Stephen Curry Named to 2022-23 All-NBA Second Team

CVV News l May 10, 2023

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been named to the 2022-23 All-NBA Second Team, the league announced today. It marks a franchise-record ninth All-NBA Team selection for the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player and reigning NBA Finals MVP (First Team four times, Second Team four times and Third Team once).

Curry earned Second Team honors after averaging 29.4 points, 6.3 assists and a career-best 6.1 rebounds in 34.7 minutes per game over 56 games (all starts). He nearly completed his second career 50/40/90 season (previously done in 2015-16) with shooting percentages of 49.3% from the field, 42.7% from 3-point range (7th in NBA) and 91.5% from the free throw line (3rd).

Curry, who also earned his ninth career All-Star nod in 2022-23 (did not participate due to injury), finished third in 3-point field goals made (273), recording his NBA-record 10th season with at least 200 threes while extending his NBA-record streak of 245 consecutive regular season games with at least one 3-pointer. Additionally, Curry was named Western Conference Player of the Week for Week 4 (Nov. 7-13), his 19th career weekly award. Curry, in his 14th NBA season, became the longest-tenured player in Warriors history and is the franchise’s all-time leader in points, assists, 3-pointers, steals, and games played.

Draymond Green Named to 2022-23 NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been named to the 2022-23 NBA All-Defensive Second Team, the league announced.

CVV News l May 10, 2023

Green posted regular season averages of 8.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.01 steals and 31.5 minutes in 73 games (all starts). The forward has been named to the All-Defensive Team in eight of the last nine seasons, earning First Team honors four times (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2020-21) and Second Team four times (2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23). Green’s eight All-Defensive Team selections are tied for 13^th most in NBA history, and he becomes the fifth player in NBA history drafted in the second round-or-later to earn eight-or-more All-Defensive Team honors.

MOST CAREER ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM HONORS, WARRIORS HISTORY

The 2022-23 Kia NBA All-Defensive Team was selected by a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters.  Players were awarded two points for each vote to the NBA All-Defensive First Team and one point for each vote to the Second Team.  Voters selected two guards, two forwards and one center for each team, choosing players at the position they play regularly.  Players who received votes at multiple positions were slotted at the position at which they received the most voting points.

Warriors Lose Nail Biter in Game 4 Despite Curry Triple Double

CVV News l May 8, 2023

Stephen Curry’s triple-double performance wasn’t enough, as the Warriors fell 104-101 in Los Angeles on Monday. The Lakers outscored the Warriors 27-17 in the fourth quarter, led by Lonnie Walker’s 15 points in the final frame. Stephen Curry scored 10 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 14 assists.

With the loss, the Warriors trail 3-1 in the series as they head back to Chase Center for Game 5. The Warriors will need to win three straight games in order to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

CURRY AND LOONEY PICK AND ROLL SUCCESS
Late in the second quarter, Stephen Curry and Kevon Looney began to hunt Anthony Davis in the pick-and-roll to make him play in space. With 2:08 left in the half, Curry used a Looney ball screen and hit a switching Anthony Davis with a crossover dribble. He then penetrated into the paint and dimed up a cutting Donte DiVincenzo for a layup. On the ensuing possession, Curry had LeBron James guarding him but again hunted the switch. Once he got it, Curry hit Davis with a step-back three from the Crypto.com logo. That 3-pointer was the 610th splash of his playoff career and having made 3,390 in the regular season, he became the first player in NBA history to reach 4,000 career threes (regular season and playoffs combined). Curry and Looney ran the pick and roll yet again on the next possession as Curry split both James and Davis for a layup while drawing contact. With 1:01 remaining in the half, Curry attempted and made the Warriors’ first free throw. Scoring a game-high 17 points in the first half, Curry scored or assisted on 32 of their 52 points (61.5 percent). Play Video

Curry Steps Back For The Triple

PAYTON II SPARKS WARRIORS’ RUN
The Warriors opened the third quarter with five straight points, a layup from Gary Payton II and a 3-pointer from Klay Thompson. Then, the Lakers burst on a 10-0 run, capped by an Austin Reaves 3-pointer. The Warriors responded with an 11-0 run, seven of which came from Payton II, including finishing an alley-oop from Stephen Curry. Payton II tied a career playoff-high with 15 points, which he’s done twice vs. the Celtics and Nuggets in 2022 playoffs. The Dubs outscored the Lakers by four in the quarter to expand their lead to seven.Play Video

Great assist from Gary Payton II

STEPHEN CURRY’S THIRD CAREER TRIPLE DOUBLE
After securing the rebound that gave him a triple-double in the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry hit a jumper over Anthony Davis, moving him past Larry Bird for 12th place on the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring list. Curry scored 31 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 14 assists for the third triple-double of his playoff career. Curry also had three steals in the game but struggled from behind the arc, hitting only three of his 14 3-point attempts. Excluding Curry’s 10 fourth-quarter points, the Warriors mustered just seven points in the final quarter. Play Video

STEPHEN CURRY’S THIRD CAREER TRIPLE DOUBLE
After securing the rebound that gave him a triple-double in the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry hit a jumper over Anthony Davis, moving him past Larry Bird for 12th place on the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring list. Curry scored 31 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 14 assists for the third triple-double of his playoff career. Curry also had three steals in the game but struggled from behind the arc, hitting only three of his 14 3-point attempts. Excluding Curry’s 10 fourth-quarter points, the Warriors mustered just seven points in the final quarter. 

Draymond Green suspended 1 game for receiving 16th technical foul

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.

To view the incident, click here.

Breaking Down the Warriors 2022-23 Schedule

CVV News l 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.