How the Warriors made NBA history with a brilliant two-game start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Warriors posted a pair of blowout victories to open the 2024-25 NBA season, following a 140-104 victory Wednesday over the Portland Trail Blazers with an even more dominant 127-86 win. beating the Utah Jazz on Friday night.
Those two wins add up to a plus-77 margin over two games, easily eclipsing the NBA record previously held (ironically) by the 2017-18 Blazers, who won their first pair of games by 66 points.
Likewise, the Warriors also became the first NBA team to win their first two games by at least 35 points, according to ESPN.
Even more impressive: Both of Golden State’s wins came on the road.
That’s not the only fascinating statistic to come out of the Warriors’ impressive start.
Offseason signing Buddy Hield apparently it has not been able to fail until now. With seven triples scored on Friday, Hield already has 12 in his debut season with Golden State.
It’s not only that a Warriors franchise record in two games, but it is also another NBA record in history by a player. debut appearances with a team.
Hield eked out a solid enough company to top those leaderboards. As many might guess, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson They make up the next entries on the Warriors’ franchise list.
Regarding the NBA record in two games, Hield is behind only the The Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo ballwho hit 13 triples in… on Friday night.
Hield’s performance, however, is particularly notable because he came off the bench in both attempts. With 49 total points through Friday, the 31-year-old sharpshooter set another franchise record (dating back to 1970-71) for non-starter points in two games to open a season.
Of course, this is still far from the Warriors’ most notable start to a season — remember when Golden State won 24 games in a row to open their 2016-17 campaign?
Either way, it’s a good sign of what’s to come for this team.
