The 2017–18 Golden State Warriors season was the 72nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 56th in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors entered the season as the defending NBA champions and repeated, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–0 in the Finals. It was the first time in NBA history and in North America's four major professional sports leagues that two teams had met to compete for a Championship for a fourth consecutive year. It was the Warriors' third championship in four years, and sixth overall. Golden State won the Pacific Division title and Western Conference Championship for the fourth consecutive season. In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round 4–1 and the New Orleans Pelicans 4–1 in the Semi-finals. They beat the top-seeded Houston Rockets 4–3 in the Western Conference Finals. The entire team was honored with the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award.
The Warriors finished second in the Western Conference with a record of , their fifth most wins in franchise history. Golden State set the NBA record of 16 consecutive home wins in the playoffs, surpassing the 1990–91 Chicago Bulls. Stephen Curry set the NBA record for three-pointers made in an NBA Finals game with nine. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson were all named to the All-Star Game, the first time in NBA history that a team has had four All-Stars in consecutive seasons, and just the ninth time in NBA history a single team has had four players in the game. Curry was named captain, being the leading vote getter from the Western Conference. The Warriors ended the regular season with a slew of injuries to all four of their All-Stars, including an MCL sprain for Curry that kept him out for six weeks, and lost ten of their last seventeen games. For the first time since the 2013–14 season, they did not clinch first place for home-court advantage for the playoffs and failed to win 60 games for the first time under Steve Kerr. This season marked David West's final season in the NBA. He retired on August 30, 2018, having won two NBA championships with the Warriors.
Draft picks
The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Warriors did not have a pick, but acquired the Chicago Bulls's 38th pick in the second round for cash, having chosen power forward Jordan Bell out of Oregon. After the draft, the team signed Bell's former Oregon teammate, Chris Boucher, to a two-way contract.
Preseason On July 1, 2017, Stephen Curry agreed to re-sign with Golden State on a super-max five-year/$201m deal. The Warriors also resigned Kevin Durant, and their veteran core of Shaun Livingston, David West, Andre Iguodala, Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee. Golden State also added Nick Young and Omri Casspi on one-year deals.
Records
NBA records
Individual Most three-pointers made in a Finals game: 9 (Stephen Curry, Game 2 of 2018 NBA Finals) Most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer: 90 - ongoing streak (Stephen Curry, has made a three-pointer in every playoff game he's played in at this point) Most three-pointers made in a four-game Finals series: 22 (Stephen Curry, previous record was 11 (jointly held by Robert Horry and Penny Hardaway) Most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer at home: 46 - ongoing streak (Stephen Curry) Most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer on the road: 44 - ongoing streak (Stephen Curry) Most three-pointers made in a quarter in the Finals game: 5 (Stephen Curry, Game 2 of 2018 NBA Finals. Tied with Kenny Smith.) Most points scored by a player in a Western Conference Finals series: 213 (Kevin Durant, previous record of 212 points jointly held by Hakeem Olajuwon (1995) and Shaquille O'Neal (2002)) 10 or more three-pointers made in a game: 9 times (Stephen Curry). Klay Thompson (4 times) and J. R. Smith (3 times) are the only other players in NBA history with more than one game with ten made threes.
Team Largest average point differential in a Finals series: +15.00 PPG (vs Cavs) Highest postseason winning percentage over a four-year-span: 63–20 (.795) from 2015 to 2018, the Chicago Bulls are second with 51–17 (.750) from 1991 to 1994. Most consecutive playoff home wins: 16 (surpassing the 1990–91 Chicago Bulls record of 15. The Warriors record dates back to 2017, where they went 9–0 at home) Most consecutive playoff series with a road win: 19 (tied with the Miami Heat) Half-time comebacks: First team in NBA history to come back from 20+ point deficits at half-time twice in the same season (22 against the Philadelphia 76ers and 20 against the New Orleans Pelicans) Largest comeback by a road team at halftime in a Game 7 in the playoffs: 11 points down (vs. the Rockets, won 101–92) First team in NBA history to win multiple elimination games in the same series despite trailing by 10-or-more at halftime: Western Conference Finals vs Rockets Highest +/- scoring differential in the 3rd quarter during the playoffs: Outscored opponents in the 3rd quarter by 153 points
Franchise records
Individual Most triple-doubles in franchise history: 22 (Draymond Green, he broke Tom Gola's record of 20) Most three-pointers made in the playoffs: 378 (Stephen Curry, Ray Allen holds the NBA record with 385) First Warriors player to average a triple-double in a playoff series: Draymond Green (14.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 10 assists) vs the Pelicans, only the 13th time in NBA history a player has averaged a triple double in a series Most triple-doubles in the post-season: 4 (Draymond Green, surpassed Tom Gola's record of 3) Most consecutive regular season games with a made three-pointer: 95 (Klay Thompson, third best in NBA history behind Stephen Curry (157) and Kyle Korver (127) Most playoff games played: 102 (Klay Thompson)
