Record pace

By Elliott Teaford on December 16, 2008 5:48 PM | | Comments (0) |

The Western Conference-leading Lakers and the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics each are on pace to surpass the NBA record of 72 victories in a season set by Phil Jackson's Chicago Bulls in 1995-96, the greatest of the Michael Jordan-led teams.

The Lakers went into Tuesday's game against New York with a 20-3 mark and were on pace for a final record of 71-11. The Celtics, who were off Tuesday, are 23-2 and on pace for a final mark of 75-7. Our friends at ESPN.com are charting the progress of the Lakers and Celtics and comparing them to the Bulls. It's worth a look.

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