2017–18 Golden State Warriors season

The 2017–18 Golden State Warriors season was the 72nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 56th in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors entered the season as the defending NBA champions and repeated, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1 in the Finals. It was the first time in NBA history and in North America's four major professional sports leagues that two teams had met to compete for a Championship for a fourth consecutive year.[1] It was the Warriors' third championship in four years, and sixth overall. Golden State won the Pacific Division title and Western Conference Championship for the fourth consecutive season. In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round 4–1 and the New Orleans Pelicans 4–1 in the Semifinals. They beat the top-seeded Houston Rockets 4–3 in the Western Conference Finals.

2017–18 Golden State Warriors season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachSteve Kerr
General managerBob Myers
OwnersJoe Lacob
Peter Guber
ArenaOracle Arena
Results
Record58–24 (.707)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishNBA champions
(Defeated Cavaliers 4–0)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Bay Area
Radio95.7 The Game

The Warriors finished second in the Western Conference with a record of 58–24, their fifth most wins in franchise history. Golden State set the NBA record of 16 consecutive home wins in the playoffs, surpassing the 1990–91 Chicago Bulls.[2] Stephen Curry set the NBA record for three-pointers made in an NBA Finals game with nine. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson were all named to the All-Star Game, the first time in NBA history that a team has had four All-Stars in consecutive seasons, and just the ninth time in NBA history a single team has had four players in the game.[3] Curry was named captain, being the leading vote getter from the Western Conference.[4] The Warriors ended the regular season with a slew of injuries to all four of their All-Stars, including an MCL sprain for Curry that kept him out for six weeks, and lost ten of their last seventeen games. For the first time since the 2013–14 season, they did not clinch first place for home-court advantage for the playoffs and failed to win 60 games for the first time under Steve Kerr. This season marked David West's final season in the NBA. He retired on August 30, 2018; having won two NBA championships with the Warriors.

Draft picks
Main article: 2017 NBA draft

The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Warriors didn't have a pick, but acquired the Chicago Bulls 38th pick in the second round for cash. They chose power forward Jordan Bell out of Oregon. After the draft, the team signed Bell's former Oregon teammate, Chris Boucher, to a two-way contract.[5]

Preseason

On July 1, 2017, Stephen Curry agreed to re-sign with Golden State on a super-max five year/$201m deal. The Warriors also resigned Kevin Durant, and their veteran core of Shaun Livingston, David West, Andre Iguodala, Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee. Golden State also added Nick Young and Omri Casspi on one-year deals.

Records
See also: NBA regular season records and NBA post-season records.
Stephen Curry broke multiple three-point records this season, including most made in an NBA Finals game with nine.[2]

NBA records
As of June 8, 2018

Individual
  • Most three-pointers made in a Finals game: 9 (Stephen Curry, Game 2 of 2018 NBA Finals)[2]
  • Most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer: 90 - ongoing streak (Stephen Curry, has made a three-pointer in every playoff game he's played in)[2]
  • Most three-pointers made in a four-game Finals series: 22 (Stephen Curry, previous record was 11 (jointly held by Robert Horry and Anfernee Hardaway)[2]
  • Most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer at home: 46 - ongoing streak (Stephen Curry)[2]
  • Most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer on the road: 44 - ongoing streak (Stephen Curry)[2]
  • Most three-pointers made in a quarter in the Finals game: 5 (Stephen Curry, Game 2 of 2018 NBA Finals. Tied with Kenny Smith.)[2]
  • Most points scored by a player in a Western Conference Finals series: 213 (Kevin Durant, previous record of 212 points jointly held by Hakeem Olajuwon (1995) and Shaquille O'Neal (2002))[2]
  • 10 or more three-pointers made in a game: 9 times (Stephen Curry). Klay Thompson (4 times) and J. R. Smith (3 times) are the only other players in NBA history with more than one game with ten made threes.[2]

