As 22 teams are preparing for the NBA season to kick back into action, the Golden State Warriors will be watching from home. With a league-worst 15-50 record, the Warriors were eliminated from playoff contention prior to the league shutting down due to the coronavirus.
With no playoff hoops on the calendar for the first time in seven years, Warriors Wire is digging back through Golden State’s history. Warriors Wire is rewinding through Golden State’s playoff catalog to highlight memorable moments, standout performances and matchups worthy of a rewatch.
For the latest edition of Warriors Playoff Rewind, we look back at Golden State’s last run to a championship.
June 3, 2018
During their time together, the trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant have strung together a bevy of notable performances. In-game two of the 2018 NBA Finals, Golden State’s All-Star group added another superb combined effort to their resume.
After a tight overtime battle in the opening game of the Finals, the Warriors cruised to a victory at Oracle Arena behind big numbers from Curry, Thompson and Durant.
Curry notched a game-high 33 points with a record-setting nine 3-pointers in the Finals. The sharpshooting point guard swished 9-of-17 against the Cavaliers from beyond the arc.
After only shooting 9-of-27 as a unit, Curry matched the entire Cavaliers roster from beyond the arc in game 2. The two-time Most Valuable Player added eight dimes and seven boards.
Durant and Thompson rounded out Curry’s record-breaking performance, with each scoring 20 or more, respectively. Durant tallied an efficient 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting with nine rebounds, seven assists and two blocks.
Thompson tacked on 20 points to move Golden State’s trio to 79 combined in their 122-103 victory against the Cavaliers at Oracle Arena.
LeBron James led the Cavs with a near triple-double on 29 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the file with 13 assists and nine board. Kevin Love added a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds. However, it wasn’t enough against Golden State’s high powered offensive attack.
Watch highlights from Curry’s historic Finals performance via YouTube:
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