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The 2015–16 Golden State Warriors season was the 70th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 54th in the San Francisco Bay Area. [2] The Warriors entered the season as the defending NBA champions and they set the best ever regular-season record of 73–9, breaking the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls record of 72 ...
In the following season, the Warriors—boosted by over half a decade of skillful drafting—finished with the best record in NBA history; the team ended the 2015–16 season with a mark of 73–9, one win better than Michael Jordan’s 1995–96 Bulls. The Warriors reached the 2016 NBA Finals but were defeated by the Cavaliers in seven games.
In 2016, the Warriors achieved the best-ever regular-season record at 73–9 before losing the Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games. After signing former MVP Kevin Durant, the team won back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018. They lost the 2019 Finals to the Toronto Raptors and Durant left that off-season.
Shares best home record in NBA history (with 1985–86 Boston Celtics), with only loss inflicted by the 73–9 Warriors; Best home start in NBA history (39–0), part of a 48-game home winning streak dating back to 2014–15 season; Best season record that was not also league-best record
9–73 January 9, 1973: 110–126 Chicago Bulls: February 14, 1973: ... Golden State Warriors: December 7, 1994: 96–94 Milwaukee Bucks: 15 (tie) 19 San Diego Clippers:
The first time a 3–1 deficit has been overcome in the NBA Finals; Golden State also had the NBA's best-ever regular season record of 73–9 and were considered heavy favorites to win the title; third time a team won two away games from the 3–1 deficit; the Warriors became first NBA team to overcome a 3–1 deficit and then blow a 3–1 lead ...
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The Warriors broke the record set by the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls by finishing the regular season with a 73–9 record. [11] In addition, the Warriors broke numerous other NBA records, including most road wins (34), best start to a season (24–0) and longest regular-season home win streak (54 dating back to the 2014–15 season).