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5 NBA Records The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors Can Break

By Gerald Bourguet

November 4, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Draymond Green (23) celebrate during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Clippers 112-108. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 4, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Draymond Green (23) celebrate during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Clippers 112-108. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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November 17, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates with guard Klay Thompson (11) during the second quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

1. The Best Record In NBA History

Streaks are nice, but this might be the No. 1 regular season record that Warriors are gunning for — if they’re even “gunning” for anything outside of another NBA championship, that is.

Last year, the Dubs joined the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls and 1996-97 Chicago Bulls as the only teams in NBA history to win 83 games between the playoffs and regular season. This year, they’ll be looking to do it again, only this time, they’ll be aiming for more of a head start by trying to match the 1995-96 Bulls’ sterling 72-10 regular season record.

The closest a team has ever gotten to 72 regular season wins? The 1996-97 Bulls and 1971-72 Lakers, who both won 69 games. Being in that kind of elite company is great, but matching or surpassing that unbelievable 72-10 mark would bode well for the Warriors’ title chances as well.

For one thing, there’s no way the Dubs are reaching that record without everyone staying healthy, meaning they’d be in prime position for another championship run. For another, a 72-10 record would absolutely guarantee the Warriors have home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

But most importantly, it’s worth noting that teams even approaching that level of regular season success typically walk away with the Larry O’Brien trophy at the end of the day. Of the 17 teams in NBA history to win 65 regular season games, 14 of them went on to win the title.

The only exceptions were the 1972-73 Boston Celtics (68 wins, lost in the conference finals), the 2006-07 Dallas Mavericks (67 wins, lost in the first round to the “We Believe” Warriors) and the 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers (66 wins, lost in the conference finals).

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Hoping for a perfect 82-0 season is still outlandish, but the standard for basketball greatness that the Chicago Bulls set in 1995-96 could very well be in play for this unbelievable Golden State Warriors team.

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