2014–15 Golden State Warriors season
| 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 at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Comcast SportsNet Bay Area |
| Radio | KNBR |
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. On May 14, 2014, the Warriors hired Steve Kerr to a five-year, $25 million deal to become the team's new head coach, succeeding Mark Jackson, who was fired eight days earlier.[1] It was the first head coaching job for Kerr, with a prior NBA background as a five-time NBA champion guard who set an all-time career record for accuracy in three-point shooting (.454). Kerr's extensive background experience also entailed his service as president and general manager for the Phoenix Suns basketball team from 2007 to 2010 and operating as an NBA broadcast analyst for Turner Network Television (TNT). The team also signed point guard Shaun Livingston[2] and guard Leandro Barbosa[3] during the off-season.
Under Kerr's first year at the helm, the Warriors won their first five games before going on a 16-game winning streak from November 13 to December 14, to shoot the record to a 21–2 start to the season, their best start in franchise history at the time. On January 21, the team established a new franchise record of 17 straight home wins, extending the record to 19 before losing to Derrick Rose-led 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. 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, surpassing the previous win of 59 games set by them during the 1975–76 season.
In what would ultimately turn out to be the Warrior's breakout season, the team finished the 2014–15 regular season garnering a league-best record of 67–15.[4] They became the tenth NBA team to win 67 games in a season and finished with a home record of 39–2, the second-best in NBA history, alongside a road record of 28–13. The Warriors also ranked first in defensive efficiency for the season and second in offensive efficiency, barely missing the mark that the Julius Erving-led Sixers achieved by being first in both categories. On May 4, 2015, Stephen Curry was named the 2014–15 NBA Most Valuable Player, the first Warrior since Wilt Chamberlain in 1960 to be bestowed with the honor.
In the playoffs, the Warriors swept the Anthony Davis-led New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs, dismantled the Marc Gasol-led Memphis Grizzlies in six games in the second round, and dispatched the James Harden-led Houston Rockets in five games in the Western Conference Finals. The team advanced to their first NBA Finals since 1975, finding themselves pitted up against the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers. In the ensuing years of the Warriors' successive reign in establishing themselves as the NBA's most dominant force, the Cavaliers emerged as their perennial opponents in each of the subsequent three successive NBA Finals, sparking a fiercely contested league rivalry that developed and lasted between the two teams over the next 3 Finals series matchups. After Golden State fell behind 2–1 in the series, head coach Steve Kerr gave swingman Andre Iguodala his first start of the season, replacing center Andrew Bogut in Game 4. The Warriors' small lineup (which came to be known as the Death Lineup) helped turn the series around.[5] The Warriors won the last three games and the series in six, winning their first NBA championship title in 40 years and their fourth in franchise history.[6][7] Iguodala was named Finals MVP, becoming the first player in NBA history to win the award without starting a single regular season game.[8]
The team registered a grand total of 83 victories throughout the season, a commendable achievement that ranks as the third highest in NBA history where they went an aggregate total of 83–20 encompassing both regular season and playoff matches. Moreover, Kerr became the first rookie head coach to win an NBA title since Pat Riley during the 1981–82 season.[9]
Numerous Warriors players 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, finishing with 286. On January 23, 2015, Klay Thompson broke the NBA record for most points scored in a quarter with 37, finishing the game with a career high 52 points. Head Coach Steve Kerr's 67 wins with the Warriors set 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 during the 2013–14 season.
