Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took their last shot at Michael Jordan and history and they swished it — for 73. Down to their final chance at the record, the Warriors became the first team in the NBA to win 73 games in the regular season, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104 on Wednesday night. They broke what many considered an unmatchable mark set 20 years ago by Jordan’s Chicago Bulls — oh, and Golden State coach Steve Kerr, too. “I want to congratulate the...
Curry shoots Warriors to 73rd win, breaking Bulls’ mark
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Golden State Warriors match record, and then look ahead
The Golden State Warriors got a momentous victory in the one place they hadn't won in nearly two decades. Now, they're one victory away from topping Michael Jordan and the 1995/96 Chicago Bulls. Stephen Curry had 37 points and the Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 92-86 on Sunday night for their 72nd victory, tying Jordan's Bulls for the season record. "We can get to 73," forward Draymond Green said. "That's the significance for me of 72." The defending champions will finish the regular season at home against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. "Obviously, we're in the moment, enjoying the ride," Curry said. "The goal is to win a championship. That's the goal. But we put ourselves...
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Golden State Warriors tie Chicago Bulls' NBA single season wins record
SAN ANTONIO — Move over, Michael. Step aside, Scottie. The Golden State Warriors joined the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls in rarefied air, sharing the NBA record for most wins in a single season with 72 after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 92-86 on Sunday. Stephen Curry poured in 37 points and left the locker room cradling the game ball with the understanding there was more work to be done. The 72-9 Warriors will break the record with a win in their regular-season finale at home against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. "We've put ourselves in a great position to end the season with a win and do something...
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NBA: Warriors edge Grizzlies to keep record quest alive
LOS ANGELES: The Golden State Warriors kept their bid for an historic 73 NBA regular-season victories in 2015-16 alive on Saturday with a dramatic 100-99 triumph over the Grizzlies in Memphis. The reigning NBA champion Warriors trailed the injury-depleted Grizzlies, who had lost 11 of their last 14 games, by 10 points midway through the fourth quarter. But Golden State turned up the heat to improve to 71-9. They are just the second team in NBA history to notch 70 wins in a regular season, along with the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. They must win their last two games of the season to surpass that Michael Jordan-led Bulls' team's...
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Steph Curry leads Warriors into territory once owned by Jordan’s Bulls
The nation is enthralled with the Golden State Warriors 20 years after it was awed by the Chicago Bulls. The Warriors’ leader is slender, baby-faced Steph Curry, Peter Pan with a basketball. The Bulls’ star was gravity-defying, tongue-wagging Michael Jordan, Superman with a basketball. Both athlete-artists changed the game through their innovative styles. Curry launches three-pointers from previously-unimagined orbits, turning a bonus shot into a moon shot. Should 50 feet be a four-pointer? Jordan launched dunks from impossible takeoff points and redefined the parameters of air time. The Curry-Jordan comparisons make the Warriors’ final regular-season game Wednesday against the Memphis...
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Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors determined to make NBA history
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry says the team is determined to forge their place in NBA history by clinching a record-breaking 73rd regular season victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. Curry and the Warriors stand on the threshold of immortality after a superb 92-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday which saw them equal the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls' longstanding mark of 72 wins. Curry said the Warriors are now determined to finish the job in Oakland...
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Curry determined to make history
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry says the team is determined to forge their place in NBA history by clinching a record-breaking 73rd regular-season victory against the Memphis Grizzlies today. Curry and the Warriors stand on the threshold of immortality after a superb 92-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, which saw them equal the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls’ longstanding mark of 72 wins. Curry said the Warriors are now...
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Warriors make history with 73rd win
OAKLAND, Calif.— Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took their last shot at Michael Jordan and history and they swished it — for 73. Down to their final chance at the record, the Warriors became the first team in the NBA to win 73 games in the regular season, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104 on Wednesday night. It broke what many considered an unmatchable mark set 20 years ago by Jordan’s Chicago Bulls — oh, and Golden State coach Steve Kerr, too. “I want to congratulate the Warriors on their amazing season,” Jordan said in a statement. “The game of basketball is always evolving and records are made to be broken. The Warriors...
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NBA Finals: Cavaliers vs. Warriors
Advertisement Advertise here The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday at Oracle Arena. (Credit: Getty Images / Ezra Shaw) OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 04: Head Coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors looks on in the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game One of the 2015 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 4, 2015 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Credit: Getty Images / Thearon W. Henderson) OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 04:...
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Who matters most in the 2016 NBA Finals?
We've finally reached the pinnacle of the basketball calendar: the 2016 NBA Finals, a renewal of unpleasantries between the two teams that battled for last year's championship. In one corner: the Golden State Warriors, who dominated the competition en route to the greatest regular season in NBA history and are coming off the sternest test of their mettle yet. In the other: the Cleveland Cavaliers, a remodeled offensive monster that cruised through two postseason rounds and outclassed the Toronto Raptors to reach its second straight title round ... this time, with all of its top stars healthy. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The question facing us:...
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Game Quotes: Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors - June 4 (Cleveland Cavaliers)
(Source: Cleveland Cavaliers) Cavaliers Head Coach David Blatt (Coach, can you just tell us what you know about Kyrie so far?): COACH BLATT: He's with the doctors right now being evaluated. I can't give you any specifics yet. I just don't know. (What happened in overtime? You guys just stalled out. What did you see?): COACH BLATT: I thought we came out of the regulation flat and without the kind of energy that we had displayed throughout the game. They made a few plays. I mean, the first minute or minute and a half no one scored, and it seemed like once they got a basket or two we kind of dropped and they took the momentum and obviously continued throughout the overtime. We sort of dropped...
