2006–07 Golden State Warriors season
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The Golden State Warriors 2006–07 season is the sixty-first National Basketball Association
(NBA) season for the Golden State Warriors
basketball franchise
, and their thirty-fourth overall while based in Oakland, CA
. Following the 2005–06 season
, in which the Warriors ranked last in their division
, the team roster was greatly revamped following a blockbuster eight-player deal with the Indiana Pacers
in January 2007. After an average start to the 2006–07 season
, Golden State made a dramatic turn-around, ending the year on a 16-5 run, and capturing the eighth seed in the Western Conference
, marking their return to the post-season after a thirteen-year hiatus. The Warriors met the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks
in the first round of the playoffs
, and shocked many in the basketball world when they defeated Dallas four games to two. However, the Warriors met the Utah Jazz
in the second round, and were easily defeated four games to one.
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, the second longest such streak in league history. However, the Warriors were heavy underdogs against the Dallas Mavericks despite sweeping the regular season series between the teams, as Dallas had one of the best records in NBA regular season history. Expectations of a short series were immediately dashed by Golden State's Game 1 victory in Dallas, behind guard Baron Davis
and his rather frantic style of play. The Mavericks came back to win Game 2 to tie the series at a game apiece.
But when the series shifted to Oakland for the next two games, a new X-factor emerged for the Warriors: their home crowd at the Oracle Arena. The electric crowd, which was the highest paid attendance crowd for an NBA game in the history of that arena, gave the Warriors a huge lift as they blew out Dallas in Game 3, and edged out a close victory in Game 4. As the series shifted back to Dallas, the top-ranked Mavericks found themselves one game from seeing their record breaking season end prematurely. The Mavericks gave their all and were able to stave off elimination in Game 5, but had nothing left in Game 6 in Oakland. The Warriors used a third-quarter 18–0 run, sparked by Stephen Jackson
's 13 straight points en route to a franchise playoff record seven three-pointers, and an unexpected collapse from MVP candidate Dirk Nowitzki
(2-13 from the field with 8 points) to finish Dallas and become the first #8 seed to win a best-of-seven series in the first round, and just the third overall in NBA history, in a mild upset. The Warriors also won their first playoff series since 1991.
Both 2006 NBA Finalists (Dallas and Miami) were eliminated in the first round. This was the first time since 1956 that this had happened.
Fresh off their stunning upset of the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks
, the Golden State Warriors
faced a very different team in Utah. The Warriors continued the frantic style of play they exhibited against the Mavericks, but the Jazz, a more defensive-minded team, managed to shut them down to take Game 1. The Warriors tried to bounce back in Game 2, and took the Jazz to overtime. But the Jazz were able to prevail, due to the inspired clutch play
of guard Derek Fisher
, who arrived at halftime after being with his family in New York City
because of his daughter's emergency eye cancer surgery.
The series shifted back to Oakland and the raucous Oracle Arena crowd, which lifted the Warriors to a resounding blowout in Game 3, a game which saw the Warriors hit a playoff record 11 threes in the first half, and saw guard Baron Davis delivering a series of spectacular plays. However, the Jazz were able to shrug off the crowd and handed the Warriors their only playoff home loss of the year in Game 4. The Warriors' magical playoff run ended as the Jazz finished them off in Game 5. The Jazz advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1998.
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| 63 || 62 || 35.3 || .439 || .304 || .745 || .80 || 3.60 || 4.40 || 8.1 || 2.14 || .46 || 3.06 || 2.90 || 20.1
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| 42 || 42 || 32.3 || .456 || .417 || .681 || 1.90 || 4.50 || 6.40 || 2.3 || .95 || .33 || 1.86 || 3.60 || 17.0
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| 38 || 37 || 34.0 || .446 || .341 || .804 || 1.20 || 2.20 || 3.30 || 4.6 || 1.34 || .37 || 2.68 || 3.00 || 16.8
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| 77 || 53 || 34.3 || .475 || .273 || .763 || .80 || 2.40 || 3.20 || 4.1 || 1.71 || .27 || 2.87 || 2.70 || 16.5
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| 51 || 49 || 32.8 || .417 || .365 || .657 || 1.40 || 3.70 || 5.10 || 3.4 || 1.06 || .63 || 1.61 || 2.50 || 16.0
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| 72 || 38 || 26.9 || .488 || .388 || .648 || 1.10 || 3.40 || 4.50 || .9 || .67 || .76 || 1.46 || 3.10 || 11.1
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| 76 || 23 || 23.9 || .438 || .366 || .732 || 1.20 || 3.40 || 4.60 || 2.1 || .96 || .54 || 1.38 || 2.50 || 9.8
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| 82 || 63 || 29.0 || .599 || .000 || .521 || 3.10 || 6.20 || 9.30 || 1.1 || .82 || 1.66 || 1.45 || 3.70 || 9.5
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| 41 || 9 || 16.3 || .445 || .430 || .782 || .60 || 1.70 || 2.30 || .7 || .54 || .24 || .95 || 1.20 || 7.1
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| 20 || 1 || 11.4 || .423 || .382 || .667 || .10 || 1.00 || 1.10 || .5 || .60 || .00 || .65 || 1.40 || 5.6
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| 1 || 0 || 27.0 || .200 || .000 || .500 || .00 || 2.00 || 2.00 || .0 || 2.00 || .00 || 1.00 || 4.00 || 5.0
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| 26 || 2 || 11.9 || .366 || .273 || .871 || .20 || .60 || .80 || 2.3 || .50 || .04 || 1.19 || .80 || 4.3
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| 1 || 0 || 7.0 || 1.000 || 1.000 || .500 || .00 || .00 || .00 || 1.0 || .00 || .00 || 1.00 || 1.00 || 4.0
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| 30 || 0 || 9.6 || .526 || .000 || .733 || .60 || 1.70 || 2.30 || .6 || .17 || .40 || .80 || 1.40 || 3.5
