{"id":15646,"date":"2018-06-09T00:20:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T05:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=15646"},"modified":"2018-06-09T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T20:00:10","slug":"the-golden-state-warriors-splash-brothers-klay-and-steph-wins-3-out-of-4-straight-nba-titles-winning-the-2018-nba-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=15646","title":{"rendered":"The Golden State Warriors &#8220;SPLASH BROTHERS&#8221; (KLAY AND STEPH), Wins 3 Out Of 4 Straight NBA Titles, Winning The 2018 NBA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article_header module\">\n<div class=\"zonedModule\" data-module-id=\"17\" data-module-name=\"article.app\/lib\/module\/articleHeadline\" data-module-zone=\"article_header\">\n<div class=\"wsj-article-headline-wrap \">\n<h2 class=\"sub-head\">The Golden State Warriors Complete Sweep Of Cleveland Cavaliers To Become NBA\u2019s Back-To-Back Champions And The Sport\u2019s Latest Dynasty<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"column at8-col8 at12-col7 at16-col9 at16-offset1\">\n<div class=\"module\">\n<div class=\"zonedModule\" data-module-id=\"16\" data-module-name=\"article.app\/lib\/module\/articleBody\" data-module-zone=\"article_body\">\n<div id=\"wsj-article-wrap\" class=\"article-wrap\" data-sbid=\"SB12702990132761933888104584275350595768502\" data-immersiveads=\"\">\n<div id=\"cx-articlecover\" class=\"cx-sticky-cover\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"articlebody-i18n\" data-i18n-hide-caption=\"HIDE CAPTION\" data-i18n-show-caption=\"SHOW CAPTION\" data-i18n-advertisement=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-lead-inset\">\n<div class=\"media-object type-InsetMediaIllustration header scope-web|mobileapps header\" data-layout=\"header \" data-layout-mobile=\"\">\n<div class=\"media-object-image enlarge-image renoImageFormat- img-header\">\n<div class=\"image-container responsive-media\" data-mobile-ratio=\"66.66666666666666%\" data-layout-ratio=\"66.66666666666666%\" data-subtype=\"photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry shoots the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James...\" src=\"https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13733?width=620&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100px, (max-width: 540px) 500px, (max-width: 620px) 580px, (max-width: 700px) 660px, (max-width: 860px) 820px, 1260px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13733?width=140&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 140w, https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13733?width=540&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 540w, https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13733?width=620&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 620w, https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13733?width=700&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 700w, https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13733?width=860&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 860w, https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13733?width=1260&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 1260w\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry shoots the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James during the fourth quarter in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday in Cleveland.\" data-enlarge=\"https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13733?width=1260&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-caption\"><strong><span class=\"wsj-article-caption-content\">Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry shoots the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James during the fourth quarter in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday in Cleveland.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix byline-wrap\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">The Golden State Warriors had a very Golden State Warriors\u2019 problem this season: They were too good.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Other teams would be delighted to have such terrible issues. But the reigning NBA champions had so much talent and so little incentive for so much of the regular season that it became a chore for them to unleash their electrifying style of play. They were bored. And they were the only team in the NBA that could afford to be. That\u2019s how good they were.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Warriors are now the back-to-back NBA champions after crushing LeBron James and the other Cleveland Cavaliers, 108-85, on Friday night to complete a Finals sweep of the greatest player of this basketball generation and create the sport\u2019s latest dynasty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p><strong>Golden State has three titles in four years\u2014in the one season they lost to the Cavaliers, they had to settle for winning the most regular-season games of any team in NBA history\u2014but this is the championship that elevates the Warriors into the stratosphere of teams good enough for long enough to define the eras in which they played.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Warriors have an unprecedented winning percentage over the last four years, and their latest win launches them into the company of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2000s (three consecutive titles), Michael Jordan\u2019s Chicago Bulls of the 1990s (six titles in eight years), the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s (three titles in four years) and Bill Russell\u2019s Boston Celtics of the 1960s (eight straight titles) as the best NBA teams of all time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15657\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/warriors-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/warriors-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/warriors.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This may not be the end of their run, either.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>They still have Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, a concentration of star power unlike any the league has ever seen, and the Warriors will begin next season the way they started and finished the last two seasons: as the heavy favorite to win yet another NBA title.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This season was more turbulent than any of the last three, but only because the Warriors understood they could be apathetic before the playoffs and still get away with it. They won only 58 games after winning 67, 73 and 67 games in previous seasons\u2014another Golden State Warriors\u2019 problem\u2014and they found themselves battling mental fatigue and physical injuries in what felt like an interminable slog to the games that finally mattered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The word that Golden State players, coaches and executives used to describe this season was long. The one person who could have made it feel longer was LeBron James.