Any team would obviously love to win Game 1 of a playoff series. But for the Warriors, winning Game 1 spells especially bad news for their opponents.
The Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 to open up the second-round series on Sunday at FedExForum. And with that, their streak of 12 straight wins in best-of-seven playoff series after winning Game 1 is on the line.
That streak is the second-longest active streak in the NBA behind the Los Angeles Lakers (24 straight) and fourth longest in NBA history. It dates back to the first round of the 2016-17 playoffs and would stretch all the way back to the 2014-15 postseason if it were not for Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals.
