The red-hot Warriors prolonged their win streak to 4 Tuesday with a 128-92 drubbing of the Hornets. The end result was additional particular because it marked the franchise’s 3,000th regular-season victory, becoming a member of the Lakers, Celtics, 76ers and Knicks because the fifth staff to realize the milestone.
The tally of wins consists of the membership’s earlier iterations because the Philadelphia Warriors (1946-62) and San Francisco Warriors (1962-72). The franchise formally grew to become the Golden State Warriors in 1971, ushering within the period of Rick Barry and Nate Thurmond.
Golden State additionally ranks fifth all-time in postseason wins with 212, trailing solely the Lakers (467), Celtics (423), 76ers (251) and Spurs (222). The playoff success led to the franchise capturing seven championships, which ranks third all-time behind the Celtics (18) and Lakers (17).
It was reasonably poetic that the Warriors reached the milestone the identical evening they honored the 2015 championship-winning staff, which ushered in a dynasty that captured one other three titles in 2017, 2018 and 2022. After Tuesday’s win, Draymond Inexperienced took a second to acknowledge the significance of the milestone.
“All of us discuss [about] the perfect group within the league, and so for me to spend 13 years right here and be a small a part of that historical past — completely particular,” Inexperienced informed NBC Sports Bay Area. “I bear in mind when individuals have been attempting to say this was the laughingstock of the league — and but you are one among 5 in historical past to have 3,000 wins. It is particular, however we have got much more work to do.”
As Inexperienced alluded, the Warriors have come a good distance over the past dozen years after spending a long time as a backside feeder within the West. Within the Stephen Curry period, the membership noticed its valuation balloon from $315M in 2009 to $8.8B in 2024, changing into the second-most valuable franchise in sports activities. Some have known as Curry the largest needle-mover in sports activities for nearly single-handedly altering a franchise’s fortunes.
