The Golden State Warriors are on pace to break the 72-10 record of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. With 42 games left to play this year, can the Warriors set the best regular-season record in NBA history?
Warriors superstar guard Klay Thompson, whose team is currently on top of the standings with their 36-2 record, admitted that surpassing the regular-season of the Michael Jordan-led Bulls in 1996 is a gargantuan task.
"72 wins? That's a lot of wins," Thompson said in a recent live chat with fans. "We might be on pace. We can. It'll be very difficult. It would be a very special feat."
But while he feels that the record is hard to beat, Thompson confidently said that they have all the tools to break the 19-year-old record, but also pointed out that injuries could be a factor along the way.
"I think we can, we're on such a great flow right now, but you never know with resting guys and injuries," Thompson continued. "Hopefully we can. If there's a team to do it in the near future I think it'd be us."
Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts also said in a recent interview with Oregon Live that the Warriors definitely have a good chance to set a new record this season. Stotts said that the Warriors, who already set the best start in NBA history after winning in their first 24 games, are playing like a well-oiled machine.
"Obviously, they're on pace to have the best record ever and I think they'll get it," Stotts said. "They know how to play, they know their formula for success and they execute it very well."
On the other hand, reigning Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry told San Jose Mercury News that breaking the record is not their top priority. Curry said their main goal is to remain healthy for the rest of the season, but added that they will go for the record if they still have a chance in the latter part of the regular season.
"We want to be healthy and we want to be playing well, and if we have an opportunity at the end of the season to go get it, we should go get it, because that's a huge record most people thought could never be broken," said Curry, who is averaging 29.5 points on top of 6.5 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game this season.
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