The 2006–07 Golden State Warriors season was the 61st National Basketball Association (NBA) season for the Golden State Warriors basketball franchise, and their 34th overall while based in Oakland, California. Following the 2005–06 season, in which the Warriors ranked last in their division, the team roster was greatly revamped following a blockbuster eight-player deal with the Indiana Pacers in January 2007. After an average start to the 2006–07 season, Golden State made a dramatic turn-around, ending the year on a 16–5 run, and capturing the eighth seed in the Western Conference, marking their return to the post-season after a thirteen-year hiatus, having last made the playoffs in 1994. The Warriors met the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks led by regular season MVP Dirk Nowitzki in the first round of the playoffs, and shocked many in the basketball world when they defeated the Mavericks and Nowitzki four games to two, for their first playoff series win since 1991, and becoming the third eighth-seeded team in NBA history to eliminate a first-seeded team in the playoffs, and the first to do so over a 7 game series, following the Denver Nuggets in 1994, and the New York Knicks in the strike shortened 1999 season. However, the Warriors met the Utah Jazz in the second round, and were defeated four games to one.

The Warriors would not make the playoffs again until 2013.

Borrowing from the success of the Sacramento Kings’ 2004–2005 postseason marketing campaign, during which the Sacramento Kings used the slogan “We Believe,” We Believe became the Warriors’ slogan for the last two months of the season and the playoffs.

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/ club team 1 9 Patrick O'Bryant C Bradley 2 38 Kosta Perović C Partizan Belgrade

Regular season

Standings

Season standings

Game log

November Record: 9–7; home: 8–4; road: 1–3

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 1 2006-11-01 Lakers 110–98 Warriors NA Monta Ellis (22) 19,596 0–1 2 2006-11-03 Blazers 89–102 Warriors NA Baron Davis (17) 17,204 1–1 3 2006-11-04 Warriors 82–106 Jazz NA Three-Way Tie (12) 18,641 1–2 4 2006-11-06 Warriors Mavericks NA Baron Davis (26) 20,093 2–2 5 2006-11-07 Warriors Hornets NA Baron Davis (22) 19,164 2–3 6 2006-11-09 Hornets 116–121 Warriors NA Baron Davis (36) 16,927 3–3 7 2006-11-11 Pistons 79–111 Warriors NA Baron Davis (20) 18,508 4–3 8 2006-11-14 Raptors Warriors NA Two-Way Tie (22) 16,182 5–3 9 2006-11-16 Kings Warriors NA Baron Davis (36) 17,821 6–3 10 2006-11-18 Sonics 95–107 Warriors NA Monta Ellis (31) 17,205 7–3 11 2006-11-20 Suns 113–110 Warriors NA Monta Ellis (31) 18,078 7–4 12 2006-11-22 Nuggets 115–112 Warriors NA Jason Richardson (24) 17,505 7–5 13 2006-11-24 Warriors 129–140 Nuggets NA Andris Biedriņš (31) 16,234 7–6 14 2006-11-25 Jazz Warriors NA Matt Barnes (24) 17,711 8–6 15 2006-11-27 Spurs 102–111 Warriors NA Jason Richardson (26) 17,078 9–6 16 2006-11-29 Pacers Warriors NA Monta Ellis (27) 17,284 9–7

December Record: 7–9; home: 5–1; road: 2–8

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 17 2006-12-02 Bucks 115–110 Warriors NA Troy Murphy (23) 18,086 9–8 18 2006-12-04 Warriors 89–129 Spurs NA Anthony Roberson (21) 18,797 9–9 19 2006-12-05 Warriors 90–118 Rockets NA Monta Ellis (19) NA 9–10 20 2006-12-09 Hornets 80–101 Warriors NA Mickaël Piétrus (22) 17,105 10–10 21 2006-12-10 Warriors 115–117 Sonics NA Baron Davis (28) 16,138 10–11 22 2006-12-12 Kings Warriors NA Matt Barnes (32) 17,574 11–11 23 2006-12-14 Rockets 107–109 Warriors NA Baron Davis (34) 19,596 12–11 24 2006-12-15 Warriors 101–105 Suns NA Monta Ellis (24) 18,422 12–12 25 2006-12-17 Warriors 115–120 Raptors NA Monta Ellis (28) 16,035 12–13 26 2006-12-18 Warriors 97–105 Nets NA Baron Davis (25) 14,096 12–14 27 2006-12-20 Warriors 96–95 Celtics NA Baron Davis (31) 17,134 13–14 28 2006-12-22 Warriors Magic NA Baron Davis (38) 16,563 14–14 29 2006-12-23 Warriors 92–105 Heat NA Matt Barnes (20) 19,600 14–15 30 2006-12-26 76ers 116–97 Warriors NA Matt Barnes (25) 19,183 15–15 31 2006-12-29 Celtics Warriors NA Baron Davis (27) 19,596 16–15 32 2006-12-30 Warriors 96–119 Kings NA Two-Way Tie (17) 17,317 16–16