Team Most consecutive road wins: 14 (tied, also achieved in the 2015–16 season) Largest winning margin in the playoffs: 41 points (126–85, Game 3 against the Rockets) Fewest points allowed in a half in the playoffs: 25 points (Second half, Game 6 against the Rockets) Fewest points allowed in a quarter in the playoffs: 9 points (Fourth quarter, Game 6 against the Rockets) Most consecutive Western Conference Finals appearances: 4 (only the second team in NBA history to reach the Finals four times in a row. The Los Angeles Lakers appeared eight times in a row between 1982 and 1989) Road trip sweep: Six games (first Warriors team to sweep a six-game road trip, only the 11th team in NBA history to do so) Most points scored in the first half of a playoff game: 76 (against the Pelicans) Most consecutive trips to the NBA Finals: 4 (The Warriors are the fifth franchise in NBA history to reach the Finals in four-straight seasons, joining the Boston Celtics (10, 1957–1966; 4, 1984–87), Cleveland Cavaliers (4, 2015–18), Los Angeles Lakers (4, 1982–1985) and Miami Heat (4, 2011–2014))
Roster
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | September 30 | Denver | | Stephen Curry (11) | Draymond Green (8) | Draymond Green (4) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 | October 5 | Minnesota | | Kevin Durant (20) | Curry, Green, Pachulia (6) | Draymond Green (8) | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre17,495 | 0–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 3 | October 8 | @ Minnesota | | Stephen Curry (40) | Stephen Curry (6) | Stephen Curry (8) | Mercedes-Benz ArenaN/A | 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 | October 13 | Sacramento | | Stephen Curry (18) | Jordan Bell (11) | Klay Thompson (6) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 2–2
Regular season
|- style="background:#fcc" | 1 | October 17 | Houston | | Nick Young (23) | Draymond Green (11) | Draymond Green (13) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 20 | @ New Orleans | | Klay Thompson (33) | Zaza Pachulia (9) | Draymond Green (9) | Smoothie King Center18,171 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 21 | @ Memphis | | Stephen Curry (37) | Kevin Durant (13) | Draymond Green (6) | FedExForum17,794 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 4 | October 23 | @ Dallas | | Stephen Curry (29) | Kevin Durant (8) | Curry, Green (8) | American Airlines Center19,875 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 5 | October 25 | Toronto | | Stephen Curry (30) | Draymond Green (11) | Draymond Green (6) | Oracle Arena 19,596 | 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 6 | October 27 | Washington | | Kevin Durant (31) | Kevin Durant (11) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena 19,596 | 4–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 7 | October 29 | Detroit | | Klay Thompson (29) | Draymond Green (13) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena 19,596 | 4–3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 8 | October 30 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Stephen Curry (31) | Draymond Green (9) | Curry, Thompson, Green (6) | Staples Center19,068 | 5–3
|- style="background:#cfc" | 9 | November 2 | @ San Antonio | | Klay Thompson (27) | Curry, Durant (8) | Draymond Green (6) | AT&T Center 18,418 | 6–3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 10 | November 4 | @ Denver | | Kevin Durant (25) | Omri Casspi (8) | Stephen Curry (11) | Pepsi Center 19,711 | 7–3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 11 | November 6 | Miami | | Kevin Durant (21) | Draymond Green (9) | Kevin Durant (6) | Oracle Arena 19,596 | 8–3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 12 | November 8 | Minnesota | | Klay Thompson (28) | Stephen Curry (8) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena 19,596 | 9–3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 13 | November 11 | Philadelphia | | Kevin Durant (29) | Draymond Green (10) | Stephen Curry (9) | Oracle Arena 19,596 | 10–3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 14 | November 13 | Orlando | | Kevin Durant (21) | David West (11) | Kevin Durant (8) | Oracle Arena 19,596 | 11–3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 15 | November 16 | @ Boston | | Kevin Durant (24) | Green, Casspi (8) | Curry, Green (5) | TD Garden 18,624 | 11–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 16 | November 18 | @ Philadelphia | | Stephen Curry (35) | Green, West (7) | Draymond Green (8) | Wells Fargo Center 20,848 | 12–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 17 | November 19 | @ Brooklyn | | Stephen Curry (39) | Stephen Curry (11) | Draymond Green (8) | Barclays Center17,732 | 13–4 |- style="background:#fcc" | 18 | November 22 | @ Oklahoma City | | Stephen Curry (24) | Omri Casspi (6) | Curry, Green (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 13–5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 19 | November 24 | Chicago | | Stephen Curry (33) | Stephen Curry (7) | Zaza Pachulia (6) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 14–5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 20 | November 25 | New Orleans | | Stephen Curry (27) | Draymond Green (7) | Draymond Green (8) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 15–5 |- style="background:#fcc" | 21 | November 27 | Sacramento | | Klay Thompson (21) | David West (7) | Draymond Green (8) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 15–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 22 | November 29 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Kevin Durant (29) | Draymond Green (11) | Draymond Green (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 16–6
|- style="background:#cfc" | 23 | December 1 | @ Orlando | | Klay Thompson (27) | Zaza Pachulia (8) | Curry, Green (10) | Amway Center18,846 | 17–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 24 | December 3 | @ Miami | | Stephen Curry (30) | Draymond Green (7) | Draymond Green (9) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 18–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 25 | December 4 | @ New Orleans | | Stephen Curry (31) | Draymond Green (9) | Stephen Curry (11) | Smoothie King Center17,004 | 19–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 26 | December 6 | @ Charlotte | | Kevin Durant (35) | Kevin Durant (11) | Kevin Durant (10) | Spectrum Center19,334 | 20–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 27 | December 8 | @ Detroit | | Kevin Durant (36) | Kevin Durant (10) | Draymond Green (13) | Little Caesars Arena20,491 | 21–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 28 | December 11 | Portland | | Kevin Durant (28) | Casspi, Durant (9) | Durant, Iguodala (5) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 22–6