K. C. Kelley - Golden State Warriors

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ISBN 9781503824607
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PA02416 ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.C. Kelley is a huge sports fan who has
written more than 150 books for kids.
He has written about football, basketball,
soccer, and even auto racing! He lives in
Santa Barbara, California.

TABLE OF CONTENTS GO, WARRIORS! T he Golden State Warriors
trophy case is getting crowded.
Since 2015, they have won three
NBA titles. Along the way, they
have thrilled their fans. The team plays
with speed and great spirit. The Warriors
are the biggest news in the NBA.

Lets meet
the Golden State Warriors!

Superstar Stephen Curry has
helped turn todays Warriors
into an NBA champion. All-Star Kevin Durant goes to the
hoop in a Western Conference
game against the Lakers. WHO ARE
THE WARRIORS? T he Warriors are one of 30 NBA
teams. The Warriors play
in the Pacific Division of the
Western Conference. The other
Pacific Division teams are the Los Angeles
Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers, the
Phoenix Suns, and the Sacramento Kings.
The Warriors have tough battles with their
Pacific Division rivals! WHERE
THEY CAME FROM T he Warriors began in 1946 in
the Basketball Association of
America (BAA). The team first
played in Philadelphia.

In 1949,
BAA teams joined the NBA. In 1962, the
Warriors moved to San Francisco. Starting
with the 197172 season, the team changed
its name to the Golden State Warriors.
California is nicknamed the Golden State.

Among the nicknames for the
Warriors Wilt Chamberlain?
The Big Dipper and Wilt the Stilt. Sweet shooting by Klay
Thompson has been a big reason
for the Warriors success. WHO THEY PLAY T he Warriors play 82 games each
season.

They play 41 games
at home and 41 on the road.
The Warriors play four games
against each of the other Pacific Division
teams. They play 36 games against other
Western Conference teams. The Warriors
also play each of the teams in the Eastern
Conference twice. Thats a lot of basketball!
Each June, the winners of the Western and
Eastern Conferences play each other in the
NBA Finals.

WHERE THEY PLAY T he Warriors moved into a
brand-new home for the
201920 NBA season. The
team spent $1 billion on their
new arena, called the Chase Center.

The
building is in San Francisco. From 1971 to
2018, the Warriors played at the Oracle
Arena in Oakland. Until the Warriors left,
it was the oldest arena in the league.

By the time you read this, the
Warriors will be playing inside this
brand-new arena in San Francisco. Endline Basket Free-throw line Sideline Sideline Center Circle Center court line Three-point line End of coaching box Key THE
BASKETBALL COURT A n NBA court is 94 feet long
and 50 feet wide (28.6 m by
15.24 m). Nearly all the courts
are made from hard maple
wood.

Rubber mats under the wood help
make the floor springy. Each team paints
the court with its logo and colors. Lines on
the court show the players where to take
shots. The diagram on the left shows the
important parts of the NBA court. The Warriors new home will have 19
escalators. The team president says
that is a record for an NBA arena!

GOOD TIMES T he first season of the Basketball
Association of America was
194647.

The Philadelphia
Warriors were the BAAs first
champion. As the Golden State Warriors,
the team was the 1975 NBA champion. The
Warriors also reached the NBA Finals
every season from 201415 to 201819.
They won the NBA title in 2015, 2017, and
2018. In the 201516 season, they set an
NBA record with 73 wins.

Another title, another parade!
Stephen Curry shows fans the
2018 NBA championship trophy.