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Warriors not fazed by opportunity at history (von Amanda)

Stephen Curry enjoyed a helicopter ride with his wife, Brad Nortman Jerseytook a picture with Kobe Bryant’s excited daughters (that was snapped by their retiring dad) and played loosely in the NBA All-Star Game. Knowing the pressures that are returning soon in a quest to repeat as NBA champions and chase a historic record, the All-Star took pleasure in every moment of his time away from the spotlight of his dominant Golden State Warriors.“We try to do our best of just enjoying the moment and not bring any other drama or competition outside of just the accomplishment and excitement about being an All-Star and what that means,” Curry said. “The more you come here [to All-Star weekend], the easier it is to kind of just enjoy it. It's such a high-stress environment everywhere we go and when we play every regular-season game.”As much as Curry tried to take his mind off his Warriors world, one thing he couldn’t escape werehttp://www.officialpanthersnflshop.com/MEN+CAM+NEWTON+JERSEY the media questions about whether Golden State could top the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ regular-season record of 72 wins. In fact, the Warriors’ All-Stars faced more questions about breaking the Bulls’ record than about their challenge of repeating as champions. While it may be a hot topic, forward Draymond Green says the Warriors don’t talk to each other much about chasing history.“In today's day and age, it's all over your Twitter and your Instagram, so it's hard to even get away from it,” Green said. “But it is what it is. I mean, that's the life we live. We just try to handle it as best you can.”The Warriors are 48-4, which http://www.officialpanthersnflshop.com/MEN+CHARLES+JOHNSON+JERSEYis the best mark in league history though 52 games. Golden State won 11 straight games entering the All-Star break and has not lost a game in more than a month. As well as they have done, the Warriors still need 25 more regular-season wins to top Michael Jordan’s Bulls.“It will be a great feat, just because growing up as a sports fan, that's one of those records you doubt you'll touch,” guard Klay Thompson said. “So just being in the conversation with it is really special. That means we're reaching great heights, and especially for this organization. Obviously, it doesn't mean a thing if you don't win the ring, but if we can do both of those things, it's got to be one of the most special seasons in sports history. It will be such a privilege to be a part of.”Pushing the Warriors in their challenge are the San Antonio SpursBrice McCain Jersey and the Oklahoma City Thunder.The Spurs (45-9) are in second place in the Western Conference and four games behind the Warriors. The Thunder (40-14) are nine games behind the Warriors, good for third in the West. Landing the conference’s top seed likely guarantees home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. The Warriors keeping the top seed could prevent them from facing the Spurs or the Thunder until the West finals, assuming the two lower seeds meet in the semifinals. The Warriors play the Spurs three more times this season and the Thunder twice.“We're still in February so we just have to worry about today,” Thunder All-Star Kevin Durant said. http://www.dolphinsauthenticofficial.com/AUTHENTIC+CAMERON+WAKE+JERSEY“We just have to take it a day at a time. We're in a good groove right now. We like where we are. We just have to keep fighting and keep working.”But catching the Warriors may be a tall order. They are undefeated against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Spurs, Thunder, Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Clippers this season.“We just want it more,” Green said. “We're not satisfied with winning the championship. We think we have something special and it only lasts so long, so we want to take advantage of that and not get complacent. Let's continue to try to get more.”

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