They tend to lose in blowouts, as they have three times to the Cleveland Cavaliers in these NBA Finals. The Memphis Grizzlies spooked them in last year's playoffs, and the Oklahoma City Thunder had them pump-faking ghosts in this season's Western Conference finals. They would judge themselves the same way.įor such a juggernaut, the Warriors fret with a strange mental vulnerability. The Warriors accepted the implied bargain of the hunt: History would consider their season a failure if they won 73 games and lost in the playoffs. In a league that treats the regular season as a meaningless prelude, it was awesome to see a team seize upon a once-in-a-lifetime chance to become the greatest. Golden State won that night, and as it rumbled to a 24-0 start, the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' regular-season record became the unavoidable target.
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