2014–15 Golden State Warriors season
The 2014–15 Golden State Warriors season was the 69th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 53rd in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors finished the season 67–15, a new franchise record for wins in a season, beating their previous best record of winning 59 games in the 1975–76 season. They are the tenth NBA team to win 67 games in a season. Golden State reached the 2015 NBA Finals and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–2, to win their first title in 40 years, and the fourth in franchise history.[1][2] Their 83 total wins for the season was the third most for a team in NBA history, they went 83–20 combining regular season and playoff games.
2014–15 Golden State Warriors season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Steve Kerr |
General manager | Bob Myers |
Owners | Peter Guber Joe Lacob |
Arena | Oracle Arena |
Results | |
Record | 67–15 (.817) |
Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA champions (Defeated Cavaliers 4–2) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Comcast SportsNet Bay Area |
Radio | KNBR |
Under first-year head coach and former NBA player Steve Kerr, the Warriors began the season 10–2, the best start in franchise history. They went 5–0 on the road in November, their second perfect road trip in franchise history, and first since 1978. Between November 13 and December 14, the Warriors won a franchise record 16 games in a row, improving to 21–2 on the season, before the record was snapped by the Memphis Grizzlies. On January 21, the team established a new franchise record of 17 straight home wins, extending the record to 19 before losing to the Chicago Bulls on January 27. With their win against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 24, they clinched the Pacific Division for the first time since the 1975–76 season, also tying the franchise record for road wins in a season with 24. Golden State finished with a road record of 28–13, and a franchise home win-loss record of 39–2, tied for second all-time best home record. On March 28, the Warriors won their 60th game and clinched the best record in the Western Conference and set a franchise record for regular season wins (the 1975–76 Warriors had won 59). They finished the regular season with a record of 67–15.
Numerous Warriors set individual records over the course of the season. Stephen Curry won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, the first Warriors player to win since Wilt Chamberlain in the 1959–60 NBA season, when the franchise was still located in Philadelphia. He also broke his own NBA record for made three-pointers in a season of 272, he finished with 286. On January 23, 2015, Klay Thompson broke the NBA record for most points scored in a quarter with 37; he finished the game with a career high 52 points. On April 15, head coach Steve Kerr won his 63rd game with the Warriors and broke the NBA record for most wins by a rookie head coach. Curry and Thompson, dubbed the "Splash Brothers", broke the single-season record for most three-pointers made by a pair of teammates. Both also made the All-Star team, Curry as a starter and Thompson as a reserve. Together, they sank 525 three-pointers over the course of the season, smashing the prior NBA record of 484 (set by themselves in 2013–14).
Draft
The Warriors did not have a pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
Preseason
2014 pre-season game log Total: 6–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–2) | |
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Pre-season: 6–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–2)
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2014–15 season schedule |
Regular season
Standings
By Division
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z-Golden State Warriors | 67 | 15 | .817 | 0.0 | 39–2 | 28–13 | 13–3 | 82 |
x-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 30–11 | 26–15 | 12–4 | 82 |
Phoenix Suns | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | 22–19 | 17–24 | 6–10 | 82 |
Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | 18–23 | 11–30 | 7–9 | 82 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 46.0 | 12–29 | 9–32 | 2–14 | 82 |
By Conference
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z-Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
2 | y-Houston Rockets * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
3 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
4 | y-Portland Trail Blazers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
6 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17.0 | 82 |
8 | x-New Orleans Pelicans | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
9 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
10 | Phoenix Suns | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | 82 |
11 | Utah Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 29.0 | 82 |
12 | Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 82 |
13 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | 82 |
14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 46.0 | 82 |
15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 66 | .195 | 51.0 | 82 |
Game log
2014–15 game log Total: 67–15 (Home: 39–2; Road: 28–13) | |
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October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
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November
: 13–2 (Home: 5–1; Road: 8–1)
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December
: 11–3 (Home: 7–0; Road: 4–3)
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January
: 12–3 (Home: 10–1; Road: 2–2)
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February
: 8–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 6–3)
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March
: 16–2 (Home: 10–0; Road: 6–2)
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April: 6–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–2)
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2014–15 season schedule |
Playoffs
Game log
2015 playoff game log Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–2; Road: 7–3) | |
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First Round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
