Professional basketball team season (won NBA championship)
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2021β22 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 4β2 in
the Finals . It was the Warriors' fourth championship in eight years (
2015 ,
2017 ,
2018 ), and seventh overall.
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
2019β20 season with a
left ACL tear , and the
2020β21 season with a
right Achilles tendon tear . He recorded 17 points and 3 rebounds in a 96β82 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
41β13 record in February, then went 7β16 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
2018β19 season after a 111β107 win over the
Utah Jazz on April 2.
[5] They finished third in the Western Conference, with a record of
53β29 . 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 1990β98
Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference.
[8] The Warriors under
Steve Kerr have never lost a Western Conference playoff series, going 18β0 during this span, tied with the 1959β67
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 thenβSan 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
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 2019β20 season.
[12]
Standings
Division
Conference
Notes
z β Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
c β Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
y β Clinched division title
x β Clinched playoff spot
o β Eliminated from playoff contention
* β Division leader
pi β Play In
Roster
2021β22 Golden State Warriors roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
8
Bjelica, Nemanja
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
1988-05-09
Serbia
G
2
Chiozza, Chris (TW)
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1995-11-25
Florida
G
30
Curry, Stephen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1988-03-14
Davidson
F/C
23
Green, Draymond
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1990-03-04
Michigan State
G/F
9
Iguodala, Andre
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1984-01-28
Arizona
F
00
Kuminga, Jonathan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
2002-10-06
The Patrick School (NJ)
G/F
1
Lee, Damion
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1992-10-21
Louisville
C
5
Looney, Kevon
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
1996-02-06
UCLA
G
4
Moody, Moses
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
2002-05-31
Arkansas
G
0
Payton, Gary, II
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1992-12-01
Oregon State
G
3
Poole, Jordan
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1999-06-19
Michigan
F
32
Porter, Otto Jr.
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1993-06-03
Georgetown
G
11
Thompson, Klay
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1990-02-08
Washington State
F
95
Toscano-Anderson, Juan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
1993-04-10
Marquette
G
12
Weatherspoon, Quinndary (TW)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1996-09-10
Mississippi State
F
22
Wiggins, Andrew
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
1995-02-23
Kansas
C
33
Wiseman, James
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
2001-03-31
Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On
assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 25, 2022
Game log
Preseason
2021 preseason game log Total: 5β0 (Home: 3β0; Road: 2β0)
Preseason: 5β0 (home: 3β0; road: 2β0)
2021β22 season schedule
Regular season
2021β22 game log Total: 53β29 (Home: 31β10; Road: 22β19)
October: 5β1 (home: 2β1; road: 3β0)
November: 13β2 (home: 9β0; road: 4β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
7
November 3
Charlotte
W 114β92
Jordan Poole (31)
Draymond Green (10)
Stephen Curry (9)
Chase Center 18,064
6β1
8
November 5
New Orleans
W 126β85
Jordan Poole (26)
Draymond Green (8)
Andre Iguodala (10)
Chase Center 18,064
7β1
9
November 7
Houston
