How the Warriors made NBA history with a scorching two-game start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Warriors cruised to a pair of blowout wins to open the 2024-25 NBA season, following up a 140-104 victory Wednesday over the Portland Trail Blazers with an even more dominant 127-86. beating the Utah Jazz on friday night
Those two triumphs add up to a plus-77 margin through two games, easily eclipsing the NBA record previously held by (ironically) the 2017-18 Blazers, who won their first pair of contests by 66 points.
Likewise, the Warriors also became the first NBA team to win their first two games by at least 35 points, per ESPN.
Even more impressive — both of these Golden State wins came on the road.
That’s not the only fascinating statistic to come out of the Warriors’ impressive start.
Offseason signing Buddy Hield apparently couldn’t miss until now. With seven made triples on Friday, Hield already has 12 in his debut season with Golden State.
Not only that Warriors franchise record through two games, but it’s also another NBA record by a player debut appearances with team.
Hield has put together solid enough company to top those leaderboards. As many might guess, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson make up the next several entries on the Warriors franchise roster.
As for the NBA record through two games, Hield only follows the LaMelo Ball of Charlotte Hornetswho hit 13 3-pointers all the way back in … earlier Friday night.
Hield’s performance, however, is especially noteworthy because he came off the bench in both efforts. With 49 total points through Friday, the 31-year-old shooting guard set another franchise record (from 1970-71) in points by a non-starter in two games to open a season.
Of course, this is still far from the most remarkable start to a Warriors season — remember when Golden State won 24 games in a row to open their 2016-17 campaign?
Regardless, it’s a good sign of potential things to come for this squad.