Draft
[edit]The Warriors did not have a pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
Preseason
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]By Division
[edit]| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| z-Golden State Warriors | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 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
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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
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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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Playoffs
[edit]Game log
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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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Player statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Playoffs
[edit]| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Stephen Curry | 21 | 21 | 39.3 | .456 | .422 | .835 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 1.9 | .1 | 28.3 |
| Draymond Green | 21 | 21 | 37.3 | .417 | .264 | .736 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 13.7 |
| Klay Thompson | 21 | 21 | 36.2 | .446 | .390 | .800 | 3.9 | 2.6 | .8 | .9 | 18.6 |
| Harrison Barnes | 21 | 21 | 32.4 | .440 | .355 | .735 | 5.2 | 1.5 | .8 | .5 | 10.6 |
| Andre Iguodala | 21 | 3 | 30.2 | .474 | .354 | .415 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .3 | 10.4 |
| Shaun Livingston | 21 | 0 | 17.9 | .532 | .000 | .840 | 2.4 | 1.8 | .4 | .2 | 5.0 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 21 | 0 | 10.9 | .443 | .348 | .818 | 1.3 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Festus Ezeli | 20 | 0 | 9.2 | .540 | .552 | 3.1 | .3 | .1 | .5 | 3.5 | |
| Andrew Bogut | 19 | 18 | 23.2 | .560 | .000 | .385 | 8.1 | 1.9 | .6 | 1.8 | 4.7 |
| David Lee | 13 | 0 | 8.2 | .400 | .533 | 2.6 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 3.1 | |
| Marreese Speights | 10 | 0 | 6.7 | .333 | .600 | 2.1 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 3.7 | |
| Justin Holiday | 5 | 0 | 2.2 | .500 | 1.000 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .6 | |
| James Michael McAdoo | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | .667 | .8 | .0 | .0 | .2 | .8 | ||
| Brandon Rush | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .167 | .500 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Roster
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Transactions
[edit]Free agency
[edit]Re-signed
[edit]| Player | Signed |
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| Klay Thompson[10] | 4-year maximum contract extension worth $70 million |
Additions
[edit]| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Shaun Livingston[11] | 3-year contract worth $16 million | Brooklyn Nets |
| Brandon Rush[12] | 2-year contract worth $2.5 million | Utah Jazz |
| James Michael McAdoo[13][14][15][16] | Santa Cruz Warriors | |
| Ognjen Kuzmic | Santa Cruz Warriors | |
| Leandro Barbosa[17] | 1-year contract worth $1.5 million | Phoenix Suns |
Subtractions
[edit]| Player | Reason left | New team |
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| Kent Bazemore[18] | 2-year contract worth $9.8 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
| James Michael McAdoo[19] | Waived | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Ognjen Kuzmic[20] | Waived | Santa Cruz Warriors |
Awards
[edit]| Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Klay Thompson | Western Conference Player of the Week | November 3, 2014 | [21] |
| Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Week | November 10, 2014 | [22] |
| Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Month (November) | December 3, 2014 | [23] |
| Klay Thompson | Western Conference Player of the Week | January 12, 2015 | [24] |
| Klay Thompson | Western Conference Player of the Week | January 26, 2015 | [25] |
| Steve Kerr | Western Conference Coach of the Month (January) | February 2, 2015 | [26] |
| Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Week | March 30, 2015 | [27] |
| Steve Kerr | Western Conference Coach of the Month (March) | April 1, 2015 | [28] |
| Bob Myers | Executive of the Year | May 1, 2015 | [29] |
| Stephen Curry | Most Valuable Player | May 4, 2015 | [30] |
| Andre Iguodala | Finals Most Valuable Player | June 16, 2015 | [31] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Steve Kerr accepts reported five-year, $25M offer from Warriors". CBS Sports.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Shaun Livingston to Contract". National Basketball Association. Golden State Warriors. July 11, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Leandro Barbosa to Contract". National Basketball Association. Golden State Warriors. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Golden State Warriors Franchise Index". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ Holmes, Baxter (June 16, 2015). "Iguodala NBA's no-stats Finals MVP?". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Stephen Curry, Warriors cap charmed title run with fitting finish in the Finals". Sports Illustrated. June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "Golden State Warriors down Cavaliers to win NBA title". CNN. June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ Strauss, Ethan Sherwood (June 16, 2015). "Andre Iguodala named Finals MVP after coming off bench to begin series". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015.
- ^ Holmes, Baxter (June 17, 2015). "Finals recap: The Warriors' road to the title". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 17, 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 July 7, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ 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 May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ Warriors' Stephen Curry wins 2014-15 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- ^ Andre Iguodala wins NBA Finals' MVP
