2015–16 Golden State Warriors season
2015–16 Golden State Warriors season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Steve Kerr Luke Walton[a] (interim) |
General manager | Bob Myers |
Owners | Peter Guber Joe Lacob |
Arena | Oracle Arena |
Results | |
Record | 73–9 (.890) |
Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | TBD |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Comcast SportsNet Bay Area |
Radio | KNBR |
The 2015–16 Golden State Warriors season is the ongoing 70th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 54th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[2] The Warriors entered the season as the defending NBA champions and they went on to make NBA history by setting the best ever season record of 73–9, breaking the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls record of 72–10.[3] This team and their regular-season is now considered by many analysts, players, and fans, to be the greatest in NBA history and one of the greatest in professional sports history.[4][5][6][7] The 73 wins this year broke their franchise record of 67 set in 2014–15 for most wins in a season, and they became only the second team in NBA history to pass the 70 win threshold.[8] The Warriors stand alone holding the best record in NBA history for 51 of the total 82 games in the regular-season.[3] They slipped off their record setting pace for only four games of the regular-season, and were tied for the other 27 games with the pace of such championship winning teams as the 1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers, 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers and 1995–96 Chicago Bulls.[3] Golden State have the best start in NBA history for every number of losses from 1 to 9 except 3: 29–1 (.967), 36–2 (.947), 48–4 (.923), 55–5 (.917), 62–6 (.912), 68–7 (.907), 69–8 (.896) and 73–9 (.890).[3]
The Warriors began the 2015–16 season by winning their first 24 games, eclipsing the previous best start in NBA history, set by the 1993–94 Houston Rockets and the 1948–49 Washington Capitols at 15–0.[9][3] Their record-setting start ended when they were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks on December 12, 2015.[10] The Warriors broke a 131-year-old record of 20–0 set by the 1884 St. Louis Maroons baseball team, to claim the best start to a season in all of the major professional sports in America. They also won 28 consecutive regular-season games dating back to the 2014–15 season, eclipsing the 2012–13 Miami Heat for the second longest winning streak in NBA history.[3] The team set an NBA record 54-straight regular-season home game winning streak, which spanned from January 31, 2015 to March 29, 2016. The previous record of 44 was held by the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls.[11] Golden State broke their franchise record of 28 road wins in a season which they set in 2014–15; they ended the season with 34, passing the same mid-90s Chicago Bulls team led by Michael Jordan for the most road wins in NBA history.[12] The Warriors surpassed the 1969–70 New York Knicks for the best road start in NBA history at 14–0, which is also the joint-third longest road win streak.[13]
Golden State won the Pacific Division and finished top of the Western Conference for the second successive season. The team became the first in NBA history to go the entire regular-season without back-to-back losses and to go a full season without losing to the same team twice.[14] Steve Kerr was named Coach of the Year, the third coach in Warriors history to win the award.[1] Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson were all named to the All-Star Game, the first time the Warriors have had three All-Stars since 1976. Green had thirteen triple-doubles, which broke the Golden State season franchise record of nine.[15] Curry broke his own NBA record for made three-pointers in a season of 286, finishing with 402. He has also made a three-pointer in 152 (175 including playoffs) consecutive games, which broke the NBA record of 127 set by Kyle Korver in 2014. Curry won the scoring title, averaging 30.1 points per game and led the league in steals and had the best free throw percentage. He became the seventh player to enter the 50–40–90 club (he shot 50% for field goals, 45% for three-pointers and 91% for free throws during the entire regular-season.) On February 27, 2016, Curry tied the NBA record of twelve three-pointers made in a single game, jointly holding it with Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.[16] The Warriors became the greatest three-point shooting team in NBA history by breaking the single-season record of 933 set by the 2014–15 Houston Rockets, they finished with 1,077.[17]
Key dates
- June 25: The 2015 NBA Draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Golden State chose power forward Kevon Looney with the 30th pick of the first round.
