Tuesday’s triumph in Houston marked the Warriors’ 200th regular season win under Head Coach Steve Kerr. In the history of professional sports, no other coach has reached the 200-win milestone in fewer games than Kerr’s 238.
Kerr’s reign as Warriors coach has coincided with a golden era of Warriors basketball, and below is a sampling of some notable numbers between 1 and 200 that relate to Kerr and the Warriors’ overall success since the start of the 2014-15 season.
1 NBA Championship (2015)
2 Broken Clipboards
3 Pacific Division Titles
4 All-Stars
Four Warriors players have combined for nine All-Star appearances during Steve Kerr’s reign as head coach: Stephen Cury (3), Klay Thompson (3), Draymond Green (2) and Kevin Durant (1).
5 Coach of the Month Awards
Steve Kerr has been named Wester Conference Coach of the Month on five occasions since the start of the 2014-15 season, including twice during the current campaign (October/November and January).
8 Assistant Coaches
In nearly three full seasons with Kerr as head coach, there have been eight assistant coaches: Ron Adams, Jarron Collins, Mike Brown, Bruce Fraser, Willie Green, Chris DeMarco, Alvin Gentry and Luke Walton, the last two of which currently have head coaching gigs with the Pelicans and Lakers, respectively.
10.7 Average +/-
11.9 Made 3-Pointers Per Game
The Dubs are actually second in made threes per game since the start of the 2014-15 season. Houston has averaged 12.1 treys since the start of the 2014-15 season.
13 NBA Finals Games
The Dubs have gone 7-6 in the NBA Finals over the last two seasons.
18 Technicals on Coach Kerr
28-Game Winning Streak
The Dubs’ longest regular season winning streak covered the last four games of the 2014-15 season and the first 24 games of the 2015-16 season.
28.9 Assists Per Game
The Dubs have led the NBA in assists each year of Kerr’s coaching reign. Over the three seasons, the Dubs’ cumulative assist average is 3.9 more than the Hawks, who are second in assists during that time with 25.0 assists per game.
32 Games Quicker to 200 Wins Than Phil Jackson
38 Losses endured by the Dubs on the way to reaching 200 wins under Coach Kerr
45 Playoff Games
The Dubs have gone 31-14 in the postseason under Coach Kerr.
48.6 Percent Shooting
The Dubs lead the NBA in shooting percentage since the start of the 2014-15 season. San Antonio is second at 47.5 percent.
67 Wins in 2014-15
Not bad for a rookie head coach. Also not bad: winning a championship in your first year on the job!
73 Wins in 2015-16
NBA single-season record for most wins in the regular season.
113.5 Points Per Game
The Dubs have averaged 5.0 points per game more than the second highest-scoring team (Houston) since 2014-15.