Friday NBA Roundup: Golden State Warriors Learning Wins Record Isn’t a Formality

April 2nd, 2016 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »

That just happened.

The Boston Celtics ended the Golden State Warriors' 54-game home winning streak Friday night, emerging from Oracle Arena with a gutsy, if wholly unpredictable, 109-106 victory.

By enduring this end to one historical pursuit—the quest for an undefeated regular season at home—the Warriors must now realize the fragility of another: Their trek toward 73 wins and NBA immortality is not a given.

Not anymore. Not after this loss to the Celtics.

Golden State must now win five of its final six games to surpass the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' record 72 victories, so yes, this letdown matters a whole lot, per ESPN Stats & Info:



The Warriors' chances of reaching 73 wins is essentially a coin toss.

This development, in many ways, was a long time coming, if not overdue. As Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes wrote after the Warriors bested the Utah Jazz on Wednesday without actually besting them:

Up front: The Warriors shouldn't have beaten the Jazz. Not just because of the reasons already mentioned, but because Utah flat outplayed them for the ma ...

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