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| 48 || 6 || 9.9 || .565 || .000 || .440 || 1.10 || 1.60 || 2.60 || .4 || .23 || 1.04 || .48 || 1.30 || 2.2
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| 16 || 0 || 7.4 || .313 || .000 || .647 || .40 || .90 || 1.30 || .6 || .38 || .50 || .50 || 1.60 || 1.9
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National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA) season for the Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
basketball franchise
Professional sports league organization
Professional sports leagues are organized in numerous ways. The two most significant types are a European model, characterised by a tiered structure using promotion and relegation to determine participation in a hierarchy of leagues or divisions and a North American model characterized by its use...
, and their thirty-fourth overall while based in Oakland, CA
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. Following the 2005–06 season
2005-06 NBA season
The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. It began on November 1, 2005 and ran through April 19, 2006...
, in which the Warriors ranked last in their division
Pacific Division (NBA)
The Pacific Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Phoenix Suns and the Sacramento Kings...
, the team roster was greatly revamped following a blockbuster eight-player deal with the Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
in January 2007. After an average start to the 2006–07 season
2006-07 NBA season
The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. The regular season began on October 31, 2006 and ran through April 18, 2007. The league fielded 30 teams, each playing an 82 game regular season schedule. The top eight seeds from each conference reached the NBA...
, Golden State made a dramatic turn-around, ending the year on a 16-5 run, and capturing the eighth seed in the Western Conference
Western Conference (NBA)
Below is a list of current Western Conference NBA team rosters.-Western Conference:There are a total of 15 teams in the Western Conference. The current leading team of the Western conference are the Dallas Mavericks....
, marking their return to the post-season after a thirteen-year hiatus. The Warriors met the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
in the first round of the playoffs
2007 NBA Playoffs
The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association's 2006–2007 season.There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record wasn't necessarily the basis of seeding teams in...
, and shocked many in the basketball world when they defeated Dallas four games to two. However, the Warriors met the Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
in the second round, and were easily defeated four games to one.
NBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Patrick O'Bryant Patrick O'Bryant Patrick Fitzgerald O'Bryant is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Kavala B.C. in Greece. The , center was selected out of Bradley University by the Golden State Warriors with the 9th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft... |
Center | Bradley University Bradley University Bradley University, founded in 1897, is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. It is a small institution with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and postgraduate students and a full-time faculty of approximately 350.... |
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| 2 | 38 | Kosta Perović Kosta Perovic Kosta Perović is a Serbian professional basketball player. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft... |
Center | Partizan Belgrade KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague.... |
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Standings
Key dates prior to the start of the season:- On June 28, the 2006 NBA Draft2006 NBA DraftThe 2006 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2006 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players,...
took place in New York City, New York. - From July 1 to July 11, the free agencyFree agentIn professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
period took place.
Roster
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(1) Dallas Mavericks vs. (8) Golden State Warriors
The Warriors qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 19941994 NBA Playoffs
The 1994 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1993-94 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals...
, the second longest such streak in league history. However, the Warriors were heavy underdogs against the Dallas Mavericks despite sweeping the regular season series between the teams, as Dallas had one of the best records in NBA regular season history. Expectations of a short series were immediately dashed by Golden State's Game 1 victory in Dallas, behind guard Baron Davis
Baron Davis
Baron Walter Louis Davis is an American professional basketball player with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. Drafted as the third pick in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, Davis was a star at Crossroads School and UCLA....
and his rather frantic style of play. The Mavericks came back to win Game 2 to tie the series at a game apiece.
But when the series shifted to Oakland for the next two games, a new X-factor emerged for the Warriors: their home crowd at the Oracle Arena. The electric crowd, which was the highest paid attendance crowd for an NBA game in the history of that arena, gave the Warriors a huge lift as they blew out Dallas in Game 3, and edged out a close victory in Game 4. As the series shifted back to Dallas, the top-ranked Mavericks found themselves one game from seeing their record breaking season end prematurely. The Mavericks gave their all and were able to stave off elimination in Game 5, but had nothing left in Game 6 in Oakland. The Warriors used a third-quarter 18–0 run, sparked by Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jesse Jackson is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Jackson is a 6'8" guard-forward.-Early life, high school, and college:Jackson was born in Houston and grew up in Port Arthur, Texas...