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"realtor\" class=\"wsj-body-ad-placement\">\n<div class=\"wsj-body-ad \">\n<div id=\"wsj-body-AD_RE\" class=\"wsj-responsive-ad-wrap wsj-ad-article-body\" data-ad-options=\"{&quot;adId&quot;:&quot;AD_RE&quot;,&quot;adUnitPath&quot;:&quot;\/2\/interactive.wsj.com\/lifestyle_article&quot;,&quot;adSize&quot;:[[700,82],[700,150],[540,82],[540,150]],&quot;adSizeMap&quot;:{&quot;at8units&quot;:[[540,82],[540,150]],&quot;at12units&quot;:[[540,82],[540,150]],&quot;at16units&quot;:[[700,82],[700,150]]},&quot;autoRefresh&quot;:false,&quot;adTargeting&quot;:{&quot;metazone&quot;:null,&quot;msrc&quot;:null,&quot;circ&quot;:&quot;fullarticle&quot;,&quot;bkuuid&quot;:null},&quot;disableRefresh&quot;:false}\" data-tracking=\"interactive.wsj.com\/lifestyle_article\" data-is-logged-in=\"\" data-cb-ad-id=\"RealtorAd\" data-google-query-id=\"CNLqhKzexdsCFQewTwodQgwCmQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/2\/interactive.wsj.com\/lifestyle_article_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object type-InsetMediaIllustration wrap scope-web|mobileapps wrap\" data-layout=\"wrap \" data-layout-mobile=\"\">\n<div class=\"media-object-image enlarge-image renoImageFormat- img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"image-container responsive-media\" data-mobile-ratio=\"66.66666666666666%\" data-layout-ratio=\"66.66666666666666%\" data-subtype=\"photo\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry defends Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James during the first half of...\" src=\"https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13727?width=620&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100px, (max-width: 540px) 500px, (max-width: 620px) 580px, (max-width: 700px) 660px, (max-width: 860px) 820px, 1260px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13727?width=140&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 140w, https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13727?width=540&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 540w, https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13727?width=620&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 620w, https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13727?width=700&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 700w, https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13727?width=860&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 860w, https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13727?width=1260&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5 1260w\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry defends Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James during the first half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday in Cleveland.\" data-enlarge=\"https:\/\/images.wsj.net\/im-13727?width=1260&amp;aspect_ratio=1.5\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-caption\"><strong><span class=\"wsj-article-caption-content\">Golden State Warriors&#8217; Stephen Curry defends Cleveland Cavaliers&#8217; LeBron James during the first half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday in Cleveland.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-caption\"><strong>This was the fourth consecutive Finals between the Warriors and Cavaliers. It may have been the best that James has ever been. It was also the worst his teammates have ever been. In what could be his last season in Cleveland\u2014he\u2019s a free agent this summer\u2014James was brilliant even by his own standards. The other Cavs were bad even by theirs.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Which meant they were no match for their rivals. The Warriors disposed of them as quickly as they could. They survived a masterful James performance in Game 1 because of a miserable J.R. Smith blunder. And then Curry was sublime in Game 2, Durant had the game of his life in Game 3, and they both played Game 4 with an urgency that made it clear they didn\u2019t want to play another game.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Curry had 37 points, Durant had 20 and they slapped hands, hugged in celebration and took their seats on the bench even before the game was technically over.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"unruly\" class=\"wsj-body-ad-placement\">\n<div class=\"wsj-body-ad \">\n<div id=\"wsj-body-AD_G3\" class=\"wsj-responsive-ad-wrap wsj-ad-article-body\" data-ad-options=\"{&quot;adId&quot;:&quot;AD_G&quot;,&quot;adUnitPath&quot;:&quot;\/2\/interactive.wsj.com\/lifestyle_sport_nba&quot;,&quot;adSize&quot;:[[2,2]],&quot;adSizeMap&quot;:null,&quot;autoRefresh&quot;:false,&quot;adTargeting&quot;:{&quot;metazone&quot;:null,&quot;msrc&quot;:null,&quot;circ&quot;:&quot;fullarticle&quot;,&quot;bkuuid&quot;:null,&quot;p39&quot;:null},&quot;disableRefresh&quot;:false}\" data-tracking=\"interactive.wsj.com\/lifestyle_sport_nba\" data-is-logged-in=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CMKG3JLexdsCFVk9Twod4H0D9w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/2\/interactive.wsj.com\/lifestyle_sport_nba_1__container__\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">By the time they were stuck with the Cavaliers again, though, the Warriors had already survived the only threat to their supremacy, the Houston Rockets, a team that was specifically built to beat them. And they almost did. The Rockets took a 3-2 lead over the Warriors, and teetering on the brink of elimination was finally enough to get their attention.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>They wouldn\u2019t lose again for the rest of the season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If there were ever a point this year when the Warriors had problems\u2014not Warriors\u2019 problems, but actual problems\u2014it was right around March 12. Curry was hurt. They had lost two in a row, and they were about to concede the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference to the Rockets. It was the latest date of any season in this dynasty that Golden State wasn\u2019t sitting atop the standings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But they didn\u2019t panic. They had an epic party that night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15651\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BNG-L-WARRIORS-0609-110-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BNG-L-WARRIORS-0609-110-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BNG-L-WARRIORS-0609-110.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The entire team attended a 30th birthday extravaganza for Curry. He arrived on a yacht and soon found himself on a stage singing karaoke while Green and Durant competed for the affection of his grandmother and Thompson danced so hard that he nearly injured himself. The next day, practice was canceled. The Warriors needed more time to recover.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It wasn\u2019t that fun for most of this year\u2019s championship run. It didn\u2019t have to be. The Warriors had another party on the last night of the season anyway.