2015–16 Golden State Warriors season

NBA professional basketball team season

The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors season was the 70th season for the team as well as the National Basketball Association, and its 54th in San Francisco, California. They entered the season as defending champions and made history as the first 73 win 9 loss team, only behind the Michael Jordan-led 72-10 Bulls.

2015–16 Golden State Warriors season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachSteve Kerr
Luke Walton[a] (interim)
General managerBob Myers
Owner(s)Peter Guber
Joe Lacob
ArenaOracle Arena
Results
Record73–9 (.890)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Cavaliers 3–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionComcast SportsNet Bay Area
RadioKNBR
< 2014–152016–17 >

In the playoffs, they defeated the dysfunctional Houston Rockets (41 wins 41 losses), who they played last year in the WCF'S in 5 games, the Portland Trail Blazers (44 wins 38 losses), also in 5 games, and the Kevin Durant/Russell Westbrook lead Oklahoma City Thunder (55 wins 27 losses) in 7 games. The Warriors however trailed the Thunder 3-1, looking like they were going to be eliminated but however, the Warriors won game 5 120-111, game 6 108-101, and in game 7 96-88. The Warriors became the 10th team to win the series when down 3-1, after last year's Houston Rockets. They would meet the Cleveland Cavaliers again in the NBA Finals. The Warriors were up 3-1 in the series following a game 4 97-108 victory at Quicken Loans Arena. However, they lost game 5 at home 97-112, game 6 101-115, and a game 7 champion decider 89-93. They would become the 11th team to lose while up 3-1 and the first to do it in the NBA Finals. They also became the first playoff team to overcome a 3-1 deficit and blow a 3-1 lead in the same playoff year.

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
130Kevon LooneyPF  United StatesUCLA

Pre-season

2015 pre-season game log
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

2015–16 game log
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log
2016 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

* – Recorded statistics when playing for Golden State

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Stephen Curry797934.250.445.490.85.46.72.10.230.1
Klay Thompson808033.347.042.587.33.82.10.80.622.1
Draymond Green818134.749.038.869.69.57.41.51.414.0
Harrison Barnes665930.946.638.376.14.91.80.60.211.7
Andre Iguodala65126.647.835.161.44.03.41.10.37.0
Andrew Bogut706620.762.7100.048.07.02.30.51.65.4
Festus Ezeli461316.754.80.053.05.60.70.41.17.0
Shaun Livingston78319.553.616.786.02.23.00.70.36.3
Marreese Speights72011.643.238.782.53.30.80.30.57.1
Leandro Barbosa68015.946.235.583.91.71.20.60.16.4
Brandon Rush722514.742.741.464.32.50.80.30.34.2
Ian Clark6618.844.135.782.41.01.00.30.23.6
James Michael McAdoo4116.453.650.053.11.40.40.20.22.9
Kevon Looney504.257.150.00.02.00.00.00.01.8
Anderson Varejão*2208.543.80.055.22.30.70.20.22.6
Jason Thompson*2816.447.60.062.51.90.70.10.32.1

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Stephen Curry181734.143.840.491.65.55.21.40.325.1
Klay Thompson242435.444.442.485.43.72.31.10.424.3
Draymond Green232338.243.136.573.89.96.01.61.815.4
Harrison Barnes242331.038.534.276.54.71.30.70.29.0
Andre Iguodala24332.047.638.556.14.43.81.20.48.9
Andrew Bogut222216.662.30.035.75.71.40.61.64.6
Festus Ezeli2318.853.60.043.22.70.30.00.34.0
Shaun Livingston24721.448.80.086.53.23.30.50.28.2
Marreese Speights2408.439.041.977.42.00.50.10.35.6
Leandro Barbosa23011.058.039.376.21.20.70.50.05.6
Brandon Rush1407.945.033.350.01.60.20.10.11.6
Ian Clark1609.649.133.380.01.11.00.50.04.1
James Michael McAdoo804.850.00.025.01.00.30.40.30.6
Anderson Varejão1705.535.70.052.61.20.80.10.11.2


Roster

2015–16 Golden State Warriors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G19Barbosa, Leandro6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg)Brazil
F40Barnes, Harrison6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)North Carolina
C12Bogut, Andrew7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)260 lb (118 kg)Utah
G21Clark, Ian6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)Belmont*
G30Curry, Stephen (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)Davidson*
C31Ezeli, Festus6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg)Vanderbilt
F23Green, Draymond6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)Michigan State
G/F9Iguodala, Andre (C)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)Arizona
G34Livingston, Shaun6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)192 lb (87 kg)Peoria Central HS (IL)*
F36Looney, Kevon6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)UCLA
F20McAdoo, James Michael6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)North Carolina
G/F4Rush, Brandon6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)Kansas
F/C5Speights, Marreese6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)Florida
G11Thompson, Klay6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)Washington State
F/C18Varejão, Anderson6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)273 lb (124 kg)Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ron Adams
  • Jarron Collins
  • Luke Walton
  • Bruce Fraser (player development)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2016–06–14

Transactions

Trades

July 27, 2015
To Golden State Warriors
Gerald Wallace[2]
Chris Babb
To Boston Celtics
David Lee
July 31, 2015
To Golden State Warriors
Jason Thompson[3]
To Philadelphia 76ers
Gerald Wallace
Cash and draft consideration

Free agency

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Ian Clark[4]1-year contractDenver Nuggets
Anderson Varejão[5]1-year contractPortland Trail Blazers
(never officially played for Portland and was waived on February 18)

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Justin Holiday[6]2-year contract worth $1.9 millionAtlanta Hawks
Ognjen Kuzmić[7]Panathinaikos B.C.
Jason Thompson[8]WaivedToronto Raptors

Awards

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Stephen CurryWestern Conference Player of the WeekNovember 2, 2015[9]
Stephen CurryWestern Conference Player of the WeekNovember 23, 2015[10]
Luke WaltonWestern Conference Coach of the Month
(October/November)
December 1, 2015[11]
Stephen CurryWestern Conference Player of the Month
(October/November)
December 3, 2015[12]
Stephen CurryWestern Conference Player of the WeekDecember 7, 2015[13]
Draymond GreenWestern Conference Player of the WeekJanuary 4, 2016[14]
Stephen CurryWestern Conference Player of the WeekFebruary 29, 2016[15]
Stephen CurryWestern Conference Player of the Month
(February)
March 3, 2016[16]
Stephen CurryWestern Conference Player of the WeekMarch 14, 2016[17]
Klay ThompsonWestern Conference Player of the WeekMarch 28, 2016[18]
Steve KerrWestern Conference Coach of the Month
(March)
April 1, 2016[19]
Steve KerrCoach of the YearApril 26, 2016[1]
Stephen CurryMost Valuable PlayerMay 10, 2016[20]

Notes

References

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