Lakers and Cavaliers vs. the 1995-96 Bulls

It's absolutely preposterous, right? There's no way we should compare this year's Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers to Michael Jordan's fourth title team (the best of the six MJ teams to win it all), which many think was the greatest NBA machine ever assembled.

Except for one thing: The Lakers and Cavs are on a similar pace as those 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, which became the only team to win 70 games and finished with a record 72 wins.

We don't know if the Lakers and Team LeBron can keep it rolling, but you can bookmark this page and come back to see just how well they're doing, game by game, compared to MJ's Bulls.



2008-09 Lakers (65-17 Thru 82 Games)
On pace to finish: 65-17
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/28 Portland Trail Blazers
W 96-76		 1-0
2 10/29 @Los Angeles Clippers
W 117-79		 2-0
3 11/1 @Denver Nuggets
W 104-97		 3-0
4 11/5 Los Angeles Clippers
W 106-88		 4-0
5 11/9 Houston Rockets
W 111-82		 5-0
6 11/11 @Dallas Mavericks
W 106-99		 6-0
7 11/12 @New Orleans Hornets
W 93-86		 7-0
8 11/14 Detroit Pistons
L 95-106		 7-1
9 11/18 Chicago Bulls
W 116-109		 8-1
10 11/20 @Phoenix Suns
W 105-92		 9-1
11 11/21 Denver Nuggets
W 104-90		 10-1
12 11/23 Sacramento Kings
W 118-108		 11-1
13 11/25 New Jersey Nets
W 120-93		 12-1
14 11/28 Dallas Mavericks
W 114-107		 13-1
15 11/30 Toronto Raptors
W 112-99		 14-1
16 12/2 @Indiana Pacers
L 117-118		 14-2
17 12/3 @Philadelphia 76ers
W 114-102		 15-2
18 12/5 @Washington Wizards
W 106-104		 16-2
19 12/7 Milwaukee Bucks
W 105-92		 17-2
20 12/9 @Sacramento Kings
L 101-113		 17-3
21 12/10 Phoenix Suns
W 115-110		 18-3
22 12/12 Sacramento Kings
W 112-103		 19-3
23 12/14 Minnesota Timberwolves
W 98-86		 20-3
24 12/16 New York Knicks
W 116-114		 21-3
25 12/19 @Miami Heat
L 87-89		 21-4
26 12/20 @Orlando Magic
L 103-106		 21-5
27 12/22 @Memphis Grizzlies
W 105-96		 22-5
28 12/23 @New Orleans Hornets
W 100-87		 23-5
29 12/25 Boston Celtics
W 92-83		 24-5
30 12/28 Golden State Warriors
W 130-113		 25-5
31 1/2 Utah Jazz
W 113-100		 26-5
32 1/4 Portland Trail Blazers
W 100-86		 27-5
33 1/6 New Orleans Hornets
L 105-116		 27-6
34 1/7 @Golden State Warriors
W 114-106		 28-6
35 1/9 Indiana Pacers
W 121-119		 29-6
36 1/11 Miami Heat
W 108-105		 30-6
37 1/13 @Houston Rockets
W 105-100		 31-6
38 1/14 @San Antonio Spurs
L 111-112		 31-7
39 1/16 Orlando Magic
L 103-109		 31-8
40 1/19 Cleveland Cavaliers
W 105-88		 32-8
41 1/21 @Los Angeles Clippers
W 108-97		 33-8
42 1/22 Washington Wizards
W 117-97		 34-8
43 1/25 San Antonio Spurs
W 99-85		 35-8
44 1/27 Charlotte Bobcats
L 110-117 (OT)		 35-9
45 1/30 @Minnesota Timberwolves
W 132-119		 36-9
46 1/31 @Memphis Grizzlies
W 115-98		 37-9
47 2/2 @New York Knicks
W 126-117		 38-9
48 2/4 @Toronto Raptors
W 115-107		 39-9