W 120β107
Jordan Poole (25)
Otto Porter (9)
Draymond Green (9)
Chase Center 18,064
8β1
10
November 8
Atlanta
W 127β113
Stephen Curry (50)
Curry, Green (7)
Stephen Curry (10)
Chase Center 18,064
9β1
11
November 10
Minnesota
W 123β110
Andrew Wiggins (35)
Kevon Looney (17)
Andre Iguodala (8)
Chase Center 18,064
10β1
12
November 12
Chicago
W 119β93
Stephen Curry (40)
Kevon Looney (10)
Draymond Green (7)
Chase Center 18,064
11β1
13
November 14
@ Charlotte
L 102β106
Andrew Wiggins (28)
Kevon Looney (8)
Stephen Curry (10)
Spectrum Center 19,559
11β2
14
November 16
@
Brooklyn
W 117β99
Stephen Curry (37)
Stephen Curry (7)
Draymond Green (8)
Barclays Center 17,732
12β2
15
November 18
@
Cleveland
W 104β89
Stephen Curry (40)
Lee ,
Payton II (6)
Draymond Green (14)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
13β2
16
November 19
@
Detroit
W 105β102
Jordan Poole (32)
Kevon Looney (12)
Juan Toscano-Anderson (9)
Little Caesars Arena 20,088
14β2
17
November 21
Toronto
W 119β104
Jordan Poole (33)
Draymond Green (14)
Curry, Green (8)
Chase Center 18,064
15β2
18
November 24
Philadelphia
W 116β96
Stephen Curry (25)
Draymond Green (9)
Stephen Curry (10)
Chase Center 18,064
16β2
19
November 26
Portland
W 118β103
Stephen Curry (32)
Green, Toscano-Anderson (8)
Draymond Green (12)
Chase Center 18,064
17β2
20
November 28
@
L.A. Clippers
W 105β90
Stephen Curry (33)
Otto Porter (10)
Draymond Green (7)
Staples Center 19,068
18β2
21
November 30
@
Phoenix
L 96β104
Jordan Poole (28)
Draymond Green (11)
Draymond Green (5)
Footprint Center 17,071
18β3
December: 9β4 (home: 5β2; road: 4β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
22
December 3
Phoenix
W 118β96
Stephen Curry (23)
Draymond Green (9)
Draymond Green (9)
Chase Center 18,064
19β3
23
December 4
San Antonio
L 107β112
Stephen Curry (27)
Curry, Green (8)
Draymond Green (9)
Chase Center 18,064
19β4
24
December 6
Orlando
W 126β95
Stephen Curry (31)
Green,
Poole (7)
Stephen Curry (8)
Chase Center 18,064
20β4
25
December 8
Portland
W 104β94
Stephen Curry (22)
Draymond Green (10)
Draymond Green (8)
Chase Center 18,064
21β4
26
December 11
@
Philadelphia
L 93β102
Jordan Poole (23)
Stephen Curry (9)
Stephen Curry (5)
Wells Fargo Center 21,016
21β5
27
December 13
@
Indiana
W 102β100
Stephen Curry (26)
Draymond Green (9)
Stephen Curry (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,018
22β5
28
December 14
@
New York
W 105β96
Stephen Curry (22)
Draymond Green (11)
Draymond Green (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23β5
29
December 17
@
Boston
W 111β107
Stephen Curry (30)
Kevon Looney (10)
Draymond Green (8)
TD Garden 19,156
24β5
30
December 18
@
Toronto
L 100β119
Jonathan Kuminga (26)
Juan Toscano-Anderson (10)
Chris Chiozza (7)
Scotiabank Arena 7,988
24β6
31
December 20
Sacramento
W 113β98
Stephen Curry (30)
Draymond Green (11)
Draymond Green (10)
Chase Center 18,064
25β6
32
December 23
Memphis
W 113β104
Stephen Curry (46)
Otto Porter (9)
Draymond Green (9)
Chase Center 18,064
26β6
33
December 25
@
Phoenix
W 116β107
Stephen Curry (33)
Kevon Looney (10)
Draymond Green (10)
Footprint Center 17,071
27β6
34
December 28
Denver
L 86β89
Stephen Curry (23)
Bjelica ,
Wiggins (8)
Curry,
Iguodala (4)
Chase Center 18,064
27β7
β
December 30
@ Denver
Postponed (Coronavirus) (Makeup date: March 7)
[13]
January: 11β6 (home: 8β1; road: 3β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
35
January 1
@
Utah
W 123β116
Stephen Curry (28)
Iguodala ,
Looney ,
Porter (7)
Stephen Curry (9)
Vivint Arena 18,306
28β7
36
January 3
Miami
W 115β108
Jordan Poole (32)
Draymond Green (8)
Draymond Green (13)
Chase Center 18,064
29β7
37
January 5
@
Dallas
L 82β99
Andrew Wiggins (17)
Gary Payton II (11)
Stephen Curry (5)
American Airlines Center 20,441
29β8
38
January 6
@
New Orleans
L 96β101
Andrew Wiggins (21)
Kevon Looney (9)
Andre Iguodala (7)
Smoothie King Center 15,986
29β9
39
January 9
Cleveland
W 96β82
Stephen Curry (28)
Kevon Looney (18)
Curry, Iguodala (5)
