The year in sport 2018: NBA
The Golden State Warriors won their third title in four years in 2018, but if the Houston Rockets had not missed 27 straight three pointers in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, or if JR Smith knew the score in the final seconds of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Warriors could have seen the title slip away.
Let’s look at 18 defining moments from 2018 in the NBA.
January 26th — DeMarcus Cousins tears his Achilles
January 29th — Blake Griffin is traded to Detroit Pistons
February 6th — Kristaps Porzingis tears his ACL
February 7th — Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks over THJ
April 21st — New Orleans Pelicans sweep Portland Trail Blazers in Round 1
May 29th — Rockets miss 27 three pointers in a row in WCF
June 1st — JR Smith forgets the score
June 9th — Kevin Durant wins Final MVP
June 21st — Phoenix Suns select DeAndre Ayton as number one draft pick
June 21st — Dallas Mavericks trade Trae Young for Luka Doncic
July 9th — LeBron James signs with LA Lakers
July 18th — San Antonio Spurs trade Kawhi Leonard for Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan
November 12th — Kevin Durant gets angry at Draymond Green
November 12th — Jimmy Butler is traded to Philadelphia 76ers
November 18th — Kemba Walker sets Charlotte Hornets record with a 60-point performance
November 23rd — Gregg Popovich criticises the three point line
November 29th — Steph Curry’s ‘Shoes for Girls’
December 4th — Markelle Fultz diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome
Featured photograph/Flickr/Michael Tipton