Warriors rout Grizzlies, set record for most wins in NBA history
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took their endure attempt at Michael Jordan and history and they swished it -- for 73.Down to their final adventitious at the record, the Warriors became the aboriginal 73-win aggregation Wednesday night by assault the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104, breaking what abounding advised an unmatchable mark set 20 years ago by Jordan's Chicago Bulls -- oh, and Golden State drillmaster Steve Kerr, too.
"I wish to congratulate the Warriors on their amazing season," Jordan said in a statement. "The bold of basketball is consistently evolving and annal are fabricated to be broken. The Warriors accept been a lot of fun to watch and I attending advanced to seeing what they do in the playoffs."
BOX SCORE: WARRIORS 125, GRIZZLIES 104
Curry accomplished yet one added cutting milestone, acceptable the aboriginal amateur to accomplish 400 3-pointers in a division by animadversion down 10 from continued ambit on the way to 46 credibility and 402 absolute 3s. Golden State adored one endure almanac for the closing day of the approved season, and did it for a roaring, sellout home army at Oracle Arena. Yet these Warriors wish annihilation added than to body off their arresting run so far and ride it to addition title.
Draymond Green had 11 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as arresting best Golden State (73-9) topped the Jordan-led 1995-96 Bulls who went 72-10.
"It's a abundant way to accomplishment off what was an amazing approved season," Kerr said. "I just told our guys I never in a actor years would accept estimated that that almanac would anytime be broken. I anticipation it was like DiMaggio's hit streak, really. I was wrong, but I will say the aforementioned affair now that I said 20 years ago, `I don't anticipate this one will anytime be broken.' Somebody's got to go 74-8. I don't see it, and I achievement our admirers aren't assured that next year."
When the final buzzer sounded, Green belted assimilate the attic and affective the bold brawl as armament streamed down and "73 WINS" appeared on the scoreboard.
"We were traveling to play 82 games, anyway," Green said. "We ability as able-bodied try to win. It agency that I'm on the best aggregation ever. Not abounding humans can say that -- 15 guys can say that."
President Barack Obama beatific a cheep that said: "Congrats to the (at)warriors, a abundant accumulation of guys on and off the court. If somebody had to breach the Bulls' record, I'm animated it's them."
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver appear a statement, saying: "Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors on their 73rd win and the best regular-season almanac in NBA history. The aggregation captivated itself to a top accepted throughout the season, arena with purpose every night and arresting admirers about the apple with its free-flowing style, amazing cutting and ability for the dramatic. Kudos to the absolute Warriors organization."
The Warriors went for it, all right. They actually capital this record, even if they could accept been comatose up for the next challenge: to repeat. And Curry? No agnosticism about it. He came out and did what he has all forth during this amazing season: Let it fly from anywhere on the floor.
Curry had seven 3-pointers by halftime, again hit No. 400 just 43 abnormal into the third.
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Curry burst his own single-season almanac of 286 from a year ago. If he hit his 400th, the ascendant MVP aloft his accoutrements and patted his chest in celebration.
He fabricated 10 of 19 3-pointers and attempt 15 for 24 all-embracing to go with six assists as admirers chanted "M-V-P! M-V-P!" all evening. Klay Thompson added 16 credibility with four 3s of his own afore Curry adequate the fourth division and Thompson a lot of of it.
For all of those alleged experts who doubted the Warriors' aboriginal championship in 40 years endure June that didn't go through San Antonio, this division ability accept afflicted their tune.
Golden State not alone won about every night with a air-conditioned bluster and new focus on the abhorrent end but with a assurance to be far bigger than during that appropriate season.
From Day 1, Kerr challenged the Warriors to accomplish big strides.
Already the Western Conference's No. 1 berry branch into this weekend's playoffs, Golden State had to get accomplished the actual Memphis aggregation the Warriors squeaked by 100-99 four canicule beforehand on the Grizzlies' home attic to accumulate themselves in position to accomplish history.
The Warriors aerated the Grizzlies 119-69 at home aback on Nov. 2, with the 50-point win the third-largest allowance of achievement in authorization history.
No albino celebrations were planned for this focused bunch.
"Absolutely not. You've got to save that `til June. I beggarly you ability accept a bottle of wine afterwards the bold but that's about it," Thompson said. "This almanac doesn't beggarly a affair if we don't yield affliction of business in the postseason."
Kerr absent his team's 24-0 alpha and the aboriginal 43 amateur all-embracing -- Luke Walton led the Warriors to a 39-4 almanac in Kerr's absence -- while ambidextrous with complications afterward two aback surgeries.
The Warriors had their NBA-record 54-game home acceptable band in the approved division airtight in an April 1 accident to Boston at Oracle. Golden State accomplished 39-2 at home for the additional beeline year.
Zach Randolph denticulate 24 credibility to advance Memphis, which absent its fourth in a row to end the season.
TIP-INS
Grizzlies: The Grizzlies were swept 4-0 by the Warriors for the aboriginal time back accident all four affairs in 2007-08. ... Memphis absent 10 of its final 11. The Grizzlies accomplished 16-25 on the road, accident their endure six.
Warriors: Curry is the aboriginal bouncer back Jordan in 1991-92 to boilerplate 30 credibility and shoot 50 percent from the floor. ... Curry had double-digit 3s for the sixth time in his career and fourth this season. ... Splash Brothers Curry and Thompson (276) accomplished with 678 accumulated 3s. ... Golden State had its 175th after sellout, analogous the second-highest absolute appearance in authorization history at 803,436.
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