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Golden State Warriors: 10 Steps To Winning A Championship

By Gerald Bourguet

Jun 16, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11), guard Stephen Curry (30) and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Trophy after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in game six of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 16, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11), guard Stephen Curry (30) and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Trophy after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in game six of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 16, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors fans celebrate as fireworks go off outside the arena after watch party for game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Taking Care Of Home-Court

The Golden State Warriors have had some of the best fans in the NBA for quite some time now. Before the Mark Jackson era, this franchise hadn’t fielded a winning team since the “We Believe!” Warriors, but that didn’t stop the fans from continuing to turn out in droves to support their team with one of the loudest home crowds in the league.

Ever since the Warriors started making the playoffs again under Jackson, the NBA world has been pleasantly reminded about how great the fans of Oracle Arena can be. This season, that home-court advantage exploded to unprecedented levels.

During the regular season, the Dubs were an outstanding 39-2 at home — with the one loss coming against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs and the other against the Chicago Bulls in a two-point overtime defeat. They posted a league-best point differential of +14.6 in regular season games at home.

In the playoffs, the Warriors were 9-2 at Oracle, with a point differential of +7.5 (second-best among playoff teams). When you look at the total picture, the Dubs were an unbelievable 48-4 at home this season with an NBA-best point differential of +13.1.

That’s an elite home-court advantage, and by securing the top seed in the Western Conference, no one was able to take the Warriors to a decisive Game 7, not only because the Dubs were good enough to win on the road, but also because it was virtually impossible to steal games on the road.

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