion really says it all. This certainly won’t help lower the number of barbs about Thompson’s occasionally limited offensive game.

Besides personal embarrassment, the missed dunk probably didn’t matter much in the big picture. Golden State pulled away to a 105-97 victory to take the series in six games; it always felt like the Warriors would be able to put away the shorthanded Cavaliers eventually.

The missed dunk or series outcome shouldn’t take away from what Thompson did this postseason, as he stood out as one of Cleveland’s best non-LeBron players. He was a monster on the glass, averaging 10.8 rebounds per contest in addition to 1.2 blocks per game.

Thompson riskily turned down a four-year, $52 million extension with Cleveland earlier in the season with the hope that LeBron could help him get more. He may have justified the decision, as long as he stops missing perfect alley-oops.

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