Chase Center 18,064
30β9
40
January 11
@
Memphis
L 108β116
Stephen Curry (27)
Stephen Curry (10)
Stephen Curry (10)
FedExForum 17,794
30β10
41
January 13
@
Milwaukee
L 99β118
Andrew Wiggins (16)
Stephen Curry (8)
Stephen Curry (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,848
30β11
42
January 14
@
Chicago
W 138β96
Jonathan Kuminga (25)
Kevon Looney (12)
Nemanja Bjelica (7)
United Center 21,174
31β11
43
January 16
@
Minnesota
L 99β119
Jordan Poole (20)
Kevon Looney (12)
Porter, Wiggins (4)
Target Center 17,136
31β12
44
January 18
Detroit
W 102β86
Klay Thompson (21)
Kuminga, Looney (10)
Stephen Curry (8)
Chase Center 18,064
32β12
45
January 20
Indiana
L 117β121 (OT)
Stephen Curry (39)
Kevon Looney (15)
Stephen Curry (8)
Chase Center 18,064
32β13
46
January 21
Houston
W 105β103
Stephen Curry (22)
Kevon Looney (12)
Stephen Curry (12)
Chase Center 18,064
33β13
47
January 23
Utah
W 94β92
Jordan Poole (20)
Otto Porter (8)
Stephen Curry (6)
Chase Center 18,064
34β13
48
January 25
Dallas
W 130β92
Jonathan Kuminga (22)
Nemanja Bjelica (10)
Stephen Curry (7)
Chase Center 18,064
35β13
49
January 27
Minnesota
W 124β115
Stephen Curry (29)
Curry, Payton II (5)
Bjelica, Curry (6)
Chase Center 18,064
36β13
50
January 29
Brooklyn
W 110β106
Andrew Wiggins (24)
Kevon Looney (15)
Stephen Curry (8)
Chase Center 18,064
37β13
51
January 31
@ Houston
W 122β108
Stephen Curry (40)
Kevon Looney (14)
Stephen Curry (9)
Toyota Center 16,146
38β13
February: 5β5 (home: 2β3; road: 3β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
52
February 1
@
San Antonio
W 124β120
Jordan Poole (31)
Kevon Looney (12)
Juan Toscano-Anderson (7)
AT&T Center 17,070
39β13
53
February 3
Sacramento
W 126β114
Klay Thompson (23)
Kuminga , Looney (7)
Curry , Thompson (7)
Chase Center 18,064
40β13
54
February 7
@
Oklahoma City
W 110β98
Klay Thompson (21)
Stephen Curry (9)
Stephen Curry (10)
Paycom Center 17,009
41β13
55
February 9
@
Utah
L 85β111
Jordan Poole (18)
Curry, Looney (7)
Andrew Wiggins (4)
Vivint Arena 18,306
41β14
56
February 10
New York
L 114β116
Stephen Curry (35)
Thompson, Wiggins (7)
Stephen Curry (10)
Chase Center 18,064
41β15
57
February 12
L.A. Lakers
W 117β115
Klay Thompson (33)
Kevon Looney (12)
Stephen Curry (8)
Chase Center 18,064
42β15
58
February 14
@
L.A. Clippers
L 104β119
Stephen Curry (33)
Otto Porter (8)
Kevon Looney (5)
Crypto.com Arena 19,068
42β16
59
February 16
Denver
L 116β117
Stephen Curry (25)
Kevon Looney (9)
Stephen Curry (6)
Chase Center 18,064
42β17
60
February 24
@
Portland
W 132β95
Curry, Thompson (18)
Jonathan Kuminga (8)
Stephen Curry (14)
Moda Center 20,098
43β17
61
February 27
Dallas
L 101β107
Stephen Curry (27)
Kevon Looney (10)
Stephen Curry (10)
Chase Center 18,064
43β18
March: 5β11 (home: 3β3; road: 2β8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 1
@
Minnesota
L 114β129
Stephen Curry (34)
Looney ,
Wiggins (7)
Kevon Looney (5)
Target Center 17,136
43β19
63
March 3
@
Dallas
L 113β122
Jordan Poole (23)
Kevon Looney (9)
Stephen Curry (9)
American Airlines Center 20,229
43β20
64
March 5
@
L.A. Lakers
L 116β124
Stephen Curry (30)
Otto Porter (10)
Poole,
Toscano-Anderson (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
43β21
65
March 7
@
Denver
L 124β131
Jordan Poole (32)
Kevon Looney (11)
Chris Chiozza (8)
Ball Arena 19,542
43β22
66
March 8
L.A. Clippers
W 112β97
Jonathan Kuminga (21)
Andrew Wiggins (11)
Kuminga, Looney (6)
Chase Center 18,064
44β22
67
March 10
@ Denver
W 113β102
Stephen Curry (34)
Stephen Curry (9)
Jordan Poole (7)
Ball Arena 19,520
45β22
68
March 12
Milwaukee
W 122β109
Klay Thompson (38)
Jonathan Kuminga (11)
Stephen Curry (8)
Chase Center 18,064
46β22
69
March 14
Washington
W 126β112
Stephen Curry (47)
Jonathan Kuminga (8)
Curry,
Green (6)
Chase Center 18,064
47β22
70
March 16
Boston
L 88β110
Jordan Poole (29)
Green, Looney (8)
Kevon Looney (4)
Chase Center 18,064
47β23
71
March 20
San Antonio
L 108β110
Jordan Poole (28)
Otto Porter (16)
