Mar 28, 1981
Golden State Warriors logo GSW 139
Denver Nuggets logo DEN 142
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Mar 29, 1981
Seattle SuperSonics logo SEA 96
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Player Height Age Pts Reb Ast GP W-L MIN 3P% FG% FT% Or Reb Ast Stl To Blk Fo Pts Eff PTS REB AST
World b. Free 1m91 27 24.1 2.1 4.8 65 32-33 32.3 17.4% 50.6% 81.4% 0.7 2.1 4.8 1 2.6 0.2 2.4 24.1 19.9 39 8 10
Bernard King 2m01 24 21.9 6 3.1 81 39-42 31.5 20% 68.2% 70.3% 1.8 6 3.1 0.7 2.9 0.4 3.3 21.9 23.4 50 14 9
Joe barry Carroll 2m14 22 18.9 8.4 1.3 82 39-43 31.2 0% 56.8% 71.8% 2.9 8.4 1.3 0.4 2.7 1.3 3.4 18.9 20.3 46 21 7
Purvis Short 2m01 23 16.1 4.4 2.8 79 37-42 26.3 21.4% 54% 82% 1.7 4.4 2.8 0.9 1.6 0.2 2.8 16.1 16.3 45 11 12
Larry Smith 2m03 22 9.6 10.5 1 82 39-43 27.7 - 57.9% 59.8% 4.4 10.5 1 0.8 1.6 0.6 3.4 9.6 16.8 23 31 5
Joe Hassett 1m96 25 9.1 1.6 2.1 24 9-15 16.9 36.3% 41.5% 87.5% 0.4 1.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 1.6 9.1 8.1 23 6 7
John Lucas 1m85 27 8.5 2 6 65 32-33 25.5 20% 49% 73.8% 0.4 2 6 1 2.4 0 1.9 8.5 11 23 6 22
Sonny Parker 1m98 25 6.5 2.3 1.2 73 36-37 15.7 - 55.5% 73.4% 1.1 2.3 1.2 0.8 0.9 0.2 1.3 6.5 7.5 18 8 4
Rudy White 1m89 27 5.5 0 0.5 4 1-3 10.8 - 50% 100% 0 0 0.5 1 0.8 0 1.8 5.5 4 12 0 1
Lorenzo Romar 1m86 22 4.1 1 2.2 53 23-30 12 40% 46.8% 68.3% 0.2 1 2.2 0.4 0.9 0.1 1 4.1 4.7 14 4 9
Ricky Brown 2m10 22 4 2.9 0.4 45 22-23 10.8 - 60.1% 76.2% 0.7 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.3 2 4 5.9 15 15 2
Phil Chenier 1m91 30 3.6 0.9 0.9 8 3-5 10 33.3% 33.3% 100% 0.1 0.9 0.9 0 0.5 0 1.3 3.6 2.1 6 4 2
Billy Reid 1m96 23 3.2 0.9 1 59 25-34 9.3 0% 49.1% 56.4% 0.4 0.9 1 0.5 1.1 0.1 1.7 3.2 2.9 14 6 6
Bill Mayfield 2m01 23 2.4 1.3 0.1 7 2-5 7.3 - 44.4% 50% 0.6 1.3 0.1 0 0.3 0.1 1 2.4 2.1 6 4 1
Clifford Ray 2m05 31 2.4 3 0.8 66 33-33 11.5 - 48.1% 46.8% 1.1 3 0.8 0.3 1 0.2 2.6 2.4 4.1 18 10 5
Tom Abernethy 2m01 26 0.4 0.7 0 10 6-4 3.8 - 33.3% 66.7% 0 0.7 0 0.1 0.1 0 0.4 0.4 0.8 2 5 0
John Mengelt 1m89 31 0 0 1 2 0-2 5.5 - 0% - 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2
Total 109.8 40.4 21.5 82 39-43 212.6 29.2% 55.5% 72.8% 14.4 40.4 21.5 6.2 16.2 3.2 23.4 109.8 121.8
Opponents 111 36.4 24.1 82 - 212.4 21.9% 56.8% 74.8% 12 36.4 24.1 7.4 14.5 4.1 22.3 111 127.5
Gap -1,2 4,0 -2,6 0 - 0.1 7,3% -1,3% -2,0% 2,4 4,0 -2,6 -1,2 1,7 -0,9 1,1 -1,2 -5,7
Average
height 197 cm
Average
age 25 years old
Player Height Age Pts Reb Ast GP W-L MIN 2P 3P FG FT Reb Ast Stl Blk Fo Pts Eff
World b. Free 1m91 27 1565 137 310 65 32-33 2101 511/994 4/23 515/1017 528/649 43 137 310 68 172 10 159 1565 1295
