The 72-Win Bulls: The Best Ever? <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">SECAUCUS, N.J., March 28, 2007 -- With the Dallas Mavericks storming toward 70 wins, we here at NBA.com thought it was a good time to take a look at the only NBA team to ever reach the 70-win plateau: The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. You may recall that team with their 72 wins and Finals title. You may remember their global icon, Michael Jordan and his NBA All-First Team compatriot Scottie Pippen. Then you had Phil Jackson as Coach of the Year, Toni Kukoc winning the Sixth Man Award and Dennis Rodman -- oh, Dennis Rodman -- winning his fifth rebounding title. From the beginning of the 1995-96 season, everything seemed to click for the Bulls. They were 10-1 out of the blocks, then 23-2, then suddenly, after an 18-game win streak, 41-3. Did you see that: 41-3! (That's a .931 clip.) Incredible. They reached 60-8 (.882) with 14 games to play. At this point, getting 70 and besting the 69-win record set by those amazing 1971-72 Lakers seemed to be inevitable. After a six-game win streak (their third of that exact length that season), the Bulls lost and stood at 66-9 (.880). But if they could win 88 percent of their games, they could surely go 4-3 to ensure 70 wins. As it turned out, the Bulls did not suffer from fatigue or pressure or over-confidence. When they won No. 70, 86-80 in Milwaukee on April 16, it was historic, not surprising. </div> Source Pretty cool read.
I can't see it being beaten anytime soon. I am pulling for Dallas to reach 70 but they gotta go 10-1 in their remaining games.
