2016–17 Golden State Warriors season

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. 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.^[2] This Warriors team is widely in debates for the greatest team in NBA history. They entered the season as runners-up in the 2016 NBA Finals, after a record breaking regular-season in 2015–16. 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.^[3][4][5] 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.

2016–17 Golden State Warriors season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Steve Kerr Mike Brown^[a](interim)
General manager	Bob Myers
Owners	Joe Lacob Peter Guber
Arena	Oracle Arena
Results
Record	67–15 (.817)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions (Defeated Cavaliers 4–1)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Radio	95.7 The Game
< 2015–16 2017–18 >

In the postseason, Golden State clinched the top seed in the playoffs for the third successive 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. 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. 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. They also became the first team in all four major professional sports in America to start 15–0 in the postseason.^[6] The Warriors set the best playoff record in NBA history by going 16–1 (.941).^[7]

Golden State won the Pacific Division title and Western Conference Championship for the third consecutive season. The Warriors became only the second team in NBA history to win 30 road games in back-to-back seasons, joining the 1995–96 and 1996–97 Chicago Bulls. 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.^[8] Curry also surpassed 300 three-pointers in the regular-season for the second time in NBA history; he finished with 324.^[9]

Draymond Green won the Defensive Player of the Year Award at the NBA Awards, the first time a Warrior has won it. Kevin Durant won the NBA Finals MVP award, the third time a Warrior has won it. The Warriors won the Team of the Year Award at the Espy Awards. Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were all named to the All-Star Game, the first time Golden State have had four All-Stars and just the eighth time in NBA history a single team has had four players in the game.^[10] The Warriors were the only team with multiple players named to the All-NBA Team this season, with Curry, Durant and Green all selected. Bob Myers won the Executive of the Year Award, his second win in three years. The Warriors became the fastest team in NBA history to clinch a playoff berth since the playoff format changed in 1984.^[11]

Season synopsis

Preseason

The 2016 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2016, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Warriors chose center Damian Jones out of Vanderbilt with the 30th pick of the first round. They also acquired the draft rights of swingman Patrick McCaw, the 38th pick of the second round. Warriors forwards Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green and guard Klay Thompson were selected to participate on the 2016 USA Basketball National Team that competed in the 2016 Olympic Games. The Warriors were the only team with three representatives on the Olympic squad. Stephen Curry withdrew from selection due to injury.^[12]

On July 4, seven time All-star forward Kevin Durant announced he was leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Warriors.^[13][14] To clear cap space for Durant, the Warriors traded Andrew Bogut to the Dallas Mavericks and didn't match offers for five of their out of contract free agents, losing Harrison Barnes to the Dallas Mavericks, Brandon Rush to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Leandro Barbosa to the Phoenix Suns, Festus Ezeli to the Portland Trail Blazers and Marreese Speights to the Los Angeles Clippers. Golden State added veteran big men Zaza Pachulia and David West to their roster and retained Ian Clark, James Michael McAdoo and Anderson Varejão. The Warriors added Mike Brown as assistant coach on July 6, replacing Luke Walton, who left to take over as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach.

On August 21, the United States beat Serbia 96–66 at the Rio Summer Olympics to win the Gold medal. Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green joined Chris Mullin (in 1992), as the only Warriors players to capture Olympic Gold medals. Durant led the team by averaging 19.4 points during Team USA's 8–0 run to victory.^[15]

The Warriors lost their opening preseason game against the Toronto Raptors on October 1, they then beat the Clippers, Kings, Nuggets, Lakers (twice) and Trail Blazers, to finish preparation for the season with a 6–1 record. Kevin Durant led the team in scoring, averaging 20.9 points per game, followed by Stephen Curry (19.7) and Klay Thompson (18.0). On October 20, Golden State finalized their 15-man roster, with the addition of free agent center JaVale McGee.

