The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors continue to rack up NBA records in their pursuit of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls lofty mark of 72 wins in a season. They started the season by winning their first 24 games, which set a new standard of excellence among major professional sports in America, and they haven’t slowed down since.
With their 115-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, the Warriors became the fastest team in NBA history to reach 57 wins. They also became the first franchise to record 46 home wins in a row, besting the ’96 Bulls by two games.
In the kind of play that has become routine for Step Curry this season, he corralled the rebound, took a few dribbles and nailed a half court buzzer-beating bank shot to end the 1st half.
CURRY FLURRY
As impressive as the Warriors win total is, Steph Curry’s offensive contribution to the team — particularly in the realm of three pointers — is even more unprecedented.
Curry broke the previous record of 286 3-pointers, which he set last year, with 24 games remaining. Now with 19 games remaining, Curry sits at 304 for the season, and could still conceivably breach 400 for the season.
RUNNING WITH THE BULLS
The Warriors will have to go 16-3 to finish the season in order to break Chicago’s 72 win total. The good news is 13 of the games are at Oracle Arena where they are undefeated thus far. The bad news is they still have three games left with the San Antonio Spurs, including two on the road.
| Warriors | Record | Game No. | Bulls | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115-94 W Jazz | 57-6 | 63 | 108-87 W Nuggets | 56-7 |
| vs. Blazers 3/11 | 64 | 97-93 W @ Nets | 57-7 | |
| vs. Suns 3/12 | 65 | 98-94 W @ Sixers | 58-7 | |
| vs. Pelicans 3/14 | 66 | 89-67 W Kings | 59-7 | |
| vs. Knicks 3/16 | 67 | 107-86 W Knicks | 60-7 | |
| @ Mavericks 3/18 | 68 | 109-108 L @ Raptors | 60-8 | |
| @ Spurs 3/19 | 69 | 111-80 W Hawks | 61-8 | |
| @TWolves 3/21 | 70 | 106-85 W Clippers | 62-8 | |
| vs. Clippers 3/23 | 71 | 110-92 W @ Heat | 63-8 | |
| vs. Mavericks 3/25 | 72 | 100-92 W Heat | 64-8 | |
| vs. Sixers 3/27 | 73 | 126-92 W @ Hornets | 65-8 | |
| vs. Wizards 3/29 | 74 | 90-86 W @ Magic | 66-8 | |
| @ Jazz 3/30 | 75 | 98-97 L Hornets | 66-9 | |
| vs. Celtics 4/1 | 76 | 113-100 W @ Nets | 67-9 | |
| vs. Blazers 4/3 | 77 | 112-82 W Sixers | 68-9 | |
| vs. TWolves 4/5 | 78 | 98-72 W @ Cavs | 69-9 | |
| vs. Spurs 4/7 | 79 | 86-80 W @ Bucks | 70-9 | |
| @ Grizzlies 4/9 | 80 | 110-79 W Pistons | 71-9 | |
| @ Spurs 4/10 | 81 | 100-99 L vs. Pacers | 71-10 | |
| vs. Grizzlies 4/13 | 82 | 103-93 W Bullets | 72-10 |
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