The Golden State Warriors made history with a convincing Game 4 129-115 victory, sweeping the Kawhi Leonard-less San Antonio Spurs en route to an NBA-record 12-0 start to the playoffs — punching a third straight ticket to the NBA Finals.
The 1988-89 Los Angeles Lakers also went undefeated on their way to the finals, but were swept by the Detroit Pistons after dealing with injuries to Byron Scott and consequently Magic Johnson in Game 4 of the series.
The 2000-01 Lakers followed their predecessor's footsteps, but lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals to an inspired 48-point performance by Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the series, before railing off four wins in a row to earn their second straight title.
Both of these teams went 11-0 to start the playoffs, given that the first round was a best-of-five series.
Besides an undefeated streak in this postseason, the Warriors are also 27-1 in their last 28 games, putting together an incredible end-of-season run
Golden State has been as dominant in the postseason as some of the greatest teams in playoff history, perhaps the most dominant — sporting a plus-16.3 point differential, a notch higher than the 2000-01 Lakers' plus-15.5 margin.
But just like last season, all the broken records and team accolades will mean nothing for this group if it doesn't end with the Larry O'Brien trophy come June.
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