Don Nelson was the coach. His starting five for Game 1 featured two-thirds of the Run-TMC trio, Tim Hardaway and Mitch Richmond, joined by forwards Rod Higgins and Mario Elie and center Jim Peterson. Chris Mullin sat out with knee soreness.
The Warriors lost by 10 but bounced back behind Mullin to win Game 2, tying the series. Mullin had 41 points, Hardaway 28, Richmond 22.
That was the Warriors’ only slice of success in the series. They lost Games 3 and 4 in Oakland, then went back on the road and lost Game 5 at The Forum.