Golden State Warriors

Golden State have a shot at their fourth championship in less than a decade. It's easy to forget they were the worst team in the NBA just two seasons ago.

The Canadian has thrived in the postseason, too, drawing primary-defender duty on Doncic and providing perhaps the highlight of the playoffs so far when he dunked over the Slovenian superstar in Game 3 of the Conference finals. His selection as an All-Star back in February was perhaps more indicative of the dearth of elite forwards in the West with LA Clippers duo Kawhi Leonard and Paul George out, but Wiggins has fully acclimated to the Warriors’ defensive set-up and their constant-motion offense this year. But, looking back now, Curry’s absence from the final 12 games of the season might have been a blessing in disguise. History will remember this season as a continuation of the Golden State dynasty, especially if they go on to claim their fourth NBA title in less than a decade. It has been a remarkable feat of regeneration and rejuvenation. Hand surgery meant Steph Curry missed all but five games of the 2019-20 season, in which Golden State finished with the worst record in the NBA. They were only marginally better the season after, creeping into the inaugural postseason play-in tournament, where they were dumped out by a young Memphis Grizzlies team.

After defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors are now set to host Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals on June 2.

The Warriors only finished No. 16 in offensive efficiency this year as Curry, Green, and Thompson each missed significant time with injuries, but their No. 2 overall defense kept them afloat. The team also deserves credit for developing Kevon Looney into a valuable big man after taking him No. 30 overall in 2015. The Wiggins trade now looks like an act of genius by the Warriors front office after his length and athleticism flustered Luka Doncic in the West Finals. Durant’s departure was the headline move, but the Warriors also needed to replenish the depth from their glory years. They will face the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. Kevin Durant is in Brooklyn, and Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson are now each firmly entrenched in their 30s, but Golden State is again on the precipice of a championship.

After injuries contributed to the end of a streak of five straight finals runs, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are back.

Green rushed into the stands with a stack of N.B.A. finals hats to give them to members of his family. It took time for Thompson to regain his familiar feel for the game, and Curry missed the final 12 games of the regular season with a sprained foot. “We were pups at the time, but definitely great memories of playing in Oracle, the Warrior chants 25 minutes before a tipoff, the haze in the building, if you know what I mean. Golden State finished with the worst record in the league, a humbling blow for a franchise that had seemed on the cusp of establishing itself as a dynasty. On Monday, Kerr described the trade for Wiggins as “the key to all of this.” Golden State’s depth at the wing position had evaporated after the 2019 finals. Curry sat on the bench looking almost like he couldn’t believe it, then the buzzer sounded and he jumped up and down waving a towel in the air. We took an experienced and dynastic San Antonio team to a hard-fought series,” Thompson said. Earlier this season, in a podcast interview with the former player JJ Redick, Green acknowledged his uncertainty about the future — both the team’s and his own — as Golden State labored through that listless 2019-20 season. A few weeks later, Durant, who had helped Golden State win two championships, left for the Nets. Four games into the subsequent season, Curry broke his left hand. Golden State won three championships and advanced to five straight finals from 2015 to 2019, before it all began to come unglued. He thought about how lucky he was to have regained his explosiveness this season, how lucky he was to be able to play basketball for a living again. But their celebrated core — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green — is together again and playing some of its best basketball, no small achievement considering the team’s triumphant past.

Curry was also awarded the inaugural Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP award having averaged 23.8 points, 7.4 assists, and 6.6 rebounds over the ...

“The skill and the athleticism and all that, but to also be just incredibly competitive and to want to win so badly. This time last year, I was just starting to jog again and get up and down the court. Now to be feeling like myself, feeling explosive, feeling sure in my movements, I’m just grateful.” “With the adversity that we hit over the last two years,” he said, “we never lost the faith, but you understand how hard of a process it’s going to be to climb the mountain again … We are extremely proud of what it took to get back here.” “If you don’t have that type of competitive desire and that type of skill combined, it’s just not going to happen six times out of eight years,” added Kerr as he reflected on a team that is creating history and could play together beyond this season. After defeating the Dallas Mavericks 120-110 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals in San Francisco on Thursday, the Warriors took a 4-1 series victory and now await the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.