49 2/5 @Boston Celtics
W 110-109 (OT)		 40-9
50 2/8 @Cleveland Cavaliers
W 101-91		 41-9
51 2/10 Oklahoma City Thunder
W 105-98		 42-9
52 2/11 @Utah Jazz
L 109-113		 42-10
53 2/17 Atlanta Hawks
W 96-83		 43-10
54 2/18 @Golden State Warriors
W 129-121		 44-10
55 2/20 New Orleans Hornets
W 115-111 (OT)		 45-10
56 2/22 @Minnesota Timberwolves
W 111-108		 46-10
57 2/24 @Oklahoma City Thunder
W 107-93		 47-10
58 2/26 Phoenix Suns
W 132-106		 48-10
59 2/27 @Denver Nuggets
L 79-90		 48-11
60 3/1 @Phoenix Suns
L 111-118		 48-12
61 3/3 Memphis Grizzlies
W 99-89		 49-12
62 3/6 Minnesota Timberwolves
W 110-90		 50-12
63 3/9 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 94-111		 50-13
64 3/11 @Houston Rockets
W 102-96		 51-13
65 3/12 @San Antonio Spurs
W 102-95		 52-13
66 3/15 Dallas Mavericks
W 107-100		 53-13
67 3/17 Philadelphia 76ers
L 93-94		 53-14
68 3/19 Golden State Warriors
W 114-106		 54-14
69 3/21 @Chicago Bulls
W 117-109		 55-14
70 3/24 @Oklahoma City Thunder
W 107-89		 56-14
71 3/26 @Detroit Pistons
W 92-77		 57-14
72 3/27 @New Jersey Nets
W 103-95		 58-14
73 3/29 @Atlanta Hawks
L 76-86		 58-15
74 3/31 @Charlotte Bobcats
L 84-94		 58-16
75 4/1 @Milwaukee Bucks
W 104-98		 59-16
76 4/3 Houston Rockets
W 93-81		 60-16
77 4/5 Los Angeles Clippers
W 88-85		 61-16
78 4/7 @Sacramento Kings
W 122-104		 62-16
79 4/9 Denver Nuggets
W 116-102		 63-16
80 4/10 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 98-106		 63-17
81 4/12 Memphis Grizzlies
W 92-75		 64-17
82 4/14 Utah Jazz
W 125-112		 65-17
2008-09 Cavaliers (66-16 Thru 82 Games)
On pace to finish: 66-16
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/28 @Boston Celtics
L 85-90		 0-1
2 10/30 Charlotte Bobcats
W 96-79		 1-1
3 11/1 @New Orleans Hornets
L 92-104		 1-2
4 11/3 @Dallas Mavericks
W 100-81		 2-2
5 11/5 Chicago Bulls
W 107-93		 3-2
6 11/7 Indiana Pacers
W 111-107		 4-2
7 11/8 @Chicago Bulls
W 106-97		 5-2
8 11/11 Milwaukee Bucks
W 99-93		 6-2
9 11/13 Denver Nuggets
W 110-99		 7-2
10 11/15 Utah Jazz
W 105-93		 8-2
11 11/18 @New Jersey Nets
W 106-82		 9-2
12 11/19 @Detroit Pistons
L 89-96		 9-3
13 11/22 Atlanta Hawks
W 110-96		 10-3
14 11/25 @New York Knicks
W 119-101		 11-3
15 11/26 Oklahoma City Thunder
W 117-82		 12-3
16 11/28 Golden State Warriors
W 112-97		 13-3
17 11/29 @Milwaukee Bucks
W 97-85		 14-3
18 12/3 New York Knicks
W 118-82		 15-3
19 12/5 Indiana Pacers
W 97-73		 16-3
20 12/6 @Charlotte Bobcats
W 94-74		 17-3
21 12/9 Toronto Raptors
W 114-94		 18-3
22 12/10 @Philadelphia 76ers
W 101-93		 19-3
23 12/12 Philadelphia 76ers
W 88-72		 20-3
24 12/13 @Atlanta Hawks
L 92-97		 20-4
25 12/17 @Minnesota Timberwolves
W 93-70		 21-4
26 12/19 @Denver Nuggets
W 105-88		 22-4
27 12/21 @Oklahoma City Thunder
W 102-91		 23-4
28 12/23 Houston Rockets
W 99-90		 24-4
29 12/25 Washington Wizards
W 93-89		 25-4
30 12/28 Miami Heat
W 93-86		 26-4
31 12/30 @Miami Heat
