CHICAGO — The Golden State Warriors are sick of the question by now, but at this particular stop on their Midwest road trip, it was impossible not to at least think about it. The “72” banner that hangs in the rafters of the United Center next to the Chicago Bulls’ six championship banners was staring them in the face, and you would have to be naive to think Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and the rest of the visiting squad didn’t notice.
“Me and Draymond were stretching on the scorer’s table before the game,” Curry said on Wednesday after the Warriors’ 125-94 rout of the Bulls, which improved their record to 39-4. “And when you hear the intro song [the Alan Parsons Project’s “Sirius”], that anthem, it brings back a lot of memories of the Jordan Bulls teams. It brings back some goosebumps.”
As much as the Warriors insist they’re staying focused on the present and not worrying about the possibility of eclipsing the 1995-96 Bulls’ 72-win benchmark, the history attached to the building they played in and the team they faced Wednesday ...
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Newly Focused Golden State Warriors Show Chicago Bulls 72 Wins Still Possible
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