The Golden State Warriors booked their place in the NBA finals after storming to a 120-110 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the Eastern Conference ...

"The fight that he's been through to get back to this point. But I promise we fought until the end.'' It's wonderful to see." I thought about those days I couldn't run or jump, how lucky we are to do what we do. Steph Curry was the Western Conference MVP, despite only posting 15 points and nine assists in this game. The Warriors reached 87-62, before the Mavs woke from their slumber.

The Warriors are heading back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2019 and for the sixth time in the past eight years after their win over t...

"The ability to set the table for anybody that comes in, be a part of the fold, find their way, elevate their game ... I think we pride ourselves on the more than what we do individually," Curry said. We understand the process, how you have to get better throughout the course of the season." "But in a different way, it was incredibly meaningful given everything that we've been through organizationally over the last couple of years." All five of the Warriors' starters finished in double digits, but Game 5 was also a showcase of the Warriors' depth, which was much needed with Porter sidelined with left foot soreness. "The fight that he's been through to get back to this point. "The ability to set the table for anybody that comes in, be a part of the fold, find their way, elevate their game ... I think we pride ourselves on the more than what we do individually," Curry said. But following the conclusion of the 2020-21 season, which ended after two play-in game losses, Stephen Curryissued a warning: "You don't want to see us next year." We understand the process, how you have to get better throughout the course of the season." "But in a different way, it was incredibly meaningful given everything that we've been through organizationally over the last couple of years." All five of the Warriors' starters finished in double digits, but Game 5 was also a showcase of the Warriors' depth, which was much needed with Porter sidelined with left foot soreness. "The fight that he's been through to get back to this point. Even with Curry missing the last month of the regular season, he believed it would come together.

And after last night, they could be looking to improve those numbers as they reached the NBA Finals for the 6th time in 8 years, a feat only matched by one of, ...

After the 2019 NBA Finals, it looked as though their team would struggle, with the departure of Kevin Durant, followed by multiple serious injuries to Klay Thompson. The Golden State Warriors are the first team to reach 6 NBA Finals in 8 years since the Michael Jordan and the 1990 Chicago Bulls. The Chicago Bulls reached 6 NBA Finals between 1991 and 1998, losing out on 2 years in 1994 and 1995. The Golden State Warriors Become The First Team To Reach 6 NBA Finals In 8 Years Since Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls

Dubs followed up their Game 4 loss with a drubbing Thursday at Chase Center to end the season for Dallas in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.

But in the fourth quarter, the Warriors’ youngsters — Jordan Poole and rookies Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody – charged back, cutting the Mavericks’ once big lead down to single digits. While the Warriors weren’t able to complete the sweep of the Mavericks on Tuesday night, they redeemed themselves and won the series on their home floor. The swing missed and the Mavericks won by 10, but it surely put a scare into Dallas and built up confidence in the kiddos.

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Melissa Rohlin details how GM Bob Myers and the Warriors rose from the depths to reach their sixth NBA Finals in eight years.

And the fact there's a finite timeline to all of this in terms of trying to play at this level. "The thing about being in the Finals that I think would be a common thread for an executive or coach or a player is the tension of it," Myers told FOX Sports. "It's the inability to breathe. "Where our core is in terms of our careers, we feel like we have a whole lot more left in the tank," Curry said. There was the surreal feeling Myers felt after the Warriors first reached the mountaintop in 2015. I think going back to the Finals for six years in a row is just kind of unfathomable." "In hindsight, it probably was a good recovery for us. Would they be able to figure things out in time to make a run? It wasn't until they won 15 of their last 20 games that they started to look like a semblance of their old selves. But there were too many injuries to gauge the team. He pointed to all the gray hairs in his beard at age 32. But back then, there were only eight NBA teams, compared to the 30 there are today. And so when you make all these sacrifices and come up short, the pain is like, 'I worked really hard for this, and it didn't happen.'"