Bernard King 2m01 24 1771 487 251 81 39-42 2551 729/1066 1/5 730/1071 307/437 143 487 251 59 234 31 269 1771 1894
Joe barry Carroll 2m14 22 1547 686 106 82 39-43 2561 616/1083 0/2 616/1085 315/439 238 686 106 35 225 108 281 1547 1664
Purvis Short 2m01 23 1269 346 221 79 37-42 2078 546/1002 3/14 549/1016 168/205 131 346 221 69 125 15 222 1269 1291
Larry Smith 2m03 22 785 865 83 82 39-43 2273 304/525 0/0 304/525 177/296 362 865 83 63 128 53 280 785 1381
Joe Hassett 1m96 25 218 39 50 24 9-15 406 41/86 37/102 78/188 7/8 10 39 50 5 9 2 38 218 194
John Lucas 1m85 27 555 129 388 65 32-33 1657 218/433 4/20 222/453 107/145 29 129 388 65 156 2 123 555 714
Sonny Parker 1m98 25 476 165 91 73 36-37 1146 191/344 0/0 191/344 94/128 82 165 91 57 68 11 96 476 545
Rudy White 1m89 27 22 0 2 4 1-3 43 9/18 0/0 9/18 4/4 0 0 2 4 3 0 7 22 16
Lorenzo Romar 1m86 22 219 52 119 53 23-30 638 85/181 2/5 87/186 43/63 9 52 119 22 46 3 54 219 250
Ricky Brown 2m10 22 182 131 19 45 22-23 488 83/138 0/0 83/138 16/21 32 131 19 8 26 12 92 182 266
Phil Chenier 1m91 30 29 7 7 8 3-5 80 10/30 1/3 11/33 6/6 1 7 7 0 4 0 10 29 17
Billy Reid 1m96 23 190 55 61 59 25-34 551 84/167 0/4 84/171 22/39 24 55 61 29 64 4 102 190 171
Bill Mayfield 2m01 23 17 9 1 7 2-5 51 8/18 0/0 8/18 1/2 4 9 1 0 2 1 7 17 15
Clifford Ray 2m05 31 157 197 51 66 33-33 761 64/133 0/0 64/133 29/62 71 197 51 21 66 13 171 157 271
Tom Abernethy 2m01 26 4 7 0 10 6-4 38 1/3 0/0 1/3 2/3 0 7 0 1 1 0 4 4 8
John Mengelt 1m89 31 0 0 2 2 0-2 11 0/4 0/0 0/4 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -2
Total 9006 3312 1762 82 39-43 17434 3500/6225 52/178 3552/6403 1826/2507 1179 3312 1762 506 1329 265 1915 9006 9990
Opponents 9103 2986 1973 82 - 17416 3594/6236 32/146 3626/6382 1804/2411 987 2986 1973 603 1185 334 1829 9103 10451
Gap -97 326 -211 0 - 18 -94/-11 20/32 -74/21 22/96 192 326 -211 -97 144 -69 86 -97 -461
Player Height Age Pts Reb Ast GP W-L MIN 3P% FG% FT% Or Reb Ast Stl To Blk Fo Pts Eff PTS REB AST
World b. Free 1m91 27 26.8 2.3 5.3 65 32-33 36 17.4% 50.6% 81.4% 0.7 2.3 5.3 1.2 2.9 0.2 2.7 26.8 22.2 39 8 10
Bernard King 2m01 24 25 6.9 3.5 81 39-42 36 20% 68.2% 70.3% 2 6.9 3.5 0.8 3.3 0.4 3.8 25 26.7 50 14 9
Joe barry Carroll 2m14 22 21.7 9.6 1.5 82 39-43 36 0% 56.8% 71.8% 3.3 9.6 1.5 0.5 3.2 1.5 4 21.7 23.4 46 21 7
Purvis Short 2m01 23 22 6 3.8 79 37-42 36 21.4% 54% 82% 2.3 6 3.8 1.2 2.2 0.3 3.8 22 22.4 45 11 12
Larry Smith 2m03 22 12.4 13.7 1.3 82 39-43 36 - 57.9% 59.8% 5.7 13.7 1.3 1 2 0.8 4.4 12.4 21.9 23 31 5
Joe Hassett 1m96 25 19.3 3.5 4.4 24 9-15 36 36.3% 41.5% 87.5% 0.9 3.5 4.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 3.4 19.3 17.2 23 6 7
