As a franchise, the have made 10 appearances in the NBA Finals and have collected seven NBA titles. Their legacy is long and storied, as the team has featured some of the greatest talents to ever play the game. Their first championship win came in 1947, when they were still known as the Philadelphia Warriors.
They defeated the Chicago Stags in the championship series when the league was once known as the BAA (Basketball Association of America). Since then, they've also been led to titles by Paul Airizin in 1956, Rick Barry in 1975, and courtesy of between 2015 and 2022. 1974-75 Washington Bullets W (4-0) 2014-15 Cleveland Cavaliers W (4-2) 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers L (4-3) 2016-17 Cleveland Cavaliers W (4-1) 2017-18 Cleveland Cavaliers W (4-0) 2018-19 Toronto Raptors L (4-2) 2021-22 Boston Celtics W (4-2) Sure, the Warriors have gone all the way to the final series of the NBA's postseason plenty of times in their history, but the series leading up to their appearances on the game's biggest stage also provide some of the most iconic plays and memorable moments that they've offered to the league.
Encompassing the Warriors' entire postseason history, here are the Golden State Warriors' 5 best moments in the playoffs. After a 1966-67 season where Rick Barry led the NBA in scoring, the offense-reliant Barry would lead his team through the 1967 NBA Playoffs with some incredible scoring performances. In just his second NBA season, and his first playoff run at only 23-years-old, Ba.