Nemanja Bjelica (6)
Chase Center 18,064
47β24
72
March 22
@
Orlando
L 90β94
Jordan Poole (26)
Otto Porter (15)
Draymond Green (7)
Amway Center 17,164
47β25
73
March 23
@
Miami
W 118β104
Jordan Poole (30)
Kevon Looney (16)
Jordan Poole (9)
FTX Arena 19,600
48β25
74
March 25
@
Atlanta
L 110β121
Klay Thompson (37)
Kevon Looney (8)
Jordan Poole (10)
State Farm Arena 17,724
48β26
75
March 27
@ Washington
L 115β123
Jordan Poole (26)
Otto Porter (11)
Draymond Green (6)
Capital One Arena 24,760
48β27
76
March 28
@
Memphis
L 95β123
Jordan Poole (25)
Jonathan Kuminga (7)
Jonathan Kuminga (4)
FedExForum 17,011
48β28
77
March 30
Phoenix
L 103β107
Jordan Poole (38)
Draymond Green (10)
Green, Poole (7)
Chase Center 18,064
48β29
April: 5β0 (home: 2β0; road: 3β0)
2021β22 season schedule
Playoffs
2022 playoff game log Total: 16β6 (Home: 11β1; Road: 5β5)
First Round: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
Conference Semifinals: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
Conference Finals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
NBA Finals: 4β2 (home: 2β1; road: 2β1)
Player statistics
Regular season
Through March 28, 2022 .
[14]
β‘ Waived during the season
β Traded during the season
β Acquired during the season
Transactions
Overview
Players Added
Draft
Free agency
Two-way contract
Players Lost
Free agency
Traded
Waived
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
Awards
References
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"Warriors Trade Eric Paschall to Utah" . NBA.com . August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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"Warriors Sign Gary Payton II To Contract" . NBA.com/warriors . October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 .
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"Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Nemanja Bjelica" . NBA.com/warriors . August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021 .
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"Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Otto Porter Jr" . NBA.com/warriors . August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021 .
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"Warriors Sign 2015 NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala" . NBA.com/warriors . August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021 .
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"Warriors Sign Chris Chiozza To Two-Way Contract" . NBA.com/warriors . August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 .
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"Warriors Claim Jeff Dowtin Off Waivers" . NBA.com/warriors . October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021 .
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"Warriors Sign Quinndary Weatherspoon" . NBA.com/warriors . December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021 .
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"Warriors Sign Quinndary Weatherspoon to Two-Way Contract" . NBA.com/warriors . January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
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"Warriors Waive Forward Alen SmailagiΔ" . NBA.com/warriors . August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021 .
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"Lakers Sign Kent Bazemore" . NBA.com/lakers . August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021 .
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"Hornets Sign Kelly Oubre Jr" . NBA.com/hornets . August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021 .
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a
b
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"Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week" .
NBA.com . October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021 .
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