32 Facts About Philadelphia Warriors

1.

On March 2,1962, in a Philadelphia Warriors game played on a neutral court in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks, a single-game record that the NBA ranks among its finest moments.

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In 1962, Franklin Mieuli purchased the majority shares of the team and relocated the franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area, renaming them the San Francisco Philadelphia Warriors, playing most of their home games at the Cow Palace in Daly City, though occasionally playing home games in nearby cities such as Oakland and San Jose.

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3.

In what many consider the biggest upset in the history of the NBA, the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the heavily favored Washington Bullets in a four-game sweep.

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4.

Fans hoped that the Philadelphia Warriors will eventually find themselves among the NBA's elite with Don Nelson leading a healthy Baron Davis, an ever-improving Jason Richardson, and future stars Monta Ellis and Andris Biedrins.

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5.

Many Philadelphia Warriors fans praised general manager Chris Mullin for the trade for getting rid of considerable financial burdens in Dunleavy and Murphy.

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6.

The Philadelphia Warriors now sought to "run and gun" their way to the playoffs with a more athletic and talented team.

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7.

The Philadelphia Warriors ended the Dallas Mavericks' 17-game win streak with five players recording double digits.

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8.

The Philadelphia Warriors led by 9 with 2:41 left in the game, but Dallas scored 15 straight points.

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9.

The Philadelphia Warriors went on to lose Game 4 at home, in what was their first loss in Oakland in well over a month.

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10.

The Philadelphia Warriors sold out nearly every home game during the season averaging 19,631 per game, the highest in team history.

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11.

Also, on July 22,2008, the Philadelphia Warriors acquired Marcus Williams from the New Jersey Nets for a future first-round draft pick.

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12.

On July 24,2008, the Philadelphia Warriors resigned Monta Ellis to a new 6-year contract worth $66 million, matched the Clippers' July 17, three-year, $9 million offer for Kelenna Azubuike, and signed second round draft pick Richard Hendrix.

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13.

On July 26,2008, the Philadelphia Warriors resigned Andris Biedrins with a six-year contract worth nearly $63 million.

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14.

On November 21,2008, the Philadelphia Warriors traded forward Al Harrington to the New York Knicks for guard Jamal Crawford.

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15.

Philadelphia Warriors recorded 20 points to go with three rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block.

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16.

The Philadelphia Warriors showed that with leadership and improvement in their young players, they were able to defeat powerhouse teams.

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17.

On May 12,2009, the Golden State Philadelphia Warriors decided not to renew the contract of General Manager Chris Mullin.

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18.

The Philadelphia Warriors were granted another injury exception and signed Reggie Williams from the Sioux Skyforce to a 10-day contract on March 2,2010, making it their fifth D-League call up this year, tying an NBA record.

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19.

The Philadelphia Warriors eventually waived guard Raja Bell in order to sign Williams for the rest of the year.

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20.

On June 24,2010, the Philadelphia Warriors selected Ekpe Udoh with the 6th overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft.

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21.

The Philadelphia Warriors made an offseason trade that sent Turiaf, Randolph and Azubuike to the New York Knicks in return for star high-scoring power forward David Lee via a sign-and-trade.

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22.

Philadelphia Warriors continued their signing spree by adding Harvard guard Jeremy Lin to their roster with a one-year partially guaranteed contract containing a second-year team option, the first Taiwanese-American player in NBA history.

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23.

In February 2011, the Philadelphia Warriors traded Brandan Wright and Dan Gadzuric for Troy Murphy and a 2011 second-round pick.

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24.

Philadelphia Warriors then broke another NBA record, as the first player to have scored more points in his seventh season than in all his first six seasons combined in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers.

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25.

Philadelphia Warriors ended the season with the most three-pointers made in the NBA that season with 194, as well as the most 3s attempted with 516, both of which set new Warriors franchise records.

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26.

The Philadelphia Warriors lost free-agent guard Jarrett Jack, who departed for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and free agent power forward Carl Landry, who went to the Sacramento Kings.

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27.

Thanks in part to the improved effectiveness of their backup squad, boosted by the additions of Blake and Crawford and the play of 35-year-old Jermaine O'Neal, the Philadelphia Warriors were one of the winningest teams in the NBA after the all-star break.

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28.

On May 14,2014, the Golden State Philadelphia Warriors named Steve Kerr the team's head coach, in a reported $25 million deal over five years.

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29.

Philadelphia Warriors made a three-pointer in 151 consecutive games, which broke the NBA record of 127 set by Kyle Korver in 2014.

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30.

The Golden State Philadelphia Warriors went to their second consecutive appearance in the finals with a rematch against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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31.

On June 8,2018, the Golden State Philadelphia Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games, becoming the ninth team to have swept their rivals in NBA Finals history.

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32.

On 26 May 2022, the Philadelphia Warriors became the Western Conference Champions for the sixth time in the Steve Kerr era and clinched a spot in the 2022 NBA Finals, where they faced the Boston Celtics in a rematch of the 1964 NBA Finals when Boston beat the then-San Francisco Philadelphia Warriors in five games.

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