CHICAGO — Hanging in the United Center's rafters, directly below the Chicago Bulls' 1995-96 division championship banner, is an add-on emblazoned with No. 72. It's impossible to ignore—a reminder of the legendary team that set the NBA's all-time record for regular-season wins.
After their come-from-behind 100-99 win over the Grizzlies in Memphis on Saturday, the Golden State Warriors are still on pace to pass that historic mark.
And it's not just fans who have their eyes trained on the Warriors. LeBron James, who has spent his entire career chasing that kind of immortality, is well aware of what the Warriors are doing. He's also aware that none of his six NBA Finals teams, even the two championship Miami squads, have reached that historic level of dominance.
"My best year was 66-16 [in 2008-09 and 2012-13]," James said Saturday morning at the Cleveland Cavaliers' shootaround, hours before a 105-102 loss to the Bulls. "When I look back on it, I can remember a few games that we lost that we should have won. But then there were a few that we should have lost that we were able to come back and w ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by Sean Highkin
Cleveland Cavaliers Still Have Long Way to Go in Flawed Pursuit of Greatness
April 9th, 2016 by Sean Highkin Leave a reply »
Advertisement