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On this date, 1975: Warriors win NBA title in stunning upset

(Editor’s Note: Some parts of this story have been altered from the original publication on May 26, 1975)

By John Simmonds, Oakland Tribune

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LANDOVER, Md. — As the buzzer sounded Rick Barry tossed the basketball high in the air and a moment later the Warrior dressing room was a scene of total bedlam.

Corks popped out of champagne bottles and the bubbly stuff flowed over everyone.