Ever since he won the Slam Dunk Contest during his rookie season, Donovan Mitchell has established himself as one of the league's best dunkers -- particularly among smaller guards. He added to his resume on Tuesday night with a potential dunk of the year candidate.

The Cleveland Cavaliers' matchup against the Boston Celtics was already a must-watch, considering they were the top teams in the Eastern Conference heading into Tuesday night. However, Donovan Mitchell made sure viewers who tuned in for the first quarter got what they came for with one of the best dunks of the season.

Nearly five minutes into the contest, the Cleveland Cavaliers guard attacked the rim after splitting two defenders at the top of the key.

Throughout the season, Donovan Mitchell had heard from his teammates about how he had been dunking less throughout the year. They won’t have any complaints after his latest liftoff. In the Cavs’ matchup with the defending champion Boston Celtics on Tuesday,

The Boston Celtics went to Cleveland to take on Donovan Mitchell and the first-place Cavaliers Tuesday night. Mitchell got to work early by entering his name into the ring for the best dunk of the year.

Donovan Mitchell just threw down one of the biggest dunks in years for the Cavs during Tuesday night's game against the Celtics.