Warriors Go 73-9, Break Bulls Record
The Warriors went 73-9, breaking the Bulls legendary record. Steph Curry was unanimous MVP. The greatest regular season ever. Then they blew a 3-1 lead in the Finals.
📍 Quick Facts
- Date:
- April 13, 2016
- Category:
- Sports
- Tags:
- sportsbasketballrecord
The Story
April 13, 2016. The Golden State Warriors beat the Grizzlies to finish 73-9, breaking the 1995-96 Bulls' record of 72-10. The greatest regular season in NBA history. Steph Curry was superhuman. He averaged 30 points and shot 50-45-90. He hit 402 three-pointers, shattering his own record. He became the first unanimous MVP in league history. The Warriors were unstoppable. Every game was a show. Curry pulling up from 35 feet. Klay Thompson catching fire. Draymond orchestrating everything. They came back from huge deficits routinely. They destroyed the best teams in the league. They made basketball look easy and impossible at the same time. The record-breaking win came on the final day of the season. The arena exploded. They'd done the impossible. Then the playoffs happened. They cruised through the first rounds. Made the Finals. Went up 3-1 on Cleveland. And blew it.
Cultural Impact
The 73-9 season will forever be linked to the 3-1 collapse. The greatest regular season became a cautionary tale about playoff success being all that matters. Curry's MVP season was revolutionary. He changed basketball. Every kid started jacking threes from the logo. Teams rebuilt around the three-point shot. Analytics went mainstream. The Warriors showed that the math worked. But losing the Finals after 73 wins complicated the legacy. Was it the greatest season or the biggest choke? Both? The debate rages forever.
The Internet's Reaction
Breaking the Bulls' record was massive. Michael Jordan himself was watching. Basketball legends weighed in on whether this team could beat the 96 Bulls. The debates were endless and pointless and amazing. When they lost the Finals, the narrative flipped instantly. 73-9 doesn't mean shit became the slogan. LeBron's championship validated that take. But objectively, 73 wins is still 73 wins. The regular season excellence was real. It just wasn't enough.
Legacy
The Warriors' 73-9 season changed basketball permanently. The three-point revolution they started is still ongoing. Curry's influence on the game is everywhere. Kids shoot from half court now. Teams live and die by the three. The pace-and-space era began here. But the Finals loss haunts the record. They recruited Kevin Durant that summer to avoid ever losing again. They won two more championships with KD. But 73-9 will always come with an asterisk. The greatest regular season ever that ended without a championship. That's the complicated, frustrating, fascinating legacy.
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