Team
  • Largest average point differential in a Finals series: +15.00 PPG (vs Cavs)[2]
  • Highest postseason winning percentage over a four-year-span: 63–20 (.795) from 2015–18, the Chicago Bulls are second with 51–17 (.750) from 1991-94.[2]
  • Most consecutive playoff home wins: 16 (surpassing the 1990–91 Chicago Bulls record of 15. The Warriors record dates back to 2017, where they went 9–0 at home)[2]
  • Most consecutive playoff series with a road win: 19 (tied with the Miami Heat)[2]
  • Half-time comebacks: First team in NBA history to come back from 20+ point deficits at half-time twice in the same season (22 against the Philadelphia 76ers and 20 against the New Orleans Pelicans)[2]
  • Largest comeback by a road team at halftime in a Game 7 in the playoffs: 11 points down (vs. the Rockets, won 101–92)[2]
  • First team in NBA history to win multiple elimination games in the same series despite trailing by 10-or-more at halftime: Western Conference Finals vs Rockets[2]
  • Highest +/- scoring differential in the 3rd quarter during the playoffs: Outscored opponents in the 3rd quarter by 153 points[6]

Individual
  • Most triple-doubles in franchise history: 22 (Draymond Green, he broke Tom Gola's record of 20)[2]
  • Most three-pointers made in the playoffs: 378 (Stephen Curry, Ray Allen holds the NBA record with 385)[2]
  • First Warriors player to average a triple-double in a playoff series: Draymond Green (14.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 10 assists) vs the Pelicans, only the 13th time in NBA history a player has averaged a triple double in a series[2]
  • Most triple-doubles in the post-season: 4 (Draymond Green, surpassed Tom Gola's record of 3)[2]
  • Most consecutive regular season games with a made three-pointer: 95 (Klay Thompson, third best in NBA history behind Stephen Curry (157) and Kyle Korver (127)[7]
  • Most playoff games played: 102 (Klay Thompson)[2]

Team
  • Most consecutive road wins: 14 (tied, also achieved in the 2015–16 season)[2]
  • Largest winning margin in the playoffs: 41 points (126–85, Game 3 against the Rockets)[2]
  • Fewest points allowed in a half in the playoffs: 25 points (Second half, Game 6 against the Rockets)[2]
  • Fewest points allowed in a quarter in the playoffs: 9 points (Fourth Quarter, Game 6 against the Rockets)[2]
  • Most consecutive Western Conference Finals appearances: 4 (only the second team in NBA history to reach the Finals four times in a row. The Los Angeles Lakers appeared eight times in a row between 1982–89)[2]
  • Road trip sweep: Six games (first Warriors team to sweep a six-game road trip, only the 11th team in NBA history to do so)[2]
  • Most points scored in the first half of a playoff game: 76 (against the Pelicans)[2]
  • Most consecutive trips to the NBA Finals: 4 (The Warriors are the fifth franchise in NBA history to reach the Finals in four-straight seasons, joining the Boston Celtics (10, 1957-1966; 4, 1984–87), Cleveland Cavaliers (4, 2015–18), Los Angeles Lakers (4, 1982-1985) and Miami Heat (4, 2011-2014))[2]

Roster
Roster listing
2017–18 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 2 Bell, Jordan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1995–01–07 Oregon
F 25 Boucher, Chris (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–01–11 Oregon
G 4 Cook, Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1993–03–23 Duke
G 30 Curry, Stephen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–03–14 Davidson
F 35 Durant, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–09–29 Texas
F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–03–04 Michigan State
G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–01–28 Arizona
C 15 Jones, Damian 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995–06–30 Vanderbilt
G 34 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1985–09–11 Peoria Central HS (IL)
F 5 Looney, Kevon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996–02–06 UCLA
G 0 McCaw, Patrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995–10–25 UNLV
C 1 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1988–01–19 Nevada
C 27 Pachulia, Zaza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1984–02–10 Georgia
G 11 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–02–08 Washington State
F 3 West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980–08–29 Xavier
G/F 6 Young, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–06–01 Southern California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2018–04–10

Standings

Division
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Golden State Warriors 58 24 .707 0.0 29–12 29–12 13–3 82
Los Angeles Clippers 42 40 .512 16.0 22–19 20–21 12–4 82
Los Angeles Lakers 35 47 .427 23.0 20–21 15–26 6–10 82
Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 31.0 14–27 13–28 5–11 82
Phoenix Suns 21 61 .256 37.0 10–31 11–30 4–12 82

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Houston Rockets * 65 17 .793 – 82
2 y – Golden State Warriors * 58 24 .707 7.0 82
3 y – Portland Trail Blazers * 49 33 .598 16.0 82
4 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 48 34 .585 17.0 82
5 x – Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17.0 82
6 x – New Orleans Pelicans 48 34 .585 17.0 82
7 x – San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 18.0 82
8 x – Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 18.0 82
9 Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 19.0 82
10 Los Angeles Clippers 42 40 .512 23.0 82
11 Los Angeles Lakers 35 47 .427 30.0 82
12 Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 38.0 82
13 Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 41.0 82
14 Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 43.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 21 61 .256 44.0 82