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As it turned out, they were right: They really were too good.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object type-InsetRichText inline scope-web|mobileapps inline\" data-layout=\"inline \" data-layout-mobile=\"\">\n<div class=\"media-object-rich-text\">\n<p><strong>The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in the <a title=\"San Francisco Bay Area\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco_Bay_Area\">San Francisco Bay Area<\/a> in\u00a0<a title=\"Oakland, California\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oakland,_California\">Oakland, California<\/a>. The Warriors compete in the <a title=\"National Basketball Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Basketball_Association\">National Basketball Association<\/a> (NBA) as a member of the league&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"Western Conference (NBA)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Conference_(NBA)\">Western Conference<\/a> <a title=\"Pacific Division (NBA)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Division_(NBA)\">Pacific Division<\/a>. The Warriors play their home games at the <a title=\"Oracle Arena\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oracle_Arena\">Oracle Arena<\/a> in Oakland. The Warriors have reached ten <a title=\"NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_Finals\">NBA Finals<\/a>, winning six <a title=\"List of NBA champions\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_NBA_champions\">NBA championships<\/a> in <a title=\"1947 BAA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1947_BAA_Finals\">1947<\/a>,\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-inaugural_8-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> <a title=\"1956 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1956_NBA_Finals\">1956<\/a>, <a title=\"1975 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1975_NBA_Finals\">1975<\/a>, <a title=\"2015 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_NBA_Finals\">2015<\/a>, <a title=\"2017 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_NBA_Finals\">2017<\/a>, and <a title=\"2018 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_NBA_Finals\">2018<\/a>. Golden State&#8217;s six NBA championships are tied for third-most in NBA history with the <a title=\"Chicago Bulls\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Bulls\">Chicago Bulls<\/a>, and behind only the\u00a0<a title=\"Boston Celtics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Celtics\">Boston Celtics<\/a> (17) and <a title=\"Los Angeles Lakers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_Lakers\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> (16).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The team was established in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors based in <a title=\"Philadelphia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philadelphia\">Philadelphia<\/a>, Pennsylvania, a founding member of the <a title=\"Basketball Association of America\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basketball_Association_of_America\">Basketball Association of America<\/a> (BAA). In 1962, the franchise relocated to the Bay Area and was renamed the San Francisco Warriors. In 1971, the team changed its geographic moniker to Golden State, California&#8217;s state nickname.<sup id=\"cite_ref-golden_9-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-golden_10-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> The team is nicknamed the <i>Dubs<\/i> as a shortening of &#8220;W&#8217;s&#8221;.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Sherwood_Strauss_11-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-Williams\/Lyons_12-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Wilt Chamberlain\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wilt_Chamberlain\">Wilt Chamberlain<\/a> and <a title=\"Stephen Curry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Curry\">Stephen Curry<\/a> have both been named the NBA&#8217;s <a title=\"NBA Most Valuable Player Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award\">Most Valuable Player<\/a> while playing for the Warriors, for a total of three MVP awards. 18 <a title=\"Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame\">Hall of Famers<\/a> have played for the Warriors, while four have coached the team. Golden State holds the NBA records for <a title=\"List of NBA teams by single season win percentage\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_NBA_teams_by_single_season_win_percentage\">best regular season<\/a> with <abbr title=\"73 wins, 9 losses\">73\u20139<\/abbr> and most wins in a season (regular season and postseason combined) with 88 in <a title=\"2015\u201316 NBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season\">2015\u201316<\/a>, as well as best postseason with <abbr title=\"16 wins, 1 loss\">16\u20131<\/abbr> (.941 winning percentage) in <a title=\"2016\u201317 NBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season\">2016\u201317<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\" lang=\"en\"><strong>Splash Brothers<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"mw-body-content\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<div class=\"thumb tmulti tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<div class=\"tsingle\">\n<div class=\"thumbimage\"><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Stephen_Curry_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Stephen_Curry_2.jpg\/150px-Stephen_Curry_2.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Stephen_Curry_2.jpg\/225px-Stephen_Curry_2.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Stephen_Curry_2.jpg\/300px-Stephen_Curry_2.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"168\" data-file-width=\"1811\" data-file-height=\"2025\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tsingle\">\n<div class=\"thumbimage\"><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Klay_Thompson_Oct_2012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/78\/Klay_Thompson_Oct_2012.jpg\/165px-Klay_Thompson_Oct_2012.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/78\/Klay_Thompson_Oct_2012.jpg\/248px-Klay_Thompson_Oct_2012.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/78\/Klay_Thompson_Oct_2012.jpg\/330px-Klay_Thompson_Oct_2012.