2017β18 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Markelle Fultz |
Picked by | Philadelphia 76ers |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Houston Rockets |
Season MVP | James Harden (Houston) |
Top scorer | James Harden (Houston) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Golden State Warriors |
Western runners-up | Houston Rockets |
Finals | |
Champions | Golden State Warriors |
Runners-up | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Finals MVP | Kevin Durant (Golden State) |
The 2017β18 NBA season was the 72nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 17, 2017, earlier than previous seasons to reduce the number of "back-to-back" games teams were scheduled to play, [1] with the 2017 Eastern Conference champion (and Finals runnerβup) Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. [2] The 2018 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 18, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. The regular season ended on April 11, 2018. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018 [3] and ended on June 8 with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals.
Free agency negotiations began on July 1. Players began signing on July 6, after the July moratorium ended.
In-season | ||
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Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Phoenix Suns | Earl Watson | Jay Triano (interim) |
Memphis Grizzlies | David Fizdale | J. B. Bickerstaff (interim) |
Milwaukee Bucks | Jason Kidd | Joe Prunty (interim) |
For the first time since the inauguration of the BAA, there would be no coaching changes going from the previous season to entering the regular season. [11] In fact, the 536 days from Dave Joerger being fired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies to the day the Phoenix Suns fired Earl Watson as head coach would be the longest period in NBA history without any coaching changes occur. The last time no head coaches were hired in the off-season occurred during the 1975β76 season. [12]
The preseason began on September 30 and ended on October 13.
The Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves played two preseason games in China, at Shenzhen on October 5 and Shanghai on October 8. [17] Minnesota won the first game 111β97, while Golden State emerged victorious in the second one, 142β110.
The regular season began on October 17, 2017, and ended on April 11, 2018.
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c β Toronto Raptors | 59 | 23 | .720 | β | 34–7 | 25–16 | 12β4 | 82 |
x β Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 27–14 | 28–13 | 12β4 | 82 |
x β Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 30–11 | 22–19 | 9β7 | 82 |
New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30.0 | 19–22 | 10–31 | 6β10 | 82 |
Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31.0 | 15–26 | 13–28 | 1β15 | 82 |
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Cleveland Cavaliers | 50 | 32 | .610 | β | 29–12 | 21–20 | 11β5 | 82 |
x β Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 10β6 | 82 |
x β Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 6β10 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 11.0 | 25–16 | 14–27 | 9β7 | 82 |
Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23.0 | 17–24 | 10–31 | 4β12 | 82 |
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Miami Heat | 44 | 38 | .537 | β | 26–15 | 18–23 | 11β5 | 82 |
x β Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 1.0 | 23–18 | 20–21 | 8β8 | 82 |
Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 8.0 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 11β5 | 82 |
Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 19.0 | 17–24 | 8–33 | 5β11 | 82 |
Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 20.0 | 16–25 | 8–33 | 5β11 | 82 |
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 28–13 | 21–20 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 5β11 | 82 |
x β Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 28–13 | 20–21 | 7β9 | 82 |
x β Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2.0 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 10β6 | 82 |
Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3.0 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 9β7 | 82 |
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Golden State Warriors | 58 | 24 | .707 | β | 29–12 | 29–12 | 13β3 | 82 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16.0 | 22–19 | 20–21 | 12β4 | 82 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 20–21 | 15–26 | 6β10 | 82 |
Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31.0 | 14–27 | 13–28 | 5β11 | 82 |
Phoenix Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 37.0 | 10–31 | 11–30 | 4β12 | 82 |
Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z β Houston Rockets | 65 | 17 | .793 | β | 34–7 | 31–10 | 12β4 | 82 |
x β New Orleans Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 24–17 | 24–17 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 33–8 | 14–27 | 9β7 | 82 |
Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | 15–26 | 9–32 | 5β11 | 82 |
Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | 16–25 | 6–35 | 5β11 | 82 |
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Notes
On August 9, 2017, the NBA announced that the Brooklyn Nets would play two regular season games at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico. On December 7, the Nets played against the Oklahoma City Thunder and on December 9, they matched up against the Miami Heat. [18] The Nets prevailed 100β95 over the Thunder in their first game, but lost to the Heat 101β89 in their second game.
On August 10, 2017, the NBA announced that the Philadelphia 76ers would play the Boston Celtics at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom on January 11, 2018. [19] The Celtics won the game 114β103.
