2015 Championship Title

Lore & Background

The Warriors broke their franchise record of 28 road wins in a season which they set in 2014–15; they ended the season with 34, passing the same 1995–96 Bulls team led by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen for the most road wins in NBA history. Warriors' head coach, Steve Kerr, has a significant connection to that Bulls team, as he previously served as a point guard during that specific season. Throughout the 2015-16 NBA season, Golden State broke over twenty-five NBA records and more than ten franchise records, including most wins ever recorded in an NBA season (regular-season and postseason combined); with 88. However, they lost in the NBA Finals to the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games, despite initially leading the series with a 3–1 advantage.

In Their Own Story

The air inside Oracle Arena hung thick with forty years of silence until the final buzzer shattered it. As the Cleveland bench emptied in disbelief, a roar erupted from the Bay Area crowd that seemed to rattle the building's very foundations. Stephen Curry stood frozen near mid-court, eyes wide with a mix of shock and relief, while Draymond Green sprinted toward him for an embrace that felt like it carried the weight of three decades. Amidst a blizzard of confetti and tears, Andre Iguodala was hoisted onto shoulders—the unlikely hero who had silenced the doubters and finally dragged the Larry O'Brien trophy back to Oakland.

Reader's Guide

The Warriors began the 2015–16 season by winning their first 24 games, eclipsing the previous best start in NBA history, set by the 1993–94 Houston Rockets. Their record-setting start ended when they were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks on December 12, 2015. The Warriors broke a 131-year-old record of 20–0 set by the 1884 St. Louis Maroons baseball team, to claim the best start to a season in all of the major professional sports in America. They also won 28 consecutive regular-season games dating back to the 2014–15 season, eclipsing the 2012–13 Miami Heat for the second longest winning streak in NBA history. The Warriors also set an NBA record 54-straight regular-season home-game winning streak, which spanned from January 31, 2015, to March 29, 2016. The previous record of 44 was held by the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls. The Warriors also became the first team in NBA history to go the entire regular season without back-to-back losses and without losing to the same team twice.

Did You Know?

• Stephen Curry was the first unanimous MVP in NBA history.
• Curry broke his own NBA record for made three-pointers in a season, finishing with 402.
• The Warriors set an NBA record 54-straight regular-season home-game winning streak.
• Golden State became the first team in NBA history to go the entire regular season without back-to-back losses and without losing to the same team twice.
• Steve Kerr was named Coach of the Year, the third coach in Warriors history to win the award.