The Golden State Warriors join 1995-96 Bulls in 72-win club - Polidicks

[quote]SAN ANTONIO -- History was made with the [URL="http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors"]Golden State Warriors[/URL] beating the [URL="http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs"]San Antonio Spurs[/URL] [URL="http://espn.go.com/nba/game?gameId=400829088"]92-86[/URL] on Sunday night. The Warriors joined the ranks of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, with a chance to surpass them with a historic 73rd win on Wednesday against the [URL="http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies"]Memphis Grizzlies[/URL], while also exorcising what has haunted them in Texas.Has a game with no playoff implications carried so much weight? Technically, the Warriors and Spurs met on Sunday night to play a game sans meaning. What transpired has as much tangible impact on playoff seeding as an exhibition game. And yet, there was a desperation to the affair. Even if, as Spurs coach Gregg Popovich declared of his team's undefeated home record, "I don't think they give one damn," the Spurs were searching against the Warriors. They've yet to be able to score consistently in this matchup, which bodes poorly for their playoff chances.[/quote] [quote]For the Warriors, the motivation was clear and, increasingly, admitted. The majority of the players and most especially [URL="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6589/draymond-green"]Draymond Green[/URL] want 73 wins. Their coach, Steve Kerr, would be pleased to reach the benchmark, but he has other considerations in managing the team. The choice to chase comes from labor.While the Spurs searched to end their offensive issues against the Warriors, Golden State had its own issues to work out. Simply put, they don't play well in San Antonio. More recently, [URL="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3975/stephen-curry"]Stephen Curry[/URL] had been slumping by his standards, not quite conjuring the early-season magic. That looked to continue as the Warriors began the game on Sunday, struggling to get clean looks against San Antonio's top-ranked defense. After one quarter, Golden State had garnered a mere 14 points.[/quote] [URL]http://espn.go.com/blog/golden-state-warriors/post/_/id/1638/warriors-join-1995-96-bulls-in-72-win-club-with-one-left-for-history[/URL] [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOzyS6ZJuZs[/media] For reference, the Warriors are just the second team in NBA history to have 70 wins or more in the regular season, and they also have a chance to beat the Bulls 72 wins record on their home floor against the Memphis Grizzlies this coming Wednesday night. Other records the Warriors also broke tonight: First team ever to win 34 games on the road First team to go an entire season without losing back-to-back games The Warriors also snapped a 33-game losing streak over a 10 year period at San Antonio

Go Dubs! This Wednesday is going to be a very exciting day of basketball because of Kobe's very last game and the Warriors' last chance at breaking the record.

The warriors are on fucking fire. [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLb8AwuZ7N8[/media]

The bay area is max hype right now. I'm just glad Oakland finally gets something to brag about until the Warriors inevitably move over here to San Francisco a few years from now.