2015–16 Golden State Warriors 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[lower-alpha 1] (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

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
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 30 Kevon Looney PF  United States UCLA

Pre-season
2015 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 Toronto 95–87 Leandro Barbosa (15) Green, Ezeli (6) Draymond Green (15) SAP Center
18,223		 1–0
2 October 8 @ Portland 101–118 Stephen Curry (30) Draymond Green (8) Stephen Curry (7) Moda Center
19,303		 1–1
3 October 13 Denver 103–114 Leandro Barbosa (16) Draymond Green (9) Stephen Curry (7) Oracle Arena
19,596		 1–2
4 October 15 Houston 123–101 Stephen Curry (19) Marreese Speights (8) Stephen Curry (6) Oracle Arena
19,596		 2–2
5 October 17 @ L.A. Lakers 70–85 Stephen Curry (19) Jason Thompson (11) Stephen Curry (4) Valley View Casino Center
14,100		 2–3
6 October 20 @ L.A. Clippers 95–130 Klay Thompson (21) Draymond Green (7) Klay Thompson (5) STAPLES Center
15,889		 2–4
7 October 22 @ L.A. Lakers 136–97 Curry, Thompson (24) Marreese Speights (7) Stephen Curry (10) Honda Center
16,222		 3–4
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season

Game log
2015–16 game log
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log
2016 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 16 Houston W 104–78 Stephen Curry (24) Draymond Green (10) Andre Iguodala (7) Oracle Arena
19,596		 1–0
2 April 18 Houston W 115–106 Klay Thompson (34) Draymond Green (14) Draymond Green (8) Oracle Arena
19,596		 2–0
3 April 21 @ Houston L 96–97 Marreese Speights (22) Klay Thompson (8) Draymond Green (7) Toyota Center
18,200		 2–1
4 April 24 @ Houston W 121–94 Klay Thompson (23) Draymond Green (8) Shaun Livingston (9) Toyota Center
18,200		 3–1
5 April 27 Houston W 114–81 Klay Thompson (27) Draymond Green (9) Draymond Green (8) Oracle Arena
19,596		 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 1 Portland W 118–106 Klay Thompson (37) Draymond Green (13) Draymond Green (11) Oracle Arena
19,596		 1–0
2 May 3 Portland W 110–99 Klay Thompson (27) Draymond Green (14) Draymond Green (7) Oracle Arena
19,596		 2–0
3 May 7 @ Portland L 108–120 Draymond Green (37) Draymond Green (9) Shaun Livingston (10) Moda Center
19,673		 2–1
4 May 9 @ Portland W 132–125 (OT) Stephen Curry (40) 3 players tied (9) Stephen Curry (8) Moda Center
19,583		 3–1
5 May 11 Portland W 125–121 Klay Thompson (33) Draymond Green (11) Stephen Curry (11) Oracle Arena
19,596		 4–1
2016 playoff schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games 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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Stephen Curry 797934.250.445.490.85.46.72.10.230.1
Klay Thompson 808033.347.042.587.33.82.10.80.622.1
Draymond Green 818134.749.038.869.69.57.41.51.414.0
Harrison Barnes 665930.946.638.376.14.91.80.60.211.7
Andre Iguodala 65126.647.835.161.44.03.41.10.37.0
Andrew Bogut 706620.762.7100.048.07.02.30.51.65.4
Festus Ezeli 461316.754.80.053.05.60.70.41.17.0
Shaun Livingston 78319.553.616.786.02.23.00.70.36.3
Marreese Speights 72011.643.238.782.53.30.80.30.57.1
Leandro Barbosa 68015.946.235.583.91.71.20.60.16.4
Brandon Rush 722514.742.741.464.32.50.80.30.34.2
Ian Clark 6618.844.135.782.41.01.00.30.23.6
James Michael McAdoo 4116.453.650.053.11.40.40.20.22.9
Kevon Looney 504.257.150.00.02.00.00.00.01.8
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Stephen Curry 181734.143.840.491.65.55.21.40.325.1
Klay Thompson 242435.444.442.485.43.72.31.10.424.3
Draymond Green 232338.243.136.573.89.96.01.61.815.4
Harrison Barnes 242331.038.534.276.54.71.30.70.29.0
Andre Iguodala 24332.047.638.556.14.43.81.20.48.9
Andrew Bogut 222216.662.30.035.75.71.40.61.64.6
Festus Ezeli 2318.853.60.043.22.70.30.00.34.0
Shaun Livingston 24721.448.80.086.53.23.30.50.28.2
Marreese Speights 2408.439.041.977.42.00.50.10.35.6
Leandro Barbosa 23011.058.039.376.21.20.70.50.05.6
Brandon Rush 1407.945.033.350.01.60.20.10.11.6
Ian Clark 1609.649.133.380.01.11.00.50.04.1
James Michael McAdoo 804.850.00.025.01.00.30.40.30.6
Anderson Varejão 1705.535.70.052.61.20.80.10.11.2