The 2018 NBA playoffs began on April 14, 2018, ESPN aired the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals and TNT aired the 2018 Western Conference Finals. For the first time since 1979 both Conference Finals series went to a deciding Game 7. The season ended with the 2018 NBA Finals which began on May 31, 2018, and ended on June 8, 2018, on ABC.
First round | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Toronto* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Washington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Toronto* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Miami* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Oklahoma City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Houston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | New Orleans | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | New Orleans | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | San Antonio | 1 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | James Harden | Houston Rockets | 30.4 |
Rebounds per game | Andre Drummond | Detroit Pistons | 16.0 |
Assists per game | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 10.3 |
Steals per game | Victor Oladipo | Indiana Pacers | 2.4 |
Blocks per game | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans | 2.6 |
Turnovers per game | DeMarcus Cousins | New Orleans Pelicans | 5.0 |
Fouls per game | DeMarcus Cousins | New Orleans Pelicans | 3.8 |
Minutes per game | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers | 37.3 |
FG% | Clint Capela | Houston Rockets | 65.2% |
FT% | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 92.2% |
3FG% | Darren Collison | Indiana Pacers | 46.8% |
Efficiency per game | James Harden | Houston Rockets | 29.87 |
Double-doubles | Karl-Anthony Towns | Minnesota Timberwolves | 68 |
Triple-doubles | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 25 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | James Harden | Houston Rockets | 60 |
Rebounds | Dwight Howard | Charlotte Hornets | 30 |
Assists | Rajon Rondo | New Orleans Pelicans | 25 |
Steals | Lou Williams | Los Angeles Clippers | 10 |
Blocks | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans | 10 |
Three pointers | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 10 |
Kemba Walker | Charlotte Hornets |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Golden State Warriors | 113.5 |
Rebounds per game | Philadelphia 76ers | 47.4 |
Assists per game | Golden State Warriors | 29.3 |
Steals per game | Oklahoma City Thunder | 9.1 |
Blocks per game | Golden State Warriors | 7.5 |
Turnovers per game | Philadelphia 76ers | 15.9 |
FG% | Golden State Warriors | 50.3% |
FT% | Golden State Warriors | 81.5% |
3FG% | Golden State Warriors | 39.1% |
+/β | Houston Rockets | +8.5 |
Awards were presented at the NBA Awards ceremony, which were held on June 25. Finalists for voted awards were announced during the playoffs and winners were presented at the award ceremony. The All-NBA Teams were announced in advance in order for teams to have all the necessary information to make off-season preparations.
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The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref. |
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October/November | LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/4) | James Harden ( Houston Rockets) (1/1) | [65] |
December | LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/4) | Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1) | [66] |
January | DeMar DeRozan ( Toronto Raptors) (1/1) | Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors) (1/1) | [67] |
February | LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers) (3/4) | Anthony Davis ( New Orleans Pelicans) (1/2) | [68] |
March/April | LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers) (4/4) | Anthony Davis ( New Orleans Pelicans) (2/2) | [69] |
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref. |
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October/November | Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/4) | Kyle Kuzma ( Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | [70] |
December | Jayson Tatum ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz) (1/4) | [71] |
January | Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers) (2/4) | Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz) (2/4) | [72] |
February | Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers) (3/4) | Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz) (3/4) | [73] |
March/April | Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers) (4/4) | Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz) (4/4) | [74] |
The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref. |
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October/November | Brad Stevens ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Mike D'Antoni ( Houston Rockets) (1/2) | [75] |
December | Dwane Casey ( Toronto Raptors) (1/1) | Steve Kerr ( Golden State Warriors) (1/1) | [76] |
January | Erik Spoelstra ( Miami Heat) (1/1) | Terry Stotts ( Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1) | [77] |
February | Scott Brooks ( Washington Wizards) (1/1) | Mike D'Antoni ( Houston Rockets) (2/2) | [78] [79] |
March/April | Brett Brown ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) | Quin Snyder ( Utah Jazz) (1/1) | [80] [81] |
This is the second season of the current nine-year contracts with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV.