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"167\" data-file-width=\"374\" data-file-height=\"379\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Splash Brothers are a duo of American <a title=\"Basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basketball\">basketball<\/a> players consisting of <a title=\"Stephen Curry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Curry\">Stephen Curry<\/a> and <a title=\"Klay Thompson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Klay_Thompson\">Klay Thompson<\/a>. The two <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Guard (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guard_(basketball)\">guards<\/a> play professionally for the <a title=\"Golden State Warriors\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_State_Warriors\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> in the <a title=\"National Basketball Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Basketball_Association\">National Basketball Association<\/a> (NBA). Excellent long-range shooters, they have combined to set various NBA records for <a title=\"Three-point field goal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three-point_field_goal\">three-point field goals<\/a> by a pair of teammates, and each has won the <a title=\"Three-Point Contest\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three-Point_Contest\">Three-Point Contest<\/a>. The two <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"NBA All-Star\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_All-Star\">NBA All-Stars have\u00a0<\/a>won \u00a03\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"NBA championships\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_championships\">NBA championships<\/a> with the Warriors in 2015, 2017 and 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The sons of former NBA players, Curry and Thompson were not highly <a title=\"College recruiting\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/College_recruiting\">recruited<\/a> out of high school. They enjoyed successful <a title=\"College basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/College_basketball\">college basketball<\/a> careers before being selected in the first round of the <a title=\"NBA draft\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_draft\">NBA draft<\/a> by the Warriors. Curry was chosen with the seventh overall pick in 2009, while Thompson was eleventh in 2011. In 2014\u201315, they became the first teammates in the league to be the <a title=\"Starting lineup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Starting_lineup\">starting<\/a> guards in the same All-Star Game since 1975, and they were the Warriors&#8217; first pair of All-Stars since 1993. They also became the first guard combo to be named to the <a title=\"All-NBA Team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All-NBA_Team\">All-NBA Team<\/a> in the same season since 1979\u201380. The two helped the Warriors win the <a title=\"2015 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_NBA_Finals\">2015 NBA Finals<\/a> for the team&#8217;s first title in 40 years. Additionally, they were teammates on the <a title=\"United States men's national basketball team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team\">United States national team<\/a> in 2014, winning the gold medal at the <a title=\"FIBA Basketball World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup\">FIBA Basketball World Cup<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tmulti tleft\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<div class=\"tsingle\">\n<div class=\"thumbimage\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Stephen_Curry_Davidson_cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Stephen_Curry_Davidson_cropped.jpg\/150px-Stephen_Curry_Davidson_cropped.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Stephen_Curry_Davidson_cropped.jpg\/225px-Stephen_Curry_Davidson_cropped.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Stephen_Curry_Davidson_cropped.jpg\/300px-Stephen_Curry_Davidson_cropped.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"181\" data-file-width=\"737\" data-file-height=\"888\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tsingle\">\n<div class=\"thumbimage\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Klay_Thompson_Washington_State_(cropped).jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/00\/Klay_Thompson_Washington_State_%28cropped%29.jpg\/114px-Klay_Thompson_Washington_State_%28cropped%29.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/00\/Klay_Thompson_Washington_State_%28cropped%29.jpg\/171px-Klay_Thompson_Washington_State_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/00\/Klay_Thompson_Washington_State_%28cropped%29.jpg\/228px-Klay_Thompson_Washington_State_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"114\" height=\"181\" data-file-width=\"1120\" data-file-height=\"1776\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><strong>Curry (Davidson) and Thompson (Washington State) in college<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Stephen Curry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Curry\">Stephen Curry<\/a> and <a title=\"Klay Thompson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Klay_Thompson\">Klay Thompson<\/a> were both born into athletic families. Their fathers, <a title=\"Dell Curry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dell_Curry\">Dell Curry<\/a> and <a title=\"Mychal Thompson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mychal_Thompson\">Mychal Thompson<\/a>, each had productive NBA careers, while mothers Sonya Curry and Julie Thompson were both <a title=\"Volleyball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volleyball\">volleyball\u00a0<\/a>players in college. Their brothers, <a title=\"Seth Curry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seth_Curry\">Seth Curry<\/a> and <a title=\"Mychel Thompson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mychel_Thompson\">Mychel Thompson<\/a>, also became basketball players.\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-abrams_01052015_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Neither Stephen Curry nor Klay Thompson were highly <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Recruiting (college athletics)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recruiting_(college_athletics)\">recruited<\/a> by <a title=\"College basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/College_basketball\">college basketball<\/a> programs.<sup id=\"cite_ref-abrams_01052015_1-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Curry did not receive <a title=\"Athletic scholarship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athletic_scholarship\">athletic scholarship<\/a> offers from any major universities, and his parents&#8217; alma mater, <a title=\"Virginia Tech\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virginia_Tech\">Virginia Tech<\/a>, asked him to be a <a title=\"Walk-on (sports)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walk-on_(sports)\">walk-on<\/a>. He landed at a <a title=\"Mid-major\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-major\">mid-major<\/a> basketball program in <a title=\"Davidson College\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Davidson_College\">Davidson College<\/a>, a small private school in <a title=\"North Carolina\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Carolina\">North Carolina<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-thompson_05052013_2-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> As a sophomore, Curry&#8217;s scoring and <a title=\"Three-point field goal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three-point_field_goal\">three-point shooting<\/a> developed a national following as he led the <a title=\"2007\u201308 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007%E2%80%9308_Davidson_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team\">Wildcats<\/a> within a game of the Final Four in the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament\">2008 NCAA Tournament<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-abrams_01052015_1-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-thompson_05052013_2-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> The following season, he was a consensus first-team <a title=\"NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans\">All-American<\/a> and <a title=\"List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season scoring leaders\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season_scoring_leaders\">led the nation in scoring<\/a> with an average of 28.6 points per game.