The year in sport 2018: NBA
December 30, 2018
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