John Lucas 1m85 27 12.1 2.8 8.4 65 32-33 36 20% 49% 73.8% 0.6 2.8 8.4 1.4 3.4 0 2.7 12.1 15.5 23 6 22
Sonny Parker 1m98 25 15 5.2 2.9 73 36-37 36 - 55.5% 73.4% 2.6 5.2 2.9 1.8 2.1 0.3 3 15 17.1 18 8 4
Rudy White 1m89 27 18.4 0 1.7 4 1-3 36 - 50% 100% 0 0 1.7 3.3 2.5 0 5.9 18.4 13.4 12 0 1
Lorenzo Romar 1m86 22 12.4 2.9 6.7 53 23-30 36 40% 46.8% 68.3% 0.5 2.9 6.7 1.2 2.6 0.2 3 12.4 14.1 14 4 9
Ricky Brown 2m10 22 13.4 9.7 1.4 45 22-23 36 - 60.1% 76.2% 2.4 9.7 1.4 0.6 1.9 0.9 6.8 13.4 19.6 15 15 2
Phil Chenier 1m91 30 13.1 3.2 3.2 8 3-5 36 33.3% 33.3% 100% 0.5 3.2 3.2 0 1.8 0 4.5 13.1 7.7 6 4 2
Billy Reid 1m96 23 12.4 3.6 4 59 25-34 36 0% 49.1% 56.4% 1.6 3.6 4 1.9 4.2 0.3 6.7 12.4 11.2 14 6 6
Bill Mayfield 2m01 23 12 6.4 0.7 7 2-5 36 - 44.4% 50% 2.8 6.4 0.7 0 1.4 0.7 4.9 12 10.6 6 4 1
Clifford Ray 2m05 31 7.4 9.3 2.4 66 33-33 36 - 48.1% 46.8% 3.4 9.3 2.4 1 3.1 0.6 8.1 7.4 12.8 18 10 5
Tom Abernethy 2m01 26 3.8 6.6 0 10 6-4 36 - 33.3% 66.7% 0 6.6 0 0.9 0.9 0 3.8 3.8 7.6 2 5 0
John Mengelt 1m89 31 0 0 6.5 2 0-2 36 - 0% - 0 0 6.5 0 0 0 0 0 -6.5 0 0 2
Total 18.6 6.8 3.6 82 39-43 36 29.2% 55.5% 72.8% 2.4 6.8 3.6 1 2.7 0.5 4 18.6 20.6
Player Height Age Pts Reb Ast GP W-L MIN 3P% FG% FT% Or Reb Ast Stl To Blk Fo Pts Eff PTS REB AST
World b. Free 1m91 27 29.8 2.6 5.9 65 32-33 40 17.4% 50.6% 81.4% 0.8 2.6 5.9 1.3 3.3 0.2 3 29.8 24.7 39 8 10
Bernard King 2m01 24 27.8 7.6 3.9 81 39-42 40 20% 68.2% 70.3% 2.2 7.6 3.9 0.9 3.7 0.5 4.2 27.8 29.7 50 14 9
Joe barry Carroll 2m14 22 24.2 10.7 1.7 82 39-43 40 0% 56.8% 71.8% 3.7 10.7 1.7 0.5 3.5 1.7 4.4 24.2 26 46 21 7
Purvis Short 2m01 23 24.4 6.7 4.3 79 37-42 40 21.4% 54% 82% 2.5 6.7 4.3 1.3 2.4 0.3 4.3 24.4 24.9 45 11 12
Larry Smith 2m03 22 13.8 15.2 1.5 82 39-43 40 - 57.9% 59.8% 6.4 15.2 1.5 1.1 2.3 0.9 4.9 13.8 24.3 23 31 5
Joe Hassett 1m96 25 21.5 3.8 4.9 24 9-15 40 36.3% 41.5% 87.5% 1 3.8 4.9 0.5 0.9 0.2 3.7 21.5 19.1 23 6 7
John Lucas 1m85 27 13.4 3.1 9.4 65 32-33 40 20% 49% 73.8% 0.7 3.1 9.4 1.6 3.8 0 3 13.4 17.2 23 6 22
Sonny Parker 1m98 25 16.6 5.8 3.2 73 36-37 40 - 55.5% 73.4% 2.9 5.8 3.2 2 2.4 0.4 3.4 16.6 19 18 8 4
Rudy White 1m89 27 20.5 0 1.9 4 1-3 40 - 50% 100% 0 0 1.9 3.7 2.8 0 6.5 20.5 14.9 12 0 1
Lorenzo Romar 1m86 22 13.7 3.3 7.5 53 23-30 40 40% 46.8% 68.3% 0.6 3.3 7.5 1.4 2.9 0.2 3.4 13.7 15.7 14 4 9
Ricky Brown 2m10 22 14.9 10.7 1.6 45 22-23 40 - 60.1% 76.2% 2.6 10.7 1.6 0.7 2.1 1 7.5 14.9 21.8 15 15 2
Phil Chenier 1m91 30 14.5 3.5 3.5 8 3-5 40 33.3% 33.3% 100% 0.5 3.5 3.5 0 2 0 5 14.5 8.5 6 4 2
Billy Reid 1m96 23 13.8 4 4.4 59 25-34 40 0% 49.1% 56.4% 1.7 4 4.4 2.1 4.6 0.3 7.4 13.8 12.4 14 6 6