's 13 straight points en route to a franchise playoff record seven three-pointers, and an unexpected collapse from MVP candidate Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association...
(2-13 from the field with 8 points) to finish Dallas and become the first #8 seed to win a best-of-seven series in the first round, and just the third overall in NBA history, in a mild upset. The Warriors also won their first playoff series since 1991.
Both 2006 NBA Finalists (Dallas and Miami) were eliminated in the first round. This was the first time since 1956 that this had happened.
(4) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Golden State Warriors
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
, the Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
faced a very different team in Utah. The Warriors continued the frantic style of play they exhibited against the Mavericks, but the Jazz, a more defensive-minded team, managed to shut them down to take Game 1. The Warriors tried to bounce back in Game 2, and took the Jazz to overtime. But the Jazz were able to prevail, due to the inspired clutch play
Clutch (sports)
In American sports terminology, "clutch" means performing well under extreme pressure. It often refers to high levels of production in a critical game, such as Game 7 of a best-of-seven series, the last hole of a Major Championship golf tournament, or the final minute in a close match...
of guard Derek Fisher
Derek Fisher
Derek Lamar Fisher is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . His NBA career has spanned more than 14 years, during which he has won five NBA Championships...
, who arrived at halftime after being with his family in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
because of his daughter's emergency eye cancer surgery.
The series shifted back to Oakland and the raucous Oracle Arena crowd, which lifted the Warriors to a resounding blowout in Game 3, a game which saw the Warriors hit a playoff record 11 threes in the first half, and saw guard Baron Davis delivering a series of spectacular plays. However, the Jazz were able to shrug off the crowd and handed the Warriors their only playoff home loss of the year in Game 4. The Warriors' magical playoff run ended as the Jazz finished them off in Game 5. The Jazz advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1998.
Regular season
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| 63 || 62 || 35.3 || .439 || .304 || .745 || .80 || 3.60 || 4.40 || 8.1 || 2.14 || .46 || 3.06 || 2.90 || 20.1
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| 42 || 42 || 32.3 || .456 || .417 || .681 || 1.90 || 4.50 || 6.40 || 2.3 || .95 || .33 || 1.86 || 3.60 || 17.0
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| 38 || 37 || 34.0 || .446 || .341 || .804 || 1.20 || 2.20 || 3.30 || 4.6 || 1.34 || .37 || 2.68 || 3.00 || 16.8
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| 77 || 53 || 34.3 || .475 || .273 || .763 || .80 || 2.40 || 3.20 || 4.1 || 1.71 || .27 || 2.87 || 2.70 || 16.5
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| 51 || 49 || 32.8 || .417 || .365 || .657 || 1.40 || 3.70 || 5.10 || 3.4 || 1.06 || .63 || 1.61 || 2.50 || 16.0
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| 72 || 38 || 26.9 || .488 || .388 || .648 || 1.10 || 3.40 || 4.50 || .9 || .67 || .76 || 1.46 || 3.10 || 11.1
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| 76 || 23 || 23.9 || .438 || .366 || .732 || 1.20 || 3.40 || 4.60 || 2.1 || .96 || .54 || 1.38 || 2.50 || 9.8
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| 82 || 63 || 29.0 || .599 || .000 || .521 || 3.10 || 6.20 || 9.30 || 1.1 || .82 || 1.66 || 1.45 || 3.70 || 9.5
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| 41 || 9 || 16.3 || .445 || .430 || .782 || .60 || 1.70 || 2.30 || .7 || .54 || .24 || .95 || 1.20 || 7.1
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| 20 || 1 || 11.4 || .423 || .382 || .667 || .10 || 1.00 || 1.10 || .5 || .60 || .00 || .65 || 1.40 || 5.6
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| 1 || 0 || 27.0 || .200 || .000 || .500 || .00 || 2.00 || 2.00 || .0 || 2.00 || .00 || 1.00 || 4.00 || 5.0
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| 26 || 2 || 11.9 || .366 || .273 || .871 || .20 || .60 || .80 || 2.3 || .50 || .04 || 1.19 || .80 || 4.3
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| 1 || 0 || 7.0 || 1.000 || 1.000 || .500 || .00 || .00 || .00 || 1.0 || .00 || .00 || 1.00 || 1.00 || 4.0
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| 30 || 0 || 9.6 || .526 || .000 || .733 || .60 || 1.70 || 2.30 || .6 || .17 || .40 || .80 || 1.40 || 3.5
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| 48 || 6 || 9.9 || .565 || .000 || .440 || 1.10 || 1.60 || 2.60 || .4 || .23 || 1.04 || .48 || 1.30 || 2.2
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| 16 || 0 || 7.4 || .313 || .000 || .647 || .40 || .90 || 1.30 || .6 || .38 || .50 || .50 || 1.60 || 1.9
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Records
- May 11th 2007 : Most three pointers made during a Playoff half period versus the Utah JazzUtah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
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Trades
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