<sup id=\"cite_ref-thompson_05052013_2-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thompson played at <a title=\"Washington State University\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_State_University\">Washington State University<\/a>, which was not considered a basketball powerhouse.<sup id=\"cite_ref-abrams_01052015_1-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Recruited there by coach <a title=\"Tony Bennett (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Bennett_(basketball)\">Tony Bennett<\/a>, he was only lightly recruited by the other Pacific-10 (now <a title=\"Pac-12 Conference men's basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pac-12_Conference_men%27s_basketball\">Pac-12<\/a>) schools, prompting him to move from <a title=\"California\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\">California<\/a> to <a title=\"Washington (state)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_(state)\">Washington<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-abrams_01052015_1-4\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Thompson became a two-time, first-team <a title=\"List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_All-Pac-12_Conference_men%27s_basketball_teams\">All-Pac-10<\/a> player, and led the conference in scoring with 21.6 points per game in <a title=\"2010\u201311 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010%E2%80%9311_Pacific-10_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season\">2010\u201311<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> He finished his <a title=\"Washington State Cougars men's basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_State_Cougars_men%27s_basketball\">Cougars<\/a> career holding the school record for most career three-pointers (242).<sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Golden_State_Warriors\" class=\"mw-headline\">Golden State Warriors<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"thumb tleft\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<p><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Monta_Ellis_2011-03-02_(5).jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ad\/Monta_Ellis_2011-03-02_%285%29.jpg\/170px-Monta_Ellis_2011-03-02_%285%29.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ad\/Monta_Ellis_2011-03-02_%285%29.jpg\/255px-Monta_Ellis_2011-03-02_%285%29.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ad\/Monta_Ellis_2011-03-02_%285%29.jpg\/340px-Monta_Ellis_2011-03-02_%285%29.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"113\" data-file-width=\"2305\" data-file-height=\"1535\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">\n<div class=\"magnify\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Trading away <a title=\"Monta Ellis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monta_Ellis\">Monta Ellis<\/a>opened opportunities for Curry and Thompson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Golden State selected the 6-foot-3-inch (1.91\u00a0m) Curry in the first round of the <a title=\"2009 NBA draft\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_NBA_draft\">2009 NBA draft<\/a> with the seventh overall pick.\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-ap_02112015_7-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>Although the Warriors already had another lean, 6-foot-3, offensive-minded guard in <a title=\"Monta Ellis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monta_Ellis\">Monta Ellis<\/a>, Coach <a title=\"Don Nelson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don_Nelson\">Don Nelson<\/a> had a penchant for using small lineups in his <a title=\"Nellie Ball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nellie_Ball\">Nellie Ball<\/a> system, and had warmed to the idea of selecting Curry.<sup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> However, Ellis announced at a media session that he and Curry were too small to play together.<sup id=\"cite_ref-abrams_01052015_1-5\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Two years later, while Curry and Ellis were still adjusting to each other, the Warriors added another scoring <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Guard (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guard_(basketball)\">guard<\/a> in the 6-foot-7-inch (2.01\u00a0m) Thompson, who they drafted in the first round with the 11th overall pick in <a title=\"2011 NBA draft\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_NBA_draft\">2011<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-abrams_01052015_1-6\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-ap_02112015_7-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Curry and Thompson had limited time together in their first year as teammates; the <a title=\"2011\u201312 Golden State Warriors season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011%E2%80%9312_Golden_State_Warriors_season\">2011\u201312 season<\/a> was shortened to 66 games because of <a title=\"2011 NBA lockout\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_NBA_lockout\">the NBA lockout<\/a>, and Curry missed 40 games due to injuries.<sup id=\"cite_ref-cooper_04252013_11-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Towards the end of the season, Golden State traded the fan-favorite Ellis in a deal for <a title=\"Center (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Center_(basketball)\">center<\/a> <a title=\"Andrew Bogut\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrew_Bogut\">Andrew Bogut<\/a>, leaving Curry to lead the team and opening the <a title=\"Shooting guard\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shooting_guard\">shooting guard<\/a> position to Thompson, who provided needed size to their backcourt.