NBA News l March 16, 2023
NEW YORK – Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2022-23 season, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
Under NBA rules, a player or coach is automatically suspended without pay for one game once he receives his 16th technical foul during a regular season. For every two additional technical fouls received during that regular season, the player or coach will be automatically suspended without pay for an additional game.
Green received his most recent technical foul with 0:40 remaining in the second quarter of the Warriors’ 134-126 loss to the LA Clippers on Mar. 16 at Crypto.com Arena.
Green will serve his suspension Mar. 17 when the Warriors visit the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena.
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Breaking Down the Warriors 2022-23 Schedule
CVV News
Posted: September 10, 2022
The Warriors will tip-off the 2022-23 season at Chase Center with an Opening Night matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 18 (7 p.m., TNT). The Dubs are set to play four of their first five matchups of the 2022-23 campaign on Warriors Ground.
As the reigning NBA champions prepare for the upcoming season, here are a few observations and notes on the Warriors’ 2022-23 slate:
Golden State is scheduled to make 30 national TV appearances during the 2022-23 regular season, the sixth time in the last seven seasons the team will be featured in 30-or-more national TV games (TNT – 12, ESPN – 12 and ABC – 6). In addition, the Warriors will make 10 appearances on NBA TV. In 2021-22, the Warriors appeared a franchise-record 33 times on national TV.
The Warriors will receive their 2022 NBA Championship rings on October 18 vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, opening at home for the first time since 2019, the inaugural season of Chase Center. This marks the second consecutive season in which the two teams begin the season against each other – last season the Warriors earned a 121-114 win over the Lakers on October 19, 2021, at Staples Center.
The Warriors have recorded 430 consecutive sellouts, in both the regular season and playoffs.
All weekday home games during the 2022-23 regular season will tip off at 7 p.m. All Saturday and Sunday home games will have a start time of 5:30 p.m., except for two nationally-televised games – 5 p.m. on Sunday, Christmas Day vs. the Memphis Grizzlies on ABC and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 26 with the Minnesota Timberwolves on ESPN. Fifty-four percent (22 of the 41 home games) of the Warriors’ home games will be played on the weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
The Warriors’ longest homestand is an eight-game stretch from December 25-January 10, which matches the longest homestand in franchise history – last season (October 28-November 12, 2021) and in 2010-11 (January 24-February 9, 2011).
The Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies will matchup on December 25, Golden State’s 11th-consecutive appearance on the holiday and 12th Christmas Day game in the last 13 years. The two teams faced off in the 2022 Western Conference Semifinals, with the Warriors winning in six games.
The team will have four road trips of five-or-more games during the 2022-23 season – October 29-November 4 (five games), December 13-21 (six games), January 13-20 (five games) and March 15-22 (five games). The last time the Warriors played at least five consecutive road games at least four times in a single season was in 1976-77. The Warriors had two five-game trips last season, just one five-game road trip during the 2020-21 season and were scheduled to have two during the 2019-20 season.
The Warriors will play two games against all Eastern Conference teams and four games against all Western Conference foes with the exception of four teams that they’ll meet only three times: Dallas (one at home, two away), Denver (one at home, two away), San Antonio (two at home, one away) and Utah (two at home, one away).
Throughout the course of the season, the Warriors will travel an estimated total distance of 47,000 miles.
Golden State is scheduled to play 15 back-to-back sets, marking the third-straight season with that many back-to-backs. Of the 15 back-to-back seats, three are home matchups on December 2-3, December 27-28 and March 2-3. The Warriors have nine sets of away back-to-backs, two sets of away/home and one home/away set in 2022-23.
The Warriors will open season with four of its first five games at home, three against Pacific Division rivals. Golden State concludes the 2022-23 regular season playing three of its last four games on the road.
Golden State will face the Washington Wizards in the nation’s capital on January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This will mark the 10th time in the last 11 years the Warriors play on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, missing only 2022 in that span.
Games by day of the week: Monday – 11, Tuesday – 13, Wednesday – 12, Thursday – 7, Friday – 17, Saturday – 8, Sunday – 14.
Games by month: October – 7, November – 15, December – 15, January – 13, February – 12, March – 16, April – 4.
Warriors Defeat Celtics in Game 6 to Capture 2022 NBA Championship
Stephen Curry Named Finals MVP as Warriors Win Fourth Title in Last Eight Seasons
Posted: Jun 16, 2022
It was a fitting end to the NBA’s spectacular 75th anniversary season, as two of the league’s three original franchises that are still in existence went head-to-head in the best-of-seven series.
A CLOSE-OUT PERFORMANCE
Thursday’s title-clinching win was a result of a total team effort, with six Dubs scoring in the first quarter. Stephen Curry led the victorious feat with 34 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, going 12-for-21 from the field and 6-for-11 from 3-point range. Andrew Wiggins produced 18 points while Jordan Poole added 15 points, shooting 5-for-12 from the field and 3-for-8 from 3-point range. Draymond Green posted a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds while Klay Thompson tallied 12 points, five rebounds and two assists.
EXCHANGING MOMENTUM SWINGS
With their season on the line, the Celtics came out of the gate with the desperation of a team facing elimination, storming out to a 14-2 lead. However, the Warriors responded with an 11-0 spurt, capped by three Dubs 3-pointers on three straight possessions, to close the first period and complete a 17-point turnaround. The run didn’t stop there, as the Warriors’ scored the first 10 points of the second period to make it a 21-0 run. And though the Warriors and Celtics continued to exchange momentum swings throughout the contest, the Dubs did not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the contest, leading by as many as 22 points in the third quarter.
EXCHANGING MOMENTUM SWINGS
With their season on the line, the Celtics came out of the gate with the desperation of a team facing elimination, storming out to a 14-2 lead. However, the Warriors responded with an 11-0 spurt, capped by three Dubs 3-pointers on three straight possessions, to close the first period and complete a 17-point turnaround. The run didn’t stop there, as the Warriors’ scored the first 10 points of the second period to make it a 21-0 run. And though the Warriors and Celtics continued to exchange momentum swings throughout the contest, the Dubs did not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the contest, leading by as many as 22 points in the third quarter.
CURRY EARNS FIRST NBA FINALS MVP
As the players, coaches and owners of the Warriors gathered on stage in Boston to be presented with the Larry O’Brien trophy, Stephen Curry was presented with the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, marking the first time he’s won that award during his decorated career. Curry recorded 34 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, going 12-for-21 from the field and 6-for-11 from 3-point range. Curry’s flurry caught wind in the third frame, with the guard sinking three of his six 3-pointers in the period. Curry finished the 2022 Finals averaging 31.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in the championship series.
2022 NBA CHAMPIONS
In winning the 2022 championship, the Dubs have captured their fourth NBA title in the last eight seasons. Dub Nation is invited to celebrate with the team at the 2022 Championship Parade, Presented by Rakuten, which will take place on Monday in San Francisco. Visit warriors.com for parade information.
