Golden State Warriors was founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the Basketball Association of America.
Profile of the Golden State Warriors, who beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday to win their third NBA championship in four seasons.
* NBA titles: Six (2018, 2017, 2015, 1975, 1956, 1947)
* The franchise was founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the Basketball Association of America.
* Won a championship in the inaugural season of the BAA, a league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association after its third season.
* Captured their second championship in Philadelphia in the 1955-56 season during an era that included future Basketball Hall of Famers Paul Arizin, Tom Gola and Neil Johnston.
* In 1959, the Warriors signed draft pick Wilt Chamberlain. Known as "Wilt the Stilt," the athletic, 7ft-1in Chamberlain led the league in scoring his first seven seasons, shattering NBA records and changing the style of play forever.
* Relocated to San Francisco in 1962 and were renamed as the San Francisco Warriors.
* In 1971, the Warriors moved across San Francisco Bay to Oakland, and changed their geographic name to Golden State to symbolise the entire state of California.
* Won their first NBA title on the West Coast in 1975 when they pulled off a major upset by sweeping the heavily favored Washington Bullets in four games.
* Warriors finished the 2015-16 regular season with a 73-9 record, eclipsing the previous mark (72-10) set by Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls during the 1995-96 season.
* Starting point guard Stephen Curry emerged as one of the game's most gifted shooters of all time and is a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player.
* Head coach: Steve Kerr. A five-time NBA champion as a player, Kerr in 2015 became the first rookie coach to win an NBA title since the Los Angeles Lakers' Pat Riley in 1982.
* In 2017, the Warriors set a record by winning their first 15 games of the playoffs, one win short of an unprecedented perfect post-season run.
* 2017-18 regular season record: 58-24, third overall
* Path to Finals: Won Pacific Division; Beat San Antonio 4-0 in Western Conference quarter-finals; beat New Orleans 4-1 in conference semi-finals; beat Houston 4-3 in conference final.
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