Golden State Warriors match start in National Basketball Association history
Reigning MVP Curry turned on the style as the Warriors extended their flawless start to 16 games, surpassing the previous best of 15-0 they had shared with the 1993-94 Houston Rockets and 1948-49 Washington Capitols. Curry sarcastically said, “I apologize for us being healthy”.
Jason Richardson said it was nearly too surreal to be honored by the Warriors on a night they were primed to make such remarkable history. Right now, they’re just playing at an unbelievable level and I think their confidence is probably at an all-time high.
Golden State’s Klay Thompson is on record as saying 73 wins are possible for the defending champions.
At times the game resembled a training exercise for the Warriors as they sprinted into a 30-11 first quarter lead against their outclassed opponents, effectively scoring at will. It is the first of four meetings between the two franchises this season. And if you’ve read any of the previous episodes of the National Basketball Association Rewind, you’ll know this series breaks down everything across the league each week.
Golden State was 3-1 against Los Angeles in 2014-2015 but won both games at Oracle Arena.
VIP seats were being listed for as much as $5,264 each as of Monday morning on Warriors.com, where the team directs fans looking to purchase resale tickets through Ticketmaster, according to San Jose Mercury News. Golden State returns home after their 118-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Stephen Curry is even shooting better-something that didn’t seem humanly possible. The Cavs were missing Irving, Kevin Love and Anderson Varejao in their 4-2 Finals loss to the Warriors, while Shumpert and Matthew Dellavedova were also battling health issues.
“I’ve seen stranger things happen”, Bryant said, via ESPN.
Let’s take a look at last year’s 15 losses suffered by the Warriors and some of the stats that may be indicators of who will beat the Warriors this year.
“Now that we’re here and have tied the record, it’s a huge accomplishment never know if you’ll ever be in this position again”. For instance, in their November 19 game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Warriors were down by 10 points in the last quarter before they started a 25-6 run to take the game.
James added: “They’ve just been consistent”. They went small, and they were up nine two minutes later. He was dealt to the Warriors in July 2013 in a three-team trade.