Regular season

The Warriors opened the season on October 25, 2016, with a 29-point home loss to the San Antonio Spurs in which Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 35 points.^[16] They would respond by winning their next 4 games, including a 26-point victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at home on November 3. This marked the first and highly anticipated meeting between former teammates Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Durant scored 39 points in the win, the most by any player debuting against his former team.^[17]

After having his streak of consecutive games with a three-pointer come to an end the previous game, Stephen Curry set a new record of 13 three-pointers made in a single game during a victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on November 7.^[18]

On January 26, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were all named to the All-Star Game, the first time Golden State have had four All-Stars and just the eighth time in NBA history a single team has had four players in the game. Golden State's Steve Kerr coached the Western Conference team.^[10]

On February 25, with the Warriors winning against the Brooklyn Nets,^[19] they secured a playoff berth for the fifth consecutive season, the first team in the league for the second consecutive season, and the fastest in the NBA history, beating out their record the previous season by two days.^[20]

Postseason

In the playoffs, the Warriors clinched the top seed in the playoffs for the third successive year. The Warriors swept the Portland Trail Blazers in their first round, 4 games to 0, even when Kevin Durant was out for Games 2 and 3. In the semi-finals round, the Warriors were up against the Utah Jazz for the first time since the 2007 Semi-finals round. In Game 3 of the series, Kevin Durant scored a playoff-high 38 points with the Warriors as he led the Warriors towards a 3–0 record against the Jazz.^[21] In Game 4, the Warriors opened up with 39 points in the first quarter as Curry and Thompson combined for 51 points to lead the Warriors to a complete sweep against the Jazz. Green also recorded a triple-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the Warriors.^[22] In the conference finals round, the Warriors faced the Spurs. In Game 1 of the series, the Warriors rallied back from 25 points down as they beat the Spurs, 113–111, to keep the postseason record unbeaten with 9–0.^[23] In Game 3, the Warriors defeated the Spurs, 120–108, to take a 3–0 series lead and improved to 11–0 for the postseason, becoming the third team in NBA History to start a postseason with 11–0 record, joining the 1988-89 Lakers and 2000-01 Lakers.^[24] The Warriors also swept the Spurs, thanks to Curry's 36 points, to reach their third NBA Finals in a row for the first time in franchise history. They also improved to 12–0 record in the postseason, the best record in NBA History.^[25] The Warriors won its fifth NBA Championship by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1 in the Finals; it was the first time in NBA history two teams have met for a third consecutive year. The Warriors are the first team ever to start 15–0 in the playoffs and their fifteen-game win streak to start the playoffs set the record for most consecutive postseason wins in NBA history. Their 16–1 record is the best playoff record in NBA history, besting the 2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers.

Records

See also: NBA regular season records and NBA post-season records

 

Stephen Curry broke the NBA record for most three-pointers made in a single game this season, with 13.^[26]

NBA records

As of June 12, 2017.

Individual

• Most three-pointers made in a single game: 13 (Stephen Curry, previous record of 12 held jointly by Curry, Kobe Bryant, and Donyell Marshall)^[26]
• Most consecutive regular-season games with twenty or more points: 72 (Kevin Durant, joint-fourth with Michael Jordan on all time NBA streak list. Streak ended November 10, 2016 when Durant scored 18 against the Denver Nuggets)^[8]
• Most consecutive games (regular-season and postseason combined) with a made three-pointer: 196 (Stephen Curry, streak ended on November 4, 2016, against the LA Lakers, with Curry going 0 for 10 from three-point range)^[8]
• Most consecutive regular-season games with a made three-pointer: 157 (Stephen Curry, previous record of 127 held by Kyle Korver)^[26]
• Most consecutive regular-season games with a made three-pointer on the road: 117 (Stephen Curry)^[8]
• Most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer: 75 (Stephen Curry)^[8]
• First player to score 60 points in a game in under 30 minutes: Klay Thompson scored 60 points in 29 minutes against the Indiana Pacers on December 5, 2016, the first player to do this in the shot clock era (since 1954–55)^[8]
• First player to record a triple-double while scoring fewer than ten points: Draymond Green (12 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals)^[8]
• Most three-pointers made in a four-game playoff series: 21 (Stephen Curry, against the San Antonio Spurs)^[8]

Team

• Best record in NBA postseason: 16–1 (.941, bettering the 00–01 LA Lakers 15–1)^[2]
• Best start in the postseason: 15–0^[8]
• Longest winning streak in the postseason: 15 games^[8]
• Most games without back-to-back losses in regular-season: 146 (from April 9, 2015 – March 2, 2017). Previous record of 95 was held by the Utah Jazz.^[8]
• First team to have four players hit four three-pointers in a single game: Curry, Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green all hit four three-pointers, first time in NBA history a team has done this.^[8]
• Most combined three-point attempts in a single game: 88 (Both the Warriors and the Houston Rockets took 44 attempts each on December 1, 2016.)^[8]
• Most games with a 40-point winning margin or higher in regular-season: 3 (tied with five other teams for NBA record)^[8]
• Most players in the All-Star Game: Four, equalling the record shared by seven other teams in NBA history.^[27]
• Most points in a playoff game, first quarter: 45 (tied with three other teams)^[8]
• Playoff point-differential per game entering NBA Finals: +16.3 (largest winning margin in NBA history)^[8]
• Fewest turnovers in an NBA Finals game: 4 (Game 1, tied with two other teams)^[8]
• Most three-pointers in an NBA Finals quarter: 9 (Game 3)^[8]
• Most three-pointers in an NBA Finals half: 12 (Game 3)^[8]

