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LeBron James shows appreciation for Golden State Warriors

Darren Hauck, The Associated Press)

SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James watched Golden State's 92-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday that got the Warriors within one win of setting an NBA record for a regular season.

So did a lot of other people nationwide on a free preview of NBA-TV.

Golden State's win to match the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' mark of 72 victories averaged almost 2.6 million viewers. That's 78 percent higher than the previous best for the network, regular season or playoffs. An earlier Spurs-Warriors matchup Jan.