Warriors will have best record entering Christmas Day with win vs. Jazz
With a win against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors will move to 27-1 (.964 winning percentage) and surpass the 2008-09 Boston Celtics (27-2, .931 winning percentage) for the best winning percentage by a team entering Christmas Day, via ESPN Stats & Info:
With a win tonight, the @warriors would have the best winning percentage by a team entering Christmas Day: pic.twitter.com/agZjnGYsFy
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 23, 2015
With a loss, the Warriors will drop to 26-2 (.929 winning percentage), which would still be good enough for second-best of all-time and better than the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' 23-2 record (.920 winning percentage).
The Warriors and Jazz met in Utah on Nov. 30, with the Dubs winning 106-103 behind Stephen Curry's 26 points and game-sealing 3-pointer.
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