2021–22_Golden_State_Warriors_season

2021–22 Golden State Warriors season

2021–22 Golden State Warriors season

Professional basketball team season (won NBA championship)


The 2021–22 Golden State Warriors season was the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 60th in the San Francisco Bay Area, and its third season at the Chase Center. After failing to make the playoffs the previous two seasons, the Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 4–2 in the Finals. It was the Warriors' fourth championship in eight years (2015, 2017, 2018), and seventh overall.

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On December 14, Stephen Curry hit five three-pointers against the New York Knicks to reach 2,977, which surpassed Ray Allen's career total of 2,973 for most three-pointers made in NBA history in the regular season.[1] Earlier in the season against the Chicago Bulls, Curry hit nine three-pointers to reach 3,366 which broke Allen's record of 3,358 for most three-pointers made in NBA history, regular season, and postseason combined.[2] Curry also became the first player in NBA history to surpass 500 three-pointers in the playoffs, finishing with 561.

On January 9, Klay Thompson made his season debut against the Cleveland Cavaliers after missing the 2019–20 season with a left ACL tear, and the 2020–21 season with a right Achilles tendon tear. He recorded 17 points and 3 rebounds in a 96–82 win.[3]

Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins, and Draymond Green were named to the 2022 NBA All-Star Game; however, Green was injured and did not play in the game. On February 20, Team LeBron defeated Team Durant in the All-Star Game and Curry, playing for Team LeBron, was named the All-Star Game MVP. This is the fifth time that a Warriors player has won the award. He scored 50 points, and set numerous All-Star Game records, including most three-pointers made (16), and most all-time three-pointers made in the All-Star Game (47).[4]

The Warriors had a 41–13 record in February, then went 7–16 in an injury-plagued stretch of 23 games, and then won the final 5 games of the season. They clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2018–19 season after a 111–107 win over the Utah Jazz on April 2.[5] They finished third in the Western Conference, with a record of 53–29. In the first round of the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets in five games.[6] In the second round, the Warriors upset the second-seed Memphis Grizzlies in six games.[7] They went on to defeat the Dallas Mavericks in five games, winning the Western Conference for the seventh time in their history, and the sixth time in the last eight years. The last team to win six championships in eight years was the 1990–98 Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference.[8] The Warriors under Steve Kerr have never lost a Western Conference playoff series, going 18–0 during this span, tied with the 1959–67 Boston Celtics for the longest playoff winning streak in NBA history against their conference opponents.[9] Golden State met the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals in a rematch of the 1964 Finals, in which the Celtics defeated the then–San Francisco Warriors in five games. The Warriors defeated the Celtics four games to two to win their fourth championship in eight years, seventh overall, and first since 2018. After the series, many analysts claimed that the Warriors were one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history.[10] During the championship run, the Warriors won at least one road game in all four playoff series, thus extending their NBA record for consecutives playoff series with at least one road win at 27. However, this streak came to an end in 2023 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Draft

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The Warriors had two first-round picks entering the draft.[11] The seventh pick was given from the Timberwolves following the Andrew Wiggins trade from the 2019–20 season.[12]

Standings

Division

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Conference

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Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • o – Eliminated from playoff contention
  • * – Division leader
  • pi – Play In

Roster

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Game log

Preseason

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Regular season

More information 2021–22 game log Total: 53–29 (Home: 31–10; Road: 22–19), Game ...

Playoffs

More information 2022 playoff game log Total: 16–6 (Home: 11–1; Road: 5–5), Game ...

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

Regular season

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Through March 28, 2022.[14]
Waived during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Draft

Free agency

Two-way contract

Players Lost

Free agency

Traded

Waived

Trades

August 7, 2021[15] To Golden State Warriors
2026 MEM protected second-round pick
To Utah Jazz
Eric Paschall

Free agency

Re-signed

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Additions

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Subtractions

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Awards

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References

  1. "Stephen Curry Becomes NBA's All-Time 3-Point Leader". NBA.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. "Steph Curry makes NBA history, passing Ray Allen for most three-pointers made". ESPN. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. Dierberger, Tom (February 20, 2022). "Steph wins All-Star MVP with record-breaking 50-point night". NBCSports.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. "Warriors clinch playoff spot for first time since 2019". nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  5. Selbe, Nick. "Warriors Defeat Nuggets in Game 5, Advance to Western Conference Semifinals". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. "Warriors" (PDF). NBA.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  7. "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". espn.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. "Warriors trade D'Angelo Russell to Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins, picks". National Basketball Association. February 7, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  9. "Warriors vs. Nuggets Postponed Because of Denver's Coronavirus Outbreak". bleacherreport.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  10. "2021-22 Golden State Warriors Roster and Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  11. "Warriors Trade Eric Paschall to Utah". NBA.com. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  12. "Warriors Sign Gary Payton II To Contract". NBA.com/warriors. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  13. "Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Nemanja Bjelica". NBA.com/warriors. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  14. "Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Otto Porter Jr". NBA.com/warriors. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  15. "Warriors Sign 2015 NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala". NBA.com/warriors. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  16. "Warriors Sign Chris Chiozza To Two-Way Contract". NBA.com/warriors. August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  17. "Warriors Claim Jeff Dowtin Off Waivers". NBA.com/warriors. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  18. "Warriors Sign Quinndary Weatherspoon". NBA.com/warriors. December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  19. "Warriors Sign Quinndary Weatherspoon to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com/warriors. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  20. "Warriors Waive Forward Alen Smailagić". NBA.com/warriors. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  21. "Lakers Sign Kent Bazemore". NBA.com/lakers. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  22. "Hornets Sign Kelly Oubre Jr". NBA.com/hornets. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  23. "Nico Mannion is a new player of Virtus Segafredo Bologna". virtus.it. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  24. "Warriors Waive Bell, Bradley, Mulder and Payton II". NBA.com/warriors. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  25. "Warriors Waive Jeff Dowtin". NBA.com/warriors. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  26. "Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

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