Following up a record-breaking season is always tough, simply because the expectations are usually raised to levels that simply cannot be attained. That may not necessarily be true of the Golden State Warriors, though, as some of the pressure for this year was taken off them when they blew a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers last season. The fact that they broke the single season record for wins is almost an afterthought now, as all the attention on them is about whether they can get back to the Finals and dethrone Cleveland. The Warriors are putting together another great season, and while the 70-win mark looks improbable this year, they will settle for winning the Western Conference and making another run with home court advantage on their side. Wednesday night will see the Dubs welcome in the Portland Trail Blazers, a team that they have already beaten twice this season, and who they should be able to get past without breaking too much of a sweat.
