NBA Sunday: Warriors beat Spurs for record-tying 72nd win

To repeat: The Golden State Warriors have won 72 games and should beat the depleted Grizzlies at home on Wednesday to set the NBA record of 73 wins in one season.

It’s unbelievable. It should be celebrated and hyped and everything in between, but most of all, it should set the stage for what for a playoffs for the ages. The Warriors win over the Spurs was just a preview of what’s to come.

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

SEVENTY-TWO: The Warriors sanded out a win against a fighting Spurs team in San Antonio, ending the hopes for an undefeated home record. Seventy-three is on the line Wednesday vs. Memphis.

To tie the Bulls, the Warriors had to not only snap the Spurs’ 48-game home winning streak, but also end their own 33-game losing streak in San Antonio. After coming up big in the second half, the Warriors are one win away form NBA immortality.

The first quarter was a defensive slugfest, with the Spurs fighting to a 19-14 lead while holding the Warriors to 21.1 percent shooting from the field. Shots started to fall in the second and both offenses picked up, but only slightly. Both teams worked so hard defensively, beating the offensive players to the spot on nearly every possession. They recover so well on every possession —- even if the Warriors were getting beat on a backdoor cut after a switch, the Warriors would get back into position. The Spurs couldn’t find the bottom of the net, but they grabbed 13 offensive rebounds to stay in the game.

It was after the buzzer, and Steph knew it. But even after his amazing game-winner in OKC and everything else, the deeeep shots from Steph Curry never get old.

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Look, just because the Spurs and the Warriors are playing in a high-pressure game doesn’t mean that Kawhi Leonard isn’t going to show off with a great dunk.

The game was dominated by defense but for just this play, it was dominated by by Kawhi Leonard and Kawhi Leonard only.

We know that Kobe is set to retire on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, but maybe he should postpone the farewell tour to give us a second encore after this shot against the Rockets.

Not only are his handles reminiscent of vintage Kobe, but he’s also draining long shots like Steph Curry.