Franchise records

Individual

• Most steals in a game: 10 (Draymond Green, NBA record is 11)^[8]
• Most consecutive games with a made three-pointer at home: 107 (Stephen Curry, NBA record is 132 by Kyle Korver)^[8]
• Only Warriors players to score 60 points or more in a game: Klay Thompson scored 60 points against the Indiana Pacers on December 5, 2016. He joins Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, and Joe Fulks as the only players in franchise history to score 60 or more points in a game.^[8]

Team

• Point-differential per game in regular-season: +11.63 (fourth highest in NBA history)^[8]
• Most games with 30+ assists in a regular-season: 50 (previous best was 43 set in 2015–16 season. The NBA record is 52 by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1984–85 season)^[8]
• Most assists in a game: 47 (most assists in a game in the NBA since the Phoenix Suns had 47 in the 1991–92 season)^[8]
• Most assists per game in regular-season: 30.4 (fifth highest in NBA history)^[8]
• Most assists in a regular-season: 2,491 (fifth most in NBA history)^[8]
• Most games in a row with 30+ assists: 10 (the Charlotte Hornets hold the NBA record with 13 set in 1989)^[8]
• Most games in a season with 40+ assists: 3 (most in the NBA since the 1996–97 Chicago Bulls had 3)^[8]
• Most three-pointers attempted in a game: 48 (against the Charlotte Hornets on February 1, 2017. The Warriors shot 21-of-48 (.438)^[8]
• Fewest turnovers in a playoff game: 7 (three times this postseason, against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3 and Utah Jazz in Game 1 and Game 3, equaling a mark they set on April 8, 1967, at St. Louis)^[8]
• Most assists in a half in the postseason: 23 (in Game 2 against the San Antonio Spurs)^[8]
• Playoff point-differential per game: +13.5 (second largest winning margin in NBA history)^[8]

Draft

Main article: 2016 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	30	Damian Jones^[28]^[29]	C	United States	Vanderbilt

Roster

2016–17 Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 22 Barnes, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1980-03-09 UCLA G 21 Clark, Ian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-03-07 Belmont G 30 Curry, Stephen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-03-14 Davidson F 35 Durant, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-09-29 Texas F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990-03-04 Michigan State G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-01-28 Arizona C 15 Jones, Damian 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-06-30 Vanderbilt G 34 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1985-09-11 Peoria Central HS (IL) F 5 Looney, Kevon ( ) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996-02-06 UCLA F 20 McAdoo, James Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993-01-04 North Carolina G 0 McCaw, Patrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-10-25 UNLV C 1 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1988-01-19 Nevada C 27 Pachulia, Zaza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1984-02-10 Georgia G 11 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990-02-08 Washington State F 3 West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980-08-29 Xavier	Head coach Steve Kerr Assistant coach(es) Ron Adams Jarron Collins Mike Brown (associate HC) Chris DeMarco (player development) Bruce Fraser (player development) Willie Green (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate   Injured Last transaction: May 31, 2017

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Golden State Warriors	67	15	.817	–	36–5	31–10	14–2	82
x – Los Angeles Clippers	51	31	.622	16.0	29–12	22–19	10–6	82
Sacramento Kings	32	50	.390	35.0	17–24	15–26	7–9	82
Los Angeles Lakers	26	56	.317	41.0	17–24	9–32	6–10	82
Phoenix Suns	24	58	.293	43.0	15–26	9–32	3–13	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Golden State Warriors *	67	15	.817	–	82
2	y – San Antonio Spurs *	61	21	.744	6.0	82
3	x – Houston Rockets	55	27	.671	12.0	82
4	x – Los Angeles Clippers	51	31	.622	16.0	82
5	y – Utah Jazz *	51	31	.622	16.0	82
6	x – Oklahoma City Thunder	47	35	.573	20.0	82
7	x – Memphis Grizzlies	43	39	.524	24.0	82
8	x – Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	26.0	82
9	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	27.0	82
10	New Orleans Pelicans	34	48	.415	33.0	82
11	Dallas Mavericks	33	49	.402	34.0	82
12	Sacramento Kings	32	50	.390	35.0	82
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	31	51	.378	36.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	26	56	.317	41.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	24	58	.293	43.0	82

