2018β19 NBA G League season | |
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League | NBA G League |
Sport | Basketball |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Willie Reed |
Picked by | Salt Lake City Stars |
Regular season | |
Top seed |
Long Island Nets Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
Season MVP | Chris Boucher (Raptors 905) |
Finals | |
Champions | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
Runners-up | Long Island Nets |
Finals MVP | Isaiah Hartenstein (Rio Grande Valley) |
The 2018β19 NBA G League season was the 18th season of the NBA G League, the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The league expanded by one team, the Capital City Go-Go owned by the Washington Wizards, to have 27 teams for the season. [1]
There were three relocations, with two of them within the team's existing market. The most significant relocation was that of the Reno Bighorns, which were moved by their parent club, the Sacramento Kings, to Stockton, California and renamed the Stockton Kings. [2] One of the in-market relocations was that of the Delaware 87ers, which were moved into a new nearby facility in Wilmington from their former home in Newark, and rebranded as the Delaware Blue Coats. [3] Finally, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers moved within the urban area at the southernmost end of Texas, going from Hidalgo to nearby Edinburg with the opening of Bert Ogden Arena. [4]
With the addition of the Go-Go, the league slightly realigned its six divisions. The Go-Go were added to the Southeast and Delaware was shifted to the Atlantic. [5]
During the season, league president Malcolm Turner stepped down to become the athletics director at Vanderbilt University. He was replaced by Shareef Abdur-Rahim. [6]
Final standings: [7]
x β qualified for playoffs; y β Division champion; z β Conference champion
Team (affiliate) | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
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z β Long Island Nets ( BKN) | 34 | 16 | .680 | 0 | 19β6 | 15β10 |
x β Westchester Knicks ( NYK) | 29 | 21 | .580 | 5 | 16β9 | 13β12 |
x β Raptors 905 ( TOR) | 29 | 21 | .580 | 5 | 13β12 | 16β9 |
Delaware Blue Coats ( PHI) | 21 | 29 | .420 | 13 | 13β12 | 8β17 |
Maine Red Claws ( BOS) | 19 | 31 | .380 | 15 | 11β14 | 8β17 |
Team (affiliate) | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
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y β Grand Rapids Drive ( DET) | 28 | 22 | .560 | 0 | 14β11 | 14β11 |
x β Windy City Bulls ( CHI) | 27 | 23 | .540 | 1 | 15β10 | 12β13 |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants ( IND) | 23 | 27 | .460 | 5 | 14β11 | 9β16 |
Canton Charge ( CLE) | 22 | 28 | .429 | 6 | 10β15 | 12β13 |
Wisconsin Herd ( MIL) | 12 | 38 | .240 | 16 | 8β17 | 4β21 |
Team (affiliate) | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
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y β Lakeland Magic ( ORL) | 32 | 18 | .640 | 0 | 18β7 | 14β11 |
Capital City Go-Go ( WAS) | 25 | 25 | .500 | 7 | 14β11 | 11β14 |
Greensboro Swarm ( CHA) | 24 | 26 | .480 | 8 | 10β15 | 14β11 |
Erie BayHawks ( ATL) | 24 | 26 | .469 | 8 | 17β8 | 7β18 |
Team (affiliate) | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
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y β Oklahoma City Blue ( OKC) | 34 | 16 | .680 | 0 | 17β8 | 17β8 |
x β Memphis Hustle ( MEM) | 28 | 22 | .560 | 6 | 16β9 | 12β13 |
Sioux Falls Skyforce ( MIA) | 24 | 26 | .480 | 10 | 13β12 | 11β14 |
Iowa Wolves ( MIN) | 20 | 30 | .400 | 14 | 13β12 | 7β18 |
Team (affiliate) | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
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y β Santa Cruz Warriors ( GSW) | 34 | 16 | .680 | 0 | 20β5 | 14β11 |
x β Stockton Kings ( SAC) | 30 | 20 | .600 | 4 | 18β7 | 12β13 |
Agua Caliente Clippers ( LAC) | 26 | 24 | .520 | 8 | 14β11 | 12β13 |
South Bay Lakers ( LAL) | 21 | 29 | .420 | 13 | 13β12 | 8β17 |
Northern Arizona Suns ( PHX) | 12 | 38 | .240 | 22 | 7β18 | 5β20 |
Team (affiliate) | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
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z β Rio Grande Valley Vipers ( HOU) | 34 | 16 | .680 | 0 | 18β7 | 16β9 |
x β Salt Lake City Stars ( UTA) | 27 | 23 | .540 | 7 | 15β10 | 12β13 |
Austin Spurs ( SAS) | 20 | 30 | .400 | 14 | 13β12 | 7β18 |
Texas Legends ( DAL) | 16 | 34 | .320 | 18 | 14β11 | 2β23 |
For the second straight season, the league enacted a six-team playoff, with one-game series for the first three rounds and first-round byes for the top two seeds in each conference. For the Finals, a tiebreaker was required since both teams had the same record, for which there existed three tiebreakers: best winning percentage against each other, record against the other conference, or random drawing, which resulted in the Long Island Nets hosting the first and last game of the Finals against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Nets won Game 1 117β107, but the Vipers won Game 2 127β116 and then won the series in Game 3 129β112 to win their third league title, most for any team in history. [8] [9]