<sup id=\"cite_ref-abrams_01052015_1-7\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-13\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tleft\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<p><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Klay_Thompson_(cropped).JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/34\/20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Klay_Thompson_%28cropped%29.JPG\/170px-20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Klay_Thompson_%28cropped%29.JPG\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/34\/20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Klay_Thompson_%28cropped%29.JPG\/255px-20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Klay_Thompson_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/34\/20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Klay_Thompson_%28cropped%29.JPG\/340px-20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Klay_Thompson_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"249\" data-file-width=\"2243\" data-file-height=\"3280\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">\n<div class=\"magnify\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Thompson emerged as a star in the <a title=\"2014 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_United_States_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup_team\">2014 World Cup<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>In <a title=\"2012\u201313 Golden State Warriors season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012%E2%80%9313_Golden_State_Warriors_season\">2012\u201313<\/a>, Curry and Thompson combined to make 483 three-pointers, the most ever by an NBA duo.<sup id=\"cite_ref-15\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-16\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Curry set an NBA record with 272 made three-pointers, while Thompson added 211, at the time the 22nd best season in league history. Warriors coach <a title=\"Mark Jackson (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Jackson_(basketball)\">Mark Jackson<\/a> opined that the tandem was &#8220;the greatest shooting backcourt of all time&#8221;.<sup id=\"cite_ref-cooper_04252013_11-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-hochman_04262013_17-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Golden State advanced to the second round of the <a title=\"NBA playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_playoffs\">NBA playoffs<\/a> before losing to the eventual <a title=\"Western Conference (NBA)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Conference_(NBA)\">Western Conference<\/a> champion <a title=\"San Antonio Spurs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Antonio_Spurs\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-richardson_01012014_18-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Curry and Thompson in\u00a0<a title=\"2013\u201314 Golden State Warriors season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013%E2%80%9314_Golden_State_Warriors_season\">2013\u201314<\/a> became the first teammates to finish first and second in three-pointers, making 261 and 223, respectively.<sup id=\"cite_ref-19\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-20\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> They also extended their combined three-pointer record by one (484), and together averaged 42.4 points per game.<sup id=\"cite_ref-21\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> With Curry making 42.4 percent of his three-point attempts and Thompson converting 41.7 percent, <a title=\"ESPN.com\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN.com\">ESPN.com<\/a> wrote that &#8220;no backcourt in history has rivaled the Splash Brothers in both categories of 3-point volume and efficiency.&#8221;<sup id=\"cite_ref-22\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> During the offseason, they were both members of the\u00a0<a title=\"2014 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_United_States_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup_team\">2014 U.S. national team<\/a> that won the gold at FIBA World Cup.<sup id=\"cite_ref-abrams_01052015_1-8\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> The two combined to make more three-pointers than any other duo in the tournament, accounting for 43 of Team USA&#8217;s 77 threes in 13 games.<sup id=\"cite_ref-23\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-teamusa_gold_24-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Thompson established himself as a star in the international competition, and emerged more as Curry&#8217;s peer rather than his sidekick.<sup id=\"cite_ref-25\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> He was the second-leading scorer for Team USA, averaging 12.7 points, while Curry added 10.7.<sup id=\"cite_ref-26\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<p><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Stephen_Curry_shooting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b6\/Stephen_Curry_shooting.jpg\/170px-Stephen_Curry_shooting.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b6\/Stephen_Curry_shooting.jpg\/255px-Stephen_Curry_shooting.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b6\/Stephen_Curry_shooting.jpg\/340px-Stephen_Curry_shooting.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"295\" data-file-width=\"1748\" data-file-height=\"3029\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">\n<div class=\"magnify\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Curry holds the NBA record for most three-pointers in a season.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Prior to the <a title=\"2014\u201315 Golden State Warriors season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014%E2%80%9315_Golden_State_Warriors_season\">2014\u201315 season<\/a>, the Warriors considered breaking up the pair and trading Thompson for\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Forward (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forward_(basketball)\">forward<\/a> <a title=\"Kevin Love\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevin_Love\">Kevin Love<\/a>, but kept their starting backcourt intact by signing Thompson to a four-year, $70 million contract extension.<sup id=\"cite_ref-spears_02132015_27-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> That season, Curry and Thompson each scored 50 points in a game, just the seventh time it had occurred on the same team in an NBA season, and the first time since 1994\u201395.<sup id=\"cite_ref-29\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> They both started in the <a title=\"2015 NBA All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_NBA_All-Star_Game\">2015 NBA All-Star Game<\/a>, becoming the first teammates to be the starting guards in an All-Star Game since <a title=\"1975 NBA All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1975_NBA_All-Star_Game\">1975<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-31\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Curry received the most All-Star fan votes of any player for his second straight All-Star start. Coming off NBA single-quarter records of 37 points and nine three-pointers during his 52-point game in January, Thompson was making his All-Star debut.