The Golden State Warriors continued their torrid pace Thursday night, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 116-98 to notch the team’s 37th victory in 40 tries.
One game away from halfway mark of the regular season, Golden State is on pace to shatter the 1995-96 Bulls’ all-time regular season wins record of 72.
In their pursuit of the elusive 72-10 mark, this Warriors squad is also hitting a few high water marks along the way. No NBA team has ever had a better record than 37-3 through 40 games, and only three others have ever matched that start: the aforementioned Bulls squad, the 1971-72 Lakers and the 1966-67 Sixers.
Golden State matches the best start through 40 games in NBA history, becoming the fourth team to begin a season 37-3 (1st since 95-96 Bulls)
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) January 15, 2016
Each one of those teams finished with at least 68 wins, but more importantly they were all later crowned NBA champions. In fact, none of those teams dropped more than 2 games in any of their playoff series.
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— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 15, 2016
The Warriors continue to fly through the NBA season in rarefied air. Their bonkers 24-game win streak propelled them to the best start in NBA history through 38 games. At this point, barring a major injury, it is tough to see a team outside the Spurs or Cavaliers beating them in a playoff series. Even that, given what the Warriors did last year, seems hard to believe.
Golden State already dispatched Cleveland on Christmas Day, but somehow have yet to play the Spurs. Lucky for fans, the two teams will square off four times between now and the playoffs. And hopefully seven times more before the playoffs end.
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