What life was like last time the Warriors made the NBA Finals

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Thursday, May 28, 2015
Left: Golden State Warriors players celebrate after winning the 1975 NBA Championship. Right: the 2015 Golden State Warriors after winning the Western Conference finals.
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The Golden State Warriors have advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in 40 years after defeating the Houston Rockets 104-90 on Wednesday. But life has changed quite a bit since the San Francisco Bay Area's favorite basketball team were true championship contenders.





1975 saw the end of the Vietnam War and the beginning of the summer movie blockbuster, while in 2015 Floyd Mayweather is the biggest boxer in the world, and Game of Thrones holds a strong reign over the television landscape. Check out the gallery above to see what life was like the last time the Warriors made the NBA Finals in 1975 vs. what life is like now in 2015.

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