The Chicago Bulls experienced a mid-season change in their broadcast partner due to the Cumulus Media Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing nulling and voiding many broadcasting agreements. The team's games moved from Cumulus's WLS to Entercom's WSCR on February 3, 2018. [87]
2017β18 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Markelle Fultz |
Picked by | Philadelphia 76ers |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Houston Rockets |
Season MVP | James Harden (Houston) |
Top scorer | James Harden (Houston) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Golden State Warriors |
Western runners-up | Houston Rockets |
Finals | |
Champions | Golden State Warriors |
Runners-up | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Finals MVP | Kevin Durant (Golden State) |
The 2017β18 NBA season was the 72nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 17, 2017, earlier than previous seasons to reduce the number of "back-to-back" games teams were scheduled to play, [1] with the 2017 Eastern Conference champion (and Finals runnerβup) Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. [2] The 2018 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 18, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. The regular season ended on April 11, 2018. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018 [3] and ended on June 8 with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals.
Free agency negotiations began on July 1. Players began signing on July 6, after the July moratorium ended.
In-season | ||
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Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Phoenix Suns | Earl Watson | Jay Triano (interim) |
Memphis Grizzlies | David Fizdale | J. B. Bickerstaff (interim) |
Milwaukee Bucks | Jason Kidd | Joe Prunty (interim) |
For the first time since the inauguration of the BAA, there would be no coaching changes going from the previous season to entering the regular season. [11] In fact, the 536 days from Dave Joerger being fired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies to the day the Phoenix Suns fired Earl Watson as head coach would be the longest period in NBA history without any coaching changes occur. The last time no head coaches were hired in the off-season occurred during the 1975β76 season. [12]
The preseason began on September 30 and ended on October 13.
The Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves played two preseason games in China, at Shenzhen on October 5 and Shanghai on October 8. [17] Minnesota won the first game 111β97, while Golden State emerged victorious in the second one, 142β110.
The regular season began on October 17, 2017, and ended on April 11, 2018.
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c β Toronto Raptors | 59 | 23 | .720 | β | 34–7 | 25–16 | 12β4 | 82 |
x β Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 27–14 | 28–13 | 12β4 | 82 |
x β Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 30–11 | 22–19 | 9β7 | 82 |
New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30.0 | 19–22 | 10–31 | 6β10 | 82 |
Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31.0 | 15–26 | 13–28 | 1β15 | 82 |
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Cleveland Cavaliers | 50 | 32 | .610 | β | 29–12 | 21–20 | 11β5 | 82 |
x β Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 10β6 | 82 |
x β Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 6β10 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 11.0 | 25–16 | 14–27 | 9β7 | 82 |
Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23.0 | 17–24 | 10–31 | 4β12 | 82 |
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Miami Heat | 44 | 38 | .537 | β | 26–15 | 18–23 | 11β5 | 82 |
x β Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 1.0 | 23–18 | 20–21 | 8β8 | 82 |
Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 8.0 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 11β5 | 82 |
Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 19.0 | 17–24 | 8–33 | 5β11 | 82 |
Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 20.0 | 16–25 | 8–33 | 5β11 | 82 |
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 28–13 | 21–20 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 5β11 | 82 |
x β Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 28–13 | 20–21 | 7β9 | 82 |
x β Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2.0 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 10β6 | 82 |
Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3.0 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 9β7 | 82 |
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Golden State Warriors | 58 | 24 | .707 | β | 29–12 | 29–12 | 13β3 | 82 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16.0 | 22–19 | 20–21 | 12β4 | 82 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 20–21 | 15–26 | 6β10 | 82 |
Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31.0 | 14–27 | 13–28 | 5β11 | 82 |
Phoenix Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 37.0 | 10–31 | 11–30 | 4β12 | 82 |
Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z β Houston Rockets | 65 | 17 | .793 | β | 34–7 | 31–10 | 12β4 | 82 |
x β New Orleans Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 24–17 | 24–17 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 33–8 | 14–27 | 9β7 | 82 |
Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | 15–26 | 9–32 | 5β11 | 82 |
Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | 16–25 | 6–35 | 5β11 | 82 |
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Notes
On August 9, 2017, the NBA announced that the Brooklyn Nets would play two regular season games at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico. On December 7, the Nets played against the Oklahoma City Thunder and on December 9, they matched up against the Miami Heat. [18] The Nets prevailed 100β95 over the Thunder in their first game, but lost to the Heat 101β89 in their second game.
On August 10, 2017, the NBA announced that the Philadelphia 76ers would play the Boston Celtics at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom on January 11, 2018. [19] The Celtics won the game 114β103.