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log Total: 6–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–1)
Pre-season: 6–1 (home: 3–0; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 1 @ Toronto L 93–97 Klay Thompson (16) David West (6) Patrick McCaw (4) Rogers Arena 19,000 0–1 2 October 4 L.A. Clippers W 120–75 Klay Thompson (30) Draymond Green (9) Kevin Durant (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–1 3 October 6 Sacramento W 105–96 Kevin Durant (25) Zaza Pachulia (6) Green, Curry (5) SAP Center 18,234 2–1 4 October 14 @ Denver W 129–128 (OT) Stephen Curry (22) Looney, Curry (9) West, Curry (4) Pepsi Center 10,104 3–1 5 October 15 @ L.A. Lakers W 112–107 Klay Thompson (24) Kevon Looney (9) Patrick McCaw (5) T-Mobile Arena 15,821 4–1 6 October 19 @ L.A. Lakers W 123–112 Stephen Curry (32) Draymond Green (8) Klay Thompson (8) Valley View Casino Center 13,669 5–1 7 October 21 Portland W 107–96 Stephen Curry (35) Draymond Green (11) Green, Durant (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 6–1
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 67–15 (Home: 36–5; Road: 31–10)
October: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 San Antonio L 100–129 Kevin Durant (27) Draymond Green (12) Draymond Green (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–1 2 October 28 @ New Orleans W 122–114 Kevin Durant (30) Kevin Durant (17) Stephen Curry (8) Smoothie King Center 18,217 1–1 3 October 30 @ Phoenix W 106–100 Kevin Durant (37) Draymond Green (13) Draymond Green (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,011 2–1
November : 14–1 (home: 7–0; road: 7–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 @ Portland W 127–104 Stephen Curry (28) Draymond Green (8) Draymond Green (9) Moda Center 19,393 3−1 5 November 3 Oklahoma City W 122–96 Kevin Durant (39) Green, Pachulia (10) Stephen Curry (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 4−1 6 November 4 @ L.A. Lakers L 97–117 Kevin Durant (27) Draymond Green (9) Stephen Curry (10) Staples Center 18,997 4−2 7 November 7 New Orleans W 116–106 Stephen Curry (46) Draymond Green (12) Draymond Green (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 5−2 8 November 9 Dallas W 116–95 Kevin Durant (28) Durant, Green (10) Stephen Curry (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 6−2 9 November 10 @ Denver W 125–101 Stephen Curry (33) Durant, Green (9) Stephen Curry (6) Pepsi Center 17,569 7−2 10 November 13 Phoenix W 133–120 Curry, Thompson (30) Kevin Durant (9) Draymond Green (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 8−2 11 November 16 @ Toronto W 127–121 Stephen Curry (35) Kevin Durant (9) Stephen Curry (7) Air Canada Centre 21,050 9−2 12 November 18 @ Boston W 104–88 Klay Thompson (28) Zaza Pachulia (13) Green, Curry (8) TD Garden 18,624 10−2 13 November 19 @ Milwaukee W 124–121 Kevin Durant (33) Zaza Pachulia (10) 3 players tied (5) BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717 11−2 14 November 21 @ Indiana W 120–83 Klay Thompson (25) Kevin Durant (11) Draymond Green (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 12−2 15 November 23 L.A. Lakers W 149–106 Stephen Curry (31) Draymond Green (9) Draymond Green (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 13−2 16 November 25 @ L.A. Lakers W 109–85 Kevin Durant (29) Draymond Green (8) Kevin Durant (9) Staples Center 18,995 14−2 17 November 26 Minnesota W 115–102 Stephen Curry (34) Kevin Durant (10) Stephen Curry (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 15−2 18 November 28 Atlanta W 105–100 Durant, Curry (25) Kevin Durant (14) Draymond Green (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 16−2
December : 13–3 (home: 7–1; road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 1 Houston L 127–132 (2OT) Kevin Durant (39) Draymond Green (15) Draymond Green (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 16−3 20 December 3 Phoenix W 138–109 Stephen Curry (31) Andre Iguodala (6) Draymond Green (14) Oracle Arena 19,596 17−3 21 December 5 Indiana W 142–106 Klay Thompson (60) Durant, McGee (8) Stephen Curry (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 18−3 22 December 7 @ L.A. Clippers W 115–98 Klay Thompson (24) Kevin Durant (8) Kevin Durant (7) Staples Center 19,239 19−3 23 December 8 @ Utah W 106–99 Stephen Curry (26) Kevin Durant (11) Draymond Green (8) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 20−3 24 December 10 @ Memphis L 89–110 Kevin Durant (21) Stephen Curry (8) David West (4) FedExForum 18,119 20−4 25 December 11 @ Minnesota W 116–108 Klay Thompson (30) Kevin Durant (8) Stephen Curry (9) Target Center 18,452 21−4 26 December 13 @ New Orleans W 113–109 Stephen Curry (30) Draymond Green (14) Draymond Green (10) Smoothie King Center 17,789 22−4 27 December 15 New York W 103–90 Klay Thompson (25) Kevin Durant (14) Durant, Curry (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 23−4 28 December 17 Portland W 135–90 Kevin Durant (34) Draymond Green (12) Draymond Green (13) Oracle Arena 19,596 24−4 29 December 20 Utah W 104–74 Stephen Curry (25) Draymond Green (11) 4 players tied (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 25−4 30 December 22 @ Brooklyn W 117–101 Kevin Durant (26) Zaza Pachulia (14) Durant, Curry (7) Barclays Center 17,732 26–4 31 December 23 @ Detroit W 119–113 Kevin Durant (32) Draymond Green (9) Draymond Green (12) The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,012 27−4 32 December 25 @ Cleveland L 108–109 Kevin Durant (36) Kevin Durant (15) David West (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 27−5 33 December 28 Toronto W 121–111 Stephen Curry (28) Kevin Durant (17) Draymond Green (10) Oracle Arena 19,596 28−5 34 December 30 Dallas W 108–99 Klay Thompson (29) Kevin Durant (11) Kevin Durant (10) Oracle Arena 19,596 29−5
January : 12–2 (home: 7–1; road: 5–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 2 Denver W 127–119 Klay Thompson (25) Draymond Green (10) Draymond Green (13) Oracle Arena 19,596 30−5 36 January 4 Portland W 125–117 Stephen Curry (35) Green, Curry (7) Draymond Green (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 31−5 37 January 6 Memphis L 119–128 (OT) Stephen Curry (40) Kevin Durant (13) Stephen Curry (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 31−6 38 January 8 @ Sacramento W 117–106 Stephen Curry (30) 4 players tied (7) Draymond Green (10) Golden 1 Center 17,608 32−6 39 January 10 Miami W 107–95 Kevin Durant (28) Draymond Green (9) Stephen Curry (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 33−6 40 January 12 Detroit W 127–107 Kevin Durant (25) Draymond Green (9) Draymond Green (13) Oracle Arena 19,596 34−6 41 January 16 Cleveland W 126–91 Klay Thompson (26) Green, Pachulia (13) Green, Curry (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 35−6 42 January 18 Oklahoma City W 121–100 Kevin Durant (40) Kevin Durant (12) Stephen Curry (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 36−6 43 January 20 @ Houston W 125–108 Kevin Durant (32) 3 players tied (9) Draymond Green (8) Toyota Center 18,055 37−6 44 January 22 @ Orlando W 118–98 Stephen Curry (27) Green, Durant (10) Durant, Curry (6) Amway Center 18,846 38−6 45 January 23 @ Miami L 102–105 Kevin Durant (27) Zaza Pachulia (10) Stephen Curry (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 38−7 46 January 25 @ Charlotte W 113–103 Kevin Durant (33) Andre Iguodala (10) Stephen Curry (7) Spectrum Center 19,639 39−7 47 January 28 L.A. Clippers W 144–98 Stephen Curry (43) Stephen Curry (9) Kevin Durant (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 40−7 48 January 29 @ Portland W 113–111 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant (10) Kevin Durant (6) Moda Center 19,393 41−7
