Forgive the Milwaukee Bucks if they don’t remember the St. Louis Maroons, who until last week had achieved the best start to a season in professional sports history.
The Maroons’ 21 consecutive victories out of the chute came in the Union Association – a forerunner to Major League Baseball – in 1884.
The Bucks do, however, have a keen awareness of the Golden State Warriors, the team that eclipsed the Maroons’ blazing start when they hoisted their 2015-16 NBA record to 23-0 with their 131-123 win over the host Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.
Dating back to last season, the Warriors have won 28 consecutive games, which ties them with the 2012-13 Miami Heat for the second-most in NBA annals behind the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers’ 33.