2014–15 Golden State Warriors season

2014–15 Golden State Warriors season
NBA Champions
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Head coach Steve Kerr
General manager Bob Myers
Owner(s) Peter Guber
Joe Lacob
Arena Oracle Arena
Results
Record 67–15 (.817)
Place Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish NBA Champions (Won 4–2)

Stats @ 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. The Warriors finished the season 67–15, a new franchise record for wins in a season, as well as clinching the best record in the NBA for the first time since 1976. They are also the 10th NBA team to win as many as 67 games in a season.

With their win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on November 23, the team improved to 10–2, the best start in franchise history. They would finish the same road trip in Detroit with a perfect 5–0 record, their second perfect road trip in franchise history, and first since 1978. On December 10, the Warriors continued adding to history; their win over the Houston Rockets marked their 14th straight, setting a new franchise record for longest win streak. This record was extended to 16 straight wins, before a road loss to Memphis on December 16.

On January 21, the team established a new franchise record of 17 straight home wins with a win over Houston; they were able to extend this record to 19 straight home wins before losing to Chicago on January 27. With their win against Portland 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 and finishing with a road record of 28–13. On March 28, the Warriors won their 60th game; in doing so, they both clinched the best record in the Western Conference and set a franchise record for regular season wins (the 1975–76 Warriors had won 59). On April 15, 2015, the Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 133–126, to finish the regular season with a record of 67–15.

Numerous Warriors set individual records over the course of the 2014–15 NBA season. On January 23, 2015, Klay Thompson broke the NBA record for most points scored in a quarter with 37; he finished the game with 52 points (a career high). On April 15, head coach Steve Kerr won his 63rd game with the Warriors; in doing so, he broke the NBA record for most wins by a rookie head coach (he would finish with 67 wins). Five days later, Stephen Curry broke the single–player record for most three pointers made in a season by making eight such shots against the Portland Trail Blazers. This left him with 276 three–pointers, which eclipsed the prior record of 272 (set by Curry himself in 2012–13). Curry would finish the 2014–15 regular season with 286. Lastly, Curry and Thompson (the so–called "Splash Brothers") broke the single-season record for most three–pointers made by a pair of teammates. Together, they sank 525 three–pointers over the course of the season. This obliterated the prior NBA record of 484 (set by themselves in 2013–2014).

In the 2015 NBA Finals, the Warriors 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 were also the third most for a team in NBA history, although ones that played in the playoffs pre-2003 matched up in a best-of-5 game series in round one.

2014 NBA Draft

Main article: 2014 NBA Draft

The Warriors did not have a pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.

2014-15 Golden State Warriors


Preseason

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 6–2 (Home: 3-0; Road: 3-2)
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

By Division

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
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
# 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)
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2015 playoff game log
Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–2; Road: 7–3)
2015 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  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

Preseason

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thompson, KlayKlay Thompson 7 7 26.7 .509 .500 .880 2.9 2.7 1.0 1.3 21.7
Curry, StephenStephen Curry 7 7 26.3 .500 .514 .829 2.9 6.1 1.7 0.3 17.3
Lee, DavidDavid Lee 7 7 22.3 .678 .000 .727 5.3 3.1 0.6 0.3 12.6
Nedović, NemanjaNemanja Nedović 5 1 16.0 .517 .444 .750 1.0 2.6 1.4 0.2 9.2
Green, DraymondDraymond Green 8 1 21.9 .451 .364 .679 4.5 2.9 0.8 0.4 9.1
Barnes, HarrisonHarrison Barnes 8 5 26.9 .481 .312 .667 3.4 0.8 0.8 0.5 9.1
Barbosa, LeandroLeandro Barbosa 6 0 13.8 .531 .375 .900 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.0 7.7
Ezeli, FestusFestus Ezeli 2 0 7.5 .833 .000 .600 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 6.5
Holiday, JustinJustin Holiday 8 0 11.5 .436 .368 .833 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 5.8
Kuzmić, OgnjenOgnjen Kuzmić 7 2 16.9 .682 .000 .643 5.7 1.7 0.4 0.1 5.6
McAdoo, James MichaelJames Michael McAdoo 5 0 13.2 .643 .000 .769 3.6 0.4 1.2 0.2 5.6
Speights, MarreeseMarreese Speights 6 0 11.8 .444 .333 .875 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.5 5.3
Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut 6 6 22.0 .789 .000 .200 5.7 4.3 1.0 1.2 5.3
Iguodala, AndreAndre Iguodala 8 4 20.0 .441 .375 .429 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 5.2
Rush, BrandonBrandon Rush 6 0 11.0 .261 .083 .889 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.0 3.5
Watt, MitchellMitchell Watt 2 0 9.5 .375 .000 .500 2.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 3.5
Kapono, JasonJason Kapono 5 0 8.6 .333 .200 .800 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 3.2
Craft, AaronAaron Craft 4 0 14.8 .500 .400 .000 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 3.0

