Steve Kerr says no team likely to surpass Warriors’ 73-win season
January 18, 2026
Steve Kerr says no team likely to surpass Warriors’ 73-win season
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Despite the no shit title, some interesting quotes in here from Kerr:
> “Never,” Kerr said. “We have a banner hanging in the facility commemorating the record, and, other than that, we never talk about it. It’s an incredible accomplishment. I mean, just stunning to think about winning that many games. I think my favorite stat from that whole stretch was — we went like 135 games without losing two in a row.
> “Because losing two in a row in this league, it’s almost inevitable. Just given the way the schedule pans out and injuries, everything else. So, to go 130-odd games without losing two in a row was just stunning. So, I’m really proud to be part of that team, but I don’t spend a whole lot of time looking back at it.”
> The streak Kerr referenced nearly spanned two seasons, lasting 146 games. Golden State became the first team in NBA history to go an entire season (in 2015-16) without back-to-back losses. The streak ended when the Warriors lost Feb. 28, 2017, against the Washington Wizards and again March 2, 2017, against the Chicago Bulls.
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> “There’s no regrets. That’s for sure,” Kerr said. “I remember we had a game, we were in Memphis late in the year, and I was playing a lot of people in the first half. It was a close game at halftime. I think I played 11, 12 people. Draymond (Green) came to me at halftime and said, ‘Coach, we all want this. Don’t mess around. Let’s go get this.’ That was the mentality of the team.
> “We won that game, and I think we won our last two or whatever to break the record. It’s an incredible accomplishment. There’s no way that we were gonna, at any point in that season, just say, ‘No, we’re not gonna play hard this game. We’re gonna rest.’ It just wasn’t even a thought.”
Suck it OKC. You’re allowed 1 more loss. 🙂
Okc prolly feeling just how ridiculously good the 15-16 Dubs team was.
Thinking “just how in the F ing world did they do it?”
👀
I think it has most to do with three point variance. The three point era had just recently started and now everyone is doing it, which means there is more game to game volatility that makes it difficult to absolutely dominate every year if you happen to be off a few times a year and your opponent is on, injuries etc.
ya he wasn’t saying that when they were 24-1
OKC was the best chance any team ever had. A stacked roster. An MVP. And one of the greatest whistles ever seen.
And they couldn’t do it. It’ll never get broken.
How about losing the championship with a 3-1 lead?
Honestly the Spurs may have a chance if they end up trading all their picks and Hawks picks for like Giannis. A full season of Harper-Fox-Castle-Giannis-Wemby may be unbeatable lol
Even if it takes 100 years and we’re all dead and gone it is the nature of records that somone will go 74-8.
It will probaly be a cloned team being led by Steph, MJ and Shaq that do it however lol.
Just realized Kerr was on both teams, the 73 wins warriors as coach and the 72 wins bulls as a player. Has to be the most decorated role player ever when you count all the coaching accolades
Yeah, back in Nov OKC fans were talkin some Major shit.
11 comments
Despite the no shit title, some interesting quotes in here from Kerr:
> “Never,” Kerr said. “We have a banner hanging in the facility commemorating the record, and, other than that, we never talk about it. It’s an incredible accomplishment. I mean, just stunning to think about winning that many games. I think my favorite stat from that whole stretch was — we went like 135 games without losing two in a row.
> “Because losing two in a row in this league, it’s almost inevitable. Just given the way the schedule pans out and injuries, everything else. So, to go 130-odd games without losing two in a row was just stunning. So, I’m really proud to be part of that team, but I don’t spend a whole lot of time looking back at it.”
> The streak Kerr referenced nearly spanned two seasons, lasting 146 games. Golden State became the first team in NBA history to go an entire season (in 2015-16) without back-to-back losses. The streak ended when the Warriors lost Feb. 28, 2017, against the Washington Wizards and again March 2, 2017, against the Chicago Bulls.
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> “There’s no regrets. That’s for sure,” Kerr said. “I remember we had a game, we were in Memphis late in the year, and I was playing a lot of people in the first half. It was a close game at halftime. I think I played 11, 12 people. Draymond (Green) came to me at halftime and said, ‘Coach, we all want this. Don’t mess around. Let’s go get this.’ That was the mentality of the team.
> “We won that game, and I think we won our last two or whatever to break the record. It’s an incredible accomplishment. There’s no way that we were gonna, at any point in that season, just say, ‘No, we’re not gonna play hard this game. We’re gonna rest.’ It just wasn’t even a thought.”
Suck it OKC. You’re allowed 1 more loss. 🙂
Okc prolly feeling just how ridiculously good the 15-16 Dubs team was.
Thinking “just how in the F ing world did they do it?”
👀
I think it has most to do with three point variance. The three point era had just recently started and now everyone is doing it, which means there is more game to game volatility that makes it difficult to absolutely dominate every year if you happen to be off a few times a year and your opponent is on, injuries etc.
ya he wasn’t saying that when they were 24-1
OKC was the best chance any team ever had. A stacked roster. An MVP. And one of the greatest whistles ever seen.
And they couldn’t do it. It’ll never get broken.
How about losing the championship with a 3-1 lead?
Honestly the Spurs may have a chance if they end up trading all their picks and Hawks picks for like Giannis. A full season of Harper-Fox-Castle-Giannis-Wemby may be unbeatable lol
Even if it takes 100 years and we’re all dead and gone it is the nature of records that somone will go 74-8.
It will probaly be a cloned team being led by Steph, MJ and Shaq that do it however lol.
Just realized Kerr was on both teams, the 73 wins warriors as coach and the 72 wins bulls as a player. Has to be the most decorated role player ever when you count all the coaching accolades
Yeah, back in Nov OKC fans were talkin some Major shit.