L 95-104		 26-5
32 1/2 Chicago Bulls
W 117-92		 27-5
33 1/4 @Washington Wizards
L 77-80		 27-6
34 1/7 Charlotte Bobcats
W 111-81		 28-6
35 1/9 Boston Celtics
W 98-83		 29-6
36 1/13 @Memphis Grizzlies
W 102-87		 30-6
37 1/15 @Chicago Bulls
L 93-102 (OT)		 30-7
38 1/16 New Orleans Hornets
W 92-78		 31-7
39 1/19 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 88-105		 31-8
40 1/21 @Portland Trail Blazers
W 104-98		 32-8
41 1/23 @Golden State Warriors
W 106-105		 33-8
42 1/24 @Utah Jazz
W 102-97		 34-8
43 1/27 Sacramento Kings
W 117-110		 35-8
44 1/29 @Orlando Magic
L 88-99		 35-9
45 1/30 Los Angeles Clippers
W 112-95		 36-9
46 2/1 @Detroit Pistons
W 90-80		 37-9
47 2/3 Toronto Raptors
W 101-83		 38-9
48 2/4 @New York Knicks
W 107-102		 39-9
49 2/8 Los Angeles Lakers
L 91-101		 39-10
50 2/10 @Indiana Pacers
L 95-96		 39-11
51 2/11 Phoenix Suns
W 109-92		 40-11
52 2/18 @Toronto Raptors
W 93-76		 41-11
53 2/20 @Milwaukee Bucks
W 111-103		 42-11
54 2/22 Detroit Pistons
W 99-78		 43-11
55 2/24 Memphis Grizzlies
W 94-79		 44-11
56 2/26 @Houston Rockets
L 74-93		 44-12
57 2/27 @San Antonio Spurs
W 97-86		 45-12
58 3/1 @Atlanta Hawks
W 88-87		 46-12
59 3/2 @Miami Heat
W 107-100		 47-12
60 3/4 Milwaukee Bucks
W 91-73		 48-12
61 3/6 @Boston Celtics
L 94-105		 48-13
62 3/7 Miami Heat
W 99-89		 49-13
63 3/10 @Los Angeles Clippers
W 87-83		 50-13
64 3/12 @Phoenix Suns
W 119-111		 51-13
65 3/13 @Sacramento Kings
W 126-123 (OT)		 52-13
66 3/15 New York Knicks
W 98-93		 53-13
67 3/17 Orlando Magic
W 97-93		 54-13
68 3/19 Portland Trail Blazers
W 97-92 (OT)		 55-13
69 3/21 Atlanta Hawks
W 102-96		 56-13
70 3/22 @New Jersey Nets
W 96-88		 57-13
71 3/25 New Jersey Nets
W 98-87		 58-13
72 3/27 Minnesota Timberwolves
W 107-85		 59-13
73 3/29 Dallas Mavericks
W 102-74		 60-13
74 3/31 Detroit Pistons
W 79-73		 61-13
75 4/2 @Washington Wizards
L 101-109		 61-14
76 4/3 @Orlando Magic
L 87-116		 61-15
77 4/5 San Antonio Spurs
W 101-81		 62-15
78 4/8 Washington Wizards
W 98-86		 63-15
79 4/10 @Philadelphia 76ers
W 102-92		 64-15
80 4/12 Boston Celtics
W 107-76		 65-15
81 4/13 @Indiana Pacers
W 117-109		 66-15
82 4/15 Philadelphia 76ers
L 110-111 (OT)		 66-16
1995-96 Bulls (72-10 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 72-10
GDATEGAMEREC
1 11/3 Charlotte Hornets
W 105-91		 1-0
2 11/4 Boston Celtics
W 107-85		 2-0
3 11/7 Toronto Raptors
W 117-108		 3-0
4 11/9 @Cleveland Cavaliers
W 106-88		 4-0
5 11/11 Portland Trail Blazers
W 110-106		 5-0
6 11/14 @Orlando Magic
L 88-94		 5-1
7 11/15 Cleveland Cavaliers
W 113-94		 6-1
8 11/17 New Jersey Nets
W 109-94		 7-1
9 11/21 @Dallas Mavericks
W 108-102 (OT)		 8-1
10 11/22 @San Antonio Spurs
W 103-94		 9-1
11 11/24 @Utah Jazz
W 90-85		 10-1
12 11/26 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 92-97		 10-2
13 11/27 @Portland Trail Blazers
W 107-104		 11-2
14 11/30 @Vancouver Grizzlies
