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Every NBA team’s greatest playoff moment

By Cody Williams

CHICAGO - JUNE 7: Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls matches up against Karl Malone #32 of the Utah Jazz in Game Three of the 1998 NBA Finals at the United Center on June 5, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls won 96-54. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1998 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
CHICAGO - JUNE 7: Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls matches up against Karl Malone #32 of the Utah Jazz in Game Three of the 1998 NBA Finals at the United Center on June 5, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls won 96-54. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1998 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Golden State Warriors: We Believe (2007 Western Conference First Round)

Without question, the 2015 Golden State Warriors were a blast to watch. After winning 67 games in the regular season, Stephen Curry and company were equally as dominant in the playoffs. A team-on-the-rise became a certified juggernaut and everyone just stared in awe at what Steve Kerr’s group was doing. And while that resulted in a championship in the first of back-to-back trips to the Finals, it’s not the greatest playoff moment in Warriors history.

In the 2006-07 regular season, the Warriors truthfully weren’t great at all. They finished just a hair over .500 for the year with a 42-40 record. That was good enough to earn them the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, still. For their efforts, they were treated to a matchup with the No. 1-seeded Dallas Mavericks with Dirk Nowitzki coming off of an MVP-winning season and after the team had won 67 games. They were a force, but not one that could escape a little belief.

The Warriors led by the trio of Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson and Jason Richardson came out and stole Game 1 in Dallas. From there, the fans in the Bay Area started to get big ideas. What if this pesky bunch could knock off the top seed? Though the Warriors dropped Game 2, they went home for Game 3 and trounced the Mavericks by 18 points. From there, there was no stopping them and the belief that they shared with their fans.

Using the “We Believe” slogan as their mantra, Golden State was able to ride the wave to another big win in Game 4 with a frenetic crowd at home cheering them on. With a 3-1 series lead, it didn’t matter that they lost in Game 5 back on the road. They had a chance to close out the series in what had become one of the most electric NBA playoff environments in history in Game 6, which they did.

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