January Record: 5–9; home: 4–3; road: 1–6

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 33 2007-01-02 Warriors Hornets NA Two-Way Tie (29) 16,617 17–16 34 2007-01-03 Warriors Grizzlies NA Matt Barnes (36) 12,176 17–17 35 2007-01-06 Sonics 104–108 Warriors NA Baron Davis (22) 17,007 18–17 36 2007-01-07 Warriors Suns NA Monta Ellis (22) 18,422 18–18 37 2007-01-10 Magic 91–76 Warriors NA Monta Ellis (14) 16,877 18–19 38 2007-01-12 Heat 118–96 Warriors NA Baron Davis (21) 18,845 18–20 39 2007-01-15 Clippers Warriors NA Monta Ellis (24) 18,371 19–20 40 2007-01-17 Warriors Clippers NA Two-Way Tie (28) 17,385 19–21 41 2007-01-20 Cavaliers Warriors 1 Stephen Jackson (29) 19,864 19–22 42 2007-01-22 Warriors Lakers NA Al Harrington (30) 18,997 19–23 43 2007-01-24 Nets Warriors NA Al Harrington (29) 17,284 20–23 44 2007-01-27 Bobcats Warriors NA Al Harrington (28) 17,381 21–23 45 2007-01-30 Warriors Cavaliers NA Baron Davis (21) 19,443 21–24 46 2007-01-31 Warriors 94–115 Hawks NA Al Harrington (21) 13,474 21–25

February Record: 5–8; home: 3–1; road: 2–6

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 47 2007-02-02 Warriors 76ers NA Baron Davis (25) 12,768 22–25 48 2007-02-03 Warriors 90–98 Bobcats NA Baron Davis (21) 15,171 22–26 49 2007-02-05 Warriors 113–98 Pacers NA Stephen Jackson (36) 12,736 23–26 50 2007-02-07 Warriors 93–121 Timerwolves NA Šarūnas Jasikevičius (20) 13,212 23–27 51 2007-02-09 Bulls 121–123 Warriors 1 Al Harrington (24) 18,168 24–27 52 2007-02-11 Hawks 106–105 Warriors NA Monta Ellis (21) 17,111 24–28 53 2007-02-12 Warriors 111–123 Nuggets NA Al Harrington (24) 15,513 24–29 54 2007-02-14 Knicks 101–120 Warriors NA Stephen Jackson (36) 17,023 25–29 55 2007-02-21 Grizzlies 115–118 Warriors 1 Stephen Jackson (26) 16,967 26–29 56 2007-02-24 Warriors 90–103 Clippers NA Al Harrington (24) 19,060 26–30 57 2007-02-25 Lakers Warriors NA Monta Ellis (22) 20,107 26–31 58 2007-02-27 Warriors 101–122 Bucks NA Monta Ellis (17) 13,409 26–32 59 2007-02-28 Warriors Bulls NA Kelenna Azubuike (23) 21,814 26–33

March Record: 8–6; home: 6–1; road: 2–5

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 60 2007-03-02 Warriors 97–106 Knicks NA Al Harrington (26) 19,763 26–34 61 2007-03-04 Warriors Wizards NA Jason Richardson (28) 20,173 26–35 62 2007-03-05 Warriors 111–93 Pistons NA Jason Richardson (29) 22,076 27–35 63 2007-03-07 Nuggets 96–110 Warriors NA Baron Davis (22) 19,596 28–35 64 2007-03-09 Clippers 89–99 Warriors NA Baron Davis (25) 18,177 29–35 65 2007-03-11 Warriors Blazers NA Al Harrington (16) 14,875 29–36 66 2007-03-12 Mavericks Warriors NA Mickaël Piétrus (20) 18,377 30–36 67 2007-03-16 Timberwolves 86–106 Warriors NA Monta Ellis (24) 18,527 31–36 68 2007-03-17 Warriors Sonics NA Jason Richardson (23) 15,742 32–36 69 2007-03-20 Warriors Jazz NA Al Harrington (27) 19,759 32–37 70 2007-03-23 Wizards 128–135 Warriors NA Baron Davis (34) 19,596 33–37 71 2007-03-25 Warriors 113–115 Lakers NA Monta Ellis (31) 18,997 33–38 72 2007-03-26 Spurs Warriors NA Two-Way Tie (17) 18,207 33–39 73 2007-03-29 Suns Warriors NA Jason Richardson (36) 19,596 34–39

April Record: 8–1; home: 4–0; road: 4–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 74 2007-04-01 Grizzlies Warriors NA Jason Richardson (26) 17,198 35–39 75 2007-04-04 Warriors 110–99 Rockets NA Jason Richardson (26) 13,929 36–39 76 2007-04-06 Warriors Grizzlies NA Baron Davis (31) 14,087 37–39 77 2007-04-07 Warriors Spurs NA Jason Richardson (23) 18,797 37–40 78 2007-04-09 Jazz Warriors NA Stephen Jackson (28) 17,453 38–40 79 2007-04-13 Warriors Kings NA Stephen Jackson (26) 17,317 39–40 80 2007-04-15 Timberwolves 108–121 Warriors NA Jason Richardson (32) 18,223 40–40 81 2007-04-17 Mavericks Warriors NA Mickaël Piétrus (22) 20,073 41–40 82 2007-04-18 Warriors 120–98 Blazers NA Stephen Jackson (31) 19,455 42–40 Green background indicates win. Red background indicates regulation loss.

