5 Greatest Golden State Warriors teams of all time

#3 Run TMC

Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors [Source: Bleacher Report]

The Golden State Warriors' 'Run TMC' days might not have led to championships but they were certainly one of the most exciting teams in the early 1990s. The trio of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin ran a run-and-gun style of play and their first-name initials led to the nickname "Run TMC," inspired by New York City-based hip-hop group "Run-DMC."

Chris Mullin was the longest tenured member of the team as was part of the roster from 1985 to 1997. Mitch Richmond was drafted in 1988 and played till 1991 whereas Tim Hardway was drafted in 1989 and he played till 1996. Hence, a combination of duos played with each other for several years but the star trio only got two seasons together.

The trio was the core of the Golden State Warriors' up-tempo offense known as "Nellie Ball" as the team was coached by Don Nelson (who later rejoined and coached the "We Believe" team). They relied on smaller, quicker guards to exploit mismatches and outrun their opponents. The Golden State Warriors led the league in scoring in their first season together in 1989-90 but missed the playoffs.

Happy Birthday to the C in RUN TMC (our favorite "Big 3" of the 90s)! Chris Mullin & Run TMC Videos: https://t.co/2xSmMHolXY pic.twitter.com/brZb07IblT

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 30, 2018

In their second season together, the Golden State Warriors finished the season with a 44-38 record. They defeated the David Robinson-led San Antonio Spurs in the first round of that year's playoffs but lost to the eventual finalists, the Magic Johnson-led LA Lakers.

RUN TMC! Tim Hardaway Mitch RichmondChris Mullin📼 @ESPNNBA🎤 @ibescoopjackson pic.twitter.com/jkg9M4NocS

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 1, 2019

Like we said, this team didn't result in championship parades, but became a cultural icon in the early 90s. They were known as "the rap masters of the NBA" among several other names and posters of "Run TMC" flooded the stands as the trio put on an offensive performance every night.

#2 The Splash Brother's Golden State Warriors

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors

In 2013, then-head coach Mark Jackson called Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson "the greatest shooting backcourt in NBA history" and the league laughed at him. Eight years later, almost everyone unanimously agreed that coach Jackson was right. Curry and Thompson blew away teams from 2013 to 2016 and broke several records along the way. Terrified teams with their spacing and shooting and revolutionized professional basketball.

In 2012, they added the services of Draymond Green, Festus Ezili and Harrison Barnes. Curry led the sixth-seeded Golden State Warriors past the third-seeded Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs. After a disappointing loss in 2014, the Warriors returned the following season with a chip on their shoulders. Stephen Curry won his first MVP award after leading the team to 67 wins. They conquered the playoffs and defeated the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.

SEVEN TREYS37 points& a 2015 Finals, Game 5 WWardell Stephen Curry II #WarriorsArchive pic.twitter.com/QI1AlnAEoc

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) April 8, 2020

In the 2015-16 season, the Golden State Warriors did the unthinkable and broke the Chicago Bulls' 72-10 record with 73 wins. They started the season 25-0 and were blowing away teams with their shooting. Stephen Curry was named the league's first unanimous MVP and he was so good that he was also third in Most Improved Player voting. He averaged 30 points per game on 50-40-90 shooting splits and is still the only player to have ever done that.

📅 On this day in 2016, Stephen Curry won his second straight NBA MVP Award, becoming the first unanimous winner of the award.✅ 30.1 PPG✅ 6.7 APG✅ 50.4 FG%✅ 45.4 3P%✅ 90.8 FT%He had 402 3PM, smashing the previous single-season record (which he set in 2014-15) by 116. pic.twitter.com/qcP7iiJ8Ez

— Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) May 10, 2020

Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry jacked up a combined 1536 three-pointers and Curry made an NBA record 402 threes in the season.

They unfortunately lost to the Cavaliers in a Finals collapse as they blew a 3-1 lead and their chance to cap off a perfect season was ruined. However, the 2016 Golden State Warriors will forever be known as the most dominant team in the league that revolutionized basketball.

#1 Kevin Durant joins the death lineup

The Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals

What happens when you add four-time scoring champion and arguably the most ungaurdable player in Kevin Durant to a 73-9 historically great team with the reigning two-time MVP in Stephen Curry? Mayhem. Not to mention Draymond Green's swiss army knife-type game and Klay Thompson's unbelievable explosiveness from distance.

When Kevin Durant decided to take his talents to the Golden State Warriors in 2016 offseason, the world laughed and scorned him but there was no denying that this team was the greatest and most unstoppable force ever assembled in the history of basketball.

They went on to the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals and Durant was named Finals MVP for both. Although Curry made a serious case for the 2018 award as he broke the Finals three-point record and did in fact, outscore Durant in three of the four games in the series. In 2017, they broke the 2001 Kobe-Shaq's LA Lakers' record of a 15-1 postseason by going 16-1. They swept every team until Game 3 of the 2017 NBA Finals.

4 YEARS AGO TODAYThe Warriors swept the Spurs behind 65 PTS from Steph & KD. The Warriors finished with a 16-1 record in the 2017 Playoffs. pic.twitter.com/e9cbCos2jm

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) May 22, 2021

The Kevin Durant-Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors are still considered one of the most unstoppable teams in NBA history and the best collection of talent ever assembled. Many analysts and fans would pick this team to beat any team in NBA history.

Golden State secured back-to-back titles in dominating fashion 🏆Warriors vs. Cavaliers, 2018 NBA Finals Game 4 - 9pm ET on NBA TV! pic.twitter.com/kD6gqXMmzO

— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 13, 2020

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