After failing to make the playoffs the previous two seasons, the Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 4–2 in the Finals.
[2] Curry also became the first player in NBA history to surpass 500 three-pointers in the playoffs, finishing with 561.
They clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2018–19 season after a 111–107 win over the Utah Jazz on April 2.
[8] The Warriors under Steve Kerr to this point had never lost a Western Conference playoff series, going 18–0 during this span, tied with the 1959–67 Boston Celtics for the longest playoff winning streak in NBA history against their conference opponents.
The Warriors defeated the Celtics four games to two to win their fourth championship in eight years, seventh overall, and first since 2018.
[12] With the Warriors' first pick in the draft at #7, they would select small forward Jonathan Kuminga of the recently created NBA G League Ignite.