February : 9–3 (home: 5–0; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 1 Charlotte W 126–111 Stephen Curry (39) Draymond Green (10) 3 players tied (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 42−7 50 February 2 @ L.A. Clippers W 133–120 Stephen Curry (29) James Michael McAdoo (9) Stephen Curry (11) Staples Center 19,385 43−7 51 February 4 @ Sacramento L 106–109 (OT) Stephen Curry (35) Kevin Durant (9) Stephen Curry (9) Golden 1 Center 17,608 43−8 52 February 8 Chicago W 123–92 Klay Thompson (28) Kevin Durant (10) Kevin Durant (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 44–8 53 February 10 @ Memphis W 122–107 Klay Thompson (36) Draymond Green (11) Draymond Green (10) FedExForum 18,119 45−8 54 February 11 @ Oklahoma City W 130–114 Kevin Durant (34) Kevin Durant (9) Stephen Curry (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 46−8 55 February 13 @ Denver L 110–132 Kevin Durant (25) JaVale McGee (7) Draymond Green (6) Pepsi Center 19,941 46−9 56 February 15 Sacramento W 109–86 Klay Thompson (35) JaVale McGee (10) Stephen Curry (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 47−9 All-Star Break 57 February 23 L.A. Clippers W 123–113 Stephen Curry (35) Kevin Durant (15) Kevin Durant (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 48−9 58 February 25 Brooklyn W 112–95 Stephen Curry (27) Pachulia, McGee (9) Andre Iguodala (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 49−9 59 February 27 @ Philadelphia W 119–108 Kevin Durant (27) Andre Iguodala (10) Draymond Green (11) Wells Fargo Center 20,585 50–9 60 February 28 @ Washington L 108–112 Stephen Curry (25) Pachulia, Green (8) Draymond Green (14) Verizon Center 20,356 50−10
March : 12–4 (home: 6–1; road: 6–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 2 @ Chicago L 87–94 Stephen Curry (23) Draymond Green (8) Draymond Green (7) United Center 22,253 50−11 62 March 5 @ New York W 112–105 Stephen Curry (31) Stephen Curry (8) Stephen Curry (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 51−11 63 March 6 @ Atlanta W 119–111 Curry, Iguodala (24) Draymond Green (8) Stephen Curry (9) Philips Arena 16,176 52–11 64 March 8 Boston L 86–99 Klay Thompson (25) Draymond Green (8) Stephen Curry (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 52−12 65 March 10 @ Minnesota L 102–103 Klay Thompson (30) Draymond Green (7) Green, Curry (7) Target Center 20,412 52–13 66 March 11 @ San Antonio L 85–107 Ian Clark (36) Zaza Pachulia (12) Matt Barnes (4) AT&T Center 18,418 52−14 67 March 14 Philadelphia W 106–104 Stephen Curry (29) Green, Barnes (9) Draymond Green (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 53−14 68 March 16 Orlando W 122–92 Klay Thompson (29) Draymond Green (11) Stephen Curry (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 54−14 69 March 18 Milwaukee W 117–92 Stephen Curry (28) Matt Barnes (10) Draymond Green (10) Oracle Arena 19,596 55−14 70 March 20 @ Oklahoma City W 111–95 Klay Thompson (34) Draymond Green (10) Green, Curry (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 56−14 71 March 21 @ Dallas W 112–87 Klay Thompson (23) Draymond Green (7) Stephen Curry (9) American Airlines Center 20,453 57−14 72 March 24 Sacramento W 114–100 Stephen Curry (27) JaVale McGee (10) Stephen Curry (12) Oracle Arena 19,596 58−14 73 March 26 Memphis W 106–94 Klay Thompson (31) Andre Iguodala (7) Stephen Curry (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 59−14 74 March 28 @ Houston W 113–106 Stephen Curry (32) Stephen Curry (10) Curry, Iguodala (7) Toyota Center 18,055 60−14 75 March 29 @ San Antonio W 110–98 Stephen Curry (29) Green, Iguodala (6) Stephen Curry (11) AT&T Center 18,418 61−14 76 March 31 Houston W 107–98 Stephen Curry (24) Klay Thompson (8) Draymond Green (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 62−14
April: 5–1 (home: 4–1; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 2 Washington W 139–115 Stephen Curry (42) Draymond Green (11) Draymond Green (13) Oracle Arena 19,596 63−14 78 April 4 Minnesota W 121–107 Klay Thompson (41) Zaza Pachulia (7) Stephen Curry (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 64−14 79 April 5 @ Phoenix W 120–111 Stephen Curry (42) Matt Barnes (8) Stephen Curry (11) Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055 65−14 80 April 8 New Orleans W 123–101 Klay Thompson (20) Kevin Durant (10) Durant, Livingston (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 66−14 81 April 10 Utah L 99–105 Stephen Curry (28) Kevin Durant (10) Kevin Durant (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 66−15 82 April 12 L.A. Lakers W 109–94 Kevin Durant (29) Kevin Durant (8) Stephen Curry (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 67−15
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log Total: 16–1 (Home: 9–0; Road: 7–1)
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 16 Portland W 121–109 Kevin Durant (32) Draymond Green (12) Draymond Green (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–0 2 April 19 Portland W 110–81 Stephen Curry (19) Draymond Green (12) Draymond Green (10) Oracle Arena 19,596 2–0 3 April 22 @ Portland W 119–113 Stephen Curry (34) Draymond Green (8) Stephen Curry (8) Moda Center 20,177 3–0 4 April 24 @ Portland W 128–103 Stephen Curry (37) Curry, Pachulia (7) Stephen Curry (8) Moda Center 19,902 4–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 2 Utah W 106–94 Stephen Curry (22) Draymond Green (8) David West (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–0 2 May 4 Utah W 115–104 Kevin Durant (25) Kevin Durant (11) Kevin Durant (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 2–0 3 May 6 @ Utah W 102–91 Kevin Durant (38) Kevin Durant (13) Draymond Green (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 3–0 4 May 8 @ Utah W 121–95 Stephen Curry (30) Draymond Green (10) Draymond Green (11) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 4–0
Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 14 San Antonio W 113–111 Stephen Curry (40) Zaza Pachulia (9) Draymond Green (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–0 2 May 16 San Antonio W 136–100 Stephen Curry (29) Draymond Green (9) Stephen Curry (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 2–0 3 May 20 @ San Antonio W 120–108 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant (10) Draymond Green (7) AT&T Center 18,792 3–0 4 May 22 @ San Antonio W 129–115 Stephen Curry (36) Kevin Durant (12) Draymond Green (8) AT&T Center 18,466 4–0
NBA Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 1 Cleveland W 113–91 Kevin Durant (38) Draymond Green (11) Stephen Curry (10) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–0 2 June 4 Cleveland W 132–113 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant (13) Stephen Curry (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 2–0 3 June 7 @ Cleveland W 118–113 Kevin Durant (31) Stephen Curry (13) Draymond Green (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–0 4 June 9 @ Cleveland L 116–137 Kevin Durant (35) Draymond Green (14) Stephen Curry (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–1 5 June 12 Cleveland W 129–120 Kevin Durant (39) Draymond Green (12) Stephen Curry (10) Oracle Arena 19,596 4–1
2017 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