Bill Mayfield 2m01 23 13.3 7.1 0.8 7 2-5 40 - 44.4% 50% 3.1 7.1 0.8 0 1.6 0.8 5.5 13.3 11.8 6 4 1
Clifford Ray 2m05 31 8.3 10.4 2.7 66 33-33 40 - 48.1% 46.8% 3.7 10.4 2.7 1.1 3.5 0.7 9 8.3 14.2 18 10 5
Tom Abernethy 2m01 26 4.2 7.4 0 10 6-4 40 - 33.3% 66.7% 0 7.4 0 1.1 1.1 0 4.2 4.2 8.4 2 5 0
John Mengelt 1m89 31 0 0 7.3 2 0-2 40 - 0% - 0 0 7.3 0 0 0 0 0 -7.3 0 0 2
Total 20.7 7.6 4 82 39-43 40 29.2% 55.5% 72.8% 2.7 7.6 4 1.2 3 0.6 4.4 20.7 22.9
Player Height Age USG% PACE PIE PER GMSCR AST% TO% AST/TO OREB% DREB% REB%
World b. Free 1m91 27 27.7% 22,7 8,0 25,2 19,3 17% 12% 9.4 2% 4% 6%
Bernard King 2m01 24 23.2% 18,5 10,0 26,5 19,7 14% 16% 1.1 6% 15% 22%
Joe barry Carroll 2m14 22 23.2% 18,3 8,0 21,7 16,6 7% 15% -7.9 11% 20% 31%
Purvis Short 2m01 23 23.4% 15,6 7,0 22,1 14,1 15% 10% 7.8 7% 11% 18%
Larry Smith 2m03 22 13.6% 9,6 6,0 18,3 12,7 10% 16% -5.7 18% 25% 44%
Joe Hassett 1m96 25 19.5% 8,4 1,0 15,7 7,5 20% 4% 20.4 1% 2% 3%
John Lucas 1m85 27 16% 10,4 4,0 14,2 9,1 37% 23% 34.5 2% 6% 7%
Sonny Parker 1m98 25 16.1% 6,4 3,0 17,4 6,6 16% 15% 4.9 7% 7% 15%
Rudy White 1m89 27 20.9% 5,7 0 14,2 4,6 8% 13% -4.4 0% 0% 0%
Lorenzo Romar 1m86 22 16.1% 4,9 1,0 13,0 4,1 31% 18% 28.1 1% 5% 6%
Ricky Brown 2m10 22 14% 3,9 1,0 14,2 4,7 10% 15% -4 4% 13% 17%
Phil Chenier 1m91 30 19.6% 5,0 0 5,0 2,2 15% 10% 7.6 0% 1% 1%
Billy Reid 1m96 23 18.1% 4,3 0 8,2 3,0 19% 25% -1.2 4% 5% 8%
Bill Mayfield 2m01 23 16.2% 3,0 0 7,8 2,0 5% 10% -4.8 1% 1% 2%
Clifford Ray 2m05 31 11.7% 3,4 0 6,6 3,5 18% 29% -6.6 9% 15% 24%
Tom Abernethy 2m01 26 5.5% 0,5 0 3,0 0,6 0% 19% -18.8 0% 3% 3%
John Mengelt 1m89 31 14.4% 2,0 0 -8,0 -0,7 33% 0% 50 0% 0% 0%
Player Height Age eFG% TS% 3PAr FTr %FGA/2PTm %FGA/3PTm %FGA/FTm %PTS/2PTm %PTS/3PTm %PTS/FTm PTS/2PTm PTS/3PTm
World b. Free 1m91 27 76,6% 60,1% 2,3% 63,8% 59,7% 1,4% 39,0% 65,3% 0,8% 33,7% 1.03 0.52
Bernard King 2m01 24 82,5% 70,1% 0,5% 40,8% 70,7% 0,3% 29,0% 82,3% 0,2% 17,3% 1.37 0.6
Joe barry Carroll 2m14 22 71,3% 60,5% 0,2% 40,5% 71,1% 0,1% 28,8% 79,6% 0% 20,4% 1.14 0
Purvis Short 2m01 23 62,3% 57,4% 1,4% 20,2% 82,1% 1,1% 16,8% 86,1% 0,7% 13,2% 1.09 0.64
Larry Smith 2m03 22 74,8% 59,9% 0% 56,4% 63,9% 0% 36,1% 77,5% 0% 22,5% 1.16 0
Joe Hassett 1m96 25 43,4% 56,9% 54,3% 4,3% 43,9% 52,0% 4,1% 37,6% 50,9% 3,2% 0.95 1.09
John Lucas 1m85 27 60,8% 53,7% 4,4% 32,0% 72,4% 3,3% 24,2% 78,6% 2,2% 19,3% 1.01 0.6
Sonny Parker 1m98 25 69,2% 59,5% 0% 37,2% 72,9% 0% 27,1% 80,3% 0% 19,7% 1.11 0
Rudy White 1m89 27 61,1% 55,7% 0% 22,2% 81,8% 0% 18,2% 81,8% 0% 18,2% 1 0
Lorenzo Romar 1m86 22 58,3% 51,2% 2,7% 33,9% 72,7% 2,0% 25,3% 77,6% 2,7% 19,6% 0.94 1.2