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 22 | @ Dallas | W 97–85 | Baron Davis (33) | Baron Davis (14) | Baron Davis (8) | American Airlines Center20,732 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 25 | @ Dallas | L 99–112 | Stephen Jackson (30) | Jason Richardson (10) | Jason Richardson (3) | American Airlines Center20,867 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 27 | Dallas | W 109–91 | Jason Richardson (30) | Andris Biedriņš (10) | Stephen Jackson (6) | Oracle Arena20,629 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 29 | Dallas | W 103–99 | Baron Davis (33) | Baron Davis (8) | Baron Davis (4) | Oracle Arena20,672 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 1 | @ Dallas | L 112–118 | Baron Davis (27) | Mickaël Piétrus (10) | Baron Davis (9) | American Airlines Center21,041 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 3 | Dallas | W 111–86 | Stephen Jackson (33) | Andris Biedriņš (12) | Matt Barnes (7) | Oracle Arena20,677 | 4–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 7 | @ Utah | L 112–116 | Baron Davis (24) | Barnes, Richardson (10) | Baron Davis (7) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 9 | @ Utah | L 117–127 (OT) | Baron Davis (36) | Matt Barnes (7) | Baron Davis (7) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 11 | Utah | W 125–105 | Baron Davis (32) | Andris Biedriņš (13) | Baron Davis (9) | Oracle Arena20,655 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 13 | Utah | L 101–115 | Jackson, Harrington (24) | Andris Biedriņš (10) | Baron Davis (7) | Oracle Arena20,679 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 15 | @ Utah | L 87–100 | Baron Davis (21) | Jason Richardson (8) | Baron Davis (8) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 1–4

Player stats

Regular season Player G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG 63 62 35.3 .439 .304 .745 .80 3.60 4.40 8.1 2.14 .46 3.06 2.90 20.1 42 42 32.3 .456 .417 .681 1.90 4.50 6.40 2.3 .95 .33 1.86 3.60 17.0 38 37 34.0 .446 .341 .804 1.20 2.20 3.30 4.6 1.34 .37 2.68 3.00 16.8 77 53 34.3 .475 .273 .763 .80 2.40 3.20 4.1 1.71 .27 2.87 2.70 16.5 51 49 32.8 .417 .365 .657 1.40 3.70 5.10 3.4 1.06 .63 1.61 2.50 16.0 72 38 26.9 .488 .388 .648 1.10 3.40 4.50 .9 .67 .76 1.46 3.10 11.1 76 23 23.9 .438 .366 .732 1.20 3.40 4.60 2.1 .96 .54 1.38 2.50 9.8 82 63 29.0 .599 .000 .521 3.10 6.20 9.30 1.1 .82 1.66 1.45 3.70 9.5 41 9 16.3 .445 .430 .782 .60 1.70 2.30 .7 .54 .24 .95 1.20 7.1 39 6 26.9 .449 .346 .772 1.1 4.8 5.9 2.8 1.0 .3 1.8 2.5 11.4 20 1 11.4 .423 .382 .667 .10 1.00 1.10 .5 .60 .00 .65 1.40 5.6 1 0 27.0 .200 .000 .500 .00 2.00 2.00 .0 2.00 .00 1.00 4.00 5.0 26 2 11.9 .366 .273 .871 .20 .60 .80 2.3 .50 .04 1.19 .80 4.3 1 0 7.0 1.000 1.000 .500 .00 .00 .00 1.0 .00 .00 1.00 1.00 4.0 30 0 9.6 .526 .000 .733 .60 1.70 2.30 .6 .17 .40 .80 1.40 3.5 48 6 9.9 .565 .000 .440 1.10 1.60 2.60 .4 .23 1.04 .48 1.30 2.2 16 0 7.4 .313 .000 .647 .40 .90 1.30 .6 .38 .50 .50 1.60 1.9

Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG 6 0 2.5 .333 .000 1.000 .7 .0 .2 .0 .7 11 3 30.0 .450 .422 .722 5.7 2.4 1.5 .4 11.1 11 8 24.3 .730 . .533 6.3 .5 .7 1.5 6.4 11 11 40.5 .513 .373 .770 4.5 6.5 2.9 .6 25.3 11 6 21.6 .390 .111 .821 2.3 .9 .9 .2 8.0 3 0 2.0 1.000 . . .7 .0 .0 .0 .7 11 5 23.8 .398 .395 .633 4.6 .5 .5 .6 10.2 11 11 41.3 .379 .361 .816 3.6 3.6 2.0 .7 19.9 4 0 1.5 .000 . .500 .0 .5 .0 .0 .3 11 0 19.0 .347 .259 .694 3.8 .5 .5 .8 6.0 4 0 1.5 . . .500 .3 .0 .0 .3 .3 11 11 38.9 .476 .354 .704 6.7 2.0 1.3 .5 19.1

Roster

Transactions

Trades