We're far enough along in the season that you're starting to hear the question with greater regularity: Can the Golden State Warriors really do it?
Can the Warriors really win 73 games?
(And on a smaller scale: Can they actually place No. 1, wire-to-wire, for 26 editions in a row on this ladder, which would be a first in the history of ESPN.com's weekly NBA Power Rankings?)
After another flawless week, which began with the 30-point dismantling of the No. 2-ranked San Antonio Spurs, Golden State made the skeptics wince yet again. The Warriors, at 44-4, have moved back ahead of Chicago's pace from the 1995-96 season, when the Bulls started 43-5 en route to a record 72 wins.