The 2016–17 Golden State Warriors season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 55th in the San Francisco Bay Area.
 The Warriors won their fifth NBA Championship, setting the best postseason record in NBA history by going 16–1 .
 They entered the season as runners-up in the 2016 NBA Finals, after a record breaking regular-season in 2015–16.
 With the acquisition of free agent Kevin Durant in the offseason, the Warriors were hailed as a "Superteam" by the media and fans, forming a new All-Star "Fantastic Four" of Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.
 The Warriors broke over 20 NBA records on their way to equaling their 2014–15 regular-season record of 67–15 , their second most wins in franchise history.
The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2016–17 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.
 The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 1.
 This Finals was the first time in NBA history the same two teams had met for a third consecutive year.
 The Cavaliers sought to repeat as champions after winning the championship in 2016, while the Warriors won the first meeting in 2015.
 Golden State earned home court advantage with a 2016–17 regular season record of 67–15 , while Cleveland finished the regular season with a 51–31 record.
 The Warriors entered the 2017 Finals after becoming the first team in NBA playoff history to start 12–0 , while the Cavaliers entered the 2017 Finals with a 12–1 record during the first three rounds of the postseason.
 The Warriors' 15–0 start in the playoffs is the most consecutive postseason wins in NBA history and their 16–1 record is the best winning percentage () in NBA Playoff history.
Maurice Williams (born December 19, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 After a successful high school career at Murrah High School, Williams attended college at the University of Alabama, where he led his team as a freshman to a 27–8 record, and also shared an SEC regular-season championship.
 After two seasons at Alabama, Williams entered the 2003 NBA draft where he was selected with the 47th overall pick by the Utah Jazz.
 Throughout his career, he has also played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers.
 In 2009, Williams was selected as an NBA All-Star.
 In 2016, he won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers.
Klay Alexander Thompson (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson, he played college basketball for three seasons at Washington State University, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10.
 Thompson was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft by Golden State with the 11th overall pick.
 In 2014, he and teammate Stephen Curry set a then NBA record with 484 combined three-pointers in a season, as the pair were given the nickname the "Splash Brothers".
 Thompson is a three-time NBA All-Star and a two-time All-NBA Third Team honoree.
 In 2015, he helped lead the Warriors to their first NBA Championship since 1975.
 Thompson helped the Warriors return to the NBA Finals for a third straight year in 2017, winning his second NBA Championship.
Draymond Jamal Green Sr. (born March 4, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Green, who plays primarily at the power forward position, was named to the NBA All-Defensive Team and won his first NBA Championship with the Warriors in 2015.
 Green was named an NBA All-Star and All-NBA Team member the following two seasons.
 In 2017, he won NBA Defensive Player of the Year and his second NBA Championship as a member of the Warriors.
The Splash Brothers are a duo of American basketball players consisting of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
 The two guards play professionally for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Excellent long-range shooters, they have combined to set various NBA records for three-point field goals by a pair of teammates, and each has won the Three-Point Contest.
 The two NBA All-Stars won NBA championship with the Warriors in 2015 and 2017.
Andre Tyler Iguodala ( ; born January 28, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The swingman was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and has been named to the NBA All-Defensive Team twice.
 Iguodala won an NBA championship with the Warriors in 2015, when he was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
 Iguodala helped the Warriors return to the NBA Finals for a third straight year in 2017, winning his second NBA Championship.
 He was also a member of the United States national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal both times.
Wardell Stephen Curry II (born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Many players and analysts have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history.
 In 2014–15, Curry won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
 The following season, he became the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote and to lead the league in scoring while shooting above 50–40–90.
 That same year, the Warriors broke the record for the most wins in an NBA season.
 Curry helped the Warriors return to the NBA Finals for a third straight year in 2017, where he won his second NBA championship.
The Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors.
 While the two teams have played each other since the Cavaliers joined the league in 1970, their rivalry did not develop until the 2014–15 season, when they met in the first of three consecutive NBA Finals series.
 The two teams have met in three straight NBA Finals, becoming the only two teams in NBA history to do so.
 Of these three series, the Warriors have won two, most recently in 2017the Cavaliers have won one, in 2016.
 The two teams feature 11 NBA All-Stars: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Deron Williams and Kyle Korver (Cleveland), and Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, David West and Andre Iguodala (Golden State).
 Two players, Andrew Bogut and Anderson Varejão, played for both teams during this time.
Daniel Richard "Danny" Green, Jr. (born June 22, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He was a swingman from the University of North Carolina, where he played in more games (145) and had more wins (123) than any Tar Heel before him.
 Green is also the only player in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists, 150 three-pointers, 150 blocks and 150 steals.
 He won an NCAA championship his senior year and was subsequently drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 46th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft.
 During the 2013 NBA Finals, Green set an NBA record for most three-point field goals made in a Finals series.
 He then won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs the following season, and became just the third player from UNC to win an NCAA championship and an NBA championship, the two others being James Worthy, and Michael Jordan.
 Known for his perimeter defense and three-point shooting, Green has been a key contributor on both ends on the floor throughout his NBA career, having been selected to his first NBA All-Defensive Second Team in the 2016-17 NBA season.

Question: Stephen Curry won his second NBA championship playing with the Warriors against the Cleveland Cavaliers in what year?
Answer: 2017