As a result of their 118-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, the Golden State Warriors have further extended their unbeaten start to the season. Now boasting an impressive 15-0 record, they are beginning to target the single-season record of 72 wins held by the Chicago Bulls from the 1995-96 campaign – but can this group of players really be a match for Jordan, Pippen, Rodman et al?
The first thing to say on this subject is that it’s still early days – there are 67 games left in the 2015-16 season – but as the saying goes, “you can only beat what’s put in front of you,” and so far their record is even better than the Bulls’ was.
After twelve games of that fateful season two decades ago, the Bulls’ record stood at 10-2 so the Warrior have already made a better start in terms of victories – and with more impressive average points per game, field goal percentage, three-point percentage and points difference, all the signs are that this is no flash-in-the-pan run of form.
Stephen Curry in particular has stepped up to the mark with some incredible performances, and his average of 32.7 points each game means that he is actually outstripping the great Michael Jordan who was making “only” 29.3 points per game at this stage of the season.
With these comparisons being made, the current Chicago Bulls team were desperate to protect their franchise’s record-holding season, so it’s perhaps fitting that the two sides went head-to-head this weekend, and Saturday night saw the Bulls travel to the Warriors but were unable to prevent the Warriors from going 14-0.
Even leading pundits aren’t sure which way this will go – perhaps reflected in Coral’s balanced odds of 19/20 for yet another Warriors win. But punters with a keen eye for a great offer should sit up and take note of Coral’s 10/11 price for Golden State to score in excess of 108.5 points, as a review of their statistics show that they have been managing this feat with ease so far this season,
The Warriors have not let a 15-point lead slip once over the last eighteen months – something that highlights a real mental and physical toughness throughout the squad – and with this character likely to again bear dividends this week, you should take advantage of up-to-the-minute odds and a wide range of joining bonuses by betting online with Coral, who also help you to follow the NBA season with breaking news and expert tips throughout the season.
Given the rarity of such a side’s emergence, punters would be mad to pass up on this opportunity, and with a favourable schedule and some comfortable wins so far this season – meaning that the likes of Curry and Thompson could be rested in the fourth quarter of a number of games – the Warriors will be desperate to make history.