First Round (March 26 & March 27) | Conference Semifinals (March 29) | Conference Finals (April 2) | Finals (April 7, 9, 12) Best-of-three | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Long Island Nets | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Raptors 905 | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Raptors 905 | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Grand Rapids Drive | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Long Island Nets | 108 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Lakeland Magic | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Westchester Knicks | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Windy City Bulls | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Lakeland Magic | 104 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Westchester Knicks | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Long Island Nets | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 135 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Memphis Hustle | 118 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Stockton Kings | 119 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Memphis Hustle | 122 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 144 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Cruz Warriors | 125 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma City Blue | 118 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Salt Lake City Stars | 113 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Cruz Warriors | 117 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma City Blue | 102 |
April 7, 2019
7:00 p.m. ET |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers 107, Long Island Nets 117 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18β37, 31β22, 27β31, 31β27 | ||
Pts: Jordan Johnson 23 Rebs: Isaiah Hartenstein 17 Asts: Jordan Johnson 3 |
Pts:
Dzanan Musa23 Thomas Wimbush 23 Rebs: Alan Williams 16 Asts: Tahjere McCall 4 |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena,
Stony Brook, New York
Attendance: 2,431 Referees:
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April 9, 2019
8:00 p.m. ET |
Long Island Nets 116, Rio Grande Valley Vipers 127 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27β27, 29β37, 30β30, 30β33 | ||
Pts:
Theo Pinson 32 Rebs: Theo Pinson 11 Asts: Jordan McLaughlin 6 |
Pts:
Isaiah Hartenstein 33 Rebs: Isaiah Hartenstein 13 Asts: Jordan Johnson 9 |
Bert Ogden Arena,
Edinburg, Texas
Attendance: 8,208 Referees:
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April 12, 2019
8:00 p.m. ET |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers 129, Long Island Nets 112 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 38β24, 37β23, 28β27, 26β38 | ||
Pts:
Isaiah Hartenstein 30 Rebs: Isaiah Hartenstein 17 Asts: Michael Frazier II 6 |
Pts:
Alan Williams 26 Rebs: Alan Williams 21 Asts: Jordan McLaughlin 9 | |
Rio Grande Valley wins series, 2β1 |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena,
Stony Brook, New York
Attendance: 2,783 Referees:
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Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Jordan McRae | Capital City Go-Go | 30.4 |
Rebounds per game | Isaiah Hartenstein | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 14.8 |
Assists per game | Marcus Williams | Stockton Kings | 9.6 |
Steals per game | Gary Payton II | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 3.0 |
Blocks per game | Amida Brimah | Austin Spurs | 3.0 |
Turnovers per game | Gary Payton II | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 3.9 |
Fouls per game | Norvel Pelle | Delaware Blue Coats | 3.7 |
Minutes per game | Nick Johnson | Wisconsin Herd | 35.5 |
FG% | Norvel Pelle | Delaware Blue Coats | 70.3 |
FT% | Dusty Hannahs | Memphis Hustle | 92.6 |
3FG% | Keith Hornsby | Texas Legends | 48.5 |
+/β | Chris Boucher | Raptors 905 | 8.4 |
Double-doubles | Γngel Delgado | Agua Caliente Clippers | 36 |
Triple-doubles | Shannon Scott | Long Island Nets | 3 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | Tyler Harvey | Memphis Hustle | 58 |
Rebounds | Angel Delgado | Agua Caliente Clippers | 31 |
Assists | Shannon Scott | Long Island Nets | 20 |
Steals | BriantΓ© Weber | Sioux Falls Skyforce | 8 |
Blocks | Chris Boucher | Raptors 905 | 9 |
Three-pointers | Tyler Harvey | Memphis Hustle | 12 |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Long Island Nets | 117.7 |
Rebounds per game | Long Island Nets | 53.9 |
Assists per game | Erie BayHawks | 26.7 |
Steals per game | Santa Cruz Warriors | 10.8 |
Blocks per game | Austin Spurs | 7.8 |
Turnovers per game | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 19.8 |
FG% | Agua Caliente Clippers | 47.9 |
FT% | Lakeland Magic | 78.6 |
3FG% | Lakeland Magic | 37.8 |
+/β | Oklahoma City Blue | 5.2 |