The 2018 NBA playoffs began on April 14, 2018, ESPN aired the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals and TNT aired the 2018 Western Conference Finals. For the first time since 1979 both Conference Finals series went to a deciding Game 7. The season ended with the 2018 NBA Finals which began on May 31, 2018, and ended on June 8, 2018, on ABC.
First round | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Toronto* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Washington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Toronto* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Miami* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Oklahoma City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Houston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | New Orleans | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | New Orleans | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | San Antonio | 1 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | James Harden | Houston Rockets | 30.4 |
Rebounds per game | Andre Drummond | Detroit Pistons | 16.0 |
Assists per game | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 10.3 |
Steals per game | Victor Oladipo | Indiana Pacers | 2.4 |
Blocks per game | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans | 2.6 |
Turnovers per game | DeMarcus Cousins | New Orleans Pelicans | 5.0 |
Fouls per game | DeMarcus Cousins | New Orleans Pelicans | 3.8 |
Minutes per game | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers | 37.3 |
FG% | Clint Capela | Houston Rockets | 65.2% |
FT% | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 92.2% |
3FG% | Darren Collison | Indiana Pacers | 46.8% |
Efficiency per game | James Harden | Houston Rockets | 29.87 |
Double-doubles | Karl-Anthony Towns | Minnesota Timberwolves | 68 |
Triple-doubles | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 25 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | James Harden | Houston Rockets | 60 |
Rebounds | Dwight Howard | Charlotte Hornets | 30 |
Assists | Rajon Rondo | New Orleans Pelicans | 25 |
Steals | Lou Williams | Los Angeles Clippers | 10 |
Blocks | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans | 10 |
Three pointers | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 10 |
Kemba Walker | Charlotte Hornets |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Golden State Warriors | 113.5 |
Rebounds per game | Philadelphia 76ers | 47.4 |
Assists per game | Golden State Warriors | 29.3 |
Steals per game | Oklahoma City Thunder | 9.1 |
Blocks per game | Golden State Warriors | 7.5 |
Turnovers per game | Philadelphia 76ers | 15.9 |
FG% | Golden State Warriors | 50.3% |
FT% | Golden State Warriors | 81.5% |
3FG% | Golden State Warriors | 39.1% |
+/β | Houston Rockets | +8.5 |
Awards were presented at the NBA Awards ceremony, which were held on June 25. Finalists for voted awards were announced during the playoffs and winners were presented at the award ceremony. The All-NBA Teams were announced in advance in order for teams to have all the necessary information to make off-season preparations.
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The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref. |
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October/November | LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/4) | James Harden ( Houston Rockets) (1/1) | [65] |
December | LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/4) | Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1) | [66] |
January | DeMar DeRozan ( Toronto Raptors) (1/1) | Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors) (1/1) | [67] |
February | LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers) (3/4) | Anthony Davis ( New Orleans Pelicans) (1/2) | [68] |
March/April | LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers) (4/4) | Anthony Davis ( New Orleans Pelicans) (2/2) | [69] |
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref. |
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October/November | Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/4) | Kyle Kuzma ( Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | [70] |
December | Jayson Tatum ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz) (1/4) | [71] |
January | Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers) (2/4) | Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz) (2/4) | [72] |
February | Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers) (3/4) | Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz) (3/4) | [73] |
March/April | Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers) (4/4) | Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz) (4/4) | [74] |
The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref. |
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October/November | Brad Stevens ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Mike D'Antoni ( Houston Rockets) (1/2) | [75] |
December | Dwane Casey ( Toronto Raptors) (1/1) | Steve Kerr ( Golden State Warriors) (1/1) | [76] |
January | Erik Spoelstra ( Miami Heat) (1/1) | Terry Stotts ( Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1) | [77] |
February | Scott Brooks ( Washington Wizards) (1/1) | Mike D'Antoni ( Houston Rockets) (2/2) | [78] [79] |
March/April | Brett Brown ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) | Quin Snyder ( Utah Jazz) (1/1) | [80] [81] |
This is the second season of the current nine-year contracts with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV.
The Chicago Bulls experienced a mid-season change in their broadcast partner due to the Cumulus Media Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing nulling and voiding many broadcasting agreements. The team's games moved from Cumulus's WLS to Entercom's WSCR on February 3, 2018. [87]