Winning NBA Championships gets people talking about an NBA team. But beating long-standing records immortalizes an NBA team in the annals of basketball history. The last time I witnessed an amazing feat such as this was during the 1996 Chicago Bulls 72 season wins, beating the long standing 69 wins notched by the Los Angeles Lakers. And this 2013 Miami team is something special. They have already taken over the 2nd spot for longest ever winning streak in NBA history. Can they break the 33 wins also tallied by the Lakers?
At the time of this writing, Miami has logged 23 straight wins, beating the 22 wins registered by the Houston Rockets in the 2007-2008 season. But the Los Angeles team of the 1971-72 NBA season still holds the best record at 33 wins. (Check out the winning steak records here). Miami still has 16 games to go in the regular season. If it wins the next ten games (Check the Heat Schedule here), it can tie the best record. And if by chance, it makes it to Milwaukee with its winning record in tack, and beats the Bucks on April 9, 2013, then Miami would have broken the record.
There is no doubt that the Big Three of Miami, namely Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh are the major reason this Miami team is accomplishing so much this season. And having Lebron James, undoubtedly the best basketball player in the league at the moment is a big confidence booster for any team.
But it is also the addition of key support players both in this season and in the previous ones, that has helped gradually strengthen this team. Players like Ray Allen, Mike Miller, Shane Battier, Rashard Lewis, and Chris Andersen come to mind. And even long-time players like Mario Chalmers, Udonis Haslem, and Norris Cole, continue to give their best for the team.
Erik Spoesltra, the coaching staff, and the trainers are also doing a tremendous job. Having the 2nd-longest winning streak in history is already a big achievement. But to be immortalized, people will still use 33 as the bar between good and great. Still, if there is an NBA team that can be considered worthy enough to challenge that record, it is the current Miami roster, and I wish them well and hope they can beat it.
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