Golden State Warriors statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Stephen Curry	79	79	33.4	.468	.411	.898	4.5	6.6	1.8	.2	25.3
Kevin Durant	62	62	33.4	.537	.375	.875	8.3	4.9	1.1	1.6	25.1
Klay Thompson	78	78	34.0	.468	.414	.853	3.7	2.1	.8	.5	22.3
Draymond Green	76	76	32.5	.418	.308	.709	7.9	7.0	2.0	1.4	10.2
Andre Iguodala	76	0	26.3	.528	.362	.706	4.0	3.4	1.0	.5	7.6
Ian Clark	77	0	14.8	.487	.374	.759	1.6	1.2	.5	.1	6.8
Zaza Pachulia	70	70	18.1	.534	.000	.778	5.9	1.9	.8	.5	6.1
JaVale McGee	77	10	9.6	.652	.000	.505	3.2	.2	.2	.9	6.1
Shaun Livingston	76	3	17.7	.547	.333	.700	2.0	1.8	.5	.3	5.1
David West	68	0	12.6	.536	.375	.768	3.0	2.2	.6	.7	4.6
Patrick McCaw	71	20	15.1	.433	.333	.784	1.4	1.1	.5	.2	4.0
James Michael McAdoo	52	2	8.8	.530	.250	.500	1.7	.3	.3	.6	2.8
Kevon Looney	53	4	8.4	.523	.222	.618	2.3	.5	.3	.3	2.5
Damian Jones	10	0	8.5	.500	–	.300	2.3	.0	.1	.4	1.9
Matt Barnes ^≠	20	5	20.5	.422	.346	.870	4.6	2.3	.6	.5	5.7
Brianté Weber ^≠	7	0	6.6	.357	.000	.667	.6	.7	.4	.1	1.7
Anderson Varejão ^‡	14	1	6.6	.357	–	.727	1.9	.7	.2	.2	1.3