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Curry, StephenStephen Curry 80 80 32.7 .487 .443 .914 4.3 7.7 2.0 0.2 23.8
Thompson, KlayKlay Thompson 77 77 31.9 .463 .437 .879 3.2 2.9 1.1 0.8 21.7
Green, DraymondDraymond Green 79 79 31.5 .443 .337 .660 8.2 3.7 1.6 1.3 11.7
Barnes, HarrisonHarrison Barnes 82 82 28.3 .482 .408 .720 5.5 1.4 0.7 0.2 10.1
Iguodala, AndreAndre Iguodala 77 0 26.9 .466 .349 .596 3.3 3.0 1.2 0.3 7.8
Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut 67 65 23.6 .563 .000 .524 8.1 2.7 0.6 1.7 6.3
Livingston, ShaunShaun Livingston 78 2 18.8 .500 .000 .714 2.2 3.3 0.6 0.3 5.9
Lee, DavidDavid Lee 49 4 18.4 .511 .000 .654 5.2 1.7 0.6 0.5 7.9
Speights, MarreeseMarreese Speights 76 9 15.9 .492 .278 .843 4.3 0.9 0.3 0.4 10.4
Barbosa, LeandroLeandro Barbosa 66 1 14.9 .474 .384 .784 1.4 1.5 0.6 0.1 7.1
Holiday, JustinJustin Holiday 59 4 11.1 .387 .321 .822 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 4.3
Ezeli, FestusFestus Ezeli 46 7 11.0 .547 .000 .628 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.9 4.4
McAdoo, James MichaelJames Michael McAdoo 15 0 9.1 .545 .000 .560 2.5 0.1 0.3 0.6 4.1
Rush, BrandonBrandon Rush 33 0 8.2 .204 .111 .455 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.9
Kuzmić, OgnjenOgnjen Kuzmić 16 0 4.5 .667 .000 1.000 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.3

Roster

2014–15 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 19 Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982–11–28 Brazil
F 40 Barnes, Harrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992–05–30 North Carolina
C 12 Bogut, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1984–11–28 Utah
G 30 Curry, Stephen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–03–14 Davidson
C 31 Ezeli, Festus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1989–10–21 Vanderbilt
F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–03–04 Michigan State
G/F 7 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–04–05 Washington
G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–01–28 Arizona
C 1 Kuzmić, Ognjen 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1990–05–16 Serbia
F/C 10 Lee, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1983–04–29 Florida
G 34 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1985–09–11 Peoria Central HS (IL)
F 20 McAdoo, James Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–01–04 North Carolina
G/F 4 Rush, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–07–07 Kansas
F/C 5 Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida
G 11 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–02–08 Washington State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Transactions

Free agency

Additions

Player Signed Former team Ref.
Livingston, ShaunShaun Livingston July 11, 2014 Brooklyn Nets [3]
Rush, BrandonBrandon Rush July 22, 2014 Utah Jazz [4]
Barbosa, LeandroLeandro Barbosa September 10, 2014 Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date New team Ref.
Blake, SteveSteve Blake Free Agency July 10, 2014 Portland Trail Blazers [5]

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Klay Thompson Western Conference Player of the Week November 3, 2014 [6]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week November 10, 2014 [7]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Month (November) December 3, 2014 [8]
Klay Thompson Western Conference Player of the Week January 12, 2015 [9]
Klay Thompson Western Conference Player of the Week January 26, 2015 [10]
Steve Kerr Western Conference Coach of the Month (January) February 2, 2015 [11]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week March 30, 2015 [12]
Steve Kerr Western Conference Coach of the Month (March) April 1, 2015 [13]
Bob Myers Executive of the Year May 1, 2015 [14]
Stephen Curry Most Valuable Player May 4, 2015 [15]
Andre Iguodala Finals Most Valuable Player June 16, 2015 [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Curry, Warriors cap charmed title run with fitting finish in the Finals". Sports Illustrated. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Golden State Warriors down Cavaliers to win NBA title". CNN. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Shaun Livingston to Contract". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Brandon Rush to Contract". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Trail Blazers Sign Guard Steve Blake". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Bosh, Thompson named Players of the Week
  7. ↑ Williams, Curry named Players of the Week
  8. ↑ Butler, Curry named Kia Players of the Month
  9. ↑ Walker, Thompson named Players of the Week
  10. ↑ LeBron, Thompson named Players of the Week
  11. ↑ Budenholzer, Kerr named Coaches of the Month
  12. ↑ Nets' Lopez, Warriors' Curry named Players of the Week
  13. ↑ Cavs' Blatt, Warriors' Kerr named Coaches of the Month
  14. ↑ Warriors General Manager Bob Myers Named 2014-15 NBA Executive of the Year
  15. ↑ Warriors' Stephen Curry wins 2014-15 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award
  16. ↑ Andre Iguodala wins NBA Finals' MVP

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