The Numbers Game

Finals appearance in the last eight years for the Warriors, their 12th in
franchise history. The Warriors become the fourth NBA team and 12th
franchise among the four major North American sports (NBA, NFL,
MLB, NHL) to play in the championship series/game six times in an
eight-year span, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Home record for the Warriors in this year's playoffs, the league's best
home playoff record. The nine-game home playoff winning streak is tied
for the longest for the Warriors in franchise history (2017). The NBA
Playoffs record of 10 is shared by several teams. Including the regular
season, the Warriors have won their last 11 home games.

Offensive rating for the Warriors in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, ranked first,
according to NBA.com. The Warriors have the sixth-best defensive
rating (111.0) among playoff teams; the Celtics have the second-best
(105.1). Golden State is averaging a league-leading 114.5 points per
game in the playoffs; Boston is allowing 101.0 points per game, secondlowest in the 2022 NBA Playoffs.

Time an NBA Finals game will be played in the city of San Francisco.
Prior to this year's playoffs, the only time a playoff game has been
played in San Francisco was on April 1, 1964, at the University of San
Francisco Gym, a Game 1 loss to St. Louis in the 1964 NBA Western
Division Finals. The San Francisco Warriors' playoff home games were
played at the Cow Palace in neighboring Daly City. Coincidentally, that
year was the only time the Warriors faced the Celtics in the NBA Finals.
The Celtics won, 4-1.

Consecutive Game 1 wins at home for the Warriors, third-longest such
streak in NBA history, trailing only the Lakers (20, 1982-88) and Bulls
(19, 1992-2011), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.