- October 27: The Warriors opened the regular season with assistant coach Luke Walton coaching for the team after it was confirmed that coach Steve Kerr's back would not heal in time for the beginning of the regular season. Before the opener, the Golden State Warriors revealed their first title banner in 40 years and received their championship rings during a ceremony acknowledging the 2014–15 champions. Every player on the roster, with the exception of traded Celtics player David Lee, was in attendance with also the full coaching staff to celebrate the winningest season for the franchise.[18]
- November 3: The Warriors opened the season with four wins and a combined margin-of-victory of 100 points, surpassing the 1961–62 Boston Celtics (99 points) for the largest win-margin over the first four games.[19]
- November 27: The Warriors set a new franchise record for longest winning streak (17) and 3-point field goals made (22) in a 135–116 victory over the Phoenix Suns.[20]
- December 5: The Warriors beat the Toronto Raptors 112–109 to improve to a 21–0 record and set a new record among all professional sports teams, eclipsing the mark set by the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association. Also, with this 11th straight road victory, the Warriors set a new franchise-record for the longest road winning streak in their history.[21]
- December 8: Golden State's 131–123 win over the Pacers in Indianapolis improved their road record to 13–0, the best such start to a season in NBA history. The win improved their overall record to 23–0.[22]
Draymond Green had thirteen triple-doubles this season, which broke the Golden State franchise record of nine.[15] - December 11: Golden State defeated the Boston Celtics 124-119 (2OT) to improve to 24–0 and move into second place on the NBA's longest winning streaks list (28), only five games behind the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game win streak. During this game Draymond Green recorded a five-by-five game, with 24 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks. The feat of recording at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five steals and five blocks has only been achieved seven times by three different players (including five times by Hakeem Olajuwon)[b]. Since the 1983–84 NBA season, only 16 players have recorded a 5x5 line.[23][24][25]
- December 12: The winning streak to start the season ended at 24 games when they were beaten by the Milwaukee Bucks, 108–95. The loss also ended their 28-game winning streak (dating to the 2014–15 regular season), the second-longest in NBA history[c].[26]
- December 31: The Warriors finished the 2015 calendar year with a 72-12 (.857) record between two seasons, the second-best winning percentage in NBA history. They went 88–17 (.838) including play-off games.[27]
- January 31: In a win against the New York Knicks, Green tied Hall of Famer Tom Gola's franchise record of nine triple-doubles in a season.[28]
- February 10: Golden State reached the NBA All-Star break at 48–4, the best start to an NBA season at this juncture.[3]
- February 13: Klay Thompson won the Three-Point Contest at the All-Star weekend, beating Stephen Curry 27–23 in the final round. The 27 points tied Curry's record set the previous year for most points scored in a round.[29]
- February 22: By defeating the Atlanta Hawks, the Warriors became the fastest team to reach 50 wins in a season, accomplishing this in just 55 games. Golden State also had 30 assists in a game for the 29th time this season, setting a new franchise record.[30]
- February 27: By defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder the Warriors won their 29th road game of the season, breaking the franchise record of 28 which they set last season. They also became the fastest team ever in NBA history to clinch a playoff berth, accomplishing it in just 58 games. They bettered the 1985–86 Boston Celtics by just one day. This was also the earliest a team had clinched a playoff spot in February since the 1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers (although the 2015–16 season started almost two weeks earlier than the 1987–88 season did within their respective calendar years). In this game Stephen Curry also broke the single season three-point record (286), a record that he himself held, by making his 287th and 288th three-pointers of the season as two of his 12 three-pointers of the game, tying the single game NBA three-point record (jointly holding it with Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall).
- March 3: The Warriors tied the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls for the longest regular season home game winning streak in NBA history (44 games) with a 121-106 victory at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Warriors' streak dated back to the previous year.
- March 6: Entering this game, the Los Angeles Lakers (.190) and Golden State (.917) had a .727 difference in win percentage, making the Lakers' blowout 112–95 win the biggest upset in NBA history.[31][32]
- March 7: The Warriors won their 45th-straight regular season home game over the Orlando Magic, eclipsing the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls 44 wins in a row, to claim the NBA record.[3] Stephen Curry became the first player in NBA history to score 300 three-pointers in a single season.
- March 11: In a 128–112 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, both teams combined for 37 made three-pointers (18 by the Warriors, 19 by the Blazers), an all-time NBA record.[33]
- March 13: With a Los Angeles Clippers' loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Warriors officially clinched the Pacific Division title for second consecutive season and fourth time overall.
- March 14: By defeating the New Orleans Pelicans, the Warriors became the fastest team to reach 60 wins in a season, accomplishing this in just 66 games.
- March 21: With a road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State became only the ninth team in NBA history to achieve 31 wins on the road in the regular season. They are tied with six other teams for the joint-third most wins.
- March 23: The Warriors finished the Pacific Division with a 15–1 (.938) record, the best intradivisional record in franchise history.
- March 25: In a 128–120 win over the Dallas Mavericks, both teams combined for 39 made three-pointers (21 by the Warriors, 18 by the Mavericks), an all-time NBA record, which beat the 37 set by the Warriors and Blazers two weeks earlier. Golden State also eclipsed the previous record for most three-pointers in a single season by a team in NBA history (933) that had been set by the Houston Rockets the previous year.[17]
- March 27: The Warriors dished out 32 assists against the Philadelphia 76ers, the 39th time this season the team has had a 30-assist game; the most in the NBA since the 1991–92 Chicago Bulls finished with 40.