After all games.^[30]
‡ Waived during the season
^† Traded during the season
^≠ Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Golden State Warriors statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kevin Durant	15	15	35.5	.556	.442	.893	8.0	4.3	.8	1.3	28.5
Stephen Curry	17	17	35.3	.484	.419	.904	6.2	6.7	2.0	.2	28.1
Klay Thompson	17	17	35.0	.397	.387	.788	3.9	2.1	.8	.3	15.0
Draymond Green	17	17	34.9	.447	.410	.687	9.1	6.5	1.8	1.6	13.1
Andre Iguodala	16	0	26.2	.455	.190	.577	4.0	3.2	.9	.4	7.2
Ian Clark	16	0	13.7	.506	.361	.941	1.6	.7	.4	.0	6.8
JaVale McGee	16	1	9.3	.732	–	.722	3.0	.3	.1	.9	5.9
Shaun Livingston	14	0	15.7	.576	–	.714	2.1	1.4	.4	.1	5.2
Zaza Pachulia	15	15	14.1	.533	.000	.765	3.8	.8	.5	.3	5.1
David West	17	0	13.0	.576	.500	.778	2.7	2.1	.4	.8	4.5
Patrick McCaw	15	3	12.1	.438	.348	.846	2.2	1.1	.6	.2	4.1
James Michael McAdoo	13	0	4.3	.529	.400	.667	1.0	.0	.2	.2	1.8
Damian Jones	4	0	5.3	.429	–	.500	1.5	.0	.5	.3	1.8
Matt Barnes	12	0	5.1	.267	.125	–	.8	.6	.2	.0	0.8

