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What singular loss completely derailed a franchise for a significant amount of time following? (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by mahjoonaw@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Has a singular loss completely derailed a franchise’s progress whether in the past or still facing repurcussions today?

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[–] Middle-Welder3931@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Kings 2002 G7. They've never had a true championship contender since.

Cavs 2018 Finals G1. JR Smith botching that last possession in regulation killed any chance the Cavs had that series. Lebron joined the Lakers that summer.

Edit: the better (or worse) choice for the Kings is 2003 West Semis G2. Kings were as much of a contender as the year before. Webber does his knee in the second half, and his career - and the Kings franchise - is never the same.