- March 29: With their 102–94 win against the Washington Wizards, the Warriors tied their franchise record of most wins in a single season (67) which had been set the previous year.
- March 30: The Warriors earned their franchise record 68th victory of the season with a 103–96 win in overtime against the Utah Jazz. They are now 6–0 in overtime this season, extending a franchise record for OT wins in a single season. Draymond Green became the first player in NBA history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists, 100 steals and 100 blocks in a season.
- April 1: Golden State lost at home for the first time since January 27, 2015. They fell to the Boston Celtics 109–106 and snapped a 54-game regular-season home winning streak. Their home record for this season dropped to 36–1 with the loss.
- April 3: Golden State became the first team in NBA history to score 1,000 three-pointers in a single season during their 136–111 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. The win was Golden State's 69th of the season, making them the fourth team in NBA history to record at least 69 wins in a season, along with the 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers and 1995–96/1996–97 Chicago Bulls teams. The Warriors became the first team since the 1991–92 Chicago Bulls to record 40 games with at least 30 assists in a single season.
- April 7: By defeating the San Antonio Spurs, the Warriors became only the 2nd team in NBA history to reach 70 wins in a season, joining the 72-win 1995–96 Chicago Bulls.
- April 10: After defeating the Spurs again, the Warriors tied the NBA record for most regular-season wins with 72, previously set by the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls. Golden State snapped a 33-game regular season losing streak against the Spurs in San Antonio (lasting since February 14, 1997), the second longest such streak against one team in NBA history. The Warriors also ended the Spurs' NBA record 39 home wins to start the season (in total a 48-game home winning streak dating back to the previous season.) Golden State became the first team in NBA history to go the entire regular-season without back-to-back losses and to go a full season without losing to the same team twice.[14]
Stephen Curry made 402 three-pointers this season, breaking his own NBA record of 286.[34] - April 13: The Warriors broke the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls record for best regular-season in NBA history after defeating the Memphis Grizzles 125–104, finishing with a record of 73–9. With the win, Golden State tied their franchise record for home wins with 39, which they set last season.[34] The Warriors finished the season at an NBA-record 64 games above .500. Curry made 10 three-pointers against Memphis, making him the first player in NBA history to hit 400 threes in a single season; he finished with 402.[34] Curry finished the season averaging 30.1 points per game, making him the first Warriors NBA scoring champion since Rick Barry in the 1966–67 NBA season.[34] Curry became the seventh player to enter the 50–40–90 club, where he shot 50% for field goals, 45% for three-pointers and 91% for free throws during an entire regular season. This feat has only been achieved eleven times by seven players (Steve Nash having done it four times).[34]
- April 24: Golden State beat the Houston Rockets 121–94 to go up 3–1 in the first round series, in doing so they set the NBA record for threes made in a playoff game, hitting 21-of-40 (.525).
- April 26: Steve Kerr was named Coach of the Year, the third Warriors coach to win the award after Alex Hannum in 1963–64 and Don Nelson in 1991–92. Under Kerr's leadership the Warriors led the league in scoring (114.9 points), field goal percentage (.487), three-point percentage (.416), assists (28.9), point differential (+10.8) and offensive rating (112.5 points per 100 possessions), while becoming the first team in league history to hit 1,000 three-pointers in a single season with an NBA-record 1,077 triples. Kerr holds an overall regular-season record of 140–24 (.854) in his two seasons with the Warriors.[1]
- April 27: The Warriors eliminated the Houston Rockets with a blowout victory of 114–81, winning the series 4–1 and progressing to the Western Conference Semi-finals. Klay Thompson became the first player in NBA history to make at least seven three-pointers in consecutive playoff games.[35]
Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 30 | Kevon Looney | PF | ![]() |
UCLA |
Pre-season
Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
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Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Regular season
Standings
Division
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z – Golden State Warriors | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 39–2 | 34–7 | 15–1 | 82 |
x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 29–12 | 24–17 | 9–7 | 82 |
Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 18–23 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 14–27 | 9–32 | 6–10 | 82 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 12–29 | 5–36 | 2–14 | 82 |
Conference
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
9 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |
Game log
Total: 73–9 (Home: 39–2; Road: 34–7)
Playoffs
Game log
Total: 6–1 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–1)
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First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
