The 2018–19 Golden State Warriors season was the 73rd season of the franchise in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 57th in the
San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors entered the season as the two-time defending NBA champions, having won
back-to-
back NBA championships. The Warriors attempted their first "three-peat" in franchise history, but were defeated by the
Toronto Raptors in the
2019 NBA Finals. This was the Warriors' final season at
Oracle Arena in
Oakland, before moving to the new
Chase Center in
San Francisco, beginning with the
2019–20 NBA season.[1] The Warriors won the
Pacific Division title and
Western Conference Championship for the fifth consecutive season. They finished with the best record in the
Western Conference, with a record of
57–25. Golden State made the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, a new franchise record. The previous record was six, in the team's first six years of existence between
1947 and
1952.[2] Golden State recorded 50 wins for the sixth consecutive season, a franchise record.[2] In the
postseason, the Warriors defeated the
Los Angeles Clippers 4–2 in the first round, the
Houston Rockets 4–2 in the Western Conference Semi-finals, and
swept the
Portland Trail Blazers 4–0 in the Western Conference finals. The Warriors' run ended in the
NBA Finals, where they lost 4–2 to the
Toronto Raptors. Golden State made their fifth consecutive Finals appearance and are the second team in NBA history to achieve this feat after the
Boston Celtics made ten straight between
1957–
1966.[a] The Warriors playoff run was riddled with injuries, with
DeMarcus Cousins (quadricep tear in the first round),
Stephen Curry (dislocated finger in the semi-finals),
Kevin Durant (calf strain in the semi-finals, ruptured achilles in the finals),
Andre Iguodala (calf strain in the Western Conference finals),
Klay Thompson (hamstring strain and a
torn ACL in the finals), and
Kevon Looney (fractured collar bone in the finals) all missing a combined total of 26 games.[4][5][6][7]
Thompson broke the NBA record for
three-pointers made in a game with 14, surpassing the 13 made by teammate Curry in the
2016–17 season.[2] Curry broke the NBA record for
most three-pointers made in the playoffs with 470.[8] The record was held by
Ray Allen, who had 385.[8] This season Curry also moved into third on the
all-time career three-point scoring list with 2,483; only Allen and
Reggie Miller having made more three-pointers during the regular season in NBA history.[9] Curry, Durant, and Thompson were all named to the
All-Star Game. Durant was named
MVP of the game, the fourth time a Warrior player has won the award and first since 1967.[2] Curry and Durant were named to the
All-NBA Team. Green and Thompson were named to
All-Defensive Team, it was Green's fifth consecutive selection which tied
Nate Thurmond for the most selections in franchise history. With the addition of free agent DeMarcus Cousins in the off-season, the Warriors had five
All-Stars on their roster that were named to the
2018 All-Star Game.[10] This is the sixth time in NBA history a team has had five All-Stars from the previous season, and the first since the
Boston Celtics in
1976.[11] From November 15 to 21, the Warriors lost four games in a row for the first time since the
2012–13 season, and for the first time under the tenure of
Steve Kerr.
Most games with 10+ three-pointers in a season: 6, (Stephen Curry, up to and including game against
Minnesota Timberwolves on March 29, 2019. He's made 10+ 15 times in his career)[2]
Most three-pointers made in a half: 10, (Klay Thompson, tied with
Chandler Parsons)[2]
Most three-pointers made without missing: 10, (Klay Thompson, 10 of 10 3FG vs
Los Angeles Lakers on January 21, 2019)[2]
Most consecutive games with at least five three-pointers: 7, (Stephen Curry, first seven games of the season)[2]
Most games with 11+ three-pointers: 13, (Stephen Curry, up to and including game against
Minnesota Timberwolves on March 29, 2019)[2]
Most two-pointers made in the first four games of the season: 22, (Stephen Curry, broke his own record of 21 in the
2015–16 season)[2]
Most points in a four-game playoff series: 146 (Stephen Curry against Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference finals. Previous record of 145 was held by
Shaquille O'Neal)[2]
Most three-pointers made in a four-game playoff series: 26 (Stephen Curry against Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference finals. He broke his own record of 22)[2]
Most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer: 112 - ongoing streak (Stephen Curry, has made a three-pointer in every playoff game he's played in)[2]
Most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer at home: 58 - ongoing streak (Stephen Curry)[2]
Most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer on the road: 54 - ongoing streak (Stephen Curry)[2]
Most points scored in a first quarter: 51, (vs the
Denver Nuggets on January 15, 2019)[2]
Most three-pointers made in a half: 17, (17 of 27 3FG vs Chicago Bulls on October 29, 2018)[2]
Most combined three-pointers made in a game: 43, (vs
New Orleans Pelicans on January 16, 2019. Warriors made 24, Pelicans made 19)[2]
Postseason
Most consecutive playoff series with a road win: 23 (surpassed the
Miami Heat who had 19. The Warriors have won a game on the road in every series since they played the
Denver Nuggets in the first round of the
2012–13 season.)[2]
Longest unanswered run in an NBA Finals game: 20 (vs
Toronto Raptors on June 2, 2019, Game 2 of the
2019 NBA Finals. The Warriors went on a 20-0 run. The streak started at 4.1 seconds left in the 2nd quarter until 6:58 left in the 3rd quarter.)[13]
Most playoff games played: 123 (Klay Thompson, missed his first ever playoff game in the NBA Finals, Game 3)[2]
Team
Regular season
Most three-pointers in a game: 24 (twice this season, vs Chicago Bulls on October 29, 2018 and vs New Orleans Pelicans on January 16, 2019[2]
Most points in a half: 92, vs Chicago Bulls on October 29, 2018. 92 is the second most points in a first half in NBA history, behind the
Phoenix Suns 107 in 1990. 92 is the fifth most points in any half in NBA history, again behind the Suns 107[2]
Most three-pointers in a quarter: 10, (10 of 14 3FG vs the Denver Nuggets on January 15, 2019)[2]
Most consecutive 50+ win seasons: Six (The Warriors had only reached 50 wins four times in the previous five decades, in
1971–72,
1975–76,
1991–92, and
1993–94)[2]
Postseason
Most consecutive NBA Finals appearances: Five (Only the
Boston Celtics have appeared in more consecutively in NBA history. They appeared in ten straight between 1957 and 1966)[2]
Most consecutive Western Conference finals appearances: Five (only the
Los Angeles Lakers have appeared in more consecutive Finals, with eight between 1982 and 1989)[2]
Most consecutive playoff series wins: Nine (longest streak since the Miami Heat won eleven in a row)[2]
Most consecutive playoff appearances: Seven (The previous record was six, in the team's first six years of existence between
1947 and
1952)[2]