Warriors Looking to Set Record with 16th Win to Start Season

November 24th, 2015 by Bleacher Report Milestones Leave a reply »
The Golden State Warriors will look to set a new NBA record in Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers, with a shot to become the first team in league history to win each of its first 16 games in a season, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Sitting at 15-0 so far, the Warriors are currently tied with the 1948-49 Washington Capitols and 1993-94 Houston Rockets for the best start to a season in NBA history, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Of course, the team Golden State will most frequently be compared to is the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, a squad that went 72-10 in Michael Jordan's first full season back with the team, following an extended break to play minor league baseball.

The Warriors obviously still have a long way to go, but ESPN's Basketball Power Index gives them a 27 percent chance to reach 70 wins and a 10 percent chance to reach 72 wins, not to mention a 95 percent chance to win Tuesday's game against a struggling in-state rival.

The 2-11 Lakers have yet to beat a team that currently has a winning record, and they have both the worst record and worst point differential per game (-7.2) in the Western Conference.

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