Ricky Brown 2m10 22 65,9% 61,8% 0% 15,2% 86,8% 0% 13,2% 91,2% 0% 8,8% 1.2 0
Phil Chenier 1m91 30 42,4% 40,7% 9,1% 18,2% 76,9% 7,7% 15,4% 69,0% 10,3% 20,7% 0.67 1
Billy Reid 1m96 23 55,6% 50,5% 2,3% 22,8% 79,5% 1,9% 18,6% 88,4% 0% 11,6% 1.01 0
Bill Mayfield 2m01 23 47,2% 45,0% 0% 11,1% 90,0% 0% 10,0% 94,1% 0% 5,9% 0.89 0
Clifford Ray 2m05 31 59,0% 49,0% 0% 46,6% 68,2% 0% 31,8% 81,5% 0% 18,5% 0.96 0
Tom Abernethy 2m01 26 66,7% 46,3% 0% 100,0% 50,0% 0% 50,0% 50,0% 0% 50,0% 0.67 0
John Mengelt 1m89 31 0% 0% 0% 0% 100,0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 0
Player Height Age %MIN %PTS %FGM %FGA %2PM %2PA %3PM %3PA %FTM %FTA %OREB %DREB %REB %AST %TOV %STL %BLK %BLKA %PF %PFD %+/- %EFF
World b. Free 1m91 27 81% 22% 18% 20% 18% 20% 10% 16% 36% 33% 5% 6% 5% 22% 16% 17% 5% - 10% - - 16%
Bernard King 2m01 24 79% 20% 21% 17% 21% 17% 2% 3% 17% 18% 12% 16% 15% 14% 18% 12% 12% - 14% - - 19%
Joe barry Carroll 2m14 22 78% 17% 17% 17% 18% 17% 0% 1% 17% 18% 20% 21% 21% 6% 17% 7% 41% - 15% - - 17%
Purvis Short 2m01 23 66% 15% 16% 16% 16% 17% 6% 8% 10% 8% 12% 10% 11% 13% 10% 14% 6% - 12% - - 13%
Larry Smith 2m03 22 69% 9% 9% 8% 9% 8% 0% 0% 10% 12% 31% 24% 26% 5% 10% 12% 20% - 15% - - 14%
Joe Hassett 1m96 25 42% 8% 8% 10% 4% 5% 243% 196% 1% 1% 3% 5% 4% 10% 2% 3% 3% - 7% - - 7%
John Lucas 1m85 27 64% 8% 8% 9% 8% 9% 10% 14% 7% 7% 3% 6% 5% 28% 15% 16% 1% - 8% - - 9%
Sonny Parker 1m98 25 39% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 0% 0% 6% 6% 8% 4% 6% 6% 6% 13% 5% - 6% - - 6%
Rudy White 1m89 27 27% 5% 5% 6% 5% 6% 0% 0% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 5% 16% 0% - 7% - - 3%
Lorenzo Romar 1m86 22 30% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 6% 4% 4% 4% 1% 3% 2% 10% 5% 7% 2% - 4% - - 4%
Ricky Brown 2m10 22 27% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 0% 0% 2% 2% 5% 8% 7% 2% 4% 3% 8% - 9% - - 5%
Phil Chenier 1m91 30 25% 3% 3% 5% 3% 5% 20% 17% 3% 2% 1% 3% 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% - 5% - - 2%
Billy Reid 1m96 23 23% 3% 3% 4% 3% 4% 0% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 5% 7% 8% 2% - 7% - - 2%
Bill Mayfield 2m01 23 18% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 0% 0% 1% 1% 4% 3% 3% 1% 2% 0% 4% - 4% - - 2%
Clifford Ray 2m05 31 29% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 0% 0% 2% 3% 7% 7% 7% 4% 6% 5% 6% - 11% - - 3%
Tom Abernethy 2m01 26 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 3% 2% 0% 1% 2% 0% - 2% - - 1%
John Mengelt 1m89 31 14% 0% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% - 0% - - -1%