<sup id=\"cite_ref-spears_02132015_27-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-jacobs_02132015_32-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> He was voted onto the team as a reserve by <a title=\"Western Conference (NBA)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Conference_(NBA)\">Western Conference<\/a> coaches before being named as a replacement starter by West coach <a title=\"Steve Kerr\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steve_Kerr\">Steve Kerr<\/a>, who had become the Warriors coach that season. The Splash Brothers were the Warriors&#8217; first All-Star duo since <a title=\"Tim Hardaway\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tim_Hardaway\">Tim Hardaway\u00a0<\/a>and <a title=\"Chris Mullin (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chris_Mullin_(basketball)\">Chris Mullin<\/a> in <a title=\"1993 NBA All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1993_NBA_All-Star_Game\">1993<\/a>, and the franchise&#8217;s first pair of starters in the All-Star game since <a title=\"Rick Barry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rick_Barry\">Rick Barry<\/a> and <a title=\"Nate Thurmond\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nate_Thurmond\">Nate Thurmond<\/a> in <a title=\"1967 NBA All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1967_NBA_All-Star_Game\">1967<\/a>.\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-spears_02132015_27-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>During <a title=\"NBA All-Star Weekend\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_All-Star_Weekend\">All-Star Weekend<\/a>, Curry and Thompson also competed in the <a title=\"Three-Point Contest\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three-Point_Contest\">Three-Point Contest<\/a>, which was widely considered to have the greatest field of contestants in the event&#8217;s history.<sup id=\"cite_ref-jacobs_02132015_32-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-33\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> They both advanced to the three-man final round before Curry won the contest.<sup id=\"cite_ref-34\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Warriors finished Kerr&#8217;s first season with a league-best 67\u201315 record, the most wins ever by an NBA rookie coach,<sup id=\"cite_ref-35\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> and won the <a title=\"2015 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_NBA_Finals\">2015 NBA Finals<\/a> for their first title in 40 years.<sup id=\"cite_ref-36\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Curry captured the <a title=\"NBA Most Valuable Player Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award\">NBA Most Valuable Player Award<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-37\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Kerr had Curry guard opposing <a title=\"Point guard\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Point_guard\">point guards<\/a>, which Curry credited with keeping him more focused; Jackson had previously assigned that defensive responsibility to the longer Thompson.<sup id=\"cite_ref-38\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Additionally, Curry broke his own record for three-pointers (286), and Thompson again finished second in the league (239) as the two combined to make 525 threes, surpassing their previous record by 41 while converting an impressive 44 percent of their shots.<sup id=\"cite_ref-39\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-40\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-41\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> They were both named to the <a title=\"All-NBA Team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All-NBA_Team\">All-NBA Team<\/a>, with Curry being named to the first team, and Thompson earning third-team honors. It was the first time Warriors teammates were named All-NBA in the same season since Mullin (first team) and Hardaway (second) were recognized in\u00a0<a title=\"1991\u201392 Golden State Warriors season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1991%E2%80%9392_Golden_State_Warriors_season\">1991\u201392<\/a>. Curry and Thompson were the first backcourt mates to be selected All-NBA since 1979\u201380, when <a title=\"Gus Williams (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gus_Williams_(basketball)\">Gus Williams<\/a> and <a title=\"Dennis Johnson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dennis_Johnson\">Dennis Johnson<\/a> of <a title=\"Seattle SuperSonics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seattle_SuperSonics\">Seattle<\/a> were both named to the second team.<sup id=\"cite_ref-42\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<p><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Barack_Obama_and_Stephen_Curry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/17\/Barack_Obama_and_Stephen_Curry.jpg\/170px-Barack_Obama_and_Stephen_Curry.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/17\/Barack_Obama_and_Stephen_Curry.jpg\/255px-Barack_Obama_and_Stephen_Curry.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/17\/Barack_Obama_and_Stephen_Curry.jpg\/340px-Barack_Obama_and_Stephen_Curry.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"255\" data-file-width=\"613\" data-file-height=\"920\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">\n<div class=\"magnify\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>President <a title=\"Barack Obama\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama\">Barack Obama<\/a>opined that he preferred Thompson&#8217;s <a title=\"Jump shot (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jump_shot_(basketball)\">jump shot<\/a> over Curry&#8217;s.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>In honor of their 2015 championship, Golden State visited the <a title=\"White House\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House\">White House<\/a> in February 2016, and President <a title=\"Barack Obama\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama\">Barack Obama<\/a> opined that Thompson&#8217;s <a title=\"Jump shot (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jump_shot_(basketball)\">jump shot<\/a> was &#8220;actually a little prettier&#8221; than Curry&#8217;s.<sup id=\"cite_ref-43\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> The Warriors entered the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"NBA All-Star break\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_All-Star_break\">All-Star break<\/a> in <a title=\"2015\u201316 Golden State Warriors season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015%E2%80%9316_Golden_State_Warriors_season\">2015\u201316<\/a> with a 48\u20134 record, the best start in NBA history.<sup id=\"cite_ref-csnba_02132016_44-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Curry was voted into <a title=\"2016 NBA All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game\">the All-Star Game<\/a> as a starter, and Thompson was selected as a reserve along with teammate <a title=\"Draymond Green\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Draymond_Green\">Draymond Green<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-45\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Curry was averaging a league-leading 29.8 points per game, and both he and Thompson were again 1\u20132 in the league in three-pointers made.<sup id=\"cite_ref-csnba_02132016_44-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> They were again selected to compete in the Three-Point Contest, and Curry was a heavy favorite to win; the betting site, Bovada, listed Curry as the favorite to win with 10\u201311 <a title=\"Odds\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Odds\">odds<\/a>, while Thompson was second at 9\u20132.