From the Bulls to the Warriors, Congratulations on 73-9
Hey, like … it’s OK if other teams break records that involve the Bulls, Bulls fans.
Yeah, the world was buzzing about Kobe Bryant scoring 60 points (on 50 freakin’ shot attempts) in his final NBA game.
But, something else also happened in the state of California that had an impact on NBA history. The Golden State Warriors broke the NBA record for most wins in a season by winning their 73rd game of the season.
Stephen Curry — the league’s reigning NBA MVP — dropped 46 points in three quarters on Wednesday night and led the Warriors to the best regular season mark in history.
He’ll likely be winning another MVP award shortly.
And you know what, Bulls fans? That’s awesome.
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Just because the Warriors are 73-9 doesn’t take away from the fact that the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls went 72-10 and won a title. They’re still the only team outside of these current Warriors to win 70 or more games in a season.
Plus, they had Michael Jeffery Jordan.
They’re not going to lose their place in history by any means.
After some previous Curry ridiculousness last month where Curry hit 12 three-pointers (tying a single-game NBA record) in an overtime thriller against the Oklahoma City Thunder, I wrote this piece on appreciating what the Warriors are doing.
(Updated stat from that piece: Curry hit 402 threes this season. The 1995-96 Bulls hit 544 as a team in their 72-10 season.)
Look, I get it.
The Bulls held a record that many thought would never be broken and some are upset about that. It’s fine. It’s a prideful thing as a fan. That’s understandable.
I might personally find it a little weird, but hey … not everyone is the same.
I never said how they’d stack up against the Bulls or anything. But 73-9 is great no matter when it is. https://t.co/r7MdwIFgvh
— Vincent Goodwill (@VinceGoodwill) April 13, 2016
(And if you’re still upset about the Warriors beating the Bulls by 31 back in January, I get that … but seriously, there’s plenty of other things to be upset about when it comes to the Bulls this season.)
To use a silver-lining approach here: at least it wasn’t a LeBron James-led team to drive another dagger through Chicago’s heart, right?
Believe it or not, the Warriors are an all-time team. Not only did they win a title last season, they’ve won 140 regular season games in the last two seasons.
To put that in perspective, the two-year run for the Bulls from 1995-97, those Bulls won 141 regular season games and two titles.
Sure, the Bulls were able to finish the journey and win the franchise’s fourth title in six years, but many believe the Warriors are going to cap off their recent run with back-to-back titles.
I am one of those people.
Like I mentioned in the previous piece about the Bulls-Warriors thing, you don’t have to root for the Warriors at all.
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That’s not the point.
The point is, history was just made and it should be appreciated.