NY Times · Mar 4, 2016
Warriors, Beware: Great Teams Don’t Always Win Ultimate Prize
Photo Draymond Green, center, after Andre Iguodala, right, made a shot last month for the Warriors, who have already clinched an N.B.A. playoff berth. Credit Danny Moloshok/Associated Press As the Golden State Warriors continue to win, the conversation has shifted. It seems to be a given that they are the best team in N.B.A.; the debate is whether they will surpass the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, who were 72-10, as the best N.B.A. team ever.
But no matter how great a record the Warriors post, they will still have to win the playoffs or be considered failures. The past is littered with regular-season powers that failed in the postseason.