Roster
2015–16 Golden State Warriors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 19 Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Brazil
F 40 Barnes, Harrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina
C 12 Bogut, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Utah
G 21 Clark, Ian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Belmont*
G 30 Curry, Stephen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Davidson*
C 31 Ezeli, Festus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Vanderbilt
F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan State
G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Arizona
G 34 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Peoria Central HS (IL)*
F 36 Looney, Kevon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA
F 20 McAdoo, James Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) North Carolina
G/F 4 Rush, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kansas
F/C 5 Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Florida
G 11 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Washington State
F/C 18 Varejão, Anderson 6 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 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

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Ian Clark[4] 1-year contract Denver Nuggets
Anderson Varejão[5] 1-year contract Portland Trail Blazers
(never officially played for Portland and was waived on February 18)

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Justin Holiday[6] 2-year contract worth $1.9 million Atlanta Hawks
Ognjen Kuzmić[7] — Panathinaikos B.C.
Jason Thompson[8] Waived Toronto Raptors

Awards
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week November 2, 2015 [9]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week November 23, 2015 [10]
Luke Walton Western Conference Coach of the Month
(October/November)
 December 1, 2015 [11]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Month
(October/November)
 December 3, 2015 [12]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week December 7, 2015 [13]
Draymond Green Western Conference Player of the Week January 4, 2016 [14]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week February 29, 2016 [15]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Month
(February)
 March 3, 2016 [16]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week March 14, 2016 [17]
Klay Thompson Western Conference Player of the Week March 28, 2016 [18]
Steve Kerr Western Conference Coach of the Month
(March)
 April 1, 2016 [19]
Steve Kerr Coach of the Year April 26, 2016 [1]
Stephen Curry Most Valuable Player May 10, 2016 [20]

Notes
  1. Luke Walton served as interim head coach from October 27, 2015 to January 20, 2016 while Steve Kerr recovered from back surgery complications. He led Golden State to a 39–4 start.[1]

References
  1. "Steve Kerr Named 2015-16 NBA Coach of the Year". Warriors.com. April 1, 2016.
  2. "Warriors trade David Lee to Boston in exchange for Gerald Wallace & Chris Babb". nba.com/warriors. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. "Warriors acquire Jason Thompson from Philadelphia in exchange for Gerald Wallace". nba.com/warriors. July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  4. "Warriors sign Ian Clark, Jarell Eddie, Tony Mitchell & Juwan Staten". nba.com/warriors. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  5. "Warriors sign free agent center Anderson Varejao". nba.com/warriors. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  6. "Hawks sign Justin Holiday to multi-year contract". nba.com/hawks. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. "Deal with Kuzmic". paobc.gr. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  8. "Warriors waive Jason Thompson". nba.com/warriors. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  9. Drummond, Curry named Players of the Week
  10. LeBron, Curry named Players of the Week
  11. Cavs' Blatt, Warriors' Walton named Coaches of Month
  12. Stephen Curry named Player of the Month
  13. Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  14. Draymond Green Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  15. Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  16. Stephen Curry Named Kia Western Conference Player of the Month
  17. Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  18. Klay Thompson Named Kia Western Conference Player of the Week
  19. Steve Kerr Named Western Conference Coach of the Month
  20. "Stephen Curry Named 2015-16 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player". Warriors.com. May 10, 2016.

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