Transactions

Main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 23, 2016	To Golden State Warriors Draft rights to Patrick McCaw^[31]^[32]	To Milwaukee Bucks Cash considerations
July 7, 2016	To Golden State Warriors Future 2nd round-pick^[33]	To Dallas Mavericks Andrew Bogut Future conditional 2nd round-pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Ian Clark^[34]	1-year contract worth $980,431
James Michael McAdoo^[35]	1-year contract worth $980,431
Anderson Varejão^[36]	1-year contract worth $980,431

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Kevin Durant^[37]	2-year contract worth $54.3 million	Oklahoma City Thunder
David West^[38]	1-year contract worth $1.55 million	San Antonio Spurs
Zaza Pachulia^[39]	1-year contract worth $2.9 million	Dallas Mavericks
JaVale McGee	1-year contract worth $980,431	Dallas Mavericks
Brianté Weber^[40]^[41]	10-day contract worth $51,449 12-day contract worth $61,739	Sioux Falls Skyforce
Matt Barnes^[42]		Sacramento Kings

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Harrison Barnes^[43]	4-year contract worth $94 million	Dallas Mavericks
Festus Ezeli^[44]	2-year contract worth $15.2 million	Portland Trail Blazers
Brandon Rush^[45]	1-year contract worth $3.5 million	Minnesota Timberwolves
Marreese Speights^[46]	1-year contract worth $980,431	Los Angeles Clippers
Leandro Barbosa^[47]	2-year contract worth $8 million	Phoenix Suns
Anderson Varejão^[48]	Waived

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Kevin Durant	Western Conference Player of the Week	November 28, 2016	^[49]
Steve Kerr	Western Conference Coach of the Month (October/November)	December 2, 2016	^[50]
Stephen Curry	Western Conference Player of the Week	January 9, 2017	^[51]
Steve Kerr	Western Conference Coach of the Month (January)	February 1, 2017	^[52]
Stephen Curry/Kevin Durant	Western Conference Player(s) of the Month (January)	February 2, 2017	^[53]
Steve Kerr	Western Conference Head Coach	January 23, 2017	^[54]
Stephen Curry	Western Conference Player of the Week	April 3, 2017	^[55]
Kevin Durant	Finals Most Valuable Player	June 12, 2017	^[56]
Draymond Green	Defensive Player of the Year Award	June 26, 2017	^[57]
Bob Myers	Executive of the Year Award	June 26, 2017	^[58]

Notes

1. Mike Brown served as interim head coach during the playoffs from April 22 until June 1 (Game 3 of the first round until Game 1 of the Finals), while Steve Kerr recovered from back surgery complications. He led the Warriors to an 11–0 record.^[1]

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