Golden State Warriors history

The Warriors were founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a member of the Basketball Association of America. They played what is considered the inaugural season of the NBA and are the first champions of the League. The team defeated the Chicago Stags 4-1 in the Finals, led by Jumping Joe Fulks, a 6-5 forward who was the first NBA leading scorer, by a wide margin.

Their coach was Eddie Gottlieb who gave his name to the rookie of the year trophy and is a Hall of Fame member. He bought the Warriors in 1952 becoming also their owner. When he stepped down from his head coaching position, the team won its second championship behind Paul Arizin. A 6-4 forward from Villanova, who was named to the 50 Greatest Player in NBA History in 1996.

Chamberlain and the 100 points game

In 1959 the Warriors drafted Wilt Chamberlain through the NBA’s territorial pick. At the time the league was looking to attract fans who lived near the team’s home market. The territorial pick helped squads acquire popular players from colleges in their area. Although Chamberlain played college ball at Kansas, the Warriors argued that because Chamberlain had grown up in Philadelphia and played high school basketball at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, they held his territorial rights. The NBA agreed with the argument. In his first season with the Warriors, the Stilt averaged 37.6 points and 27.0 rebounds. Two years later, he averaged 50.4 points per game and scored 100 points against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, a single game record that will probably last forever.

A few months later, Franklin Mieuli, along with 32 local investors, bought the team from Eddie Gottlieb for 850.000 dollars and relocated the franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area, renaming them the San Francisco Warriors. Mieuli was a San Francisco Bay Area radio and television producer who played a major role in breaking down racial barriers in the NBA by encouraging his team's front office to sign players regardless of color.

In 1963 the Warriors drafted Nate Thurmond to form a formidable frontcourt with Chamberlain. The duo took the team back to the NBA Finals that season, only to lose to the mighty Boston Celtics. Chamberlain was soon traded as the franchise got off to a terrible start and ran into financial trouble. When Chamberlain left to return to Philadelphia, Franklin Mieuli said: "Chamberlain is not an easy man to love and the fans in San Francisco never learned to love him. Wilt is easy to hate and people came to see him lose."

Rick Barry scorching the nets

The fans quickly found a new idol in Rick Barry. The sharpshooter who led the NCAA in scoring was named rookie of the year in 1966 and a year later the Warriors returned to the NBA Finals. Ironically enough, they were defeated by the Philadelphia Sixers, led by Wilt Chamberlain. Barry averaged 35.6 points per game that year and 40.8 points per game during the Finals series but infuriated with Mieuli’s failure to pay him certain incentive bonuses, the Miami Greyhound moved to the ABA after seating out a year, joining the Oakland Oaks.

