With a victory in Game 6 last night, the Golden State Warriors emerged as the champions of the NBA’s 2014-15 season. After rolling to a 67-15 regular-season record, the Dubs finished their dominant campaign with a 16-5 playoff record to win the title.
Every NBA championship team is a team worth remembering, but for a franchise that hadn’t won a title in 40 years, this championship is something special. In fact, these Warriors might be one of the greatest teams in NBA history.
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There will be plenty of time to analyze and debate where this Golden State team belongs in that conversation, but for now, it’s time to take a look back on the 2014-15 season and relive the necessary steps the Dubs took to become NBA champions.
Here are the 10 reasons behind the Warriors’ dominant season that ultimately resulted in an NBA title and ended a four-decade drought.
Most Wins in @NBAHistory (Regular + Postseason):
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) June 17, 2015
87, CHI, 1995-96
84, CHI, 1996-97
83, GSW, 2014-15
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