Warriors Looking to Match Longest Winning Streak in Franchise History

Coming off 10 consecutive victories, the Golden State Warriors enter Thursday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans looking to match the franchise record for longest winning streak, per ESPN Stats & Info.

The impressive streak nearly ended Tuesday night, when the Orlando Magic surprisingly gave the Warriors a tight game on Golden State's home court.

Down 97-95 in the closing seconds, Warriors guard Stephen Curry drained an unassisted three-pointer with just 2.2 seconds remaining to give his team a one-point lead that would hold up.

Orlando's following inbounds pass was batted away by Warriors forward Draymond Green, falling right into Curry's hands as time ran out.

Now tied with the Memphis Grizzlies at a league-best 15-2 after the dramatic victory, Golden State has its fifth winning streak of 10 games or longer in franchise history, per Basketball-Reference.com's play index.

Of the four previous streaks, three ended at exactly 10 games, including last season's run from Dec. 21 to Jan. 7.

The only streak that went to 11 games occurred during the 1971-72 season—a campaign that ended with a 51-31 record and loss in the Western Conference Semifinals.

Golden State will again have the benefit of home court in Thursday's game against the 8-8 Pelicans, but the Warriors will still have to deal with superstar forward Anthony Davis, who recorded a ridiculous stat line of 25 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, six steals and four blocks in Tuesday's win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.