The Warriors won the Team of the Year Award at the Espy Awards. Kevin Durant won the NBA Finals MVP award, the third time a Warrior has won it. ĭraymond Green won the Defensive Player of the Year Award at the NBA Awards, the first time a Warrior has won it. Curry also surpassed 300 three-pointers in the regular-season for the second time in NBA history he finished with 324. Stephen Curry set numerous three-point NBA records this season including most three-pointers made in a single game with 13 and most consecutive games (regular-season and postseason combined) with a made three-pointer with 196. The Warriors became only the second team in NBA history to win 30 road games in back-to-back seasons, joining the 1995––97 Chicago Bulls. Golden State won the Pacific Division title and Western Conference Championship for the third consecutive season.

The Warriors set the best playoff record in NBA history by going 16–1 (.941). They also became the first team in all four major professional sports in America to start 15–0 in the postseason. Golden State became the first team ever to start 15–0 in the playoffs and their fifteen straight wins were the most consecutive postseason wins in NBA history. The Warriors claimed their fifth NBA Championship by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1 in the NBA Finals, the first time in NBA history two teams have met for a third consecutive year. The Warriors swept the Portland Trail Blazers 4–0 in the first round, the Utah Jazz 4–0 in the Western Conference semi-finals and the San Antonio Spurs 4–0 in the Western Conference Finals. In the postseason, Golden State clinched the top seed in the playoffs for the third successive year.

The Warriors broke over 20 NBA records on their way to equaling their 2014–15 regular-season record of 67–15, their second most wins in franchise history. With the acquisition of free agent Kevin Durant in the offseason, the Warriors were hailed as a 'Superteam' by the media and fans, forming a new All-Star 'Fantastic Four' of Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. They entered the season as runners-up in the 2016 NBA Finals, after a record breaking regular-season in 2015–16. This Warriors team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NBA history. In the climax season of the Warriors’ dynasty, they won their fifth NBA Championship, setting the best postseason record in NBA history by going 16–1. The 2016–17 Golden State Warriors season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 55th in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Warriors roster 2016 2017