Barry returned to the Warriors in 1972 as the team had changed his name to the Golden State Warriors, to suggest that the team represented the entire state of California. Coached by former player Al Attles, the Warriors managed one of the greatest upset in NBA history in 1975. Golden State not only defeated the heavily favored Washington Bullets in the Finals but humiliated them in a four-game sweep. Jamaal Wilkes was the perfect complement to Rick Barry as he was named rookie of the year.

The years that followed, the Warriors faded into obscurity. They failed to reach the playoffs for nine consecutive years before enjoying a spectacular rebound under the guidance of coach Don Nelson and the high-scoring trio of point guard Tim Hardaway, guard Mitch Richmond and forward Chris Mullin. Collectively known as "Run TMC" after the rap group Run-D.M.C., the trio stayed together for just two seasons and won only one playoff series. But they captured the imagination of many fans with their offensive brand of basketball. Mullin played 13 seasons in the Bay Area and his magical left hand earned him a spot on the original Dream Team.

Yet the Warriors became a bad team. A very bad one. Between 1994 and 2012, the team only made the playoffs once despite signing great talents like Chris Webber, Latrell Sprewell, Jason Richardson, Gilbert Arenas, Monta Ellis or Baron Davis.

Stephen Curry the hidden gem

In 2009, the contract of now GM Chris Mullin was not renewed as former Don Nelson’s assistant coach, Larry Riley, was promoted to the position. Although his reign only lasted three years, it shaped the future of the franchise. His first move was to draft Stephen Curry with the seventh pick in the draft. Two point-guards were chosen ahead of him by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Although he was the NCAA leading scorer, Curry was not playing for a high profile university with Davidson and experts were skeptical about his potential impact in the NBA. Years later, as he had become a superstar, Curry could not forget his doubters : "All this analysis that people would put out there, all these scouting reports and whatever, that kept the focus on what I supposedly couldn’t do. "Undersized." "Not a finisher." "Extremely limited." I can still reel them off to this day. But what’s even crazier is how, also to this day — even with how I’ve ended up doing my thing, and even with all of these unique types of players coming into the league and showing what they can do — you’re still seeing these so-called experts scouting hoops that same old way: by focusing on the downside of what guys can’t do."

GM Larry Riley took a chance on Curry and a year later, he went again with a shooter who had spent three years in the NCAA, with Washington State. Klay Thompson, the son of former Blazers and Lakers center Mychal Thompson, also had his critics, pointing out his limited athleticism, and he slid all the way down to the 11th spot.

The Warriors had their new backourt set up and soon after handed the reins of the franchise to Bob Myers, a former agent for the powerful Wasserman Media Group. Myers kept on adding pieces through smart draft choices. Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green were added to the mix and Andrew Bogut arrived via a trade from Milwaukee.

A new brand of basketball

Former Knicks’ point-guard, Mark Jackson was the coach that brought the franchise back to the playoffs. But it is another former player turned TV analyst, who transformed the Warriors into a winning machine. Steve Kerr won five championships with the Bulls and Spurs and despite having no prior coaching experience, his results were spectacular. Kerr took the best of the coaches he worked with. The triangle offense of Phil Jackson, the spacing of Gregg Popovich, the uptempo principles of Mike D’Antoni. The Warriors revolutionized basketball, relying on passing, cutting and deadly outside shooting rather than pure athleticism and one on one play. Golden State won 67 games, the team best record ever and went on to win the title beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2.

A year later, the Warriors made their way into the history books by winning 73 games, beating the previous record held by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Stephen Curry captured a second season MVP trophy but their dream season ended in frustration after they became the first team to lose in the NBA Finals after leading 3-1.

That did not stop the franchise from rebounding in a spectacular way, attracting Kevin Durant to California in July 2016. The former MVP wanted to get out of his "comfort zone" but was mainly looking to win a championship that had eluded him. He did not have to wait for long. His new team won 67 games in the regular season, swept its first three rounds of the playoffs before dominating the Cavs 4-1 in the Finals as Durant was named MVP. A year later, he repeated the accomplishment, again against the Cavs. It took a series of injuries to prevent Golden State from achieving the threepeat in 2019.

During the summer of 2019 Durant moved to the East coast joining the Brooklyn Nets as the Warriors left Oakland to open the state of the art Chase Center in San Francisco.