Six Finals berths in eight years? Unheard of in decades and credit should run throughout the organization. Plus, a bit of a rant, Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe ...

It really is, given the sworn duty of law enforcement is to serve and protect. - - - And it’s tiring. It’s hard to win.

The triumvirate of Curry, Thompson and Green is in rarified air in NBA lore as the core of a team that has made it to six NBA Finals in an eight-year span. It's ...

The skill and the athleticism and all that, but to also be just incredibly competitive and to want to win so badly. Draymond Green anchored the defense and even chipped in on the offensive end for a change. “We never lost the faith, but you understand how hard of a process it was going to be to climb the mountain again,” Curry said. Draymond Green anchored the defense and even chipped in on the offensive end for a change. Thompson tore his left ACL during a season-ending Game 6 loss in the 2019 NBA Finals. It's an accomplishment only the greatest groups have reached with Bill Russell's Celtics of the 1950s and ‘60s, Magic Johnson's Lakers in the 1980s and Michael Jordan's Bulls of the 1990s doing it.

The Golden State Warriors have won the Western Conference Finals, and with the victory, they were handed some interesting celebratory hats.

Here were some reactions to the merch, with comparisons to a gas station find and more: All things considered, I’m not sure how I feel about these hats. “I dreamt about this like every day…

Golden State's journey to the 2022 NBA Finals has gone swimmingly, thanks to the Splash Brothers (Steph Curry and Klay Thompson) and Poole Party (Jordan ...

He returned in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals and ruptured his Achilles tendon. But the Thunder provided the first real postseason challenge for Golden State in two years. - Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-0) vs. It was smooth sailing in the first two rounds, but the Warriors hit a snag against James Harden, Chris Paul and the Rockets in the West finals. The Warriors' run to the 2015 Finals wasn't highly contested, dropping only 3 games on their way to wining the franchise's first NBA Championship since 1975. The shorthanded Nuggets were no match for the Warriors' small-ball "Death lineup." - Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) vs. And there's nothing harder than closing out a series, whether on the road or at home. Let's start by saying this: There's no such thing as an "easy" playoff run in the NBA because everyone is there for a reason. We rank the Warriors' six NBA Finals runs since 2015, in order from "easiest" to the toughest. - Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-0) vs. The Warriors have cruised to their first Finals appearance since 2019.

The Warriors are now one series away from their fourth championship since 2015; the team's core three of Curry, Thompson, and Draymond Green are already locks ...

In the modern NBA the Spurs are the gold standard for a dynasty that was simultaneously rooted in stability and adaptability, exactly what the Warriors are striving for. There won’t be anything quite like this Warriors team ever again, and if you’re a basketball fan it’s good to have them back in the Finals and to know, for right now, that they still belong there. Leonard got hurt in the 2017 Western Conference Finals (which the Spurs lost to the Warriors, incidentally) and played only nine games in the 2017-18 season before demanding a trade. In 2010, the team was sold to a forward-thinking and deep-pocketed ownership group led by venture capitalist Joe Lacob and movie producer Peter Guber. In 2011, the Warriors drafted Klay Thompson with the 11th pick, then plucked Draymond Green with the 35th choice the following year. From 1992 to 2014—a 22- year stretch—the Warriors never won more than 50 games in a single season, and most seasons won far less than that. After dispensing with the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, the Golden State Warriors are now headed for their sixth NBA Finals in the past eight years.

The Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA Finals for the sixth time since 2015 and the first time since 2019. Coach Steve Kerr and Steph Curry, ...

Tim Kawakami Mon Tim Kawakami Boston last won the championship in 2008. Their last championship came in 2013. Coach Steve Kerr and Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green have been a part of every finals trip.

Stephen Curry and the Warriors are back in the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight years.

