Super Sports Teams: Inside the Golden State Warriors
2 BACK WAR 30 Steph Curry celebrates after leading the Golden State Warriors to another championship win CHAMPIONS AGAIN
FACTS AT A GLANCE From 1946 to 1962 the Warriors played in PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA The Warriors have 19 players and coaches in the BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME The WARRIORS won back to back National Basketball Association NBA titles in 2017 and 2018 The Warriors have won seven NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS The Golden State Warriors faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals It was the fourth year in a row the two teams had faced each other in the Finals Superstar LeBron James led the Cavaliers James and his teammates were hoping to win their second championship The Warriors had other ideas But Golden State had lost 10 of their final 17 regular season games Some thought the Cavaliers might have the advantage this year The Warriors started with an overtime win in Game 1. Forward Kevin Durant led the way with 38 points Guard Stephen Curry helped with 28 points The Warriors beat the Cavaliers in Games 2 3 and 4 to take the series in a four game sweep Curry scored 37 points
STATE 30 in Game 4. He grabbed six rebounds and had four assists while hitting seven three point shots Durant added 20 points 12 rebounds and 10 assists for a rare triple double He won the Finals Most Valuable Player MVP award The victory was the Warriors third NBA title in four years Before 2015 the team hadn't won a title since 1975 Even legendary LeBron James left was no match for Klay Thompson right and the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals
W HILL 3 35 WARRIORS Kevin Durant helped the Warriors make it to the NBA Finals all three seasons he played on the team