Game log

Preseason
2017 pre-season game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–0)
Pre-season: 2–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–0)
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season
2017–18 game log
Total: 58–24 (Home: 29–12; Road: 29–12)
October: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1)
November : 11–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 5–2)
December : 13–2 (Home: 7–2; Road: 6–0)
January : 11–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 7–2)
February : 8–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–2)
March : 7–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–3)
April : 3–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–2)
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs
See also: 2018 NBA Playoffs
2018 playoff game log
Total: 16–5 (Home: 10–1; Road: 6–4)
First Round: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Conference Finals: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
NBA Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
2018 playoff schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 22, 2017
 To Golden State Warriors
Draft rights to Jordan Bell[8]		 To Chicago Bulls
Cash considerations

Re-signed
Player Signed
Stephen Curry[9] 5-year contract worth $201 million
Shaun Livingston[9] 3-year contract worth $24 million
David West[9] 1-year contract worth $2.3 million
Andre Iguodala[9] 3-year contract worth $48 million
Kevin Durant[9] 2-year contract worth $53 million
Zaza Pachulia[9] 1-year contract worth $3.5 million
JaVale McGee[10] 1-year contract worth $2.1 million

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Nick Young[11] 1-year contract worth $5.2 million Los Angeles Lakers
Omri Casspi[12] 1-year contract worth $2.1 million Minnesota Timberwolves
Chris Boucher[13] Two-way contract Oregon Ducks
Quinn Cook[14][15] Two-way contract New Orleans Pelicans

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Ian Clark[16] 1-year contract worth $1.6 million New Orleans Pelicans
James Michael McAdoo[17] Two-way contract Philadelphia 76ers
Matt Barnes[18] Retired
Omri Casspi[19] Waived

Awards
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Kevin Durant Western Conference Player of the Week December 11, 2017 [20]
Steve Kerr Western Conference Coach of the Month (December) January 3, 2018 [21]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week January 8, 2018 [22]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week January 29, 2018 [23]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Month (January) February 1, 2018 [24]
Kevin Durant Finals Most Valuable Player June 8, 2018 [25]

References
  1. Stein, Marc (May 28, 2018). "Warriors Dispatch Rockets, Setting Up Fourth Finals Against Cavs". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. "Warriors" (PDF). nba.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  3. "Warriors Forward Draymond Green and Guard Klay Thompson Named All-Star Reserves". Warriors.com. January 23, 2018.
  4. Smith, Sekou. "LeBron James, Steph Curry named captains as All-Star starters are revealed". NBA.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. Slater, Anthony (23 June 2017). "What is this two-way contract the Warriors used to sign Oregon's Chris Boucher?". The Mercury News. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. Songco, Paolo (9 June 2018). "3rd quarter point differential proves Golden State is the best in such period since 1955". The Mercury News.
  7. "NBA Individual Regular Season Records for 3-Point Field Goals". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  8. "Warriors acquire draft rights to Jordan Bell from Chicago for cash considerations". NBA.com/warriors. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  9. "Warriors re-sign Curry, Durant, Iguodala, Livingston, Pachulia and West to contracts". NBA.com/warriors. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  10. "Warriors re-sign center JaVale McGee". NBA.com/warriors. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  11. "Warriors sign free agent guard Nick Young". NBA.com/warriors. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  12. "Warriors sign free agent forward Omri Casspi". NBA.com/warriors. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  13. "Warriors sign free agent rookie Chris Boucher to two-way contract". NBA.com/warriors. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  14. "Warriors sign Quinn Cook to Two-way contract". NBA.com/warriors. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  15. "Warriors sign guard Quinn Cook to multiyear contract". NBA.com/warriors. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  16. "Pelicans sign Ian Clark". NBA.com/pelicans. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  17. "Sixers sign McAdoo, Blackmon Jr". NBA.com/sixers. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  18. "Matt Barnes announces retirement". NBA.com. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  19. "Warriors waive Omri Casspi". NBA.com/warriors. April 7, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  20. Kevin Durant Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  21. Steve Kerr Named Western Conference Coach of the Month
  22. Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  23. Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  24. Stephen Curry Named Kia Western Conference Player of the Month
  25. Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant claims second Finals MVP
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