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Player statistics
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
Bold - Leaders (Qualified)
* - Recorded statistics when playing for Golden State
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Stephen Curry | 79 | 79 | 34.2 | 50.4 | 45.4 | 90.8 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 30.1 |
Klay Thompson | 80 | 80 | 33.3 | 47.0 | 42.5 | 87.3 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 22.1 |
Draymond Green | 81 | 81 | 34.7 | 49.0 | 38.8 | 69.6 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
Harrison Barnes | 66 | 59 | 30.9 | 46.6 | 38.3 | 76.1 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.7 |
Andre Iguodala | 65 | 1 | 26.6 | 47.8 | 35.1 | 61.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
Andrew Bogut | 70 | 66 | 20.7 | 62.7 | 100.0 | 48.0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
Festus Ezeli | 46 | 13 | 16.7 | 54.8 | 0.0 | 53.0 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
Shaun Livingston | 78 | 3 | 19.5 | 53.6 | 16.7 | 86.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
Marreese Speights | 72 | 0 | 11.6 | 43.2 | 38.7 | 82.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 7.1 |
Leandro Barbosa | 68 | 0 | 15.9 | 46.2 | 35.5 | 83.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
Brandon Rush | 72 | 25 | 14.7 | 42.7 | 41.4 | 64.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
Ian Clark | 66 | 1 | 8.8 | 44.1 | 35.7 | 82.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
James Michael McAdoo | 41 | 1 | 6.4 | 53.6 | 50.0 | 53.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
Kevon Looney | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | 57.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Anderson Varejão* | 22 | 0 | 8.5 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 55.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
Jason Thompson* | 28 | 1 | 6.4 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Stephen Curry | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 45.5 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 |
Klay Thompson | 6 | 6 | 34.5 | 45.9 | 45.6 | 83.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 25.7 |
Draymond Green | 6 | 6 | 35.7 | 44.1 | 39.1 | 66.7 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 14.8 |
Harrison Barnes | 6 | 6 | 30.8 | 32.8 | 22.2 | 83.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.7 |
Andre Iguodala | 6 | 0 | 28.0 | 55.3 | 50.0 | 52.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 10.2 |
Andrew Bogut | 6 | 6 | 19.0 | 68.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
Festus Ezeli | 5 | 0 | 8.0 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
Shaun Livingston | 6 | 4 | 27.2 | 56.4 | 0.0 | 84.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 13.0 |
Marreese Speights | 6 | 0 | 13.3 | 48.9 | 31.3 | 90.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
Leandro Barbosa | 6 | 0 | 13.5 | 59.3 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
Brandon Rush | 5 | 0 | 9.0 | 50.0 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
Ian Clark | 6 | 0 | 10.8 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
James Michael McAdoo | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Anderson Varejão | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
Roster
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Transactions
Trades
July 27, 2015 |
To Golden State Warriors Gerald Wallace Chris Babb |
To Boston Celtics David Lee |
July 31, 2015 |
To Golden State Warriors Jason Thompson |
To Philadelphia 76ers Gerald Wallace Cash and draft consideration |
Free agency
Additions
Player | Signed | Former team |
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Anderson Varejão[36] | Portland Trail Blazers (waived on February 18) |
Subtractions
Player | Reason left | New team |
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Justin Holiday[37] | Signed 2-year contract worth $1.9 million | Atlanta Hawks |
Ognjen Kuzmić[38] | — | Panathinaikos B.C. |
Jason Thompson[39] | Waived | Toronto Raptors |
Awards
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Week | November 2, 2015 | [40] |
Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Week | November 23, 2015 | [41] |
Luke Walton | Western Conference Coach of the Month (October/November) |
December 1, 2015 | [42] |
Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Month (October/November) |
December 3, 2015 | [43] |
Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Week | December 7, 2015 | [44] |
Draymond Green | Western Conference Player of the Week | January 4, 2016 | [45] |
Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Week | February 29, 2016 | [46] |
Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Month (February) |
March 3, 2016 | [47] |
Stephen Curry | Western Conference Player of the Week | March 14, 2016 | [48] |
Klay Thompson | Western Conference Player of the Week | March 28, 2016 | [49] |
Steve Kerr | Western Conference Coach of the Month (March) |
April 1, 2016 | [50] |
Steve Kerr | Coach of the Year | April 26, 2016 | [1] |
Notes
- ^ 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]
- ^ Statistics for steals and blocks were not kept in the NBA until the 1973–74 season, so NBA five-by-fives were only possible from that season onward. Stat based on records since 1983–84 season. There may be other players who achieved this before that date.
- ^ The longest, 33 games won by the Los Angeles Lakers, also ended in Milwaukee.[26]
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