W 94-88		 12-2
15 12/2 @Los Angeles Clippers
W 104-98		 13-2
16 12/6 New York Knicks
W 101-94		 14-2
17 12/8 San Antonio Spurs
W 106-87		 15-2
18 12/9 @Milwaukee Bucks
W 118-106		 16-2
19 12/13 Orlando Magic
W 112-103		 17-2
20 12/14 @Atlanta Hawks
W 127-108		 18-2
21 12/16 Los Angeles Lakers
W 108-88		 19-2
22 12/18 @Boston Celtics
W 123-114		 20-2
23 12/19 Dallas Mavericks
W 114-101		 21-2
24 12/22 Toronto Raptors
W 113-104		 22-2
25 12/23 Utah Jazz
W 100-86		 23-2
26 12/26 @Indiana Pacers
L 97-103		 23-3
27 12/29 Indiana Pacers
W 120-93		 24-3
28 12/30 Atlanta Hawks
W 95-93		 25-3
29 1/3 Houston Rockets
W 100-86		 26-3
30 1/4 @Charlotte Hornets
W 117-93		 27-3
31 1/6 Milwaukee Bucks
W 113-84		 28-3
32 1/10 Seattle SuperSonics
W 113-87		 29-3
33 1/13 @Philadelphia 76ers
W 120-93		 30-3
34 1/15 @Washington Bullets
W 116-109		 31-3
35 1/16 Philadelphia 76ers
W 116-104		 32-3
36 1/18 @Toronto Raptors
W 92-89		 33-3
37 1/21 @Detroit Pistons
W 111-96		 34-3
38 1/23 @New York Knicks
W 99-79		 35-3
39 1/24 Vancouver Grizzlies
W 104-84		 36-3
40 1/26 Miami Heat
W 102-80		 37-3
41 1/28 Phoenix Suns
W 93-82		 38-3
42 1/30 @Houston Rockets
W 98-87		 39-3
43 2/1 @Sacramento Kings
W 105-85		 40-3
44 2/2 @Los Angeles Lakers
W 99-84		 41-3
45 2/4 @Denver Nuggets
L 99-105		 41-4
46 2/6 @Phoenix Suns
L 96-106		 41-5
47 2/7 @Golden State Warriors
W 99-95		 42-5
48 2/13 Washington Bullets
W 111-98		 43-5
49 2/15 @Detroit Pistons
W 112-109 (OT)		 44-5
50 2/16 @Minnesota T'wolves
W 103-100		 45-5
51 2/18 @Indiana Pacers
W 110-102		 46-5
52 2/20 Cleveland Cavaliers
W 102-76		 47-5
53 2/22 @Atlanta Hawks
W 96-91		 48-5
54 2/23 @Miami Heat
L 104-113		 48-6
55 2/25 Orlando Magic
W 111-91		 49-6
56 2/27 Minnesota T'wolves
W 120-99		 50-6
57 3/1 Golden State Warriors
W 110-87		 51-6
58 3/2 Boston Celtics
W 107-75		 52-6
59 3/5 Milwaukee Bucks
W 115-106		 53-6
60 3/7 Detroit Pistons
W 102-81		 54-6
61 3/10 @New York Knicks
L 72-104		 54-7
62 3/13 Washington Bullets
W 103-86		 55-7
63 3/15 Denver Nuggets
W 108-87		 56-7
64 3/16 @New Jersey Nets
W 97-93		 57-7
65 3/18 @Philadelphia 76ers
W 98-94		 58-7
66 3/19 Sacramento Kings
W 89-67		 59-7
67 3/21 New York Knicks
W 107-86		 60-7
68 3/24 @Toronto Raptors
L 108-109		 60-8
69 3/28 Atlanta Hawks
W 111-80		 61-8
70 3/30 Los Angeles Clippers
W 106-85		 62-8
71 4/2 @Miami Heat
W 110-92		 63-8
72 4/4 Miami Heat
W 100-92		 64-8
73 4/5 @Charlotte Hornets
W 126-92		 65-8
74 4/7 @Orlando Magic
W 90-86		 66-8
75 4/8 Charlotte Hornets
L 97-98		 66-9
76 4/11 @New Jersey Nets
W 113-100		 67-9
77 4/12 Philadelphia 76ers
W 112-82		 68-9
78 4/14 @Cleveland Cavaliers
W 98-72		 69-9
79 4/16 @Milwaukee Bucks
W 86-80		 70-9
80 4/18 Detroit Pistons
W 110-79		 71-9
81 4/20 Indiana Pacers
L 99-100		 71-10
82 4/21 @Washington Bullets
W 103-93		 72-10

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