JR Smith 在Finals Game 1 法定時間最後4.7秒拉下關鍵籃板，然後帶着皮球奔出三分線外；同時間Cavaliers 錯失贏下Game 1 的機會，而Warriors 最終在加時後以124-114 得勝。
以下收錄一衆NBA 球員對JR Smith 這行徑的反應 (看來他們的反應跟廣大球迷一致，都是驚訝和不明)：
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— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) June 1, 2018
Damn JR . On another note , bron getting 50 ball
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) June 1, 2018
Jr is on that henny lol pic.twitter.com/0GBhgXjVyt
— Joel “Do a 180” Embiid??? (@JoelEmbiid) June 1, 2018
Did he think they were up one?????
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) June 1, 2018
JR DRUNK
— Dejounte Murray (@DejounteMurray) June 1, 2018
R u kidding me!!!!! #Dumbo
— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) June 1, 2018
R u kidding me 😂😱
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) June 1, 2018
LMAOOOOO “I thought we were up 2”
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) June 1, 2018
yo @SHAQ u up??
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) June 1, 2018
JR definitely thought they were winning 😂😂
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) June 1, 2018
😂😂😂😂😳😳😳
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) June 1, 2018
J.R. needs to be on Shaqtin a fool….😂😂😂😂😂
— DeMarre Carroll (@DeMarreCarroll1) June 1, 2018
I don’t care what y’all say about JR,
I kno Gorge hill is the maddest person in the lockeroom💯— Zach LaVine (@ZachLaVine) June 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/FSKPart3/status/1002391528822792194
https://twitter.com/BPortistime/status/1002391416461451264
Yo really JR come on bro!
— Kenneth Faried (@KennethFaried35) June 1, 2018
Wow JR…
— Buddy Love !!!! (@buddyhield) June 1, 2018
JR JR JR just wait on the memes…… 3.2.1 😭😭😭 good game tho
— R.HollisJefferson (@IAmCHAP24) June 1, 2018
JR what are you doing.!!!!!!!
— Brice Johnson (@bjohnson_23) June 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/Jabari_Bird/status/1002391273813282822
Shaqting a Fool 的官方回應如此：
“Wait, we lost?” pic.twitter.com/f1VWZGFV8A
— Shaqtin' a Fool (@shaqtin) June 1, 2018
JR Smith 在賽後有對他的行徑作出解釋：
JR Smith says he knew the game was tied at the end of regulation. Was preparing for a timeout. pic.twitter.com/vQWVqL7Mmx
— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) June 1, 2018
在賽後記者會，當Curry 和Green 被告知JR Smith 賽後說他知道當時Cavaliers 不是領先：
Draymond Green with an absolutely priceless reaction when told JR Smith told reporters he knew game was tied….. wait for it… 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/HRjxiwGOtn
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) June 1, 2018
談及JR，Cavaliers 的主力LeBron 在賽後記者會這樣說：
「我們要向前看。這球賽已經完了終了。我怎也不會捨棄JR。我永不會捨棄我任何球員、任何隊友。」
LeBron won't count out J.R. pic.twitter.com/32VtEdrK9n
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 1, 2018
