The Warriors made history 45 years ago to the date.
On May 25, 1975, the Warriors swept the Washington Bullets to win the 1975 NBA Finals. It was the first championship for in the Warriors' Golden State era.
Golden State beat Washington, 96-95, to finish the sweep. While the Warriors won four straight games to take home the title, this series was extremely close throughout. The Warriors twice beat the Bullets by one point, and only had a four-point average margin of victory.
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Rick Barry was named Finals MVP as he averaged 29.