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The Warriors Have An 85 Percent Chance Of Getting At Least 73 Wins

Here are the first points scored in Wednesday night’s game between the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz: And here are the last in regulation, when Golden State needed a last-second three to force overtime: The Warriors won easily in the extra period, mainly behind Draymond Green’s burly defending. Of course they did. Golden […]

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The Warriors Have An 85 Percent Chance Of Getting At Least 73 Wins

Here are the first points scored in Wednesday night’s game between the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz: And here are the last in regulation, when Golden State needed a last-second three to force overtime: The Warriors won easily in the extra period, mainly behind Draymond Green’s burly defending. Of course they did. Golden […]

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Updated Odds Of The Warriors Going 73-9

With the NBA regular season winding down, the Golden State Warriors are 66-7 and need to go 7-2 over their final nine games to break the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ record for most wins in a season. We have a guess for how this will play out: Our CARM-Elo prediction system says Golden State has about […]

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Updated Odds Of The Warriors Going 73-9

With the NBA regular season winding down, the Golden State Warriors are 66-7 and need to go 7-2 over their final nine games to break the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ record for most wins in a season. We have a guess for how this will play out: Our CARM-Elo prediction system says Golden State has about […]

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This Down Year Could Be Good For Anthony Davis After All

Even as Stephen Curry and LeBron James were dueling under the bright lights of the NBA Finals last season, the league’s collective presumption was that both would soon have to make room for Anthony Davis as the face of the NBA’s future. But by the time the postseason rolls around this year, almost certainly without […]

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