<sup id=\"cite_ref-46\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Once more, the two advanced to the final round, but Thompson prevailed while Curry was the runner-up, outscoring him 27\u201323.<sup id=\"cite_ref-47\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>With 24 games remaining in the season, Curry again surpassed his NBA record for three-pointers, reaching 288 against the\u00a0<a title=\"Oklahoma City Thunder\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oklahoma_City_Thunder\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> in a 121\u2013118 win. He also tied an NBA record with 12 three-pointers in the game,<sup id=\"cite_ref-49\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> including the game-winner from beyond 30 feet (9.1\u00a0m) in the last second in overtime.<sup id=\"cite_ref-leung_02272016_48-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Curry and Thompson broke their combined record for three-pointers in a season after just 66 games, when the Warriors (60\u20136) became the fastest team in league history to ever reach 60 wins in a season.<sup id=\"cite_ref-50\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Golden State finished the season with an NBA-record 73 wins.<sup id=\"cite_ref-gregory_05312016_51-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Curry finished the season with 402 three-point shots made, and Thompson was second in the NBA with 276. Their combined total of 678 shattered their previous record by 153 shots made.<sup id=\"cite_ref-52\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-53\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> They were also the highest-scoring duo in the NBA with an average of 52.2 points per game.<sup id=\"cite_ref-54\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In the playoffs, the Warriors rallied from a 3\u20131 deficit in the <a title=\"NBA Conference Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_Conference_Finals\">Western Conference Finals<\/a> to defeat Oklahoma City, 4\u20133.<sup id=\"cite_ref-gregory_05312016_51-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Thompson scored 41 points and made an NBA playoff record 11 three-pointers in Game 6,<sup id=\"cite_ref-gregory_05312016_51-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> and the Splash Brothers were the first NBA players to finish with at least 30 three-pointers in a playoff series. Their 62 combined makes exceeded the Thunders&#8217; series total of 55.<sup id=\"cite_ref-55\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In <a title=\"2016\u201317 Golden State Warriors season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016%E2%80%9317_Golden_State_Warriors_season\">2016\u201317<\/a>, Curry and Thompson became the first two players in NBA history to make at least 200 three-pointers in five consecutive seasons.<sup id=\"cite_ref-56\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Curry broke the NBA record for most three-pointers made in a single game with 13, breaking the previous of 12 he held jointly with Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.<sup id=\"cite_ref-3pt_indiv_rec_57-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In <a title=\"2017\u201318 Golden State Warriors season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017%E2%80%9318_Golden_State_Warriors_season\">2017\u201318<\/a>, the duo each made 200 three-pointers again to extend their record for consecutive seasons with 200 made.<sup id=\"cite_ref-58\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against\u00a0<a title=\"Houston Rockets\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Houston_Rockets\">Houston<\/a>, Thompson scored 35 points and shot 9-of-14 on three-pointers and Curry added 29 points and five 3&#8217;s to help the Warriors overcome a 17-point deficit and win 115\u201386, staving off elimination and tying the series at 3\u20133.<sup id=\"cite_ref-59\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> The Splash Brothers outscored the Rockets 37\u201325 in the second half while shooting 11-of-15 on three-pointers.<sup id=\"cite_ref-60\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The <i>Splash Brothers<\/i> nickname refers to the duo&#8217;s ability to &#8220;splash&#8221; the net with the ball, particularly on three-point shots,<sup id=\"cite_ref-richardson_01012014_18-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> and is a play on an older nickname for another pair of <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Oakland\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oakland\">Oakland<\/a> teammates, <a title=\"Baseball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball\">baseball<\/a> players <a title=\"Jose Canseco\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jose_Canseco\">Jose Canseco<\/a> and <a title=\"Mark McGwire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_McGwire\">Mark McGwire<\/a>, who were known as the <a title=\"Bash Brothers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bash_Brothers\">Bash Brothers<\/a> when they played for the <a title=\"Oakland Athletics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oakland_Athletics\">Oakland Athletics<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-hochman_04262013_17-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-spears_02132015_27-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> The term began in 2012 in a <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Tweet (Twitter)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tweet_(Twitter)\">tweet<\/a> from Brian Witt, a writer for the Warriors website. On December 21 against the <a title=\"Charlotte Hornets\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlotte_Hornets\">Charlotte Bobcats<\/a>, Curry and Thompson had combined for 25 points and seven 3-pointers by halftime, when Witt posted an update of their performance on the team&#8217;s <a title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">Twitter<\/a> account with a<i>#SplashBrothers<\/i> <a title=\"Hashtag\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hashtag\">hashtag<\/a>; Golden State would win the game 115\u2013100.<sup id=\"cite_ref-spears_02132015_27-4\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> The Warriors liked the nickname, and encouraged Witt to continue tweeting it.<sup id=\"cite_ref-spears_02132015_27-5\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc\" class=\"toc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"toc\" class=\"toc\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors Complete Sweep Of Cleveland Cavaliers To Become NBA\u2019s Back-To-Back Champions And The Sport\u2019s Latest Dynasty Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry shoots the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James during the fourth quarter in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday in Cleveland. 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