Wednesday NBA Roundup: Warriors’ Latest Escape Keeps Wins Record Within Reach

March 30th, 2016 by Grant Hughes Leave a reply »

The Golden State Warriors have made it their business this year to win games they have no business winning, and Wednesday's 103-96 overtime escape against the Utah Jazz was the latest example.

You don't get to a mark of 68-7 without stealing a few improbable games here and there, but this one stood out. And in taking a contest against a quality opponent playing well, on the second end of a back-to-back, with the pressure of NBA history weighing down on them, the Warriors got a step closer to doing the impossible.



A record of (at least) 73-9 now feels likely.

We can worry about the cost of exertion later, especially as the San Antonio Spurs rest starters and coast so leisurely toward the postseason. And we can fret about Golden State's seemingly shortsighted, potentially counterproductive, borderline crazy pursuit of regular-season dominance another time—even if it feels urgent now, per Marcus Thompson of the Bay Area News Group:



For now, let's just marvel, as Warriors color commentator Jim Barnett did:



Up front: The Warriors shouldn't have beaten the Jazz ...

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