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After the title: the Golden State Warriors story

Franchise era

1976–77—1985–86

After the title

Golden State Warriors

The story in one sentence

Talent passed through the Bay, but unstable roster decisions produced one of the franchise's longest dormant stretches.

01

A decade outside the playoffs

02

Robert Parish, World B. Free and Purvis Short gave the era its recognizable core.

03

Its ending created the conditions for run tmc.

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Before 1976–77

    What came before

    After moving west, the Warriors reached two Finals and swept Washington for an unexpected 1975 championship.

  2. 1977

    Western Conference First Round: Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons

    Western ConferenceFirst Round
    1977
    GOLDEN STATEWARRIORS
    DETROITPISTONS
    COMPLETE SERIES

    Western Conference First Round · 3 games

    Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons

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    Series finale · Game 3 · Apr 17, 1977Detroit Pistons at Golden State Warriors →Closest game · Game 1 · Apr 12, 1977Detroit Pistons at Golden State Warriors →

  3. 1977

    Western Conference Semifinals: Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers

    Western ConferenceSemifinals
    1977
    GOLDEN STATEWARRIORS
    LOS ANGELESLAKERS
    COMPLETE SERIES

    Western Conference Semifinals · 7 games

    Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers

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    Series finale · Game 7 · May 4, 1977Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers →Closest game · Game 3 · Apr 24, 1977Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors →

  4. After 1985–86

    What came next

    Don Nelson's teams turned speed, shooting and skill into cult-favorite basketball even without a deep playoff run.

The core

Faces of the chapter

01Robert Parish→02World B. Free→03Purvis Short→
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