Golden State's bid to win the 2019 Finals effectively ended when Thompson tore his ACL. Now, their trip to the 2022 Finals is coming thanks to perhaps the best game of Thompson's postseason. After two years away, one of the greatest heat checks in NBA history will take his talents to the league's biggest stage and compete for his fourth ring. There were moments in the past few months in which it looked like Thompson would struggle to stay on the floor in games like this. In a sense, this is the sort of Finals run Kerr has always wanted to make. LeBron James couldn't do it alone in Cleveland. The Mavericks have done well to surround Doncic with an array of shooters and defenders. The Warriors had more of it than anyone else. The Mavericks hung around early and made a run toward the end of the third quarter to briefly cut the deficit to single digits, but they never led on the night. Curry was the only Warrior to earn All-NBA honors, and they're playing against one of the best players in the NBA. Many teams, under similar circumstances, would've folded without their best player playing at his best. Kevon Looney's 18 rebounds gave the Warriors a plus-17 margin on the glass. The Golden State Warriors are heading back to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight seasons. You can attribute Golden State's 3-1 collapse against the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 to many things, but a hobbled Stephen Curry would be high on that list, so when Curry seemingly tweaked his ankle early in Game 5 with yet another 3-1 lead, Warriors fans had every right to panic. They punched their ticket on Thursday night with a comfortable 120-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals to win the series, 4-1.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 120-110 on Thursday night, winning the Western Conference Finals in five games and advancing to the ...

This may have very well been Looney’s best playoff series ever and he had some career games against the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals this year. Maybe it will happen again, but if the Mavericks learned anything from this series against Golden State, it is that they need another high-level, All-Star-like talent next to Doncic to help alleviate some of the pressure on him. While it was over quick, the 2022 Western Conference Finals was a great spectacle with plenty of stars showing out in big ways. Finally making his grand return in January of this season, Klay Thompson now finds himself back in the NBA Finals with redemption on his mind. “This time last year, I was just starting to jog again and get up and down the court. “You could see how much was missing the last couple of years,” All-Star forward Draymond Green said. They do not and should not want to shake up their roster too much in the offseason, especially after this run to the Western Conference Finals, but moving forward and looking at the big picture long-term, the Mavericks are still one major piece away from being a real title threat in the NBA. What he has been able to do in the playoffs to this point has helped shape the Warriors into a championship contender once more and with him set to be an unrestricted free agent this summer, Kevon Looney is making himself quite a bit of money with his recent performances. He is an “undersized” center and is definitely not the most skilled big man or most athletic player in the league, but Kevon Looney possesses an extremely high basketball IQ, he knows how to play to his strengths and he has been with the Warriors for quite some time now. Golden State’s head coach Steve Kerr has not only been a part of all of these appearances in the finals with the Warriors, but he himself was a part of greatness in the 90s with Michael Jordan and the Bulls, winning three titles as a player with Chicago. “It's hard to put into words really,” Thompson said after the game. The rest of the NBA may have had a two-year period without the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs, but with them fully healthy again, the Warriors now find themselves in the NBA Finals for the sixth time in the last eight seasons after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals.

Steph Curry won the Magic Johnson Western Conference finals MVP. Curry averaged 23.8 points per game against the Mavericks. The Warriors Klay Thompson led Game ...

The Golden State Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2018-19, with a 120-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5. The Warriors now await the winner of the Eastern Conference finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat to see who they will face-off against in the NBA Finals. The Warriors head back to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight seasons.

"It's my honor to present this trophy to the Western Conference champions ... the Golden State Warriors," said Livingston.

The inaugural Magic Johnson Western Conference MVP Trophy went to Warriors guard Stephen Curry. "It's my honor to present this trophy to the Western Conference champions ... the Golden State Warriors," said Livingston, who won three rings with Golden State and handed over the Oscar Robertson Trophy. PEORIA — The Golden State Warriors enlisted some veteran help for their trophy presentation Thursday night after they clinched the Western Conference championship and earned a trip to the NBA Finals.