Stephen Curry conceded that he and his Warriors teammates think about breaking the NBA record win streak of 33 consecutive games.
The Warriors have opened their season with 16 straight wins. The streak stretches to 20 when the end of last season is taken into account. The 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers won 33 in a row, an Curry has admitted that he and his teammates want to shatter that.
“We talk about 33,” Curry said in a conference call, via Diamond Leung of the San Jose Mercury News. “I think I’ve probably talked about it more than anybody else on the team, just because I know about the history and just really how hard it is.
“We’ve had like two 16 game winning streaks the last two years, and those are pretty special feats. For us to have to double that output, I mean we’re going to play hard and hopefully close in on that record, but it won’t be a disappointing effort if we don’t get there. Because there are so many talented teams in this league and for us to just be playing at a high level right now, that’s what we’re worried about. And if we close in and get to 29, 30 games, we’ll talk about it a little bit more.”
Curry reaffirmed the importance of taking things one game at a time, but he admitted that records were there to be chased.
“Thirty-three is a special number,” Curry said. “So there’s obviously still milestones that we can continue to go after, but you go after them by how you approach each day.”