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Stephen Curry’s triple double helps Warrior extend NBA Finals series lead over the Cavaliers
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrates with guard Stephen Curry (30) during the second half of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ORG XMIT: OAS141 Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) during the first half of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ORG XMIT: OAS116 Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) shoots between Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia (27) and forward Kevin Durant during the first half of Game...
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NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors, Game 7 Live Updates: GSW 85-83 Cavs
NBA Finals Game 7, Cavs vs GSW live: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors in final game. Defending champions Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers will face off in the final game of the best of seven NBA Finals. Catch the live NBA score and live updates from Cavs vs GSW game here # James misses one but Curry is turned over on the other end. # James draws a foul behind the arc and will head to the line for 3 shots # Jefferson with a missed fadeaway. Curry runs for a three but misses. Green tips it in. 87-83. 32 points for Draymond # GSW have 15 3s while Cavs have 4. We are back after time-out # Irving is free after some good ball movement by Cavs but he misfires. Klay on the...
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23 Reasons To Be Excited For Warriors-Cavs III
When Cleveland finished off Boston in Game 5 of the East finals on Thursday night, a spotty postseason run-up officially gave way to an NBA Finals showdown that’s been circled on the calendar for a full year. As the NBA world counts down to Game 1 on June 1, here are The Crossover's 23 reasons to be excited for the Warriors vs. Cavaliers Three-Match. 1. The referendum on Kevin Durant All eyes will be on the new guy. Kevin Durant tried to get out in front of what will surely be intense scrutiny over the next three weeks, telling TheUndefeated.com this week that he made the correct decision to join the Warriors “win or lose.” Needless to say, most of the viewing public won’t agree with...
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Why Has Addition Of Kevin Durant Turned NBA Fans Against Warriors?
During the last two years, the Golden State Warriors have won their way into the hearts of basketball fans everywhere thanks to the play of second generation NBA’ers Steph Curry and Klay Thompson and a pair of appearances in the NBA Finals. Despite dropping their second seven-game showdown with the Cleveland Cavaliers in this year’s NBA Finals, the Warriors were never in danger of entering the off-season as anything but one of the league’s most popular teams. After a record-setting, 73-win season, not much can go wrong, and it’s not as if free agency offered any threat to a team that’s returning it’s core of NBA All-Stars. However, since becoming the...
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Kevin Durant and the Warriors are trying to solve a developing fourth quarter problem
OAKLAND — The boiling point of the Warriors’ Friday night fourth quarter meltdown in Oracle came with 40 seconds left�in regulation. The lead had eroded from 24 to two. The�team looked shell-shocked. But an escape hatch remained: Score here and survive. What happened on that crucial possession? After a slow conversation that sliced eight seconds off the shot clock, Kevin Durant’s pleas for an isolation were reluctantly handed over by Steph Curry. Draymond Green, furious with Durant’s insistence on stagnant basketball, first�objected loudly and then angrily stormed to the corner, yelling and then slumping his shoulders as he stood and watched. Durant shooed away a...
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How the Golden State Warriors won Game 6 and saved their season
Stephen Curry signals that the Warriors and Thunder will play a Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals, at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena on May 28, 2016. See Also On May 26, I presented 10 theories about the Golden State Warriors’ collapse. Two days later, the Warriors overcame a late-game deficit to beat the Thunder 108-101 and tie up the Western Conference Finals at three games apiece. Golden State and Oklahoma City will now play a decisive Game 7 on Monday night, with the winner facing LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. Sports! After the Thunder demolished the Warriors in Game 3, Stefan Fatsis, Mike Pesca, and I spoke with ESPN’s Warriors beat writer...
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Curry, Durant look to build a Warriors dynasty
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry tucked a celebratory cigar into his right sock for safekeeping as he handled all of his post-championship obligations. His fists were clenched as he pondered his latest accomplishment, still wearing his sweaty uniform, ankle braces, kneepads and game shoes. Oh, there would be more partying, for sure. Perhaps all summer long. And if he and the rest of the Warriors have their way, for years to come. Curry, Kevin Durant and their teammates are determined to build a dynasty together — and they might just be well on their way. LeBron James believes so. Two titles in three years for Golden State. A fabulous first one with and for Durant....
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Kevin Durant hurt, Stephen Curry stays cold, Warriors lose to Wizards
WASHINGTON — Stephen Curry wasn't going to be cold on back-to-back nights, right? Wrong. On Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards, 24 hours after the reigning two-time MVP shot a career-worst 0-for-11 from beyond the arc in a win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Curry — widely considered the greatest shooter on the planet — made just two of his nine three-point attempts. He had a chance to give his Golden State Warriors a one-point lead in the closing seconds, but his three from a step inside the Verizon Center's halfcourt logo clanked wide left, and a Markieff Morris rebound — and pair of free throws — gave the Wizards a 112-108 win. "Every time he shoots, everybody, the 20,000 (fans in...
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Dan Devine's Inarguable Power Rankings: Who matters most in the 2015 NBA Finals?
After an 82-game march to the postseason and six weeks of buzzer-beaters, blowouts and big-time performances, we've arrived at the final sprint: the 2015 NBA Finals. The Golden State Warriors, who have dominated the league since October, face the Cleveland Cavaliers, a juggernaut deferred and twice remade now reaching a new peak, for the Larry O'Brien Trophy. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The question facing us: Which participants in this championship bout will matter most in the series ahead? In the interest of providing guidance to BDL's readership in a trying time, I submit to a trusting public a new installment of Dan Devine's Inarguable Power...
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