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Conference Finals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
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NBA Finals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
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2015 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Stephen Curry | 80 | 80 | 32.7 | .487 | .443 | .914 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 23.8 |
Klay Thompson | 77 | 77 | 31.9 | .463 | .437 | .879 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 21.7 |
Draymond Green | 79 | 79 | 31.5 | .443 | .337 | .660 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
Harrison Barnes | 82 | 82 | 28.3 | .482 | .408 | .720 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
Andre Iguodala | 77 | 0 | 26.9 | .466 | .349 | .596 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
Andrew Bogut | 67 | 65 | 23.6 | .563 | .000 | .524 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 6.3 |
Shaun Livingston | 78 | 2 | 18.8 | .500 | .000 | .714 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.9 |
David Lee | 49 | 4 | 18.4 | .511 | .000 | .654 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
Marreese Speights | 76 | 9 | 15.9 | .492 | .278 | .843 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10.4 |
Leandro Barbosa | 66 | 1 | 14.9 | .474 | .384 | .784 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.1 |
Justin Holiday | 59 | 4 | 11.1 | .387 | .321 | .822 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
Festus Ezeli | 46 | 7 | 11.0 | .547 | .000 | .628 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
James Michael McAdoo | 15 | 0 | 9.1 | .545 | .000 | .560 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
Brandon Rush | 33 | 0 | 8.2 | .204 | .111 | .455 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Ognjen Kuzmić | 16 | 0 | 4.5 | .667 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Roster
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Transactions
Free agency
Re-signed
Player | Signed |
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Klay Thompson[3] | 4-year maximum contract extension worth $70 million |
Additions
Player | Signed | Former team |
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Shaun Livingston[4] | 3-year contract worth $16 million | Brooklyn Nets |
Brandon Rush[5] | 2-year contract worth $2.5 million | Utah Jazz |
James Michael McAdoo[6][7][8][9] | Santa Cruz Warriors | |
Ognjen Kuzmic | Santa Cruz Warriors | |
Leandro Barbosa[10] | 1-year contract worth $1.5 million | Phoenix Suns |
Subtractions
Player | Reason left | New team |
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Kent Bazemore[11] | 2-year contract worth $9.8 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
James Michael McAdoo[12] | Waived | Santa Cruz Warriors |
Ognjen Kuzmic[13] | Waived | Santa Cruz Warriors |
Awards
Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Klay Thompson | Western Conference Player of the Week | November 3, 2014 | [14] |
Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Week | November 10, 2014 | [15] |
Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Month (November) | December 3, 2014 | [16] |
Klay Thompson | Western Conference Player of the Week | January 12, 2015 | [17] |
Klay Thompson | Western Conference Player of the Week | January 26, 2015 | [18] |
Steve Kerr | Western Conference Coach of the Month (January) | February 2, 2015 | [19] |
Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Week | March 30, 2015 | [20] |
Steve Kerr | Western Conference Coach of the Month (March) | April 1, 2015 | [21] |
Bob Myers | Executive of the Year | May 1, 2015 | [22] |
Stephen Curry | Most Valuable Player | May 4, 2015 | [23] |
Andre Iguodala | Finals Most Valuable Player | June 16, 2015 | [24] |
References
- "Stephen Curry, Warriors cap charmed title run with fitting finish in the Finals". Sports Illustrated. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- "Golden State Warriors down Cavaliers to win NBA title". CNN. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- "Warriors sign Klay Thompson to contract extension". nba.com/warriors. October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- "Warriors sign free agent Shaun Livingston to contract". nba.com/warriors. July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- "Warriors sign free agent Brandon Rush to contract". nba.com/warriors. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- "WWarriors sign Aaron Craft, James Michael Mcadoo & Mitchell Watt to contracts". nba.com/warriors. September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- "Warriors sign James Michael McAdoo to 10-day contract". nba.com/warriors. January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- "Warriors sign James Michael McAdoo to second 10-day contract". nba.com/warriors. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- "Warriors sign James Michael McAdoo for remainder of the season". nba.com/warriors. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- "Warriors sign Leandro Barbosa to contract". nba.com/warriors. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- 2012-13 NBA Assignments Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- "Warriors waive Craft, Kapono, Kilpatrick, Mcadoo and Watt". nba.com/warriors. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- "Warriors waive Craft, Kapono, Kilpatrick, Mcadoo and Watt". nba.com/warriors. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- Bosh, Thompson named Players of the Week
- Williams, Curry named Players of the Week
- Butler, Curry named Kia Players of the Month
- Walker, Thompson named Players of the Week
- LeBron, Thompson named Players of the Week
- "Budenholzer, Kerr named Coaches of the Month". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- Nets' Lopez, Warriors' Curry named Players of the Week
- Cavs' Blatt, Warriors' Kerr named Coaches of the Month
- "Warriors General Manager Bob Myers Named 2014-15 NBA Executive of the Year". Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- Warriors' Stephen Curry wins 2014-15 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Andre Iguodala wins NBA Finals' MVP