

The last team to win six championships in eight years was the 1990–98 Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference. They went on to defeat the Dallas Mavericks in five games, winning the Western Conference for the seventh time in their history, and the sixth time in the last eight years. In the second round, the Warriors upset the second-seed Memphis Grizzlies in six games. In the first round of the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets in five games. They finished third in the Western Conference, with a record of 53–29. 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.

The Warriors had a 41–13 record in February, then went 7–16 in an injury-plagued stretch of 23 games, and then won the final 5 games of the season. He scored 50 points, and set numerous All-Star Game records, including most three-pointers made (16), and most all-time three-pointers made in the All-Star Game (47).

This is the fifth time that a Warriors player has won the award. On February 20, Team LeBron defeated Team Durant in the All-Star Game and Curry, playing for Team LeBron, was named the All-Star Game MVP. Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins, and Draymond Green were named to the 2022 NBA All-Star Game however, Green was injured and did not play in the game. He recorded 17 points and 3 rebounds in a 96–82 win. On January 9, Klay Thompson made his season debut against the Cleveland Cavaliers after missing the 2019–20 season with a left ACL tear, and the 2020–21 season with a right Achilles tendon tear. Curry also became the first player in NBA history to surpass 500 three-pointers in the playoffs, finishing with 561. Earlier in the season against the Chicago Bulls, Curry hit nine three-pointers to reach 3,366 which broke Allen's record of 3,358 for most three-pointers made in NBA history, regular season, and postseason combined. On December 14, Stephen Curry hit five three-pointers against the New York Knicks to reach 2,977, which surpassed Ray Allen's career total of 2,973 for most three-pointers made in NBA history in the regular season. With the win, many analysts claimed the Warriors as one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. It was the Warriors' fourth championship in eight years ( 2015, 2017, 2018), and seventh overall. After failing to make the playoffs the previous two seasons, the Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 4–2 in the Finals. The 2021–22 Golden State Warriors season was the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 60th in the San Francisco Bay Area, and its third season at the Chase Center.
